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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1875

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Arnold. Drowned, March 2, 1875. Bravo Jack. [A Slap at Flunkeism.] Vide Cartoon

Sydney Punch · Friday 5 March 1875 · page 2

Bravo Jack! The dinner-hunters Quickly went upon your track-- Thinking with their beans and bacon They would bribe a scratch on back…

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Coroner's Court, This Day. the Late Accident in the Harbour

Evening News · Friday 5 March 1875 · page 3

THE City Coroner held at his office, this morning, an inquiry as to the death of a woman named Mary Ann Roach, who had died from injuries received in a boat, through a collision at the Circular…

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Drowning of the Bon, W. M. Arnold

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 March 1875 · page 8

ON Tuesday evening news reached Sydney by telegram, of the drowning of the Hon, William Munnings Arnold, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, in the Paterson River…

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Death by Drowning of the Hon. W. M. Arnold

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 March 1875 · page 13

ON Tuesday afternoon news reached Sydney of the death by drowning, in the Paterson River, of the Hon. W M. Arnold, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. From the particulars to hand it…

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Serious Accident

Evening News · Saturday 6 March 1875 · page 5

A very painful and serious accident occurred out 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon on the Albeit Ground, A boy about twelve years of age, named Michael Regan, climbed the fence of the Ground for…

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Drowning of the Hon. W. M. Arnold

Evening News · Monday 8 March 1875 · page 4

The Newcastle Pilot gives the following particulars of the drowning of the Hon. W. M. Arnold:—Mr. Arnold was drowned on Monday night, and on Tuesday morning Mr. C. R. Middleton, of…

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Coroner's Court. This Day. Fatal Accident at Weame's Mill

Evening News · Monday 8 March 1875 · page 3

The City Coroner held an inquest this morning at the Observer Tavern,. touching the death of one Thomas Page, whose dead body was then lying in the dead-house at the Circular…

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Coroner's Court. This Day. Death by Drowning

Evening News · Wednesday 10 March 1875 · page 3

AN inquest was held, this morning, at 9 o'clock, before the City Coroner, at the Observer Tavern, Lower George-street. on the body of a boy named Charles Woods, aged eleven years, found drowned…

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Singular Accidents

Evening News · Wednesday 10 March 1875 · page 2

A serious and painful accident occurred about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon at Mr. Finnigan's cooperage, at the corner of Hamilton and Bond streets. A workman, named Charles Kepplar, was engaged…

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Shocking Accident on the Tyne.—nine Lives Lost

Evening News · Wednesday 10 March 1875 · page 3

ON January 4, a fearful accident occurred on the River Tyne, neat Blaydon, by which nine lives were lost, and a large number of persons narrowly escaped drowning. During the frost which has…

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Serious Accident

Evening News · Thursday 11 March 1875 · page 2

A sailmaker, named George Spencer, employed and rending with his family at the Baltic wharf, between King and Market streets, met with a severe accident about half-past 8 o'clock last night. Spencer…

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Dreadful Accident at the Newtown Railway Station

Evening News · Thursday 11 March 1875 · page 2

A young man, named Francis Bull, who is employed at the Newtown Railway Station, as porter, while endeavouring this morning, to shunt a goods train, coming from Sydney, unfortunately slipped, and his…

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Coroner's Court. This day. Fatal Accident at Waterloo

Evening News · Thursday 11 March 1875 · page 3

THE city coroner held an inquest this morning at the Beehive Hotel, Waterloo, on the body of a young woman named Sarah Connor, who had on the previous day died about two hours after being…

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Coroner's Court. Fatal Accident

Evening News · Friday 12 March 1875 · page 3

AN inquest was held at the Coroner's Office yesterday, on the body of an old woman named Mary Goodall, who had on the previous day died from injuries received through a fall from an upper…

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News of the Day. Serious Accidents

Evening News · Friday 12 March 1875 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon a serious accident occurred at Appln, to a [?] of Mr. Arnold, general dealer, of that township. It appears that while the father was away at Campbelltown on…

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Drowning of the Hon. W. M. Arnold

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 March 1875 · page 21

The Newcastle Pilot gives the following particulars of the drowning of the Hon. W. M. Arnold:— Mr. Arnold was drowned on Monday night, and on Tuesday morning Mr. C. E, Middleton, of…

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Wreck of the Steamer Helen Macgregor. Eight Persons Drowned. Grafton, Friday, 6.25 p.m

Evening News · Saturday 13 March 1875 · page 4

The steamer Helen Macgregor, an old trader between Sydney, Newcastle, ana Grafton, struck on a reef on the Clarence Bar, at 4 o'clock this afternoon. She boated on alter being on…

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Fatal Mining Accident

Evening News · Saturday 13 March 1875 · page 5

The [?] publishes the following from Mr. A. A. Lambert, mining manager, dated 7th March, 1875:—Last night an accident, resulting farally, occurred in the shaft of the Magdala…

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Serious Accidents

Evening News · Saturday 13 March 1875 · page 5

A labourer named Patrick Cleary, employed at Tooth's Brewery, Parramatta-street severely injured himself about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. While engaged lifting an iron tank, his foot…

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Shocking Accident on the Tyne.— Nine Lives Lost

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 March 1875 · page 24

ON January 4, a fearful accident occurred on the River Tyne, near Blaydon, by which nine lives wore lost, and a large number of persons narrowly escaped drowning. During the frost which has…

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