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Accidents, 1877

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Two Men Drowned at Albury

Evening News · Monday 25 June 1877 · page 2

Albury was town into a state of intense excitement on Wednesday, when it became known that a shocking fatal accident hail occurred at the wharf, by which two Albury residents, Air. Patrick Smith,…

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GOULBURN. Dreadful Accident. June, 24

Evening News · Monday 25 June 1877 · page 2

The following are the facts of a dreadful accident as detailed at the Inquest held yesterday at the Gonlburn Hospital:—On arrival of mail train from Murrumburrah at the Goulburn Railway Station, at about 1 a.m. on Saturday last,…

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Serious Accident at Football. NEWCASTLE, Monday, 11.30 a.m

Evening News · Monday 25 June 1877 · page 2

Mr. G. D. Frazer, captain of the Newcastle team, had his shoulder-bone broken during the football match against Maitland on Saturday…

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Fatal Accident at Football

Evening News · Monday 25 June 1877 · page 2

A very sad accident occurred in Auckland on Saturday, June at the football match, Parnell against Ponsonby, on the Domain Ground. Mr. Frederick Philling, one of the players on the Parnell…

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The Late Railway Accident at Goulburn

Evening News · Wednesday 27 June 1877 · page 2

The jury in the case of the man John Lloyd, after deliberating for a quarter of an hour found that deceased died from injuries received from injuries received by being run over by a locomotive engine, and in the opinion of the jury…

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The Earthquake Shocks at Melbourne. Brutal Murder. Fatal Railway Accident. Melboure, 4.30 p.m

Evening News · Wednesday 27 June 1877 · page 2

The earthquake yesterday was confined to the vicinity of melbourne, and was not felt anywhere 20 miles off.—A man has been killed on the railway lien at C[?].—Another railway collision…

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Accidents

Evening News · Wednesday 27 June 1877 · page 3

[?] accidents were attended to at the Infirmary, yesterday and to-day, About half-pat 5 o'clock yesterday [?] A man [?], James Rundle sustained a fracture of his right arm by a fall. A…

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Collision and Fatal Railway Accident in Victoria

Evening News · Thursday 28 June 1877 · page 2

On Monday afternoon a collision between two [?]rains took place on the Victorian North-eatern line, near Broadford, but fortunately it was not attended by any very serious results either to person or property…

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Fatal Colliery Accident

Evening News · Thursday 28 June 1877 · page 2

An inquest was held on Tuesday by Mr. F.J. Shaw, J.P., coroner, at the Australian Hotel, Walls-end, on the body of John Brown , killed by a fall of coal at the Wallsend colliery. James Rut the deposed:…

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The Late Drowning Case at Albury

Evening News · Saturday 30 June 1877 · page 4

Since the recent fatal accident on the Murray, by which Mr. V. Smith and young Sweeny were drowned, every effort has been made to recover the bodies of the unfortunate men, but without success…

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Two Albury Residents Drowned in the Murray River

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 June 1877 · page 18

ALBURY was thrown into a state of intense excitement on Wednesday, when it became known that a shocking fatal accident had occurred at the wharf, by which two residents, Mr. Patrick…

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Sad Death by Drowning

Evening News · Monday 2 July 1877 · page 2

The Tenterfield Independent, of the 20th June' says:—On Saturday morning last the town was thrown into a great state of excitement on receipt of the news that Mr. Edward Owens, special reporter for this…

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Sorrowful Accident

Evening News · Monday 2 July 1877 · page 2

An inquest was held at Durack's Hotel, Bathurst, on Monday, on a man named Langridge, who resided at Gorinon's Hill, but who at the time of receiving the injury was at work building a house on…

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POSTSCRIPT. Fatal Railway Accident. YASS. Mondya, 12.15 p.m

Evening News · Monday 2 July 1877 · page 3

A farmer named Amos Swift. of Cooradile near Bookham, was found on the railway line, near Bowning, on Saturday night. His body was very much cut and bruised, and his other injuries were…

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Fearful Mining Accident

Evening News · Wednesday 4 July 1877 · page 2

A FEARFUL, accident happened on Saturday at Eagle-hawk Victoria, at the South Catherine Mine, when a man hamed Henry Finch, who was fixing a struck and a cage, met with a horrible death. One of tis catches…

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Railway Accidents. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 July 1877 · page 5

SIR,—It may be that the suggestion which I take the liberty of making has already been made by others, and, perhaps, may have either been carried into effect, or at least tried, but as it is just possible that the idea has never…

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The Late Railway Collision in Victoria

Evening News · Friday 6 July 1877 · page 2

An important report, containing some starting disclosures, has been prepared hy the board appointed to inquire into the collision that recently happened on the North-Eastern line, says the AGE. The…

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News of the Day. Accident to Mr. George Smith

Evening News · Friday 6 July 1877 · page 2

The numerous friends of Mr. George Smith of Manly, will regret to bear that be met with what might have been a very serious, if not fatal accident a week ago, and which as it is has laid him up for…

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POSTSCRIPT. Found Drowned at Newcastle. NEWCASTLE. Saturday. 11.55 a.m

Evening News · Saturday 7 July 1877 · page 5

A man named Abrahams, aged about 50, brother to a chemist in George-street, Sydney, was found drowned at the bar of the Long Beach yesterday evening. Deceased, when tound, had his…

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Fearful Mining Accident. [By Electric Telegraph.]

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 July 1877 · page 7

A FEARFUL accident happened on Saturday at Eaglehawk, Victoria, at the South Catherine Mine, when a man named Henry Finch, who was fixing a truck and a cage, met with a horrible death. One of its catches…

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