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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1876

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Fatal Accident "This Day

Evening News · Saturday 22 January 1876 · page 4

About a quarter past 10 o'clock this morning a young man named John Brady, son of Mrs. Brady, a widow, of Dixon-street, met with a fatal accident at Sutton's tobacco manufactory in Harrington-street, near…

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Fatal Railway Accident. Two Men Killed Near Parramatta Junction. [From Our Special Reporter.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 January 1876 · page 13

AN appalling accident occurred on the railway yesterday morning, near the Parramett[?] J[?]tion, by which two permanent-way men, named respectively Lyons and Marks, lost their lives. It appears the men were standing on the "down" line, on the…

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Fatal Railway Accident

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 22 January 1876 · page 2

THE District Coronor, Mr. J. E. Bowdea, held an inquiry yesterday evening, on the bodies of two men, lying in the Hospital dead house, Parramatta, named William…

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Accidentally Drowned

Evening News · Monday 24 January 1876 · page 2

The City Coroner, at Athol Gardens, last Saturday afternoon held a magisterial inquiry concerning the death of Athol Ernest Clark, son of William Clark, of Athol Gardens. According to the testimony of Mrs…

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Found Drowned

Evening News · Tuesday 25 January 1876 · page 2

The body of a young man was found this morning [?]oating in the water off Blue's Point. It was [?] to the dead house where it awaits identification…

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Fatal Accident

Evening News · Tuesday 25 January 1876 · page 2

Au inquest was held yesterday at the Darling Hotel, at the corner of Harbour and Mill Streets, touching the death of a young man, named John Brady, who was killed last Saturday morning at Sutton's tobacco…

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Coroner's Court. Accidental Scalding

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 January 1876 · page 5

AN inquest was held by the City Coroner at 9 o'clock yesterday morning, at Ackalnd's Hotel, Woollahra,touching the death of a child named Betty Sohn. The following depostitions were taken:—…

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Coroner's Court. This Day. [?]Ound Drowned

Evening News · Wednesday 26 January 1876 · page 2

[?] City Coroner this morning held [?] inquest of the [?] Tavern, on the [?] Murphy, who was found drowne in the water at [?] Point, North Shore, yesterday morning. Thomas…

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Railway Accidents. To the Editor

Evening News · Wednesday 26 January 1876 · page 2

SIR,—It appears to me that it the proper pr[?]cations were adopted the horrible death of the two poor working men. killed by the train at the Parramatta Junction on F[?]day, may not have occurred. Where a railway consists of a double…

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Coroner's Court. Found Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 January 1876 · page 5

A[?] inquest was held at the Observer Tavern, yesterday morning, touching the death of ene William Murphy. The following depositions were taken:— Thomas Cadell, jun., deposed: He resides at Wotonga,…

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Serious Accident to a Jockey

Evening News · Thursday 27 January 1876 · page 2

At the Liverpool Races yesterday a serious accident happened to a jockey named Michael Lachlin. In the Hurdle Race he rode Lady Moreton and in clearing the third set of hurdles the mare struck them, and the…

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The Fatal Accident at Tarana on Anniversary Day. BATHURST, Friday, 12 noon

Evening News · Friday 28 January 1876 · page 2

The Coroner's inquest upon the remains of the deceased George Lawson was commenced at the Bathurst general hospital yesterday at noon, and after a sitting of five hours, adjourned to Monday next at 10…

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Fatal Accident at Tarana

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 29 January 1876 · page 9

is our (Western Independent) painful duty to [?]ord a most fearful and painful accident which occurred at the Tarana Station, on Anniversary Day, about 5 p m. The train that was…

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Frightful, Railway Accident

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 29 January 1876 · page 8

AN appalling fatal accident occurred on the Great Western Railway, near the Parramatta Junction, on last Friday week, whereby two permanent way men named William Kemp and…

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Fatal Railway Accident

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1876 · page 137

AN appalling accident occurred on the railway on the 21st instant, near the Parramatta Junction, by which two permanent-way men, named respectively Lyons and Kemp, lost their lives, it appears the men were standing on the "down" line, on the…

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Another Railway Accident

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1876 · page 143

A BRIEF telegram, which will be found in another column, conveys intelligence of another fatal accident on the railway. It appears that the Bathurst volunteers celebrated Anniversary Day by an excursion to Tarana, a station about…

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Fatal Railway Accident near the Parramatta Junction

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 January 1876 · page 27

AN inquest was held here on Friday on the bodies of the two men, John Lyons and Henry Kemp, who lost their lives through being run over by the No. 19 down passenger train. According to the evidence of his…

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Sad Accident at Gulgong

Evening News · Tuesday 1 February 1876 · page 2

On Sunday evening last, at seven o'clock, Emily Agnes, the only daughter of Mrs. William Stewart, aged about fourteen months, was left by her mother asleep in bed while she went to the door to take meat…

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Another Accident

Evening News · Tuesday 1 February 1876 · page 2

A young man, named William O'Brien, living in Munn-street, Miller's Point, accidently struck his leg this morning with an axe, with Which he was chopping wood, and inflicted a very severe wound, which…

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Serious Accident

Evening News · Tuesday 1 February 1876 · page 2

A serious accident occurred yesterday morning. The cart of Hume and Co., cordial manufacturers, was being driven down the Rushcutter's Bay Road, where the horse got frightened at a piece of paper blowing…

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