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Accidents, 1883

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Accident to the B.I.S.N. S.S. Teviotdale. Cooktown

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 July 1883 · page 3

The British India S.N. Company's steamer Teviotdale has lost her blades and her propeller, and has anchored, in longitude 140 cast and latitude 10deg 32min south, in 30 fathoms water, The…

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Frightful Accidentnearalbury. a Man's Head Nearly Burned Off. [By Telegraph. Monday. ALBURY. [?]ngabernia

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 July 1883 · page 3

A frightful accident occurred at M[?] yesterday, by which a man named Federick Knobbel was shockingly injured. He had been ailing for some time and being very weak was…

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Accident

Evening News · Wednesday 25 July 1883 · page 2

Yesterday an accident of a rather serious nature occurred at Mori's Dock and Engineering Works, Balmain, to a man named Theodore Peterson, 48 years of ago. A piece of iron plating weighing 2cwt…

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Fatal Accident

Evening News · Wednesday 25 July 1883 · page 2

An accident with a fatal termination occurred at Balmain yesterday on a piece of vacant land called the Pigeon Ground to a pupil of the superior public infant school named Clymer, eight years of age, who…

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Shocking Fatal Mining Accident at Sandhurst a Man Frightfully Mutilated. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 July 1883 · page 3

Another fatal mining accident occurred at Sand- burst to-day. William Wright, the underground "boss" in Lansell's No. 180 claim, while working below the 1660 feet level, was crushed to death…

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The Balmain Fatality

Evening News · Thursday 26 July 1883 · page 2

The inquest on the little boy Albert Bernard Clymer was held at Balmain yesterday, by Mr. H. Shell, J.P., city coroner. The evidence showed that a tieht-rone performer, named Albert Sow. alias…

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Shocking Accident

Evening News · Thursday 26 July 1883 · page 3

A shocking accident occurred at the Circular Quay yesterday to a man named Joseph Sylver, the foreman of the men employed by a stevedore to unload the barque Cynisca. The cargo being…

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Terrible Calamity in America. 100 Persons Drowned

Evening News · Friday 27 July 1883 · page 2

LONDON, July 25.—A fearful calamity, involving an immense loss of life, has occurred at Baltimore, a city of the United States, situated on the River Patapsco. A number of Roman…

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Latest Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] Our- Special Telegram. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Captain Webbe Drowned at Niagara. London. July 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 July 1883 · page 5

Captain Webbe, the celebrated swimmer, who some years ago achieved notoriety by successfully swimming across the English Channel, undertook to swim across the…

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Serious Buggy Accident. MURRURUNDI

Evening News · Friday 27 July 1883 · page 2

Dr. Rufus Bell, of Murrurundi, was seriously hurt this morning. His pair of ponies, while being driven by his groom, took fright at an approaching train and bolted. The buggy came in…

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The Accident to the Barque Deutschland. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 July 1883 · page 6

The latest news from the wreck of the barque Deut-cbland is to the effect that the vessel is now firmly imbedded in the coral on Masthead Reef. She has a slight list to starboard, and has two feet of water…

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Fatal Accident

Evening News · Saturday 28 July 1883 · page 4

Yesterday man named James Whiting, a stonemason, was killed at Parramatta, under very peculiar circumstances. Whiting was engaged in carting wood at Elizabeth Farm, when a tree, which a mate was…

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Serious Buggy Accident. MURRURUNDI

Evening News · Saturday 28 July 1883 · page 4

Dr. Rufus Bell, of Murrurundi, was seriously hurt this morning. His pair of ponies, while being driven by his groom, took fright at an approaching train and bolted. The buggy came in…

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Another Tram Accident

Evening News · Saturday 28 July 1883 · page 4

Yesterday afternoon an accident of a serious nature occurred on the Botany tram line. A man named William Henn, 23 years of age, was driving a lorry laden with, casks of ale and porter, and…

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Alarming Accident in Newcastle Harbour. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 July 1883 · page 10

This afternoon as the steamer Corinna, Captain Drysdale was leaving for Launceston, via Sydney, with 369 tons of coal on board, she came into violent collision with the powder magazine, near Nobbys, owing to the force of the food…

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Accident to the Steamer Teviotdale. Melbourne

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 28 July 1883 · page 179

Intelligence is to hind that the British-India steamer Teviotdale, bound for Queensland ports, has lost the Wades of her propeller, and is anchored in long, 140 E., lat. 10-32 S., lying in 30 fathoms of water. The…

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[?] Serious Tram Accident

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 July 1883 · page 5

Yesterday afternoon a carter named William Henn, in the employ of the Castlemaine Brewery and Malting Company, Hay-street, and residing at 50 Hanover-street, Waterloo, met with a very…

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Found Drowned. CASINO

Evening News · Monday 30 July 1883 · page 2

The dead body of a man named Harrison, who at one time was a police constable in Lismore, was found in the river on Saturday. It is not known whether he fell in or committed…

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Fatal Accident Through Rough Football. [By Telegraph] Parramatta

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 July 1883 · page 3

A fatal accident occurred here this week to a lad named Earnest Wright, which was caused in a scuffle while playing a game of football. The lad was trampled on and died through, the effects…

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The Australian and Margaret Jane Collision

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 July 1883 · page 3

The collision between the Australian, steamer, and Margaret Jane, schooner, on July 3, in Sydney Harbour, was adjudicated on. After hearing the evidence, the board gave the following decision :—…

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