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Accidents, 1881

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Fatal Accident at Ashfield

Evening News · Tuesday 19 July 1881 · page 2

At the inquest, held to-day, as to the cause of death of Mr. B. R. Rodd. at Ashfield, on sunday morning, tie jury returned a verdict of accidental death from injuries recurred by falling from his…

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Fatal Accident at Coogee

Evening News · Tuesday 19 July 1881 · page 3

An inquest was held, yesterday, at the City Coroner's office touching the death of John Stilton Palmer, who was recently employed as ship's steward on board the steamer Coonanbarra,…

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Fatal Railway Accident

Evening News · Tuesday 19 July 1881 · page 3

The City Coroner held an inquest yesterday as to the cause of death of Annie Tuckey, the wife of William Tuckey, draper, of Macdonaldtown, who was killed at Macdonaldtown station on Saturday…

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Serious Accident. Wagga Wagga

Evening News · Wednesday 20 July 1881 · page 2

Mr. Martin Loughlin, landlord of the Bridge Hotel, was thrown from hid horse yesterday afternoon in Fitzmaurice-street, the result being most serious injuries to his head, from which the…

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Fatal Accident at Ashfield

Evening News · Wednesday 20 July 1881 · page 3

The City Coroner (Mr. H. Sbiell, J.P.) held an inquest yesterday, at the Five Dock Inn, relative to the cause of death of Mr. Barnetable Robertson Rodd. Savers Trevatha Rodd, clerk, identified the body as…

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Shocking Gun Accident

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 July 1881 · page 4

An accident, by which Florence Amelia Burnett, a young woman about 20 years of age, met with a painful death, occurred at Burpengary Creek, near Brisbane, on the 6th instant, and is thus related in…

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Fatal Accident at Circular Quav

Evening News · Friday 22 July 1881 · page 2

"W. H. Clisby, aged about [?] years, a labourer, who was employed at the Circular Quay, met with an accident this morning, which terminated fatally. He was engaged moving'a heavy block of stone by means…

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Fatal Accident at Circular Quay

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 July 1881 · page 7

A labourer named W. H. Clisby, 21 years of age, met with a fatal accident at Circular Quay yesterday. He was engaged in slinging a heavy block of stone by means of a crane, when it slipped and…

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The Recent Tramway Accident in Oxford-street. to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 July 1881 · page 7

Sir,--The discrepancy in the evidence given by the witnesses at the inquest on the man killed in the late Oxford-street tramway "accident" will lead many people to question the justice of the verdict of the…

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Man Found Drowned

Evening News · Monday 25 July 1881 · page 3

The dead body of William Strom, who had been missing since the 15th instant, was found in the harbour yesterday afternoon, about 3 o'clock. He had been employed as a seaman, on the ketch Thomas…

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Fatal Accident at Circular Quay

Evening News · Monday 25 July 1881 · page 3

Aa inquest was held on Saturday at the City Coroner's office as to the cause of death of William Henry Clisby, a labourer, residing at 15, Jamieson-street, aged 23 years. He had been employed…

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Fatal Cab Accident

Evening News · Monday 25 July 1881 · page 3

An inquest was held on Saturday at the Woollahia Hotel, as to the cause of death of Solomon Palmer. Theophiius Palmer identified deceased as his father, 59 years of age, a native of…

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Fatal Accident

Evening News · Monday 25 July 1881 · page 3

A painter named Connor O'Reilley, of advanced years, who resided at Chisholm-street, fell from a ladder on the 18th instant, a distance of about six feet, and as he appeared to be seriously injured he…

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Accidents at Lithgow. LITHGOW

Evening News · Monday 25 July 1881 · page 2

Messrs. Anderson and Roughton, insurance agents, while galloping down Mount Victoria, met with accidents, both being thrown from their horses. The former escaped with a slightly broken…

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Fatal Cab Accident in BOTANY-STREET

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 July 1881 · page 3

An inquest was held at the Woollahra Hotel, by the City Coroner, on Saturday, on the body of an elderly man named Solomon Palmer, who died the same morning. Several witnesses were examined…

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Found Drowned

Evening News · Tuesday 26 July 1881 · page 3

An inquest was held at the Observer Tavern to-day on the body of Christian William Strom, aged 31 years, a native of Finland, who was one of the charterers of the ketch Thomas, plying between…

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Fatal Mining Accident

Evening News · Tuesday 26 July 1881 · page 2

The Stawell correspondent of the Melbourne " Argus" telegraphs the following particulars of a fatal accident that occurred there on Friday last:—" A terrible and fatal accident occurred this morning…

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Found Drowned

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 July 1881 · page 3

The City Coroner held an inquest at the Observer Tavern yesterday, on the body of Christian William Strom, who was found drowned in the harbour. Mr. William Taylor was chosen foreman…

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Fatal Accident. GRAFTON

Evening News · Wednesday 27 July 1881 · page 2

AN Accident of an unfortunate nature occurred on Friday last to a boy named Thompson (in the service of the Bev. Father O'Sullivan), who, while in the act of mounting a horse to…

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Serious Mining Accident

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 July 1881 · page 3

The Sandhurst correspondent of the Melbourne Age writes, under Saturday's date:--The number of sudden deaths by mining accidents that have occurred during the past month is unprecedented…

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