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Accidents, 1881

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The Fatal Tramway Accident

Evening News · Tuesday 12 July 1881 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Daily Telegraph

The City Coroner (Mr. H. Shiell, J.P.) held an inquest yesterday afternoon on the body of Thomas Culliton, who was killed by being run over by a tramway motor in Oxford-street on Saturday night…

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Fatal Accident at Balmain

Evening News · Tuesday 12 July 1881 · page 2

On the 7th instant a man named Thomas Cosgrove, about 50 years of age, a native of Belfast, Ireland, and a shipwright by trade, whilst employed in fixing a batten on the sponson of a new steamer…

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Shocking Mining Accident at Sandhurst. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 July 1881 · page 6

A shocking mining accident oceurrea at Sandhurst to-day. Mr. Sampson Curnow, manager of the North Old Chum Company, descended the south shaft of the company to the 1280 feet level to inspeet…

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Frightful Accident in a Church

Evening News · Wednesday 13 July 1881 · page 2

LONDON, July 12.—A shocking accident is reported to have occurred in a Catholic church, m Mexico, on Sunday. While the congregation were assembled at…

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(Reuter's Telegrams.) Alarming Accident to a Royal Princess. London, July 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 July 1881 · page 5

A carriage accident occurred to-day by which a daughter of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales had a narrow escape from injury. The young Princess was out for a…

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Carriage Accident to One of the Princesses. London, July 11

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 July 1881 · page 3

A carriage accident occurred today by which a daughter of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales had a narrow escape from injury. The young Princess was out for a drive, when the…

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Accidents. &c

Evening News · Thursday 14 July 1881 · page 3

A Custom Konse officer named B. K. Benjamin. was admitted to-day. He was subject to fits, and had one while on board the steamer [?]. A toy named Price, two years of age,…

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Accidents, Offences, &c

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 July 1881 · page 9

A wanton assault showing the animus existing against the Chinese, by the labouring class, occured on July 1. A Chinaman named Sie Ken, in company with two of his countryman, was passing a piece of ground where a building…

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Accidents and Offences

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 July 1881 · page 3

A policeman, named James Hawkins, was killed in Clarence-street on the 1st instant, whilst endeavouring to stop a runaway horse which had bolted with a tip cart…

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Collision with the Military

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 July 1881 · page 7

The most intense excitement prevailed at Clonmel on May 31, where sales of farms were announced to take place. Early in the morning several hundred well-mounted and disciplined…

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Serious Hallway Collision in Melbourne. Melbourne

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 July 1881 · page 127

A serious railway accident occurred at Tallarook station, on the north-eastern line, yesterday morning. The 7.20 a.m. goods train from Seymour had just entered the station and was in the act of being…

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Frightful Accident in a Church

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 July 1881 · page 9

LONDON, July 12.—A shocking accident is reported to have occurred in a Catholic church, in Mexico, on Sunday. While the congregation were assembled at…

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Sad Case of Drowning at Lithgow

Evening News · Monday 18 July 1881 · page 3

Our Lithgow correspondent writes:—A sad case of drowsing occurred on Friday evening last, at the Vale of Clwydd, Lithgow Valley. A child named John Crowie, about 2½ years of age, was playing…

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Fatal Accident. QUEANBEYAN

Evening News · Monday 18 July 1881 · page 2

Last evening Michael Cunningham, a labourer, residing at Camberra, while returning from Queanbeyan, was thrown from his horse, and received a fatal injury. He was taken to the…

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Fatal Railway Accident

Evening News · Monday 18 July 1881 · page 3

An accident occurred on Saturday afternoon of Macdonaldtown station, which resulted fatally in the case of woman named Mina Turkey. She was crossing the line as the 4.40 train from Sydney,…

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Fatal Accident at Coogee

Evening News · Monday 18 July 1881 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon a man named J. D. Falser, who was formerly steward on board the steamer Coonanbara, fell from some rocks, a distance of about 30 feet, at Coogee, near the ladies' baths, and…

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Fatal Accident at Ashfield

Evening News · Monday 18 July 1881 · page 3

A melancholy accident, resulting in the death of a gentleman well-known in Sydney, Mr. Barnstaple Robertson Rodd, of the firm of Batt, Rodd, and Purves, auctioneers, occurred at an early hour at…

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Fatal Accident to Mr. B. R. Rodd

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 July 1881 · page 3

It is with deep feelings of regret that we record the death, by accident, of Mr. Barnstaple Robertson Rodd, the well-known and highly respected auctioneer. Mr. Rodd left his home at Five…

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Narrow Escape from a Collision. MELBOURNE

Evening News · Tuesday 19 July 1881 · page 2

The system of attending to the point at the Seymour railway station very nearly caused a collision that would probably have been attended with fatal results. On Saturday morning, when…

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