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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1873

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Collision with a Swordfish

Empire · Wednesday 30 July 1873 · page 3

This morning we were invited to inspect in the Mazsgon Dock the bottom of the David Aughtersen. The ship has been stripped of her motal sheathing. On the port side, right on the floor, about four st…

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News of the Day Found Drowned in the Harbour

Evening News · Wednesday 30 July 1873 · page 3

FROM information received by police-constable Maloney, shortly before 7 o'clock this morning, he proceeded to the foot of Margaret-street, and there found the dead body of a man floating in the water. He obtained…

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Telegrams This Day the Bathurst Murder. Volunteer Review at Orange. Dense Fog in Melbourne. the New Electoral Bill of Victoria. the Hotham Tragedy—verdict of Wilful Murder. the All-england Eleven, Fatal Accident at Windsor. Armidale Sessions. Explosion at Brisbane. Railway Agitation in Adelide. Latest Commercial, &c., &c., &c. MELBOURNE. Wednesday, 1.55 p.m

Evening News · Wednesday 30 July 1873 · page 2

There was a dense fog in Melbourne this morning. The shipping was not visible. The Electoral Bill has finally passed the Assembly. Mr. Higinbotham did not move…

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Alarming Accident at Adelaide

Evening News · Wednesday 30 July 1873 · page 3
Also in Empire

ON Sunday afternoon, the 20th July, an alarming accident occurred at the Black Eagle Hotel, Pirie-street, Adelaide, to Master John Frederick Gors, son of the landlord of the hotel. It appears from the South…

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The Fatal Accident to the Son of the Princess Alice

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 July 1873 · page 5

On May 30, her Majesty received a telegram from [?]dadt, informing her of the death of Prince Frederick [?] of Hess[?], the second son of the Prince Louis of [?] and the Princess Alice. The particulars of this…

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Found Drowned in the Harbour

Empire · Thursday 31 July 1873 · page 2

FROM information received by police-constable Maloney, shortly before o'clock yesterday morning, he proceeded to the foot of Margaret-street, and there found the dead body of a man floating in the water. He obtained…

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Coroner's Court This Day. Mysterious Death by Drowning

Evening News · Thursday 31 July 1873 · page 2

THE City Coroner (H. Shiell, Esq), held and inquest at 9 o'clock this morning, at the Observer Tavern, George-street north, on view of the body of a man named Chas, Cobb Walker, whose dead body was found…

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Governor Bowen's Ball. the Eagle Hawk Infanticide. Verdict of Wilful Murder. Fatat Accident at Melbourne. Latest Betting. Government Steamer Ashore at Newcastle. Volunteer Parade at Orange. Swearing in of Sir George Bowen. Northern Territory Discoveries. Overlanding Expedition. Latest Commercial, &c., &c., &c., NEWCASTLE. Thursday, 12,23 p.m

Evening News · Thursday 31 July 1873 · page 2

The Government steamer Dooribang ran ashore this morning at Stoney Point, inside Nobby's, with a lighter. The steamer sank the lighter and succeeded in getting off. There…

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[?] the Relief Fu[?] Coa[?] Gippsland. Melbourne Betting Ring. Accident at Home Rule. Gold in Stott's Paddock. Northern Agricultural Society. Large Sale at Melbourne. the Land Mortgage Bank. Defeat of the Tasmanian Ministry. Latest Mining and Commercial, &c., &c., &c. Home Rule.—via Gulgong. [Friday, 10.40 p.m.]

Evening News · Friday 1 August 1873 · page 2

A carpenter, named William Christian, broke his leg this morning at the new bridge over Cooyal Creek. The accident arose from the slipping of a crowbar, when engaged…

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Collision with a Swordfish

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 August 1873 · page 23

This morning we were invited to inspect in the Mazagon Dock the bottom of the David Aughtersen. The ship has been stripped of her metal sheathing. On the port side, right on the floor, about four streaks…

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Terrible Accident in America. (From the New York Tribune, May 5.) Dixon, Ill, May 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 August 1873 · page 8

A TERRIBLE accident occurred here this afternoon. The rite of baptism was being administered to a number of recent converts to one of the Baptist churches here, at a point in Rock River just below the Truesdell…

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The Fatal Accident to the Son of the Princess Alice

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1873 · page 138

On May 30, her Majesty received a telegram from Daimsdadt, informing her of the death of Prince Frederick William of Hesse, the second son of the Prince Louis of Hesse and the Princess Alice. The particulars of this…

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Dense Fog and Accident to the Government Steamer Dooribang

Evening News · Monday 4 August 1873 · page 3
Also in Empire

ON Thursday morning last, jut at daylight, a dense fog came on from the sea—so much so that objects were not visible more than a few yards off. Every thing appertaining to the moving of vessels in harbour was…

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The Emmerson Troupe. Fatal Accident at Geelong. Casualties at Sea. Wreck of the Robert Towns, of Sydney. the Bathurst Murder. Meeting at Young. the Stawell Jumping Cases. Chinese Criminals. the Tasmanian Ministry. Latest From New Zealand. Mutiny on Board an American Ship. Wreck of the Meteor. Bathurst

Evening News · Monday 4 August 1873 · page 2

Ensign Pendray, of the Volunteer Rifles, was buried on Saturday afternoon, with military honours. The inquest on the remains of Muggridge…

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Fatal Accident at Newcastle. [From Our Own Correspondent.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 August 1873 · page 5

THE demonstration in honour of the abolition of the tonnage dues was celebrated at this port with considerable success, but was sadly marred by a fatal accident which occurred to a highly respectable citizen, named Woods, who,…

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Accident, at the Waratah Tunnels, and Miraculous Escape

Evening News · Wednesday 6 August 1873 · page 3

ON Monday morning about 11 o'clock, one of the most serious accidents and escape from loss of life that ever happened in the district, occurred at the Waratah tunnels Four miners, named W. M'Ewen. Alexander…

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Latest Intelligence. Beuter's Telegrams. to Australian Associated Press. Railway Accident. London, August 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 August 1873 · page 5

A RAILWAY accident, which caused the death of fourteen persons, has occurred at Wigan…

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Shocking Boat Accident and Loss of Five Lives

Empire · Wednesday 6 August 1873 · page 4

Last evening Mr. W. Carter held an inquiry at the Red Llon Hotel, Barnes, respecting the death of John Edmund Child, on of a party of five young men who were drowned by the upsetting of a salling boat on…

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