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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1875

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Terrible Railway Accident

Evening News · Wednesday 29 September 1875 · page 5

Panama. August 10. One of the most terrible railroad accidents that has ever happened in Chile occurred recently on the santiago and Valparaiso Railroad. As a train from Valparaiso was pasting…

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Death From Injuries Accidentally Received

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 September 1875 · page 6

A fourth inquest was held yesterday afternoon at the City Coroner's Office, Hyde Park, on the body of a man named Thomas Hall, who died from the effects of injuries received through falling from a scaffold at St. Andrew's…

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Death by Drowning

Evening News · Thursday 30 September 1875 · page 2

On Tuesday evening a man named Thomas, Shields, who had shipped on board of the British Commedore, fell off the gangway of that vessel, as he was going over the side from a waterman's skiff, and was…

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Accidents

Evening News · Thursday 30 September 1875 · page 2

About a quarter to aix o'clock last evening a arter named chares Hudson; residing at Petershass, and his right leg sevaraly injured in Regent-steet. It appeared that adeon's here took fright and…

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Death [?]Rom Accidental Drowning

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 October 1875 · page 2

A second inquest was held at the Observer Tavern, touching the death of a man named Thomas Shields. Ralph Robinson deposed: He is superi[?]dent of the Sailors' Home; he knew the deceased Thomas Shields, who…

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Fatal Accident to M.Mactaggart. Esq. of Walgett

Evening News · Friday 1 October 1875 · page 3

THE Walgett correspondent of the MATTLAND MERCURY furnishes the following particulars:- On friday evening the 17th instant, Mr. Malcolm Mactaggart, P.M of this township, left here in…

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Another Fatal Accident

Evening News · Saturday 2 October 1875 · page 4

The old blind man, Thomas Dillon, run over by a care, in Hunter -street, on the 21st ult., died in the infirmary on Thursday night. sydney is getting unenvisbly notorians for fatalist eat [?]…

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Fatal Kerosene Accident

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 October 1875 · page 432

ANOTHER fatal accident from the incautious use of kerosene, in lighting fires, is reported. An unfortunate servant girl, named KENNEDY, after trying unsuccessfully to light a kitchen fire with…

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Terrible Railway Accident

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 October 1875 · page 27

Panama, August 10.—One of the most terrible railroad accidents that has ever happened in Chile occurred recently on the Santiago and Valparaiso Railroad. As a train from Valparaiso was passing…

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Coroner's Court. This Day. Accidentally Killed by Falling From an Omnibus

Evening News · Monday 4 October 1875 · page 3

The Corner held an inquest at 9'o clock this morning the body of an old woman na,ed Mary Barlow, 93 years of age. a native of ireland. A boy named John Addison, bus conductor, was before the court in…

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Another Cab Accident

Evening News · Tuesday 5 October 1875 · page 2

A woman named Sarah Simpson had her foot so severe by crushed by a cab at the Circular Quay, on Saturday. as te necessitate her removal to the Infirmary, where she was admitted…

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Fatal Accident to M. Mactaggart. Esq. of Walgett

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 October 1875 · page 33

THE Walgett correspondent of the MAITLAND M[?]CURY furnishes the following particulars;— On Friday evening the 17th instant, Mr. Malcolm Mactaggart, P.M. of this township, left here in…

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Fatal Collision in the Solent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 October 1875 · page 7

A fatal accident occurred on the evebubg of August l8 off the quarantine vessels near Ryde. As the Alberta, royal yacht, Commander Fullerton, was conveying her Majesty and the Court from Osborne to the Royal Clarence…

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Accidents

Evening News · Tuesday 12 October 1875 · page 2

A caiman named James Clarke, white engaged loading wool o[?] board one of the vessels at the Circular Quay, fell down the bold and received injuries of a rather severe nature to his skull, which…

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Terrible Mining Accident. Orange. October 10

Evening News · Tuesday 12 October 1875 · page 3

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Found Drowned

Evening News · Wednesday 13 October 1875 · page 5

A man named William Gearin, while wishing the deck of the Marly Beach steamer at Manly, between 6 and 7 o'clock this morning, somebow fell overboard and was drowned. No one saw him fall, but at the time…

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Fatal Accident in a Goal Mine

Evening News · Wednesday 13 October 1875 · page 5

On Friday, the 8th instant, a most painful and fatal accident occurred at the Bulli colliery to Mr. Hugh Dobbie, a miner employed in the colliery. The [?]LLAWAREA MERCURY informs us that on the…

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Coroner's Court. This Day. Found Drowned

Evening News · Thursday 14 October 1875 · page 2

IN inquest ni held hy the City Coroner, this morning, at the Black Dog Hotel, in Harrington-street, concerning the death of William Gill, aged 16, a native or Sydney, who was yesterderday morning found drowned at the side of the…

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