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Accidents, 1880

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Dreadful Railway Accident in France

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 March 1880 · page 7

A terrible accident occurred on the night of the 3rd February, when a special train crashed into an ordinary one near Clichy, killing 22 persons and severely injuring 60 others. Diendonne, the engineer of the train, was killed…

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Found Drowned

Evening News · Thursday 18 March 1880 · page 2

The body of a man, whose name is at present unknown, was found floating this morning, near Circular Quay, by constable Glasalagton. The body was removed to the, where it [?] identification and inquest…

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Sad Case of Drowning

Evening News · Thursday 18 March 1880 · page 2

WAGGA WAGGA, Thursday.—A man was drowned at Gundy, yesterday, under circumstances peculiarly distressing. Two brothers named Alfred and Humphrey Williams, passed…

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Child Accidentally Smothered

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 March 1880 · page 8

An inquest was held yesterday, by the City Coroner, at the Palace Hotel, corner of Dowling and Botany streets, into the cause of the death of an infant, nine weeks old, named Daniel Auld. The evidence showed that deceased's…

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Found Drowned in Sydney Cove

Evening News · Friday 19 March 1880 · page 2

The City Coroner held an inquest this morning at the Brecknock Arms on the body of a man named Benjamin Williams, aged 47 years, who was found drowned yesterday in Sydney Cove. Deceased was…

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The Late Accident

Evening News · Friday 19 March 1880 · page 2

GOULBORN, Friday.—John Armstrong, who was seriously injured by being thrown from his horse on Tuesday, died yesterday afternoon from injuries to the spine. An inquest was held to-day,…

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Drowned in the Hunter

Evening News · Saturday 20 March 1880 · page 4

WEST MAITLAND, Friday.—The body of a woman named M.'Elvoy, wife of a farmer residing at Bolwarra, was found in the river this morning. An inquest is being held this afternoon at the…

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Fatal Accident at Pyrmont

Evening News · Saturday 20 March 1880 · page 4

A young man named John Henry Logan, aged 18 year , was engaged yesterday with there other men in moving a plate of iron, weighing about 4owt, from a stack of plates of the same weight in the…

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Hanged by Accident

Evening News · Saturday 20 March 1880 · page 7
Also in Australian Town and Country Journal

An extraordinary case of hanging occurred is Aberdeen last week. A labourer, residing in Commerce-lane, found the body of Mary Ann Napier, or Gibb, a deaf mute, on the stairs leading to the s[?]…

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(Reuter's Telegrams.) Accident to a Mail Steamer. Bombay, March 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 March 1880 · page 5

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's R. M. S. Hydaspes, which should have left Galle to-morrow for Australia with the mails from England up to February 27, has put in…

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Fatal Football Accident

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 March 1880 · page 41

A lamentable accident occurred on Saturday afternoon during a football match in a field behind the Post Office, at Warrington, between a team of the Warrington Football Club and one…

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A Boy Drowned

Evening News · Monday 22 March 1880 · page 2

The City Coroner held an inquest this morning at the Brecknock Arms on the body of a boy named Edward Wool, aged 9 years, who was found floating yesterday at the east side of Sydney Cove by a man…

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Accident on Board the Druntrune

Evening News · Monday 22 March 1880 · page 2

A serious accident occurred about half-past 12 o'clock to-day, on board the ship Druntrune. The Druntrune has four engines and tenders an board. The first was landed on Saturday, while breaking…

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The Accident to the Hankow and Chimborazo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 March 1880 · page 3

We take the following accounts of the accidents to the abovenamed vessels from the London correspondent of the Argus:— THE HANKOW…

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Two Sea Captains Drowned

Evening News · Wednesday 24 March 1880 · page 3

A bad occurrence took place at Port M'Donnell on the night of March 15 (says the South Australian REGISTER) by which the masters of the schooners Lily and Windward lost their lives. The Lily was…

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A Child Accidentally Killed

Evening News · Wednesday 24 March 1880 · page 2

The City Coroner held on inquest yesterday morning, at the American Hotel, Ultimo-street, on the body of a child named Eilen Fishburn, aged two years and six monthly daughter of George Fishburn, boolmaker,…

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Accidents and Offences

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 March 1880 · page 6

On Sunday night the police made a very successful raid upon a gambling-house, in 100 King-street, in this city. The premises, which are alleged to have been kept by a man named Henry M'Nulty,…

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Fatal Boat Accident at Fort Macdonnell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 March 1880 · page 3

The South Australian Register of March 17 gives the following particulars of the death of Captains M'Intosh and Jepsen (a brief report of which sad occurence has reached us by telegraph): A sad occurence…

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The Wagga, Wagga Drowning Case

Evening News · Saturday 27 March 1880 · page 4

WAGGA WAGGA, Saturday.—The inquest on the body of Robert Williams, who was drowned in endeavouring to rescue his brother from drowning a few days back, resulted in a verdict of…

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