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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1882

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Railway Accident in America

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 April 1882 · page 8

LONDON, March 23.—News has just been received of a terrible railway, accident in the United States. A train on the Northern Pacific line, which runs through…

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Shocking Accident

Evening News · Monday 3 April 1882 · page 3

From Mr. A. N. Jonsen, of Narandera, we learnt, this morning, particulars of a shocking accident by fire that occurred at Waddi, 40 miles from Narandera, on Friday morning last. Two hawkers, named…

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Disastrous Collision at Sea

Evening News · Tuesday 4 April 1882 · page 2

LONDON, April Intelligence has been received of a disastrous collision off Finisterre. The Douro and Yrarachbat came into violent collision, and both vessels…

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Collision Off the Spanish Coast

Evening News · Tuesday 4 April 1882 · page 2

LONDON, April 3.-A collision took place off Cape Finisterre between, the mail steamer Douro and a Spanish steamer. Both vessels foundered, and 18 persons were…

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Disastrous Collision at Sea. London, April 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 April 1882 · page 5

Intelligence has been received of a disastrous collision off Finisteree. The Douro and the Yrarachbat came into violent collision, [?] [?]nutes…

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Terrible Collision at Sea. London, April 3

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 April 1882 · page 3

News has been received of a disastrous shipping casualty off Cape Finisterre. The Douro and the Yraracbat came into violent collision, and both vessels foundered in a few minutes…

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Collision Off the Spanish Coast. London April 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 April 1882 · page 5

A collision took place off Finisterre between the mail steamer Douro and a Spanish steamer. Both vessels foundered, and l8 persons were drowned…

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Serious Accident on Board ship

Evening News · Tuesday 4 April 1882 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon an accident of a serious nature happened, on board the steamer St. Lawrence, lying alongside Dibbs' Wharf. One of the stevedores employed on the vessel by some means fell headlong down…

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The Disastrous Collision at Sea

Evening News · Wednesday 5 April 1882 · page 4

LONDON, April 4.—In the recent fatal collision off Finisterre, between the Douro and the Yrarcbat, the latter lost 30 lives; and it is now ascertained that the total…

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The Collision at Sea. London, April 3

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 April 1882 · page 3

One hundred and twenty-four persons have been saved from the steamer Douro, which foundered off Cape Finisterre yesterday. The captain and officers of the Douro perished…

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The Disastrous Collision at Sea. London, April 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 April 1882 · page 5

In the recent fatal collision off Finisterre between the Douro and the Yraracbat, the latter lost 30 lives, and it is now ascertained that the total number lost from both vessels…

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Accident in Castlereagh-street

Evening News · Wednesday 5 April 1882 · page 4

An accident of a serious nature happened yesterday at Murray's bedding factory, in Castlereagh-street. A lad named John Wilson, here employed, whilst at work at a machine, had his left upper arm…

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Accidents Yesterday

Evening News · Wednesday 5 April 1882 · page 4

Several accidents, all of a painful nature, happened yesterday. In one case the sufferer. Alwey Nicholson, who resides in Princes-street, sustained injujry to his back, caused by lifting heavy weights…

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Alarming Tram Accident. Miraculous Escape

Evening News · Thursday 6 April 1882 · page 2

LAST evening, shortly after 6 o'clock, an accident occurred to one of the Randwick trams, which was attended with one of the most narrow escapes from loss of life it has ever been our lot to record; and the…

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Fatal Accident at Kiama. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent. Kiama

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 April 1882 · page 5

Yesterday a man named Thomas Yates, who was driving a baker's cart with two horses attached, attempted to cross Tanner's Creek at Gerringong. All were washed off the crossing. Yates tried to leap from the vehicle to the bank,…

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Collision Off the Spanish Coast

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 April 1882 · page 9

LONDON, April 3.—A collision took place off Cape Finisterre between the mail steamer Douro and a Spanish, steamer. Both vessels foundered, and 18 persons were…

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Accident to a 25-ten Gun

Evening News · Saturday 8 April 1882 · page 6

One of the two 25-ton guns recently imported from England for the fortificators at Middle Head was landed safely on the rocks at Balmoral cm Friday week by men belonging to the New South Wales Artillery…

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Accident at Newcastle. NEWCASTLE

Evening News · Saturday 8 April 1882 · page 6

On Thursday afternoon an accident happened at the Cooperative Colliery, to a young man named Drills, employed at the pit top, He was engaged in filling one of the hoppers when, by…

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Fatal Accident

Evening News · Saturday 8 April 1882 · page 5

A sad accident happened yesterday afternoon in Johnson's Bay, by which two men lost their lives by drowing it appears. that shortly after dinner the men in question, named Jefferies and Eraser, went…

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Fatal Accident at Brisbane Water. BLACKWALL

Evening News · Saturday 8 April 1882 · page 4

A FATAL boat accident occurred here this evening. It appears that a fisting boat containing two men, named William Vaughan and Joseph. Madene (the latter being better known as…

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