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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1874

462 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 24

Railway Festivities—frightful Accident. October 12

Empire · Monday 16 November 1874 · page 3

The [?] State railway was opened on [?] day last with grand festivities. On the 10th, a grand [?] was held; the Resident, accompanied by the [?] on twenty-seven elephants, was escorted…

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Drowned in a Well

Evening News · Tuesday 17 November 1874 · page 2

Yesterday morning, about 10 o'clock, a woman named Mary Ann M'Vey a widow, who lived alone in a house near Necch's public house, Burwood, was found drowned in a well in the yard at the rear of her…

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Serious Accident

Evening News · Wednesday 18 November 1874 · page 2

At 11 o'clock yesterday, a man named Arthur M'Gevock, met with a singular accident. While carting some hayracks away from a mob of sheep which were camped on the Randwick racecourse, the horse…

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The Late Fatal Accident at the Sugar Works

Evening News · Wednesday 18 November 1874 · page 3

THE City Coroner held an inquest at the California Inn, Parramatta-street, yesterday afternoon, concerning the cause of death of a man named Edward Ricksby, who was killed on the preceding evening…

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The Thorpe Railway Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 November 1874 · page 10

The Norwich City Coroner left the jury to consider the relative culpabililty of Robson, the telegraph clerk, and Cooper, the night inspector. He referred to Chief Justice Jervis's dictum that manslaughter must arise…

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Drowned in a Well

Evening News · Friday 20 November 1874 · page 2

A child named William Baxter, aged fire years and son of Mr, John Baxter, residing at Five Dock, Burwood, was founded owned in a well near his father's premises, at about half-past 8 o'clock yesterday…

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Coroner's Court. This Day. The late Fatal Accident at the Sugar Works

Evening News · Friday 20 November 1874 · page 3

The inquest on the body of Edward Rickaby, a person employed in the Sugar-refining Works, who was killed there from the breaking of a floor, and the consequent falling upon him of a quantity…

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News of the Day. Accidents

Evening News · Friday 20 November 1874 · page 2

A lad, 15 yean of age, was taken to the Infirmary, last evening, in an unconscious state. It appears that he was driving a milk cart, and the mother had just got down from the cart, when the back board…

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Coroner's Court. Drowned in a Well

Evening News · Saturday 21 November 1874 · page 2

The City Coroner held an inquest yesterday afternoon, at the Arlington Hotel. Five Dock, to inquire into the causes that led, to the death of a child named William Baxter, the son of a hawker…

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Dreadful Accident

Evening News · Saturday 21 November 1874 · page 2

A youth, fourteen years of age, employed by Mr. Butler, of the south aide of Park-street, met with a terrible accident about noon yesterday. The boy was employed tending a carding machine, and when in…

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Fatal Accident at the Sugar Works

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 21 November 1874 · page 18

The City Caroner held an inquest on Tuesday afternoon as the Californian In[?], Parrauna'ta street, on the body of Edward Rieka[?]y Mary Rickaby, wife of deceased, stated that her…

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Fatal Mine Accidents

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 November 1874 · page 27

Two terrible accidents occurred in Cornish mines on September 12. Six men and boys were working in the Pendriandrea mine in a level, when the ground gave way above them, and four…

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Serious Accident through Somnambulism

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 November 1874 · page 27

A MOST serious accident occurred to a gentleman named Brown, staying at the Australian Hotel in Queen-street, at an early hour this morning. It appears that Mr. Brown, who has been staying at…

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Shocking Gun Accident

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 November 1874 · page 27

GEELONG pleasure-seekers were much shocked on returning to town this evening, when they learnt that a young lad named Samuel Blair, a son of an old resident in Geelong, had been accidentally…

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Railway Festivities—frightful Accident. October 12

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 November 1874 · page 26

The Hydrabad State railway was opened on Thurs day last with grand festivities, On the 10th, a grand Durbar was hold; the Resident, accompanied by the guests on twenty-seven elephants, was escorted…

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Coroner's Court. Drowned in a Watermole

Empire · Sunday 22 November 1874 · page 3

The City Corener held an inquest yesterday forenoon, at the Rising Sun Inn, Canterbury, on the body of a man named Frederick John Shepherd. — Moria O'Neil, daughter of deceased, dep[?]aed that he was 60 years of…

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Serious Omnibus Accident

Empire · Sunday 22 November 1874 · page 2

A VERY serious omnibus accident happened about half-past 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, at the junction of Parramatta, street and the Globa-read. It will be recollected that there is a very deep precipice…

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Singular Accident

Evening News · Tuesday 24 November 1874 · page 3

Between 4 and 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. a singular accident occurred to a man named James White, at the quarry at Pyrmont. White was employed with a horse and dray carting stones, and…

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Coroner's Court. This Day. Fatal Accident

Evening News · Wednesday 25 November 1874 · page 2

The City Coroner held an inquest at the Observer Tavern, George-street, this morning touching the death of one William Weekes, which, it had been alleged, was caused by a fall down a flight of…

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Fatal Mining Accident at Trunkey

Empire · Wednesday 25 November 1874 · page 3

ON Fiiday morning an accident in the [?] of the Bathurst G.M. Co., Trunkey [?] by which a young man named Micheal Scalley lost his life. The manager of the mine (Mr. Crighton) has furnished the…

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