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Accidents, 1881

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Serious Railway Accident. Melbourne

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1881 · page 183

A serious railway accident occurred at Beaufort this afternoon, when the passenger train was run into by a goods train, and seven passengers injured; two of them, severely hurt, were brought to Ballarat Hospital; and a…

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Fatal Accident on the Tramway

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1881 · page 176

An inquest was held on Tuesday, by the acting Coroner, at his office, touching the death of Simeon Emery, who died at the Infirmary on Monday night from injuries received on the tramway on Monday. Superintendent Roberts, of the…

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Accidentally Shot Dead

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 January 1881 · page 6

Our Wardell correspondent writes under date January 21:--Early on Sunday morning, 23rd instant, James Henry, a free selector and fencer, was found dead in his house, under the following…

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Fatal Tramway Accident

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 January 1881 · page 7

AN elderly man, Simeon Emery had the misfortune to fall under the wheel of the tramway car on Monday receiving [?]juries which[?] his romoval to the Infirmary,where the died the same…

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Terrible Mining Accident

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 January 1881 · page 13

IN Friday's Melbourne ARGUS the following count of the late fatal accident, at, the Great Southern mine at Sandhurst, is given— " Sanahurst, Thursday.—A dreadful accident…

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The Stranded Steamer Collaroy. One Sailor Drowned

Evening News · Monday 31 January 1881 · page 3

THE approaching Boring tides on Thursday and Friday morning last having slightly floated the stranded steamer Collaroy, the contractors, Messrs. Brookes and Godsir, of Newcastle, resolved to…

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Serious Accident. PARRAMATTA

Evening News · Monday 31 January 1881 · page 2

A serious accident happened yesterday to Mr. H. Shaylor, his wife, daughter, and two young ladies. They were about starting for a drive in a buggy, and before all were seated the horse bolted…

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Accident to the Royal Alfred

Evening News · Monday 31 January 1881 · page 3

During the heavy gate last evening the steamer Royal Alfred, moored at the coal whart in Lavender Bay, got her sponsons under tho side of the wharf, and with the rise of the tide the water poured into…

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Disastrous Railway Accident in Victoria

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 31 January 1881 · page 3

One of the most disastrous accidents that has ever occurred on the Victorian railways took place at the Beaufort railway station, between Ballarat and Ararat, at half-past 1 o'clock on Wednesday…

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Fatal Gun Accident

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 February 1881 · page 4

Our readers (says the Newcastle Herald) will recollect that in recent issues illusion has been made to the mysterious disappearance of a young man named Daniel White, aged about 18 years, from…

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Latest Telegrams Sad Accident. GOULBURN

Evening News · Wednesday 2 February 1881 · page 2

Mr. A. Kinghorne was killed through a fall from his horse last evening. while returning home from Goulburn. He only sold his Maxton estate yesterday for .£12,000…

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Fatal Accident to a Seaman

Evening News · Wednesday 2 February 1881 · page 2

An inquest was held yesterday at the Observer Tavern. by the actingh coroner, Mr. W. T. [?] the body of a seaman named [?] who [?]…

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Tramway Accidents. to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 February 1881 · page 3

Sir,--After reading the account of the death of Simeon Emery, whose legs, it appears, got under the wheels of the tramcar when he fell, the following occurred to me as a preventitive against such…

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Narrow Escape from Drowning

Evening News · Friday 4 February 1881 · page 2

On Wednesday an occurrence of a sensational character took place in Robinson's Baths. Woolloo-mooloo, about 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Mr. J. J. Moore, of george-street, was enjoying…

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Accidents. &c

Evening News · Friday 4 February 1881 · page 2

Thomas Jaques, aged 35, living in Crown-street, fell from a ladder yesterday and injured his arm. Stephen Thomas, of Liverpool-street, sustained a lacerated wound of finger by a plank falling on it…

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Fatal Accident to a Child

Evening News · Friday 4 February 1881 · page 2

This morning an accident which terminated fatally occurred to a child earned Florence Hutchinson, aged six months, the daughter of Thomas Hutchinson, residing at 14 Frederick-terrace. Hugo-street,…

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Sad Case of Drowning. Forbes

Evening News · Saturday 5 February 1881 · page 4

Sydney George Smith, 6 years of age, son of Mr. Robert Smith, of Bogabiigal, was drowned while crossing a deep creek. He was going over on a log, from which" he slipped. The body was…

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Death of a Seaman by Drowning

Evening News · Saturday 5 February 1881 · page 4

A man named James Anderson, a seaman of the steamship Queen of the South, was found drowned in Waterview Bay, near Mort's Dock, about quarter' ; past 6 o'clock, this morning'. He was last seen alive…

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The Stranded Steamer Collaroy. ONE [?] DROWNED

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 February 1881 · page 8

THE approaching spring tides on Thursday and Friday morning last week having slightly hoated the stramdes steamer Coilaroy, the contractors Messrs. Brookes and [?] of Newcastle, resolved to…

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Fatal Accident to a Child

Evening News · Saturday 5 February 1881 · page 4

An inquest was held yesterday at the Railway View Hotel, Redfern, by the Acting-Coroner (Mr. W. T. Pinhey), as to the death of a child seven months old. named Florence Hutehinson, residing…

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