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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1875

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Fatal Accident

Evening News · Thursday 28 January 1875 · page 2

A man named James Viale met with an accident shortly before 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, which ultimately caused his death. The poor fellow was employed as a carpenter at the buildings is course of…

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Coroner's Court. Fatal Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 January 1875 · page 5

AN inquest was held yesterday afternoon at the Coroner's office, Hyde Park, touching the death of Margaret M'Dougall, who died at the Infirmary yesterday morning. Marion M'Dougall deposed: She was a servant in the…

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Serious Buggy Accident

Evening News · Saturday 30 January 1875 · page 2

About half-past 8 o'clock on Anniversary. Day a boggy, being driven along the Cook's River Road by. Mr. Thomas Gri[?], of the Newtown-road, came into violent [?]ollision with a Cook's River omnibus. The…

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Extraordinary Railway Accident in Queensland

Evening News · Monday 1 February 1875 · page 3

AN accident, which probably cannot he duplicated in the annals of railway disaster so far as the cause is concerned, occurred on Monday evening to the train running from Toowoomba to Warwick…

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Extraordinary Railway Accident in Queensland. (From the Brisbane Courier, January 27.)

Empire · Monday 1 February 1875 · page 3

AN accident, which probably cannot be duplicated in the annals of railway disaster to for as the cause is concerned, occurred on Monday evening to the train running from Toowoomba to Warwick…

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Coroner's Court. Fatal Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 February 1875 · page 5

AN inquest was held yesterday forenoon, at Bolond's, Warren View Hotel, Marrickville, on the body of Henry Elvy, who was thrown from his horse en Saturday last and killed. Christopher Alcock (the principal witness)…

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Death by Drowning

Evening News · Friday 5 February 1875 · page 2

The Newcastle Pilot reports a fatal accident by drowning. The steamer Yarra Yarra, commanded by Captain Summerbell, was having her head canted, preparatory to proceeding to sea, when a seaman…

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Drowned in a Dray Track

Empire · Friday 5 February 1875 · page 3

ON Sunday afternoon, the district cor[?]ner (Dr. Blak) held an inquest as Ings's White Swan Inn. Yas, upon the body of M[?]s. Alice Holmes, of Blakney Creck a very old resident of the district…

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Carriage Accident

Evening News · Friday 5 February 1875 · page 2

Between 4 and 5 o'clock, yesterday afternoon, as a private carriage, drawn by two bay horses, was coming down King-street, the off side horse commenced kicking and plunging in a most frantic manner, until…

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News of the Day. Sad Fatal Accident

Evening News · Friday 5 February 1875 · page 2

A sad accident occurred shortly before 8 o'clock last Wednesday evening, to a young man named Martin Hockly, which terminated fatally yesterday afternoon. The deceased, whose age was 24 years, was…

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Frightful Mining Accident at Landhurst

Empire · Friday 5 February 1875 · page 3

A FRIGHTGUL mining accident occurred in the Pomponia mine. Sparrowhawk, near Long Gully, by which two miners lost their lives, and one had a narrow escape from being killed. Three men,…

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Queensland. Extraordinary Railway Accident

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 February 1875 · page 7

AN accident, which probably cannot be duplicated in annals of railway disaster to far as the cause is concerned, occurred on Monday evening to the train running from Toowoomba to…

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Extraordinary Railway Accident in Queensland. (From the Brisbane Courier, January 27.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 February 1875 · page 28

AN accidont, which probably cannot be duplicated in the annals of railway disaster so far as the cause is concerned, occurred on Monday evening to the train running from Toowoomba to Warwick…

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Drowned in the Lachlan Swamps

Evening News · Saturday 13 February 1875 · page 4

Lost evening, at about 5 o'clock, the dead body of Hears Bosewell, aged 5 tears and 3 months, the sen of William Bosewell, rending on the water reserven, north tide of the Bandwick road, was recovered from…

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Switzerland. Dreadful Accident on Mont St. Bernaed

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 13 February 1875 · page 6

THE Journal de Geneve contains the following account of the catastrophe which has just occurred on Mont St. Bernard:— "On Monday morning last it was…

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Dreadful Railway Accident

Evening News · Saturday 13 February 1875 · page 5

It is our painful duty to chronicle one of the most terrible railway disasters which has ever, happened in this country. On December 24, at 11.40, as express train bound for the north, and…

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Drowning in the Lachlan Swamp

Evening News · Monday 15 February 1875 · page 3

Last Saturday afternoon the City Coroner held an inquest at the residence of William Rosewell, on the Lachlan Swamp water reserve, near Randwick. concerning the death of a child named…

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Collision between the Macgregor (s) and the barque Meteor

Evening News · Monday 15 February 1875 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon a collision took place in the harbour between the mail steamer Macgregor, in charge of Mr. Myhill, one of the harbour pilots, and the [?] Meteor. under Clulow's command…

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Terrible Railway Accident Near Oxford. (From the Times, December 25.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 February 1875 · page 3

A dreadful railway accident, in which thirty-one pertons were killed and upwards of seventy wounded, occurred yesterday morning on the Great Western Railway line, a few hundred yards from the…

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News of the Day Serious Accident

Evening News · Tuesday 16 February 1875 · page 2

About 9 o'clock this morning an accident of rather a serious nature occurred on board the Llewellyn, the new steam collier, [?] Mr. Shea, of Woolloomooloo, and now lying Woollom[?]loo Bay. A…

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