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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1870

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Dreadful Railway Collision

Empire · Tuesday 16 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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A Dreadful Railway Accident

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 August 1870 · page 23

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

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Coroner's Court This Day Fatal Accident

Evening News · Saturday 27 August 1870 · page 2

AN inquest was held by the City Coroner, at his office, this morning, on view of the body of James Politt, who died from injuries received in falling down the hold of the Eli Witney, lying in Waterview Bay.-Susan…

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Death by Drowning at Grafton

Sydney Mail · Saturday 3 September 1870 · page 7

The Grafton Observer gives the following account of an inquiry, held on the 20th August, before the coroner and a jury of twelve, at the residence of Mr. Henry Wall, South Grafton,…

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Fearful Railway Accident

Evening News · Monday 5 September 1870 · page 3

An accident of a sad and fatal character occurred on the Great Northern Railway on June 21. It appeals that an up goods train from Doncaster passed through Newark at its appointed time without…

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Terrible Steamboat Accident at Bourke

Evening News · Tuesday 6 September 1870 · page 3

ON Sunday, the 14th August, a terrible accident occurred on board the Princess Royal, steamer. She was preparing for her cruise down river, when a cry, was raised that a man was entangled in the…

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Fearful Railway Accident

Empire · Tuesday 6 September 1870 · page 3

ARLINGTON-STREET, Piccadilly, was, last Thursday, June 30th, the scene of a great and over to be remembered gathering. In a pavilion in the rear of the building, No. 18—"please to remomber the number," as…

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Terrible Steamboat Accident at Bourke

Empire · Friday 9 September 1870 · page 3

ON Sunday the 1[?]th August, a terrible accident occurred on board the Princess Royal, steamer. She was preparing for her cruise down river, when a cry was raised that a man was entangled in the…

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Fearful Railway Accident

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 September 1870 · page 23

AN accident of a sad and fatal character occurred on the Great Northern Railway on June 21. It appears that an up goods train from Doncaster passed through Newark at its appointed time without…

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Terrible Railway Accident. Carlisle

Evening News · Monday 12 September 1870 · page 3

About one o'clock on Sunday morning a terrible accident happened to the midnight mail, from Scotland to the South. After the train had proceeded 400 yards from Carlisle station a North-Eastern…

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Terrible Railway Accident. Carlisle

Empire · Tuesday 13 September 1870 · page 3

ABOUT one o'clock on Sunday morning a terrible accident Happened to the midnight mail, from Scotland to the South. After the train had proceeded 400 yards from Carlisle station a North-Eastern…

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BRAIDWOOD. september14. An accident of [?]

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 September 1870 · page 7

As accident of a rather serious nature occurred to Mr. goodenough, an old and rospectcd resident of Araluen, at crown Fist, last Saturday, by being thrown out of a cart in which he was riding. A tele-gram was at once despatched for…

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Terrible Railway Accident. Carlisle

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 September 1870 · page 23

About one o'clock on Sunday morning a terrible accident happened to the midnight mail, from Scotland to the South. After the train had proceeded 400 yards from Carlisle station a North-Eastern…

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Wreck of the Bertha and Drowning of Seven Persons. (From the Argus Correspondent.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 September 1870 · page 4

PORT ALBERT, September 11.—The Bertha sailed from the Mersey on Monday, the 5th, with eight souls on board—the captain, three hands, and four passengers—wind W.S.W., promising a fine passage across to Melbourne. Late in the evening the wind…

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List of Those Drowned

Evening News · Saturday 1 October 1870 · page 2

Passengers.-Mr. and Mrs. George Schmidt, [?] Eliza, [?] and Emily schmidt, Mr. Schmidt jun., Mrs. F. SCh[?], Miss Jones, Messrs. Atkiuson, Blakely, and 7 natives…

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Restorative Treatment of the Apparently Drowned

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 October 1870 · page 12

AT this season, when accidents in boating and bathing will frequently occur, it may be useful for us to publish, with the engraved illustrations on this page, the text of those instructions for the revival of person…

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Fatal Accident at Windsor. Two Children Drowned

Evening News · Wednesday 5 October 1870 · page 2

Wednesday morning, October 6th, 1870. A MELANCHOL[?] accident occurred here on Saturday. ' Two children belonging to a person named Murphy were found dead in South Creek. The children were…

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Volunteer Accident Fund Society. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 October 1870 · page 3

SIR,—It is a subject of congratulation that, hitherto, the accidents that have occurred to volunteers on duty have been so few, and comparatively not very serious. Nevertheless, casualties will happen, and some may be of a more…

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Fatal Accident at Windsor.—two Children Drowned. Wednesday morning, Octobor 5th. 1870

Empire · Thursday 6 October 1870 · page 2

A MELANCHOLY accident occurred here on Saturday. Two children belonging to n person named Murphy were found dead is South Creek. The children were sent to the creek for water, when it is supposed they…

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Collision in Hobson's Bay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 October 1870 · page 6

THE P. and O. Company's steamer Avoca left her morrings in Hobson's Bay shortly before 9 p.m. on the 25th ultimo, with a nice breeze from the southword. At 10 p.m., when off the light-ship in the West Channel, a vessel under…

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