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Accidents, 1883

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The Accident to the George Roper. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 July 1883 · page 5

The ship George Roper is still aground on the Point Lonsdale raef, and this morning showed a list to port. Three steamers remained by her all day removing her cargo. The weather remains most favourable. The…

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Accident at a Lift. London, July 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 July 1883 · page 5

The King of Saxony had a narrow escape from serious injury whilst ascending a lift in a factory in Saxony which his Highness and suite were inspecting. One of the members…

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A Chapter of Accidents

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 July 1883 · page 6

An accident of a serious character occurred at the Homebush railway crossing yesterday afternoon, which was attended by quite a chapter of misfortunes. It seems that a man named David M'Kenzie, a woodcarter, residing at…

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Horrible Accident at Lithgow

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 July 1883 · page 3

The Lithgow correspondent of the Bathurst Free Press gives the following particulars of the accident by which the man Levi Colley lost his life:--On Friday last, about 1 o'clock, a fatal…

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Serious Accident Near Homebush Station. Subsequent Chapter of Disasters

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 July 1883 · page 2

Yesterday morning a man named David M'Kensie, aged 50, was brought to the Hospital by Mr Johnston, the station-master at Redfern, who was unable to give more than supposition…

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Found Drowned

Evening News · Saturday 7 July 1883 · page 4

yesterday afternoon constable M'Pherson found the dead body of a man floating in the water on the west side of Sydney Cove. The body was taken out of the water and removed to the Morgue Circular…

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Collision in the Port River, Adelaide. Adelaide

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 July 1883 · page 40

This morning a collision happened in the Port River. As the steamer Karawera, from Newcastle, was proceeding up the stream, the came into collision with the dredger Willunga, ripping about 12 feet of her…

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Latest Cable Intelligence. the Late Collision in the English Channel

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 July 1883 · page 9

London, June 27.— The following is a list of the passengers who perished in the ship Waitara, which recently sank after being in collision with the Hurunui, in the English Channel:— Martin…

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British and Foreign News. (From Our London Correspondent,and Through Reuter's Agency.) The Recent Collision

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 July 1883 · page 10

LONDON, June 27.—Following is a list of the names of those who were drowned in the ship Waitara, which was sunk off the English coast by a collision with the Hurunui:—Passengers:…

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Alarming Harbour Accident

Evening News · Saturday 7 July 1883 · page 4

This morning as alarming collision took place in the harbour, off Kerribilli Point, which fortunately resulted in no loss of lives, and was only attended by a comparatively trifling damage to property. The…

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The Homebush Accident

Evening News · Saturday 7 July 1883 · page 4

With reference to the state of the man McKenzie who was injured in a railway accident at Homebush on Thursday afternoon, and was subsequently unfortunate enough to be thrown out of the ambulance…

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Accident to a Boy

Evening News · Saturday 7 July 1883 · page 4

Yesterday afternoon Edward Smith, 14 years of ago, residing with his parents in Ann-street, Surry Hills, was taken to the hospital suffering from a fractured rib and some lung mischief, caused by an…

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A Chapter of Accidents

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 July 1883 · page 40

An accident of a serious character occurred at the Homebush railway crossing on Thursday afternoon, which was attended by quite a chapter of misfortunes. It seems that a man named David M'Kenzie, a woodcarter, residing at…

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The Accident to the George Roper. Melbourne

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 July 1883 · page 40

The ship George Roper is still aground on the Point Lonsdale reef, and this morning showed a list to port. Three steamers remained by her all day removing her cargo. The weather remains most favourable. The…

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Serious Accident at Lithgow. Lithgow, June 29

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 July 1883 · page 22

An accident of a serious nature happened this afternoon at the ironworks. The slag had been tapped off from one of the puddling furnaces into the waggon used for the purpose, and having cooled sufficiently to form an outside shell, the…

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The Home Bush Accident

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 July 1883 · page 6

Tee carter David M' Kenzie, who was injured so severely by the accident at Home bath on Thursday. was reported at the Hospital yesterday evening as a little better than was anticipated. He…

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Another Railway Accident at Melbourne. a Porter Terribly Mangled. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 July 1883 · page 5

William Newman, relieving porter at Burnley-street station, was getting into the guard's van while a train was in motion, when he fell between it and the platform and was terribly crashed and…

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Accident to Cagertain Shaw

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 July 1883 · page 10

LONDOT, July2.—A serious accident befel Captain Shaw, Superintendent of the Fire Brigade.While directing the operations of the fireman at a fire in Long Acre, he fell from a…

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Collision in the Harbour

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 July 1883 · page 3

During the heavy fog which prevailed on Saturday morning, a collision, which might have been attended with serious consequences, occurred at about 9 o'clock, between the Port Jackson…

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Fatal Accident at Goulburn. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 July 1883 · page 3

Sir,—In your issue of Thursday lost I find the following, telegram from Goulburn:—"Goulburn, Wednesday. A man named Aldridge fell off his cart yesterday, and was killed. His wife was sentenced to imprisonment at the…

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