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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1877

473 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 24

Serious Accident at Maitland

Evening News · Monday 12 February 1877 · page 2

On Sunday morning last, reports the Maitland Mercurg, while a youth named Thomas Bogan, son of Mr. Patrick Bogan, who resides in the Paterson district, was returning from a visit to his home on horseback, he…

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Sailing Boat Accidents. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 February 1877 · page 3

SIR,—The letter signed "Neptune" in your issue of this date prompts me to explain that the sad accident resulting in the death of the young gentleman referred to was shown at the inquest to have been accelerated, if not greatly caused…

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Death by Drowning

Evening News · Tuesday 13 February 1877 · page 2

On Monday evening, Mr. William Brownlow, of the Macquarie Inn, was drowned in the river, just below the Dubbo bridge. From the facts which the Dubbo Despatch hit gathered, it appears Mr. Brownlow, with…

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Coroner's Court. This Day. Accidentally Killed

Evening News · Tuesday 13 February 1877 · page 3

The City Coroner to-day held an inquest at his office concerning the death of a seaman named Frank White, who died from the effects of injuries accidentally received through foiling down the hold of the steamship…

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Melancholy Accident near Liverpool.—Two Young Girls Drowned

Evening News · Wednesday 14 February 1877 · page 2

On Saturday evening last two young girls katherine and Sarah Doyle, age respectively 12 and 16, the daughters of Mr. James Doyle, farmer, of Kemp's Creek, near Livepool, left horse for the…

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Found Drowned in Woollbomooloo Bay

Evening News · Wednesday 14 February 1877 · page 2

A woman named Fanny Hamilton, aged 45 yean, wife of Robert Hamilton, 154, Brougham-street, Woolloomooloo, was found floating in the waters of Woolloo-mooloo Bay, at a quarter-past 6 o'clock, this morning,…

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The Collision in the Adelaide Port River

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 February 1877 · page 6

THE following particulars are given by the S. A. Register regarding the collision on the 6th instant between the new Melbourne liner Victorian (s.) and the steam-dredge Willunga:—…

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Coroner's Inquests. Accidental Death

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 February 1877 · page 7

THE City Coroner (Mr. Shiell), hold an inquiry yesterday, at his office, respecting the death of a man known as Frank White, a seaman, who died in the Infirmary on Monday from injuries received through falling into…

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Dreadful Fatality in a Family

Evening News · Thursday 15 February 1877 · page 2

During the past fortnight several members of Mr. Henry Allen's family, of the Cress Roads, near Button Forest, have been cut off by death, says the Scrutneer, in an awfully sudden manner. The first to…

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Coroner's Court. This Day. Found Drowned

Evening News · Thursday 15 February 1877 · page 3

The City Coroner (Mr. H. Shiell), held an inquest this morning, at the Dowling-street Wharf Hotel, at Woolloomooloo, touching the death of a woman named Fanny Hamilton, whose body was found floating in the…

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Serious Horse Accident

Evening News · Thursday 15 February 1877 · page 2

On Tuesday last, Simon Gray, aged eight years, a son of Mr. Job Guy, of Woodhouselee, says the Southern Argus, met with a very serious accident. He left home shortly after breakfast, and proceeded into…

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Painful Accident

Evening News · Thursday 15 February 1877 · page 2

A lad named George Macpherson, aged about 17, met (according to the News), with a severe misfortune on Friday night last about 11 o clock. The boy was engaged in Messrs. Lewis Brother's Phoenix Hill,…

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Fatal Accident at Bathurst

Evening News · Thursday 15 February 1877 · page 2

A fearfully sad accident occurred to an infant eon of Mr. G. Drew, of Georges Plains which, within twenty-four hours, resulted in death. From the statements in the Bathurst Independent it appears that a…

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Coroner's Inquest. Found Drowned in Woolloomooloo Bay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1877 · page 2

AT 9 o'clock yesterday morning the City Coroner (Mr. Henry Shiel) held, at the Wharf Hotel, Dowling-street, an inquest touching the cause of death of Fanny Hamilton, whose body on the forenoon of the preceding day had been…

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Accident at Woollahra

Evening News · Friday 16 February 1877 · page 2

An accident happened this morning at Woollahra that might have had serious consequences At Mr. Geo Barrows, wood and coal merchant, of that suburb, was crowing a piece of unoccupied ground between…

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Fatal Railway Accident is South Australia

Evening News · Friday 16 February 1877 · page 2

A fanner named [?] smith, was killed in the" yard of the Burra Railway Station, on the 6th instant, by being ran over by an engine, at half-past 8 o'clock that night from the evidence given at the inquest…

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Serious Accident at Home Rule

Evening News · Friday 16 February 1877 · page 2

As Mr Sawcridge, of Home Rule, was on Tuesday assisting to break in a horse for Mr. Driscoll, the brute sprang upon him, dealing a severe blow on the back of hit head, and then, getting him down, trampled upon…

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Serious Coach Accident at Colac

Evening News · Friday 16 February 1877 · page 2

The Melbourne Herald ef Tuesday, has a telegram from Colac, stating that the mail coach from Warrnembool met with an accident this morning nine miles from Camperdown, in consequence of the fore…

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Collision in the Adelaide Port River

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1877 · page 218

THE following particulars are given by the S. A. Register regarding the collission on the 6th instant between the new Melbourne liner Victorian (s.), and the steam-dredge Willunga:—…

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In memoriam. R. H. Sempill, swept overboard by the boom of a fishing boat in Woolloomooloo bay, and Drowned Wintin a the Ling Distance From Land, 4th FEB., 1877

Sydney Punch · Saturday 17 February 1877 · page 3

'Twas not amid the deaf'ning crash Of tempest wild ; no lightning flash Glared o'er the scene, no billows dash In seething, savage glee :…

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