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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1870

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Coroner's Inquest. Late Fatal Accident in the Harbour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 June 1870 · page 7

MR. Henry Shiell, City Coroner, resumed an inquiry, yesterday morning, at the Observer Tavorn, George-street North, touching the death of the seaman named Samuel Wood…

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Heroism of a Youth. Daring Attempt of a Young Man to Rescue a Drowning Child—he Is Carried Over Two Dams, and Whirled in the Vortex of the

Evening News · Monday 20 June 1870 · page 4

IN Bethel, Vermont, says the Burlington Free Press Eddie Newton, aged five years, son of Levi Newton, recently lost his life in the following manner:—He was playing with several other children, just above…

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Fatal Colliery Accident Near Edinburgh

Evening News · Thursday 23 June 1870 · page 3

A TERRIBLE colliery accident happened on Saturday week near to Bathgate, the centre of a district where collieries and mineral oil distilleries are numerous. It was discovered about half-past eleven o'clock in…

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Fatal Colliery Accident Near Edinburgh

Empire · Friday 24 June 1870 · page 3

A TERRIBLE colliery accident happened on Saturday week near to Bathgate, the cbntro of a district where collieries and mineral oil distilleries are numerous. It was discovered about half-past eleven o'clock in…

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Inquests. Late Fatal Accident in the Harbour

Sydney Mail · Saturday 25 June 1870 · page 3

MR. Henry Shiell, City Coroner, resumed an inquiry, on Friday, 17th instant, at the Observer Tavern, George-street North, touching the death of the seaman named Samuel Wood…

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Dreadful Mining Accident

Evening News · Monday 27 June 1870 · page 2

ANOTHER of these shocking occurrences took place at Sandhurst yesterday morning, at the claim of the Advance Company, on the Victorian line of reef, to a miner named William Branchley. At the inquest…

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Dreadful Mining Accident

Empire · Tuesday 28 June 1870 · page 3

ANOTHER of these shocking occurrences took place at Sandhurst yesterday morning, at the claim of the Advance Company, on the Victorian line of reef, to a miner named William Branchley. At the inquest…

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Coroner's Inquests. Supposed Case of Accidental Poisoning by a Chemist

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 June 1870 · page 5

THE City Coroner commenced an inquest yesterday morning at 9 o'clock, at the Macquarie Hotel, Macquarie-street, touching the death of an infant, aged five weeks, named William Frederick Freeland, whose death is supposed to…

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Coroner's Inquest. Supposed Case of Accidental Poisoning by a Chemist

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 June 1870 · page 3

THE inquest on the body of the infant William Frederick Freeland, aged five weeks,'whose death is supposed to have been caused by the wrongful dispensing of a prescription by a chemist, was resumed and concluded yesterday, at the…

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Inquest. Supposed Case of Accidental Poisoning by a Chemist

Sydney Mail · Saturday 2 July 1870 · page 14

The City Coroner commenced an inquest on Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock, at the Macquarie Hotel, Macquarie-street, [?]uching the death of an infant, aged five weeks, named William Frederick Freeland, whose death is supposed to…

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Dreadful Accident on a Railway. [?]Uicide of a Guard

Evening News · Wednesday 20 July 1870 · page 3

ON Tuesday Mils Marion Dundridge, aged eleven, daughter of Major Dundridge, of the Bengal Staff Corps, lost her life by falling out of a carriage on the London on Brighton Railway, and the accident so…

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Dreadful Accident on a Railway

Empire · Thursday 21 July 1870 · page 4

ON Tuesday Miss Marion Dundridge, aged eleven, daughter of Major Dundridge, of the Bengal Staff Corps, lost her life by falling out of a carriage on the London and Brighton Railway, and the accident so…

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Coroner's Court This Day Found Drowned in Rose Bay

Evening News · Saturday 23 July 1870 · page 3

The city coroner, Mr. Henry Shiell, held an inquest at nine o'clock this morning at the Bayswater Hotel, Double Bay, touching the death of a man; name unknown, whose body was found yesterday morning…

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Drowning of Seventeen Aborigines

Evening News · Monday 25 July 1870 · page 3

THE Commissioner of Police at Adelaide has received the following letter respecting high floods ia the Far North, and the loss of several aboriginal natives, from police-trooper Gason, who is stationed at…

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Drowning of Seventeen Aborigines

Empire · Tuesday 26 July 1870 · page 4

THE Commissioner of Police at Adelaide has received the following letter respecting high floods in the Far North, and the loss of several aboriginal natives, from police-trooper Gason, who is stationed at…

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Dreadful Accident on a Railway

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 July 1870 · page 22

ON Tuesday Miss Marion Dundridge, aged eleven, daughter of Major Dundridge, of the Bengal Staff Corps, lost her life by falling out of a carriage on the London and Brighton Railway, and the accident so…

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Fatal Alpine Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 August 1870 · page 2

Another fatal Alpine accident is reported. Mr. E Royd, of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, set out on the evening of Wednesday, the 25th ultimo, for Monte Salvat[?], accompanied by a sister and a cousin. The long continued hot…

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Fatal Alpine Accident

Sydney Mail · Saturday 13 August 1870 · page 7

Another fatal Alpine accident is reported. Mr. E. Royd, of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, set oat on the evening of Wednesday, the 26th ultimo, for Monte Salvatore, accompanied by a Bister and a cousin. The long-continued hot…

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Dreadful Railway Collision

Evening News · Monday 15 August 1870 · page 3

A DREADFUL collision occurred a few days since on Baden Railway. A mixed passenger train from Constance entered the station at Murg in the afternoon. An engine and tender from Walshut, and…

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Coroner's Court This Day Fatal Accident

Evening News · Monday 15 August 1870 · page 3

AN inquest was held this morning, at half-past nine o'clock, at the Ancient Brit[?]n Inn, Gle[?]e Poin[?]road, touching the death of a man named John Flanhigan, who died on Sunday morning, from…

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