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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1875

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Frightful Accident in Victoria

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 November 1875 · page 26

A trigbttul acculent (says the MELBOURNE ARGUS of Monday) occurred at Coburg on Saturday afternoon, our correspondent writes, by which three young children had a narrow escape from…

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News of the Day. Carriage Accident

Evening News · Monday 8 November 1875 · page 4

We understand that a carriage accident happened yesterday at Waverley, which, fortunately, did not result in anything of a very serious nature. The horses in the vehicle took fright and became…

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The Collision with the Royal Yacht

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 November 1875 · page 5

The Marquis ot Excter, Commodore of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, Ryd[?] has received theo following lette[?] from Balmoral, relative to the fatal collision in the Solent:—…

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The Collision Between the Vanguard and Iron Duke

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 November 1875 · page 5

On the sinking of the Vanguard a court-martial has been oponed at Portsmouth, and before it Captain Dawkins and nearly all the officers have been arraigned. Day after day evidence is given to show that…

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Carriage Accident

Evening News · Tuesday 9 November 1875 · page 2

Yesterday we [?]y noticed a carriage accident on the South Head Road at Waverly, which occurred on Sunday. From other sources we learn that Mrs. Mendelson, the sufferer, who jumped from the…

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Sad Accident in Switzerland

Evening News · Tuesday 9 November 1875 · page 3

A sad accident has occurred at Grindelwald, in the elston of Berne, Switzerland. A gentleman named Brunker, residing at Tunbridge Wells, was climbing the glacier in search of botanical specimens,…

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Dreadful Colliery Accidents

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 November 1875 · page 5

A terrible accident occurred in the Shropshire coalfield on September 11, by which eleven lives have been lost. At six in the morning the pit's company assembled on the [?]ank to descend to work in Henry Guy s pit, at the Do[?]…

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Alarming Accident at Plymouth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 November 1875 · page 3

Great consternation was caused in Stonehouse and Ply mouth on the night of the 9th September, by the new that a large boat, having on board fifty non-commissione. [?]fficers and men of the Royal Marine Light Infantry, ha[?]…

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Serious Steamer Collision

Evening News · Thursday 11 November 1875 · page 5

THE steamship Sir James C. Stephenson, Captain Ball, of South Shields, 2000 tons, with a general cargo from London, bound for Bombay, arrived in Plymouth Sound during the night of September…

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Dreadful Colliery Accident

Evening News · Thursday 11 November 1875 · page 2

A terrible accident occurred in the Shropshire; coatfield on Sept. 11, by which 11 lives have been lost. At six ia the morning the pit's company, assembled on the bank to descend to work in Henry…

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"Drowned."

Sydney Punch · Friday 12 November 1875 · page 3

Respectfully dedicated to the Coroner and Jury in the ease of Alice Buckland. She's dead, and twelve clear-sighted [?] men Have chanted the refrain--…

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The Collision with the Royal Yacht

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 November 1875 · page 4

The Marquis of Exeter, Commodore of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, Ryde, has received the following letter from Balmoral, relative to the fatal collision in the Solent:…

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The Collision Between the Van-guard and Iron Duke

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 November 1875 · page 4

On the sinking of the Vanguard a court-martial has been opened at Portsmouth, and before it Captain Dawkins and nearly all the officers have been arraigned. Day after day evidence is given to show that…

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Frightful Colliery Accident

Evening News · Saturday 13 November 1875 · page 5

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Street Accident

Evening News · Saturday 13 November 1875 · page 5

This morning, at about 4 o'clock, an accident occurred in Oxford-street to a drayman named Richard Bre[?]nor, whereby one of his legs was broken. It would seem that he was walking alongside his dray…

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Alarming Accident at Plymouth

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 November 1875 · page 635

Great consternation was caused in Stonehouse and Plymouth on the night of the 9th September, by the news that a large boat, having on board fifty non-commissioned officers and men of the Royal Marine Light Infantry, had…

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Dreadful Colliery Accidents

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 November 1875 · page 4

A terrible accident occurred in the Shropshire coalfield on September 11, by which eleven lives have been lost. At six in the morning the pit's company assembled on the bank to descend to work in Henry Guy's pit, at the…

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Terrible Chapter of Accidents at a Picnic

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 November 1875 · page 27

New York, August 21.—Several excursions went to Coney Island, a short distance up the Hudson River, yesterday. During the day there were probably 8OOO persons there, chiefly belonging to the…

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Dreadful Colliery Accident

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 November 1875 · page 26

A terrible accident occurred in the Shropshire coalfield on Sept. ll, by which ll lives have been lost. At six in the morning the pit's company assembled on the bank to descend to work in Henry…

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Sad Accident in Switzerland. a sad accident has occured at Grindel[?]

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 November 1875 · page 26

canton of Berna, Switzerland. A gentleman named Brunker, residing at Tunbridge Wells, was climbing the glacier in search of botanical specimens, when his foot slipped and he fell down the rocks,…

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