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Accidents, 1874

462 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 24

Shocking Colliery Accident

Evening News · Thursday 26 November 1874 · page 3

Another colliery fatality happened on September 16, at the main pit of the Charity Colliery, Bedworth, three miles from Nuneaton. The colliery is worked by a firm known as the Bedworth Coal and…

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News of the Day. Singular Accident

Evening News · Friday 27 November 1874 · page 2

An elderly man, named John Medcalf, while leading a horse and cart on the Darlinghurst road, met with a friend of his driving another vehicle, and the two men talking together, Medcalf accidentally…

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The Thorpe Railway Collision

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 28 November 1874 · page 681

The Norwich City Coroner left the jury to consider the relative culpability 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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Coroner's Court This Day. The Frightful Carriage Accident

Evening News · Saturday 28 November 1874 · page 2

AN inquest was held before the City Coroner, at his office, this morning, touching the death of one William Rogers, who died at the Infirmary yesterday evening from injuries received by being…

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Frightful Accident

Evening News · Saturday 28 November 1874 · page 2
Also in Empire

AN alarming accident occurred at half-past 8 o'clock, last evening, in George-street, resulting in the death of one man, and serious injuries to another. It Appears, from the particulars gathered,…

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A Series of Fatal Accidents

Evening News · Saturday 28 November 1874 · page 3

The death occurred by drowning at Exmonth on Sunday Sunday evening, September 27, of a young man named Pine, within thirty yards of the shore, in [?] of a number of parsons, and almost at the…

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Shocking Colliery Accident

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 November 1874 · page 27

Another colliery fatality happened on September 16, at the main pit of the Charity Colliery, Bedworth, three miles from Nuneaton. The colliery is worked by a firm known as the Bedworth Coal and…

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Coroner's Court. the Late Fatal Carriage Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 December 1874 · page 2

THE inquest on the body of William Rodgers who was killed by being run over by a vehicle on Friday night, was resumed yesterday forenoon, at the Coroner's Court, Hyde Park…

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Coroner's Court. the Fatal Buggy Accident

Empire · Tuesday 1 December 1874 · page 3

Yesterday morning, at 9 o'clock, the City Coroner resumed the inquest adjourned from Saturday last, at his office, Hyde Park, on the body of a man named William Rodgers, who died at the Infirmary…

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A Fatal Colliery Accident. (From the Home New[?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 December 1874 · page 8

AN accident of a very alarming character has occurred at the chief pit belonging to the Stand Lane Colliery Company (limited), at Radc[?], near Manchester. Late on September 11 the work of winding coal was…

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Coroner's Court Fatal Accident

Evening News · Thursday 3 December 1874 · page 3

The City Coroner held an inquest, yesterday, at the Bee-Hive Hotel, Princes-street, on the body of a man named John Baptist, who died from injuriesaccidentally received. Jane Baptist, residing…

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Melancholy and Fatal Accident

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 December 1874 · page 5

ON Thursday last (says the Bathurst Free Press) an inquest was held at Freemantle, Macquarie River, before T. J. Hawkins, Esq., J.P., District Coroner, and a jury of six, touching the death of…

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Inquests. the Fatal Carriage Accident

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 December 1874 · page 6

The City Coroner held an inquest on the body of "William Rodgers, at his office, Hyde Park, on Saturday. The body, as it lay in the dead house of the Infirmary, presented a frightful…

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Fatal Carriage Accident

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 December 1874 · page 723

ON Friday night, the 27th ultimo, a man named William Rodgers, a musician, was run over by a vehicle in George-street, Sydney. A coroner's inquest was held on the body, and the examination was adjourned from Saturday to…

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Frightful Accident

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 December 1874 · page 26

AN alarming accident occurred at half-past 8 p.m., on the 27th ult., in George-street, resulting in the death of one man, and serious injuries to another. It appears, from the particulars gathered,…

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A Series of Fatal Accidents

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 December 1874 · page 27

The death occurred by drowning at Exmouth on Sunday evening, September 27, of a young man named Pine, within thirty yards of the shore, in sight of a number of persons, and almost at the…

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Death by Drowning

Evening News · Monday 7 December 1874 · page 2

MICHAEL SMITH, a cabman, aged 50, residing at Blue's Bay, was drowned on Saturday near his residence, which was close to the water. Deceased was under the influence of drink, and told his wife he was going…

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Accidents

Evening News · Wednesday 9 December 1874 · page 2

A man named Martin Butler, employed by Messrs. Robertson, and Allen, Druitt-street, was severely injured, last evening, through being kicked in the chest by a horse. He was removed to the…

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Accidents

Evening News · Saturday 12 December 1874 · page 2

A lad named John Miller, belonging to one of the vessels in harbour, met with a serious accidents about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, by falling down the hold of the ship, and sustaining concussion of the…

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