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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1885

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Accident to Earl Spencer. London, Feb. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 February 1885 · page 8

His Excellency Earl Spencer met with an accident while hunting, and had his collarbone broken…

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Drowning Fatality. ALBURY

Evening News · Tuesday 17 February 1885 · page 6

Another fatality occurred in the Murray at about 2 p.m. on Sunday. Three of the Patrician Brothers, who are connected with the Roman Catholic school, went to bathe in the Murray…

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Sad Bathing Fatality

Evening News · Tuesday 17 February 1885 · page 6

Information was received on Monday regarding a Bad bathing fatality which occurred at Karrarami Point, Waverley, on Sunday evening. It appears that a Mr. J. E. Ryland arrived in the Q.S.S…

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Drowned at Bondi

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 February 1885 · page 4

A man named John Rylands, who arrived from Brisbane in Sunday morning, wont to Bondi during the day to see his brothers. In the afternoon be went for a bathe with one of his brothers,…

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Drowned at Coogee

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 February 1885 · page 3

About 11 a.m. on Sunday, two boys, Wm. Maddingan and another, saw the body of a man [?] in the water near King's Rock, south of Coogee. They informed Constable Musgr[?]ve, who had the…

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Found Drowned at Coogee

Evening News · Tuesday 17 February 1885 · page 6

An inquest was held on Monday in the South Sydey morgue, by Mr. Pinhey, J. P. acing-Coroner, on the body of a man which had not been identified, and which was found floating in Coogee Bay on…

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Found Drowned in Woolloomooloo Bay

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 February 1885 · page 3

On Friday evening at about a quarter-past 9 o'clock Frederick Cleming, on a ship lying at Cowper wharf, Woolloomooloo Bay, heard a splash in the water at the foot of Dowling-street, and at…

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A Boy Drowned. MELBOURNE

Evening News · Tuesday 17 February 1885 · page 6

A boy named Alfred James Doglinson was drowned on Sunday afternoon while he was bath­ing in a waterhole in Victoria Park…

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Painful Accident. MELBOURNE

Evening News · Tuesday 17 February 1885 · page 6

A man named Henry Cadwell met with a pain­ful accident on Saturday. In the course of his work in Messrs. Perkins and Co.'s Brewery, Mary-street, he had to cross a tank by means of a…

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Accident to a Drayman

Evening News · Tuesday 17 February 1885 · page 6

Early Monday morning while a young man named Edward Whiting, a carter, residing in Fairfield-street, Petersham, was backing bis dray into Messrs. Goodlet and Smith's pottery, Surry Hills, the horse stumbled…

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The Late Railway Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 February 1885 · page 5

GOULBURN, Monday.--Barnard is expected to leave the hospital to-night, and proceed to his heme in Victoria. He still suffers, but is loud in praises of the treatment he received while a…

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The Late Accident in George-street. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 February 1885 · page 4

Sir,—Now that the inquest on the unfornute [?] was killed by the [?] of the versadah in George-street's over, will you allow me, as a practical man, to point [?] lact that was not noticed apparently of the [?]…

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A Terrible Fatality. MAITLAND

Evening News · Wednesday 18 February 1885 · page 6

A terrible and fatal accident happened to a young man named Henry Vickery of Fishery Creek, near Maitland by Friday last. It appears that the deceased and a man named Sheeby were…

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Drowned in a Water-hole

Evening News · Wednesday 18 February 1885 · page 4

It has been reported to the City Coroner that the body of a boy, named John Man, 10 years of age, son of Mr. William Man. market gardener. Glenmore-road, was found at about 6.45 p.m., on Tnesday drowned in…

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Accident While Riding. COONAMBLE

Evening News · Wednesday 18 February 1885 · page 6

A young man named Aldernder Cornwell, a trainer in the employment of Mr. Lane, of Youil Station, was riding into town in company with the Dectors Tressider, when he had the…

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Singular Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 February 1885 · page 8

One Martin Brisbane, a miner, residing in the Farmers' Home Hotel, George-street, met with a serious accident yesterday. While under the influence of drink he walked out of a bedroom…

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Rescued From Drowning

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 February 1885 · page 8

A young woman named Nellie Craw ford was on Tuesday eight rescued from drowning just beneath Pyrmont Bridge. Fortunately several persons were crossing the bridge at the time, She wasin…

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Drowning of a Boy

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 February 1885 · page 4

A little boy named John Man, son of Mr W. Man, market gardiner, was found drowned in a water-hole in a Chinaman's garden at Rushcutter's Bay on Tuesday. Deceased was with a companions…

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Three Children Drowned. BRISBANE

Evening News · Thursday 19 February 1885 · page 6

In Dalby, three children named Annie Hawkes 11, Annie Sweeney 9, aud James Sweeney 7, were drowned on Monday, in a waterhole near the Maida Hill State school…

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A Shooting Accident. BRISBANE

Evening News · Thursday 19 February 1885 · page 6

On Monday in Cairns, a young girl named Cowly was handling a revolver, when it suddenly went off and shot a woman named Mary Hunter. The bullet entered the woman's left breast, and…

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