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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1882

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Collision and Loss of Life Near Beecroft Point

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 February 1882 · page 3

Another. shipping disaster has happened on the coast, six miles north of Beecroft Point, between Jervis Bay and Shoalhaven, in which the mate of the ketch Esther Maria has unfortunately lost his…

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Buggy Accident. PARRAMATTA

Evening News · Monday 27 February 1882 · page 2

A serious accident happened to Messrs. Frank and Fred. Weston yesterday in Church-street. While driving in a buggy the pole got loose, and the horses became unmanageable and smashed the buggy…

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KAMERUKA (s) v. Esther Maria Collision

Evening News · Tuesday 28 February 1882 · page 2

An inquiry was commenced into the collision between the steamer Kameruka, at 1.30 a.m. on Sunday, six miles north of Beechcroft Point, and the ketch Esther Maria whereby the latter vessel was…

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The Kameruka and Esther Maria Collision

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 February 1882 · page 3

The inquiry into the circumstances attending the collision between the steamer Kameruka and the ketch Esther Marin, near Beccroft Point, was commenced immediately after the conclusion of…

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Serious Accident

Evening News · Wednesday 1 March 1882 · page 8

As three boys, named Henry Burns, of 21, Hutchinson-street, Surry Hills, Henry Kavanagh, 8, Regent-street, Paddington, and Alfred Smith, of 219, Bourke-street, Woolloomooloo, were employed in…

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Sad Fatal Accident

Evening News · Thursday 2 March 1882 · page 2

Some particulars have reached us of a sad accident that happened to a lad named Alfred Levy, 14 years of age, on the Wirrah Station, Gwydir district, on the 14th ultimo. The lad was sent out to look for…

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Marine Board. the Kemeruka Collision

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1882 · page 358

An inquiry was commenced on Monday into the circumstance? surrounding the collision between the steamer Kaimeruka and the ketch Esther Maria, which occurred at 1.30 a.m. on Sunday, six miles north of Beceroft Point. Archibald Dawson, master of the…

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KAMERUKA (s) v. Esther Maria Collision

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 March 1882 · page 37

An inquiry was commenced into the collision which occurred between the steamer Kameruka, at 1.30 a.m. on Sunday, six miles north of Beecheroft Point, and the ketch Esther Maria, whereby the latter vessel was…

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Serious Accident. NEWCASTLE

Evening News · Saturday 4 March 1882 · page 4

Yesterday morning, just before daylight, a very serious accident occurred to a Mrs. Lonsdale, who was driving to Newcastle from Wallsend in a springcart, in which were also her son and a Mrs…

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Tram Accident

Evening News · Saturday 4 March 1882 · page 6

A young man named Isaac Scholes was injured on the tram line this morning, but fortunately not seriously. He was about to get on his milk cart when a motor case along, struck him, sad knocked him off…

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The Miner. Responsibility for Mining Accidents

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 March 1882 · page 22

NONE deny that the miner's ocoupation is a more hazardous one than the groat majority of callings; and no matter how numerous the preventives or safeguards that are raised, or how great an amount of…

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A Railway Horror. Shocking Accident. (From the "Alta California.")

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 March 1882 · page 27

NEW York, January 13.—The Chicago express train, south bound, leaving Albany at 2.40 o'clock this afternoon, with many members of the Legislature on board, was run into by the…

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How Some Tramway Accidents Occur. to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 March 1882 · page 4

Sir.— yesterday forenoon, as a motor with carriages was proceeding south from King street, a clergyman, well known and highly respected in the city, attempted to cross the rails and had he not been held…

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The Kameruka and Esther Maria Collision

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 March 1882 · page 3

The adjourned inquiry into the circumstances connected with the recent collision between the steamer Kameruka and the ketch Esther Maria was resumed and concluded by the Marine Board…

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Accident to the Steamer Maitland. NEWCASTLE

Evening News · Tuesday 7 March 1882 · page 3

Captain Adams, of the Coonanbara, reports that the Maitland, from Sydney to Newcastle, broke down this morning at half-past 1 o'clock, off the north head of Broken Bay. She made sail…

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Fatal Boat Accident

Evening News · Wednesday 8 March 1882 · page 2

As three Italians were sailing down the harbour yesterday afternoon, the boat capsized when just above Garden Island. Captain Hixson and the Harbourmaster, who were on board the Wolverene, at…

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Accident to a Carter

Evening News · Wednesday 8 March 1882 · page 2

Yesterday, Edward M'Hugh, of Gloucester-street, was driving a cart in O'Connell-street, when, from some cause or other, the tailboard of the cart gave way, and the driver, who was leaning against it, was…

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Accident to the Steamer Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 March 1882 · page 4

Yesterday morning at 1.30 the Maitland (s.) broke down from some cause whilst passing off Broken Bay on her way to Newcastle-Captain Anderson, of the Kembla, reports to Mr. Thomas, manager of the Hunter River Company, that when he left the…

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Terrible Railway Accident in America

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 March 1882 · page 7

A terrible accident occurred on January 14 on the Hudson River railroad. The train conveying the members of the State Legislature from Albany to New York was run into by a local train at Spuyten Dyvil Creek, situated on the…

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Fatal Accident. GRENFELL

Evening News · Friday 10 March 1882 · page 2

A lamentable and fatal accident happened to-day at the Homeward Bound reef, Grenfell. Edward Lewis Brewer, son-in-law to Mr. J. D. Campbell, and Jerry M'Mahon, were engaged cutting away…

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