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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1876

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Narrow Escape from Drowning

Evening News · Monday 27 March 1876 · page 2

A lad named Levison, ten years of age, narrowly escaped being drowned on Saturday morning last, at Cowper Wharf, Woolloomooloo Bay. It appears he fell off the wharf while the tide was low, and it is stated…

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Coroner's Court. This Day. Accidentally Killed by a Fall from a Bedroom Window

Evening News · Tuesday 28 March 1876 · page 3

The city Conner held an inquest this morning at the New York Hotel, Union-street, Pyrmont, concerning the death of Daniel Healey, who died, on the 20th in-stant, from the effects of injuries accidentally received…

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Fatal Accident at Ebsworth's Stores

Evening News · Tuesday 28 March 1876 · page 3

The City Coroner held a second inquest this morning at his office, Hyde Park, concerning the death of a man named James Anderson, who died in the Infirmary, to which place he was conveyed last Wednesday, suffering…

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Collision Between the Mailships Granada and Colima

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 March 1876 · page 9

THE Pacific Mail Company's steamships Granada and Colima collided in the harbour of Kandavu, but from information which has reached Sydney, it would appear that the injuries to either vessel are not of a serious character…

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Collision between the Grenada and the Colima

Evening News · Wednesday 29 March 1876 · page 2

We are favored by the Colonial Secretary with the following telegram, received last evening from Sir Julius Vogel, at Wellington, N. Z. "Sir Julius Vogel, Wellington, to the honorable John Robertson, Sydney…

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Accidently Killed

Evening News · Wednesday 29 March 1876 · page 3

Montreal February 22.—In a casual conversation at the Central House, yesterday morning. Major Bovie, of the Central Police Station, took up a loaded pistol, and in explaining to the captain how many men shot…

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Collision Between the Mailships Granada and Comma

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1876 · page 426

THE Pacific Mail Company's steamships Granada and Colima collided in the harbour of Kandavu, but from information which has reached Sydney, it would appear that the injuries to either vessel are not of a serious character…

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Double Collision on the Great Northern Railway. (From the Special Correspondent of the Daily News) Huntingdon, Jan. 22

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 April 1876 · page 26

On Friday evening a coal train of 33 trucks left Peterborough at 6 o'clock for London, and on reaching Abbots-Ripton was ordered by Johnson, the pointsman there, to shunt into the siding and…

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Severe Accident

Evening News · Saturday 1 April 1876 · page 5

Ja[?] mate of the [?] coals from the [?]. He was bearing the [?]…

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Coroner's Court. Patal Accident Whilst Felling a T[?]ee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 April 1876 · page 10

THE City Coroner held an inquest yesterday afternoon, at the Observer Tavern, Lower George-street, touching the death of one Charles Martin. After the body had been viewed, the following…

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The Abbot's Ripton Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 April 1876 · page 3

THE cor[?]ner's inquest respecting the deaths of the persons killed in the Abbott's Ripton collision was concluded on the 3rd February. The jury, after half an hour's consideration, returned the following verdict:—"We find that the…

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News of the Day. Accident to the Steamship Colima

Evening News · Wednesday 5 April 1876 · page 2

The publication of a report to the effect that P. M. Co. steamer Colima was wrecked outside Otago Harbour, created considerable consternation throughout the city this morning, but we are happy to state…

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Fatal Accident in a Church

Evening News · Wednesday 5 April 1876 · page 3

Whilst service was being conducted in the parish church of Cherry [?]ton, a village near Beverley, on [?] December 26, the clock weight came to being through the belfry roof and alighted…

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Accident to the P. M. S. Colima

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 April 1876 · page 5

THE P. M. S. Co.'s steamship, Colima, which left Sydney on the 12th March, was unable [?]ter Otago harbour on account of the rough weather. The captain turned her head for Lyttelton, but, having lost…

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Accidents and Fires

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 April 1876 · page 6

The accidents and fatal occurrences during the past month were few as compared with the previews four weeks, during which time an extraordinary number of deaths by drowning occurred. There have been no fires of consequence, owing…

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Accident to the P. M. S. Colima

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 April 1876 · page 457

THE P. M. R. Co.'s steamship Colima, which left Sydney on the 12th March, was unable to enter Otago harbour on account of the rough weather. The captain turned her head for Lyttelton, but, having lost…

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Accidently Killed

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 April 1876 · page 27

Montreal February 22.—In a casual conversation at the Central House, yesterday morning. Major Bovie, of the Central Police Station, took up a loaded pistol, and in explaining to the captain how many men shot…

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Accident to the Steamship Colima

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 April 1876 · page 10

THE publication of a report to the effect that the P. M. Co. steatuor Colima was wrecked outside Otago Harbour, created considerable consternation throughout the city on Wednesday, but we are happy to state…

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Another Wreck—390 Pilgrims Drowned. Bombay, March 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 April 1876 · page 3

The steamer Jowerd has been wrecked. She left Jeddah on the 16th January with upwards of 400 pilgrims. On the same night she struck on a reef…

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Coroner's Court. Accidental Death from Burns

Evening News · Tuesday 11 April 1876 · page 3

An inquest was held at the Dublin Tavern, at the corner of Botany Read and James-street, on Monday morning, touching the death of a child named Frances Maud Mary Titterton, aged 3 years, who died yesterday…

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