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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1882

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Fatal Accident. MURRURUNDIE

Evening News · Monday 5 June 1882 · page 2

A lad named Hunt, aged 10 years, went to drive in some cows, when a limb fell from a tree and killed him…

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The Accident to Mr. Pechey, M.l.a. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 June 1882 · page 6

Mr. Pechey still continues insensible, and it is said that the doctors consider his case hopeless. The horse that he was riding was startled by a dog which ran out and either bit or barked at the animal so furiously that a bolt was the…

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Mysterious and Fatal Railway Accident Near Brisbane. [By Electric Telegraph.] Brisbane

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 June 1882 · page 3

A young man named William Parnell, employed at the Ipswich Woollen Factory, met with a horrible death yesterday. He had been playing football in Brisbane, and left by the 11 p.m. train…

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The Accident to Mr. Pechey, M.L.A. (By Electric Telegraph.] Bathurst

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 June 1882 · page 3

Mr. Pechey, who met with a serious accident on Friday, through being thrown out of his buggy, continues insensible, Drs. Machattie, Cortis, and Spencer are in attendance upon him. The patient…

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Shocking Accident on the Botany Tram

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 June 1882 · page 3

About 7 o'clock on Saturday evening an accident by which a man named James Hamblet lost his life, occurred on the Botany tram line. It appears that the 6.45 tram had just left Gardner's…

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Collision in the Harbour

Evening News · Tuesday 6 June 1882 · page 2

A collision occurred in the Harbour this morning which as first caused dome alarm, as it was rumoured that some lives had teen lost. Fortunately, however, this was not the case, but a considerable amount of…

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Accidental Death

Evening News · Tuesday 6 June 1882 · page 3

An inquest was held by the coroner yesterday after-noon on the body of a man named Joseph Baugh, aged 38, who died in the hospital on Saturday from injuries sustained through his…

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Shocking Fatal Accident on the Railway

Evening News · Tuesday 6 June 1882 · page 3

An accident, attended by fetal Consequences, happened at the Petersham railway station yesterday evening. Shortly after 6 o'clock, when the train came in from Sydney, one of the passengers, a Mrs. Poole,…

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Fatal Railway Accident at Petersham

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 June 1882 · page 3

An accident, by which Mrs. T.E. Poole, a well-known and highly respected resident of Petersham, lost her life, occurred at the Petersham railway- station at 6,30'last evening. It appears that Mrs…

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Collision in the Harbour

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 June 1882 · page 3

A collision occurred in tho harbour yesterday morning at about 10.30, between the Port Jackson Steam Navigation Company's steamers Fairlight and Osprey. Fortunately the accident was not attended…

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Tramway Accident

Evening News · Wednesday 7 June 1882 · page 4

Another tramway accident happened yesterday afternoon near Boundary-street, Botany-road, and it was caused like the last, which resulted fatally, through imprudence in leaving the carriages whilst…

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The Late fatal Accident on the Tramway

Evening News · Wednesday 7 June 1882 · page 5

The City Coroner held on inquest yesterday at the Half-Way House, Botany Road, on the body of James Hamblett, aged 52, who was killed on the tramway on the 3rd instant. Mr. wallace attended…

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The Fatal Tramway Accident at Botany

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 June 1882 · page 3

An inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of James Hamblet, who was run over by a tramcar on the Botany-road, on Saturday last, was held at Gorman's Halfway House Hotel,…

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FAIRLIGHT v. Osprey Collision

Evening News · Thursday 8 June 1882 · page 2

The collision case batween the Fairlight and Osprey, harbour steamers, which occurred on Tuesday morning, was then proceeded with. Dr. Sly appeared for Mr. Jeanerett, owner of the Osprey, and Mr. Bruce Smith for the Port…

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Latest Telegrams. Shocking Accident. MELBOURNE

Evening News · Thursday 8 June 1882 · page 2

A man named Thomas Madrigan, aged 63, inst with a shocking accident yesterday at the Queen's wharf, while superintending the driving of some piles. He was adjusting a rope round the…

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The Fatal Railway Accident at Petersham

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 June 1882 · page 3

The City Coroner held an inquest at the Commercial Hotel, Elizabeth-street south, yesterday morning, on the body of Tabitha Elizabeth Poole, wife of Thomas Poole, draper, residing at Petersham, who…

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The Fairlight and Osprey Collision

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 June 1882 · page 3

Yesterday morning the Marine Board proceeded to investigate the circumstances of the collision which occurred in the Sydney Harbour on Tuesday morning between the harbour steamers Fairlight and…

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Another Collision in the Harbour. a Vessel Sunk

Evening News · Friday 9 June 1882 · page 2

DURING the heavy gale last evening, and just before midnight, the Union Steam Company's s.s. Arawata, Captain Sinclair, outward bound for New Zealand, left the wharf and proceeded on her voyage. The…

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Marine Board. Osprey, Steamer, V. Fairliget, Steamer—collision

Evening News · Friday 9 June 1882 · page 2

The Marine Board yesterday commenced an inquiry into the cause of the collision between the harbour steamers Fairlight and Osprey, which occurred on Tuesday morning, about 10 o'clock. The members of the board present were…

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Fatal [?]ining Accident. YOUNG

Evening News · Friday 9 June 1882 · page 2

The coroner has just returned from holding an inquest on the three men, Jackson, Anthony, and Hopkins, who were drowned in the underground workings at Watson's reef, Cunningham…

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