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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1877

473 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 24

Serious Accidents

Evening News · Monday 15 January 1877 · page 3

A man who gave his name to the police as William Roberta, residing at 144, Clarence-street, met with a serious accident about 1 o'clock yesterday morning, by a fall over some high rocks at the bottom of…

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Accident to the Hon. W. B. Dalley

Evening News · Monday 15 January 1877 · page 3

The Hon. W. B. Dalley (the Attorney-General) , about 7 o'clock, last Saturday morning, met with an accident which, but for the nerve sod presence of mind displayed by the honourable gentlemen, might have…

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The Late Accident at Tumut

Evening News · Tuesday 16 January 1877 · page 2

The Tumut Times gives the following account of the late accident at Tumut Catholic Church. On Wednesday last a sad and fatal accident occurred at the Catholic Church now in course of erection in this…

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News of [?] Street Accident

Evening News · Tuesday 16 January 1877 · page 2

A man [?] John Port, to-day, was run over [?] Cumberland street, and sustained were injured [?] shoulder and hip joints. he was taken to the [?], where Dr. Maraden dressed his…

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The Late Railway Accident at Black heath

Evening News · Tuesday 16 January 1877 · page 3

As noticed by telegram, the accident which occurred to James Albert Miller, the railway guard, at Blackheath, on the 23rd December, has ended fatally. He died on the Bathurst Hospital on Thursday…

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Painful Accident at Jerry's Plains

Evening News · Tuesday 16 January 1877 · page 2

An extremely painful accident—another of the cases arising from contact of light summer clothing with fire—took place, says the Singleton Times, a few days ago at Birnans Wood, Jerry's Plains, the estate of Mr…

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Fatal Accident at the Paterson

Evening News · Tuesday 16 January 1877 · page 2

On Thursday afternoon an inquest was held at Bow Hill Farm, Upper Paterson, before Mr. Pearse coroner, on the body of one george Ferner, who was killed by the falling of a tree on the 10th instant…

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Accidents

Evening News · Wednesday 17 January 1877 · page 2

The following cases were attended to at the Infirmary yesterday and to-day :—Elizabeth Champion,: 41, a cut over the eye; John Owen, 40, injury to arm; William Powell, 54, injury to riba and right elbow…

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Serious Gun Accident near Young

Evening News · Thursday 18 January 1877 · page 2

On Friday evening (says the Burrangong Chronicle) a man named John O'Sullivan, in the employ of Mr. Owen Hilly, Illunis, went out in company with another person for the purpose of shooting some cats…

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Sad and Fatal Gun Accident at Moss Vale

Evening News · Thursday 18 January 1877 · page 2

We regret (writes the Scrutineer) to record the death of Frederick Alston, third son of Mr. John Alston, of Woodside, neat Moss Vale, on Monday evening last, from the effects of a gun shot wound…

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The Fatal Accident at Blackheath. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 January 1877 · page 5

SIR,—Observing, by yesterday's Herald,that at the inquest upon the late Mr. A. Miller, guard who was injured at Blackheath, on the 23rd ultimo, the jur[?], added a rider to their verlict, expressing their dis[?] atthe conduct of the…

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The Accident on the Flagstaff-hill. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 January 1877 · page 5

SIR,—It is high time attention was again called to the unprotected state of the back of the Flagstaff-hill. Having myself seen the poor little victim of carelessness brought home in an apparently…

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Street Accident

Evening News · Friday 19 January 1877 · page 2

About six o'clock yesterday afternoon a young lad, named Herbert Leslie, residing with his parents in Howell-street, off Parramatta-street, while jumping off a dray which was in motion on Brickfield Hill, fell…

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Fatal Collision in the Channel

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 January 1877 · page 26

The Hurunui, an emigrant ship, hound for New Zealand, which had been detained at Plymouth for several weeks, in consequence of an outbreak of scarlet fever on board, left that port for her…

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Fatal Accident at a Kangaroo Hunt

Evening News · Monday 22 January 1877 · page 2

On Wednesday afternoon a most deplorable accident befel a young man named Albert Harris, aged about 19, son of Mr. Jonathan Harris, an old and respected resident of Benalla. The lad was out with two…

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Street Accidents

Evening News · Monday 22 January 1877 · page 2

About noon to-day, Mr. Bullock, plumber, of Park-street, accidentally knocked down child near the corner of Bathurst and George streets. The child was crossing the street in front of its mother, when the…

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Shocking Mining Accident

Evening News · Monday 22 January 1877 · page 2

A shocking mining accident happened to a boy named James Cassidy, aged fifteen years, at Sandhurst, on Wednesday last (says the Advertiser). The youth was employed houling up mullock from a claim at the…

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Two Children Drowned at Bathurst

Evening News · Tuesday 23 January 1877 · page 2

Late on Friday night (says tee Independent) news reached Bathurst that a fatal accident had occurred to two little children, a boy and a girl, aged respectively twelve and nine years of age, while bathing…

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Shooting Accident at Bathurst

Evening News · Tuesday 23 January 1877 · page 2

On Saturday morning last (reports the Bathurst Independent) while a son of Mr. W. Rendall, a lad about thirteen yean of age, was emptying water out of a cask, standing in a dray, to which a horse was attached…

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Serious Accident in York-street

Evening News · Wednesday 24 January 1877 · page 2

Shortly before noon to-day, a labourer named John M'Kay, while working at the removal of the wall of the old telegraph stables, in York-street, opposite Frazer's new buildings, sustained a serious injury to his…

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