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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1885

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The Bondi Fatality. the Inquest

Evening News · Thursday 1 January 1885 · page 2

A shocking accident is reported to have happened at Bondi on Tuesday. A man named James Malley, 27 years of ago, fell from off the rocks, a distance, of about 30ft. Mr. A. P. Sutton, residing in…

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Fatal Yachting Accident. Singular Discovery of Remains. a Monster Shark

Evening News · Thursday 1 January 1885 · page 3

Further traces have been found of the victims of the fatal yachting accident which occurred on the eastern shore of Port Phillip on Decanter 13 or 14, when the two sons of Mr. H. J. Browne, of East…

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Serious Accident

Evening News · Thursday 1 January 1885 · page 3

A serious accident happened to Mr. Huntingdon, one of the clerks in the Central Police Court. It appears that he returned to his office shortly after 7 o'clock last night, and when he was passing the dome…

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Horrible Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 January 1885 · page 4

A married woman named Isabella Lyons, living at 4 Grosvenor terrace, off Phelps-street, was taken to the Sydney Hospital at 8.30 a.m, yesterday, suffering from a terrible accident which happened…

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Boating Accident. Narrow Escape From Drowning

Evening News · Friday 2 January 1885 · page 2

Thursday afternoon, at 4 o'clock, a 16ft centreboard boat, called the Sophia, manned by four young men, capsized off Cremorne. The men were in the water some considerable time before they were rescued by…

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Sad Bathing Fatality

Evening News · Friday 2 January 1885 · page 2

A sad bribing fatality occurred at about noon yesterday at Bronte, near Warverley A young man named Peter Hogan 23 years of age while bathing got out of his depth and was drownd before any…

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English Items. Accident to Mr. George Darrell

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 January 1885 · page 3

The London correspondent of the "Argus" writes on November 21:--"The friends of Mr George Darrell is Melbourne will regret to bear that the accidental wound he received while…

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Fatality at Randwick

Evening News · Saturday 3 January 1885 · page 5

A fatal accident occurred at Randwick yesterday afternoon. A young man named Thomas Russell, 20 years of age, in the employment of Mr. Thomas Melville, Redfern was driving a horse and cart in…

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Man Drowned at Five Dock

Evening News · Saturday 3 January 1885 · page 3

The City Coroner held an inquest, in the South Sydney Morgue, to-day, into the death of Charles Mackett, otherwise known as Charles Geather, about 25 years of age, a carter in the employment of Mr…

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Serious Accident

Evening News · Saturday 3 January 1885 · page 3

A young man, whose name is unknown, was [?] to the Sydney Hospital to-day by Mr, Moere of Messrs Ma[?] Albury and Co., [?] George-street The [?] was knocked cown by a butcher a cart…

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Terrible Railway Accident in Germany

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1885 · page 36

A collison occurred between two trains near the H[?] Station. Twelve passengers were killed and 20 were injured, some dangerously. The collison was between a passenger train coming from Bebrs and a goods train; and, [?]…

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Fatal Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 January 1885 · page 5

Thomas Russell, a young man 20 years old, in the employ of Mr Thomas Melville, Redfern, was killed yesterday afternoon in Albion-street, Randwick. He was driving a horse with a cart fall of…

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Painful Accident

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 January 1885 · page 14

A serious accident happened to Mr. Huntingdon, tone of the clerks in the Central Police Court. It appears that he returned to his office shortly after 7 on Wednesday night, and when he was passing the dome…

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The Randwick Fatality

Evening News · Monday 5 January 1885 · page 3

The city coroner held an inquiry, Saturday, in the South Sydney morgue, relative to the death of the man Thomas Russell. George Kingston said that on Friday he was driving a horse and cart in…

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Another Tram Fatality

Evening News · Monday 5 January 1885 · page 2

The advantage of having cow-catchers on the tram motors was demonstrated this morning, when a little dog was struck by a Waverley tram in Oxford-street, Paddington. The animal was not cut into sausage…

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A Sad Fatality. BRISBANE

Evening News · Monday 5 January 1885 · page 2

A young man named John Blake, a son of the late Judge Blake, met with his death at noon to-day. He was in company with the steward and chief officer of the Spirit of the Dawn, which is…

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Fatal Collision in the Channel

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 January 1885 · page 7

A portion of the crew of the steamship Magdeburg was landed at Salcombe on November 14. The vessel which is owned by Messrs. Appleby and Co., of West Hartlepool, is a steamship of…

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Man Drowned at Five Dock

Evening News · Monday 5 January 1885 · page 2

The city coroner held an inquest, in the South Sydney morgue, on Saturday, into tho death of Charles Mackett, otherwise known as Charles Gunther, about 25 years of age, a carter in the employment of Mr…

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Serious Accident

Evening News · Monday 5 January 1885 · page 2

A young man, whose name is unknown, was taken to the Sydney Hospital on Saturday by Mr. Moore of Messrs. Mark Albery and Co., 355, George-street. The man was knocked down by a butcher's cart…

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Drowned in the Murray

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 January 1885 · page 4

WESTWORTH, Monday.--A boy named Robertson fell off a steamer into the Murray to-day. His father jumped in after him, and both were drowned, The bodies have not yet been…

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