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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1873

386 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 20

Another Fatal Balloon Accident

Empire · Wednesday 24 December 1873 · page 4

A CORRESPONDENT of the New York World, wirting from Burlington, Indian, on September 26, says:- Mr. John H. Boley, a professional aeronaut, met with a dreadful fate yesterday at Wapello, in this…

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Fatal Accident at Circular Quay

Evening News · Friday 26 December 1873 · page 2

The lives of a great many persons, probably amounting to the number of forty, were considerably endangereds hortly before noon in day, at the Circular Quay. The steamer laid on for hte conveyance of…

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Fatal Accident at Liverpool. December 26

Evening News · Saturday 27 December 1873 · page 3

A YOUNG man named Saxby, a visitor at Mr. Stratford's the public school teacher, was drowned this afternoon. He was bathing at a place called the Sandholes, and, getting out of his depth, called for…

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Accidents on Boxing Day. Accident at Circular Quay

Evening News · Saturday 27 December 1873 · page 3

The lives of a great many persons, probably amounting to the number of forty, were considerably on dangered shortly before noon yesterday, at the Circular Quay. The steamer laid on for the conveyance of…

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Fatal Accident at Ciroular Quay

Empire · Saturday 27 December 1873 · page 2

The lives of a great many persons, probably amounting to the number, of forty, were considerably on daugered shortly before noon yesterday, at the Circular Quay. The steamer laid on for the conveyance of…

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Shocking Boat Accident in Corio Bay. Many Lives Lost

Empire · Wednesday 31 December 1873 · page 3

THE Geeolong correspondent of the Argus, writing on Boxing night, briefly reports a shocking calamity which occurred in Corio Bay during the afternoon. All the fishing-boats and yachts in the bay were…

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