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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1881

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Fatal Accident at Ultimo

Evening News · Monday 28 February 1881 · page 3

Information has been gent to the City Coroner that a young man, 18 years of age, named Joseph Hicken, had died on Saturday morning from injures received on Friday evening by being kicked by a horse ridden…

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Shocking Railway Accident

Evening News · Monday 28 February 1881 · page 3

It was reported to constable Lee. of Burwood that the dead and mutilated body ef a young woman had been found lying on the railway line near Bedmyre station, about half-past 10 on Saturday night. On…

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Fatal Accident at St.Mary's Cathedral

Evening News · Monday 28 February 1881 · page 3

An inquest was hold on Saturday afternoon at the City Coroner's office by Mr. H. Shnell, J.P,. on the body of a man named Edward Edwards, a labourer, i residing at Bauks-Street, St. Leonards, native of…

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Cable Messages. The Accident to Mr. Gladstone

Evening News · Monday 28 February 1881 · page 2

LONDON, february 25.-Mr. Gladstone continues to suffer from the effects of Us recent accident, but is improving, and it is expected that he will be able to…

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Fatal Accident

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 February 1881 · page 2

About a quarter past 7 o'clock on Saturday morning, a fatal accident occurred at St. Mary's Cathedral, by which a labourer named Edward Edwards lost his life…

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Three Gentlemen Drowned in the Tay

Evening News · Tuesday 1 March 1881 · page 2

A lamentable boating accident, resulting in : the drowning of three gentlemen, occurred in the estnary of the Tay on Saturday afternoon, January 1. A party consisting of Mr. Henry Holland,…

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Found Drowned

Evening News · Wednesday 2 March 1881 · page 2

An inquest was held to-day at the Bee Hive Hotel, Princes-street, before the city coroner, Mr. H. Shiell, J.P., on the body of a boy named Charles Felix Tierney, about six years of age, whose dead…

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A Boy Drowned

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 March 1881 · page 2

A fatal accident happened at the Cosmopolitan wharf yesterday morning, between 11 and 12 o'clock, by which a little boy named Charles Felix Tierney lost his life. It seems that the deceased,…

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Fatal Accident

Evening News · Wednesday 2 March 1881 · page 2

A serious accident occurred yesterday evening about quarter past 5 o'clock, at St. Mary's, Cathedral, in College-street, whereby one man lost his lite and another wan seriously injured. Some labourers…

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Painful Accident to a Boy

Evening News · Wednesday 2 March 1881 · page 2

Last evening a boy seven years of age, named Dennis Bond, residing in Nightsdale-street, while playing in a neighbour's house, got his hand caught by the chain of a mangle which was being worked in…

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Fatal Accident at St. Mary's Cathedral

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 March 1881 · page 2

It was only a few days ago that one of the men employed at St. Mary's Cathedral lost his life shortly after commencing work in the morning, and yesterday another accident, resulting in the…

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Fatal Accident at St. Mary's Cathedral

Evening News · Thursday 3 March 1881 · page 4

An inquest was held yesterday at the Observer ' Tayern, before the City Coroner, Mr. H. Shiell, J.P., 1 as to the cause of death of a man named John Thomas, who had been tilled on Tuesday at the works…

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The Late Accident at Redmyre. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 March 1881 · page 7

Sir,—The melancholy fate of the young lady whose remains were found on the railway line last Saturday night casts a gloom over the whole community; but the occurrence is one which should ro[?]se great and small to action. Every…

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The Fatal Accident at St. Mary's Cathedral

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

The City Coroner Mr. H. Shiell, J.P., held an inquest at the Observer Tavern, Lower George-street, yesterday afternoon, touching the death of a man named John Thomas, who was killed whilst…

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Fatal Accident at St. Gary's Cathedral

Evening News · Friday 4 March 1881 · page 2

The inquest on the body of john Thomas, who was killed at St. Mary's Cathedral on Tuesrtay, was resumed yesterday before the city coroner. Mr. H. Shiell, J.P., at the Observer Tavern, Lower George-street…

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Fatal Accident

Evening News · Friday 4 March 1881 · page 3

A man whose name is supposed to be W.H. Henderson, who has been lodging at the Morpeth and Hinton Hotel, corner of Margaret and Kent-streets since Sunday, fell down some steps about 6 o'clock…

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The Fatal Accident at St. Mary's Cathedral

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 March 1881 · page 4

The adjourned inquest on the body of John Thomas, who was killed at St. Mary's Cathedral on Tuesday last, was resumed by the City Coroner; Mr. H Shiell, J. P. at the Observer Tavern,…

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Terrible Fatal Accident to a Sydney Lady

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 March 1881 · page 3

A most painful, occurrence took place yesterday, resulting in the death of a well-known and highly respected Sydney lady. Miss Christina Loutit, the daughter of Mr. Wm. Loutit, of Riley-street, Surry…

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Drowning of a Young Lady

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 March 1881 · page 41

Great excitement existed throiighout Herofordshire on January 8 when it became genarally known that Miss Fanny Russell, youngest daughter of the late Captain Russell, R.N., and…

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Three Gentlemen Drowned in the Tay

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 March 1881 · page 42

A lamentable boating accident, resulting in the drowning of three gentlemen, occurred in the estuary of the Tay on Saturday afternoon, January 1, A party consisting of Mr. Henry Holland,…

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