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Accidents, 1872

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Coroner's Inquest. Accidental Death

Evening News · Saturday 26 October 1872 · page 2
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AN inquest was held at the Bunevolent Asylum, yesterday af afternoon, concerning the death of a young man named John Wiseman, who died from injuries received by falling from a horse…

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Accidents and Emergencies. MISCELLANEOUS

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 26 October 1872 · page 3

Dangers of Window-Gleaning. — Many serious accidents are continually occurring to housemaids, engaged in the perilous employment of window-cleaning. The lives of…

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Coroner's Court, This Dat. Death of two Boys by Drowning

Evening News · Monday 28 October 1872 · page 2

AN inquest was held this morning at the Hand and Heart Hotel, Dixon-street, concerning the death of two boys, named respectively, James and Thomas Cosgrave, who were drowned whilst bathing on the…

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Accidental Death

Evening News · Monday 28 October 1872 · page 2

Another inquest was held at the Coroner's office, this morning, touching the death of a man named Daniel Hickey, who died from the effects of injuries received by a tank falling upon him while he was engaged in…

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Accidentai. Death

Empire · Tuesday 29 October 1872 · page 2

Another inquest was held at the Coroner's-office yesterday, touching the death of a man named Daniel Hickey, who died from the effects of injuries received by a tank falling upon him while he was engaged in…

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Telegrams This Day. Enormous Yield of Gold at End. Testimonial at Bathurst. Tin Prospects at Brisbane. Great Fire at Alexandra— Eight Houses Destroyed. Union Bank Gutted. Submarine Cable From Tarmania to New Zealand. the Next Suez Matt, Boat. Proposed Subsidisation of the Magnetic Cable, and Great Reductions in Tariff. Peebles, the American Spiritist. Sale of Nyong Station. Man Drowned at Wollongong. Riot at Charters Towers. Arrival of the Somersetshire in England. Latest Turf, Betting, and Commercial News. Bathurst. Monday, 7.39 p.m

Evening News · Tuesday 5 November 1872 · page 2

Mr. Joseph Lewis, the landlord of the Royal Hotel, died universally regretted to-day. The testimonial to Mr. M'Girr, the Catholic school teacher, was presented to-day at the…

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Telegrams This Day. Melbourne Races. Accident in the Yarra. Defeciencies Bank of N. S. W., at Ballarat. Manufacture Op Liquid Opium. the Services of Mr. Todd. Intercolonial Cricket Match at Melbourne. Protest Against the New Zealand Railway Bill. Escape of the Green Harp Directors. Sailing of the Atrato. Sale of Webb's Steamers. Steam Communication with China. Carter Killed at Newcastle. Charge of Cattle-stealing at Braidwood. the Charters Towers Riots. Western Meat Preserving Company. the New Postal Service. a Girl Burned by Crackers. Prosecutions Against Betting Houses in Victoria. Opening of Theatre Royal, Melbourne. Satisfactory Progress of Krohmann's Crushing. Hill End. Thursday morning

Evening News · Thursday 7 November 1872 · page 2

Krohmann's have retorted 6850 oze gold. The crushing is still going on…

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Telegrams This Day. the City of Boston Destroyed by Fire. Murder at General by a Boy Seventeen Years Old. Boy Drowned at West Maitland Fire at Richmond) Victoria. Rev. Mr. Corbett and the Education Bill. Appointment of New Judge in Victoria. Mr. Wallace, Secretary to Agricultural Department. Mr. Gavan Duffy Not Going Home. Suicide at Ballarat. Suicide of a Christianised Chinaman. Prevalence of Suicidal Mania. Hon. R. Turnbull Dangerously Ill. Melbourne Race Sealing. Satisfactory. Large Sale of Blood Stock. Telegram From the Pope. Latest Commercial News. &c., &o., &c. Cable Message. the City of Boston destroyed by Fire Boston, America

Evening News · Tuesday 12 November 1872 · page 2

Sunday, November 10th, 11 p.m. A most disastrous fire broke out here this morning. The whole of the buildings in the Commercial…

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Telegrams This Day. Oable News from England to November 12. Sir George Bowen to Be Governor of Victoria. Violent Thunderstorm at Rockhampton. Distressing Boat Accident. a Father and Five Children Man Drowned at Bowen. Increase of Salary of Agent-general of Victoria King of the Ring Scratched One Hundred Ounces of Gold From Port Darwin. Latest Turf News, Stock Quotations, Commercial

Evening News · Thursday 14 November 1872 · page 2

Sheridan has made a statement to the effect that Aston was murdered by Lowrie and Payne; and that he (Sheridan) was present…

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Telegrams This Day. Cable News front England to November 13. the Education Bill Passed the Second Reading. Rev. Mr. Frazer Acquitted of Illegally Celebrating Marriages. Arrest of Rioters at Brisbane. Last Week's Crushings At. Charters Towers, 1203oz. Arrival of Exploring Party at Junction Creek. Attempted Suicide by Drowning. Supposed Murder at Gulgong. Storm at Gulgong. Rifle Matches at Melbourne. &c., &c., &c, GULGONG

Evening News · Friday 15 November 1872 · page 2

The remains of a woman, supposed to have been murdered, were brought in from Mundooran yesterday evening. The woman was thought to have been about twenty-fire years…

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Telegrams This Day. the Late Fire at Gulgong. the Carl Outrages. the Port Darwin Line Interrupted. Wagga Wagga Races. Latest Commercial, &c., &c GULGONG. Thursday, 12.49 p.m. The escort left this morning with 6583oz gold, £1136 in notes. At the inquest held on the late fire before the Coroner and a jury of 12, the jury returned a Terdict that it was caused by accident. The estimated loss is £400. The property was not insured. Saining steadily. MELBOURNE Wednesday, 7.38 p.m

Evening News · Thursday 21 November 1872 · page 2

Messrs. Powers, Rutherford, and Co. report that at sales to-day cattle sold easier. Sheep rather dearer. Quotations; Best quality prime bullocks…

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Accidents and Emergencies. Accidents by Lightning

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 23 November 1872 · page 6

EFFECTS OF LIGHTNING.—Arago, in his "Meteorological Essays," quotes a passage from the celebrated Duhamel de Moveau, who says that lightning, unaccompanied by…

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San Francisco Mail. at Auckland. Arrival of the Agrarian Violence in Ireland Collision of an Edinburgh Train. the Station-master Arrested. Deficiency of the Wheat Crop in England. Collision of a Train at Kertle Bridge. Terrific Explosion at Hanley. Forty Miners Killed. Disastrous Fire at Montreal, Canada. Railroad War Impending. a Railway Seized by the Government. Laura Fair Acquitted. Intense Excitement in San Francisco. Threats Made of Lynching Her. Auckland, November 8

Evening News · Saturday 23 November 1872 · page 2

The Nebraska left Honolulu on October 23. Passengers—For Port Chalmers: Mr. and Mrs. Van. Blaxcom, Barrows, and Mrs. Firney. For Lyttelton Messrs. Todhunter…

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Dreadful Railway Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 November 1872 · page 5

At thirteen minutes past 8 o'clock on the morning of the 3rd October, a terrible accident happened on the Caledonian Railway, at Kirtlebridge Station, about seventeen miles north of Carlisle, by which the engine-driver and ten…

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A Man's Head Cut Off by Machinery. Fatal Accident at the Band and Albion Consols Mine. the Carl Case. Large Cake of Gold. Latest Commercial, &c., &c. MELBOURNE. Tuesday, 8.20 p.m

Evening News · Wednesday 27 November 1872 · page 2

A fatal accident occurred to a miner at Diamond Creek, the unfortunate man had his head cut off by the machinery. Another fatal accident occurred at the Band and Albion Consols mine, where there was one…

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Dreadful Railway Accident in Spain Madrid, September 11

Evening News · Thursday 28 November 1872 · page 3

A FRIGHTFUL railway accident took place on the Barcelona and Valencia line on Sunday night, reviving as it were all the horrors of Singlehurst. The details are not yet fully known, but up to the time I write, sixteen…

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Dreadful Railway Accident

Empire · Thursday 28 November 1872 · page 4

AT thirteen minutes past 8 o'clock on the morning of the 3rd October, a terrible accident happened on the Caledonian Railway, at Kirtlebridge Station, about seventeen miles north of Carlisle, by which the…

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Dreadful Railway Accident in Spain. Madrid, September 11

Empire · Friday 29 November 1872 · page 3

A FRIGHTFUL, railway accident took place on the Bareelona and Valencia line on Sunday night, reviving as it were all the horrors of Singlehurst, The details are not yet fully known, but up to the time I write, sixteen or…

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Dreadful Railway Accident

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 November 1872 · page 681

At thirteen minutes past 8 o' clock on the morning of the 3rd October, a terrible accident happened on the Caledonian Railway, at Kirtlebridge Station, about seventeen miles north of Carlisle, by which the engine driver and ten…

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