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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1882

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Fatal Gun Accident. BATHURST

Evening News · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 6

A sad and fatal gnu accident occurred on the Tambaroora-road, near Bathurst. It appears that two brothers named Daniel and Charles Hardy were out shooting, and Charles Hardy was getting…

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Accidental Fratricide Near Bathurst. [By Electric Telegraph.] Bathurst

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 7

A melancholy accident occurred near Bathurst yesterday, Two boys named Hardy, sons of a settler residing on the road, went out shooting, and, while walking through the bush…

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Serious Gun Accident. [By Electric Telegraph.] Blayney

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 11

A VERY sad accident happened the other day at a place called The Rocks, distant about 12 miles from Blayney, to the only son of Mr. J. Fagan, of the Royal Hotel, Carcoar. The boy, while staying…

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Fatal Accident. NEWCASTLE

Evening News · Monday 23 January 1882 · page 2

William Coron, a miner of the Cooperative Colliery, died this morning from the effect of a fall of coal on Friday last…

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Tramway Accident

Evening News · Monday 23 January 1882 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon an accident occurred on the the Redfern tramway line, near Goulburn-street, by a tram running into a horse and buggy. The occupants of the buggy stated that no warning was given…

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Dual-Drowning Case at West Maitland. West Waitland

Evening News · Tuesday 24 January 1882 · page 2

Two young men who are cousins—sons of Mrs. Macey and Mr. George Lewis of this town—aged 21 and 14 years respectively, were drowned in the Hunter River yesterday. They were missed…

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The Collision Between the Allanshaw and the Lido

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 January 1882 · page 4

An action of damage for a collision between the Italian barque Lido, of 473 tons, has just been heard in the Admiralty Court, London, says…

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Sad Fatal Accident. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Woodburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 January 1882 · page 5

Mr. Morrison, dentist, of Sydney, son of Mr. Morrison, local millowner, met with a shocking and fatal accident on Saturday last, whilst riding in company with his father on the Clarence-road. A burning tree fell on him, killing both…

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Found Drowned

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 January 1882 · page 3

The City Coroner held an inquest at the Observer Tavern yesterday morning, on the body of the man who was found floating in Johnson's Bay on Sunday afternoon, and afterwards identified as…

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Boy Drowned

Evening News · Wednesday 25 January 1882 · page 2

A sad accident occurred yesterday evening at Moore Park, resulting in the death of a boy 12 years of age, named James Charles Troughton. Deceased and a number of boys were riding on planks in a small…

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A Boy Drowned in Moore Park

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 January 1882 · page 3

Last night, at about 7 o'clock, a boy named Charles Troughton, 12 years of age, the son of James Troughton, butcher, of No. 25 South Head Road, Paddington, near Marshall's Brewery, was…

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Melancholy Case of Drowning. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1882 · page 5

A melancholy case of drowning occurred on the river last evening, ata spot called The Rocks, opposite Maitland Vale. A young man named Henry Massey, aged 22, and his cousin Alfred Levison, aged 13—both excellent swimmers…

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Serious Accident

Evening News · Wednesday 25 January 1882 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon a man named Joseph. Dillon, aged 40, who was employed by Mr. Taylor, of Cabramatta, Creek, met with a serious accident. He was cutting down timber ,in the bush when a tree fell on…

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Accidental Death. NEWCASTLE

Evening News · Thursday 26 January 1882 · page 2

At the inquest held yesterday upon the body of William Coxon, miner at the Co-operative Colliery, who died from the effects of a fall of coal last week, the jury returned a verdict of…

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Fatal Accident on a Steamer

Evening News · Thursday 26 January 1882 · page 2

An inquest was held to-day at the City Coroner's office as to the cause of death of Peter Burns, aged 29 years, who had been employed as a fireman on board the Queen of the South. He was married and…

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Railway Collision

Evening News · Friday 27 January 1882 · page 2

LONDON, January 26.—A collision has occurred on the Great Northern Railway at Hornsey, by which two persons were killed and 20 injured…

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Threefold Railway Collision

Evening News · Friday 27 January 1882 · page 3

London has been startled by a singular accident on one of our suburban railways. The list of deaths is, fortunately not large the number of…

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Railway Collision in England. London, January 26

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 January 1882 · page 2

A collision has occurred on the Great Northern Rail way at Hornsey. Two persons were killed and twenty injured…

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Collision on the Great Northern Railway. London, Jan. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1882 · page 5

A collision has occurred on the Great Northern Railway, at Hornsey. Two persons were killed, and 20 others were injured…

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Accident at the Queen's Theatre

Evening News · Friday 27 January 1882 · page 3

A serious accident occurred at the Queen's Theatre last night to Mr. Harry Stoneham, the popular actor. He has for a few nights been acting as clown, and during the "umbrella scene," at the close of the…

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