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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1880

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Coroner's Court. Strange Case of Drowning

Evening News · Thursday 6 May 1880 · page 3

[?] by a deck hand of [?] steamer Fairlight floating on the water, near the Manly pier, early on Tuesday morning. The inquest was held at the Iv[?] Park…

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Accident to an Italian Ironclad

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 May 1880 · page 7

One of the hundred-ton guns on board the Duilio burst during the firing practice on March 6, and the inner steel bore was shattered. Two officers and seven men were wounded, but nobody was killed. The turret was slightly…

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Accident to the Duke of connaught

Evening News · Saturday 8 May 1880 · page 4

LONDON. May 7.—His Royal Highness Prince Arthur. Duke of connaught, and third son of her Majerty Queen Victoria, has met with a rather pamful…

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Fatal Mining Accident at Gulgong

Evening News · Saturday 8 May 1880 · page 4

The community of Gulgong have just been shocked by one of those terribly fatal accidents. from the danger of which, unfortanately, all those who engage in the dangerions pursuit of mining are almost…

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Pain[?] Accident

Evening News · Saturday 8 May 1880 · page 5

A young man named Joseph Puckeridge was admitted to the Infirmary this morning, with his arm dreadfully mutilated. It scema that the unfortunate man was an employee at Mr. pemelf's mills, and was…

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Accident at Kempsey

Evening News · Monday 10 May 1880 · page 2

CENTRAL KEMPSEY, Saturday.—An accident occurred to a labourer named Peter Asperas, to-day at the Nambucera Saw-mille, by which his leg received a compound fracture through being…

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Fatal Boat Accident

Evening News · Monday 10 May 1880 · page 2

A beat accident occurred in the Lane Cove River on Saturday night last, under somewhat po[?]liar circumatsnces, by which two carpenters, named Fresman (father and son) their lives. These two…

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Accidents at Newcastle

Evening News · Monday 10 May 1880 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Monday.—On Saturday morning, an elderly woman named Bridget Pritchard, hailing from Singleton, was found near Sydney-street, Lake-road, with her…

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Shocking Accident

Evening News · Tuesday 11 May 1880 · page 2

PARKES, Tuesday.—Yesterday afternoon a well-known carrier, named James Lyell, was Drought to the hospital with his right leg and left arm breken. It appeared that Lyell, who…

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Accidents and Offences

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 May 1880 · page 8

James Poulson was sentenced to death, at the Bathurst Circuit Court, on the 1st May, for the murder of his daughter Mary Poulson, at Wattle Flat, in March last. The facts showed that the prisoner was usually a sober…

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Fearful Railway Accident

Evening News · Thursday 13 May 1880 · page 2

SINGLETON, Thursday.—A fearful railway accident occurred this morning on the down train from Newcastle to Singleton. A young man Darned George Gore, a fireman on the engine, as…

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Shocking Accident on the Great Northern Line. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 May 1880 · page 5

News has been received of a shocking accident on the Great Northern line at New Freugh Bridge, near Singleton, this morning. A young man named George Gore, foreman on the mail train from Newcastle to…

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Fatal Mining Accident

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 May 1880 · page 27

THE community of Gulgong have just been shocked by one of those terribly fatal accidents, from the danger of which, unfortunately, all those who engage in the hazardous pursuit of mining are almost…

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Tramway Accident

Evening News · Monday 17 May 1880 · page 2

[?] might have been attended with [?] which fortunately was [?] quences, occurred this morn[?] tram was making Belmore…

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Railway Accident in Victoria

Evening News · Monday 17 May 1880 · page 4

From the MARYBOROUGH ADVERTISER we obtain particulars concerning the shocking accident at the Talbot railway station on Saturday, May 8. At the Talbot station on Saturday night, when the Ba[?]…

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Accident at the Bijou Theatre

Evening News · Monday 17 May 1880 · page 2

Am accident attended with fatal results occurred at the Bijou Theatre, says the M[?]RNE TELEGRAPH of May 13. While the lads were dressing for the "Pi[?]fore" performance, gr[?] were heard…

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Cab Accident in George-street

Evening News · Monday 17 May 1880 · page 2

An accident occurred early this morning, in George-street, to a hansom, the horse of which had fallen down, aud was being assisted to an upright position by six good Samaritans, when the fiery [?]tamed in…

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Fatal Accident

Evening News · Monday 17 May 1880 · page 2

The city coroner held an inquiry to-day on the remains of a man named William Moonly, who fell from the balcony of the Oddfellows' Hall Hotel George-street South, on Saturday night last…

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Fatal Accident

Evening News · Tuesday 18 May 1880 · page 2

The City Coroner held an inquiry yesterday on the remains of a man named William Moonly, who fell from the balcony of the Oddfellows Hall Hotel. George street South, on Saturday night last…

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Fearful Accident

Evening News · Tuesday 18 May 1880 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—A woman named Bart, residing at Moonta mines, while lifting a boiler of water from the fire, was seized with a fit and fell backward, the water going over her body,…

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