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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1884

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Found Drowned. PARRAMATTA

Evening News · Wednesday 6 August 1884 · page 4

An inquest was held, in the Parramatra Hospital last evening on the body which was found floating in the river yesterday, and which has been identified as that of George Harp, aged 7[?],…

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Collision Between Two Steamers

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 August 1884 · page 5

London, August 4.--Collision occurred this morning between the steamship Dione, 422 tons, of the Tees Union Steamship Company, and the steamship Camden, owned by Watts,…

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Collision, Between Two Steamers. London, Aug. 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 August 1884 · page 10

A collision occurred this morning between the steamship Dione, 422 tons, of the Tees Union Steamship Company, and the steamship Camden, owned by Watts, Ward, and…

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CABLEGRAMS. Collision in the Thames. 17 Lives Lost. (Reuter's Telegram.)

Evening News · Wednesday 6 August 1884 · page 4

LONDON, August 4.—A collision occurred this morning between the steamship Dione, 422 tons, of he Tees Union Steamship Company, and the steamship Camden, owned by Messrs. Watts,…

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Accident in Newcastle. NEWCASTLE

Evening News · Thursday 7 August 1884 · page 2

John R[?]and William Lestey, labourers, who were working on a building in B[?]-street, were crossing a plank in an upper story, to-day, when the plank broke. Both were pitched…

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Tram Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 August 1884 · page 6

About 11.40 p.m. on Tuesday night, as a married woman named Catherine Bourke, 40 years, residing with her husband in Margaret-street, Redfern, was alighting from tram No.23 from Sydney, on the…

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Serious Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 August 1884 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--At noon to-day two men named William Leslie and John Reece working near the Ice Works, Blane-street, were walking across the ceiling joints when the wood snapped,…

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Railway Fatality at Gunning

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 August 1884 · page 5

Goulburn, Thursday : A man named Brett who had charge of pumps at Fish River, about 26 miles from Goulburn, was accidentally killed t0-day. It appears that he was at Gunning on…

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Fatality Year Gunning. GOULBURN

Evening News · Friday 8 August 1884 · page 2

A fatal accident occurred in Gunning on Tuesday night. A man named Brett tried to jump: off a tender attached to a goods train, which was travelling at the rate of about two miles an hour…

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A Child Drowned. Wagga Wagga

Evening News · Friday 8 August 1884 · page 2

On Monday a girl named Edith Havern, 12 years of age, who resided near Bullenbong, went to a tank about 50 yards from her parents' house to get some water. She dropped the can into the…

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A Searious Accident

Evening News · Friday 8 August 1884 · page 3

On Wednesday last, William Hannan, living at 38, sturt-street, Burwood, was driving along the Parramatta-road opposite tu the University, when he saw the Leichhardt tram approaching. He immediately…

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Train Accident

Evening News · Friday 8 August 1884 · page 2

On Tuesday evening Mrs. Kate Bourke, residing in Margaret-street, Redfarn, was brought to the Prinoe Alfred Hospital by Constable Bolton, and was f and to be Buffering from severe braises on the legs. Mrs…

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Fatal Accident

Evening News · Friday 8 August 1884 · page 3

A sad and fatal accident (our correspondent re ports) occurred at Mimosa Park on Friday night; the 1st August, which has thrown the whole of the inhabitants of Ulladiula into the deepest sorrow…

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News by Telegraph. a Shocking Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 August 1884 · page 5

Newcastle, Thursday.--A shocking accident occurred on the T.S.N. Company's s.s. Corinna at tie Dyke yesterday. A man named Williams fell down the hold and fractured his skull terribly…

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Collision in the Thames

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 August 1884 · page 12

LONDON, August 4.—A collision occurred this morning between the steamship Dione, 422 tons, of the Tees Union Steamship Company, and the steamship Camden, owned by Messrs. Watts,…

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Collision in the Harbour. Two Steamer's Much Injured

Evening News · Monday 11 August 1884 · page 5

A very serious collision, although fortunately unattended with loss of life, occurred at midnight on Saturday off Bradley's Head. It appears that the A.S.N. Co.'s steamship Birksgate, Captain…

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Five Persons Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 August 1884 · page 4

Whilstwo boys, named Davidson, aged 11 years, and M'Kinlay aged 14, were amusing themselves on a raft in a clay-hols at Glasgow, one of the planks separated, and both boys were thrown into the water. A [?]man on the adjoining…

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Collision in George-street

Evening News · Monday 11 August 1884 · page 4

At about 8 o'clock last night some little commotion was caused in George-street through the collision of two cabs. It was found that one of the drivers was in a state of intoxication at the time,…

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Collision off Bradley's Head

Evening News · Monday 11 August 1884 · page 4

A seaman named Edward Leonard was admitted to the accident ward of the Sydney Hospital, abant 2 a.m. yesterday morning, suffering from severe injuries to his foot, He was sleeping in his bunk…

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Serious Collision in the Harbour

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 August 1884 · page 5

A serious collision, which though causing great damage to ship property was fortunately unattended with any fatal results, occurred in the harbour about midnight on Saturday between the…

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