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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1882

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Serious Railway Accident. ADELAIDE

Evening News · Friday 9 June 1882 · page 2

A serious accident happened yesterday evening, at the South-road crossing of the Glenelg railway, when the quarter-past 6 o'clock from Glenelg to Adelaide. Onreaching the crossing the…

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Shocking Accident Near Mudgee. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Mudgee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 June 1882 · page 6

A terrible accident occurred on the railway works at Tong Boug Gap, near Rylstone, yesterday afternoon. A shot had missed fire in the cutting being made by Mr. B. Peterson, sub-contractor. Mr. Peterson, and three men, named…

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Serious Accident on the Glenelg Railway. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 June 1882 · page 6

A train, on its way from Glenelg to Adelaide, ran into a waggon drawn by four horses, on the south road crossing, this evening. Three of the horses were killed, and the driver of the waggon was thrown over…

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The Fatal Railway Accident at Petersham

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

The City Coroner continued the inquiry at his chambers yesterday morning on the body of Mrs. Tabitha Elizabeth Poole, wife of Air, Thomas Poole, draper, who was killed when alighting from…

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Fairlight and Osprey Collision

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 June 1882 · page 6

The inquiry into the circumstances of the collision between the Fairlight and the Osprey, which occurred in the Sydney Harbour on Tuesday morning last, was continued by the Marine Board…

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Railway Collision in Germany

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 June 1882 · page 9

LONDON, May 31.—A collision has occurred between two trains at Wieblingen, in the Grand Duchy of Baden. A number of the railway carriages were completely…

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Collision in the Harbour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 June 1882 · page 4

Another harbour collision occurred shortly before midnight on Thursday, when, during heavy wind and rain, the Union Steamship Company's steamer Arawata was proceeding on her voyage to New Zealand, and ran into the bring Sea Nymph, which, judging…

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Collision Between the Arawata and the Sea Nymph

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 June 1882 · page 6

A collision, by which the brig, Sea Nymph, belonging to Messrs. Cur[?]ier and Adet, was sunk, occurred late on Thursday night. The brig was lying off the central Wharf, in ballast, preparatory…

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The Fatal Accident at Petersham. the Inquest Continued

Evening News · Saturday 10 June 1882 · page 5

THE City Coroner on Thursday resumed the inquiry respecting the death, of Mrs. Thomas Poole, who was killed at the Petersham railway station on Monday, whilst alighting from the train alongside the…

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Shocking Accident near Mudgee. Mudgee

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 June 1882 · page 936

A terrible accident occurred on the railway works at Tone Bong Gap, near Rylstone, yesterday afternoon. A shot had missed fire in the catting being made by Mr. B. Peterson, sub-contractor. Mr. Peterson, and three men, named…

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Accident on the Grlenelg Railway. Adelaide

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 June 1882 · page 936

A train, on its way from Glenelg to Adelaide, ran into a waggon drawn by four horses, on the south road crossing, this evening, Three of the horses were killed, and the driver of the waggon was thrown over…

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Tee Fatal Railway Accident at Petersham

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 June 1882 · page 3

The City Coroner resumed the inquiry at his chambers, yesterday morning, on the body, of Mrs. Tabitha Elizabeth Poole, wife of Mr. Thomas Poole, draper, who was killed when alighting from…

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Fatal Mining Accident at Gympie

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 June 1882 · page 6

Another of those deplorable accidents, which seem to be almost inseparable (from the conduct of mining operations, and are of far too frequent occurrence on the Gympie goldfield, happened the…

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Fatal Accident to Mr. Pechey, M.P. [By Electric Telegraph.] Bathurst

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 June 1882 · page 11

A SERIOUS accident happened to Mr. A. J. Pechey, M.L.A., yesterday afternoon, shortly after 4 o'clock. It appears that Mr. Pechey was returning from business, and when driving down…

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Accidents

Evening News · Monday 12 June 1882 · page 3

Several accidents of a more or less serious nature happened on Saturday, the sufferers from which were taken to the hospital. They were as follows:—James Duigan, a boy, who had fallen from his horse, had…

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The Fairlight and Osprey Collision

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 June 1882 · page 4

Andrew Morton, the master of the harbour steamer Fairlight, was called on by the Marine Board yesterday afternoon to show cause why his certificate should not be cancelled or suspended for…

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Marine Board. FAIRLEIGH V. OSPREY.—COLLISION

Evening News · Tuesday 13 June 1882 · page 2

At a meeting of the Marine Board, held yesterday, the certificate of Captain Andrew Moreton, of the harbour steamer Fairlight, was suspended for one month from the date of the accident whereby the Osprey was sunk. Some…

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Tram Accident at Gawler. ADELAIDE

Evening News · Tuesday 13 June 1882 · page 2

Mr. Charles Daniels, foreman of Mr. E. Potter's tinworks, was returning home, on Saturday night, when he was overtaken by a tramcar on the middle of the South Para-bridge and knocked…

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Frightful Mining Accident at Moonta. [By Electric Telegraph.] Adelaide

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 June 1882 · page 3

J. Dorman, a skip-filler in Green's shaft, Moonta mines, had his left leg accidentally out off below the knee this afternoon. The catastrophe was caused by the engine-driver pulling the skip. The…

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Shocking Tramway Accident Near Gawler (Sa.) [Br Electric Telegraph.] Adelaide

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 June 1882 · page 3

On Saturday evening a terrible accident happened on the Gawler tramway line. Charles Daniels, foreman in Mr. E. Potter's tin works, was reluming home about half-past ten, and when he…

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