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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1885

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Fatal 'Bus Accident

Evening News · Saturday 11 April 1885 · page 4

At about 4.20 p.m. on Friday a bus accident, at tended with fatal consequences, occurred in William-street. It appears that a man named John Beauchamp, 54 years of of age, who was standing in…

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A Chapter of Accidents. NEWCASTLE

Evening News · Saturday 11 April 1885 · page 6

A son of Mr. Edward Healy, 11 years old, was thrown from a horse in Cooranbong, and seriously injured. He was kicked in the face, and his left thigh, broken, but he is progressing favorably…

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Accident

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 11 April 1885 · page 3

Last Tuesday afternoon a man named William George Thomas accidentally tumbled on of a cart whilst driving along the Parramatta-road, near Leichbardt, and the wheel of the…

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News by Telegraph. Fatal Gun Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 April 1885 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Friday.--A Fatal gun accident occurred at Clunes to day. John and Henry Symons, sons of Mr D. Symons of the Cattle Market Hotel, Clunes, ware going out shooting, when John,…

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Coroner’s Inquest. Fatal Bathing Accident at Rookwood

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 11 April 1885 · page 3

MR. J. E. BOWDEN, District Coroner, held an inquest at Brixton, near Rookwood, on Tuesday last, on the body of Samuel George Beckett…

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Serious Accident

Evening News · Monday 13 April 1885 · page 3

A man named Isaac Bilborough, 35 years of age, described as a laborer, end residing in Balmain was conveyed to the Sydney Hospital at about 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon, suffering from injuries accidently…

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Fatal Gun Accident in Young. a Boy Mounded. Young

Evening News · Monday 13 April 1885 · page 4

A sad fatal gun accident occurred here on Saturday. Two sons of Mr. Bell, manager of the Bank of New South Wales, were out shooting when the younger, Reginald, unfortunately got…

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Accidental Death

Evening News · Monday 13 April 1885 · page 4

An inquest was held this morning in the South Sydney Morgue by Mr. Shiell city coroner, into the circumstances connected with the death of a man named John Beauchamp, who was killed on…

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Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 April 1885 · page 5

George King, an elderly man, 50 years of age, by trade a baker, and residing at Clerk-street, Woolwich, was crossing from Gladesvlile to Woolwich, about 8.30 p.m. on Saturday, when he fell…

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Fatal Gun Accident at Young. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Young

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 April 1885 · page 5

A fatal accident occurred bore this morning, by which a little boy named Reginald Harry Russell Bell, son of Mr. Sydney Bell, manager of the local branch of the Bank of New South Wales, lost his life at the hand of his brother…

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Accidents at Dubbo. [By Telegraph.]

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 April 1885 · page 5

DUBBO, Monday.--A serious accident happened yesterday afternoon to Mr C. H. Battye, better known as Bertie Battye, Forbes, who has only recently been appointed assistant-inspector…

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Collision in the Harbour

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 April 1885 · page 4

A desire fog prevailed in the harbour yesterday morning, and caused considerable delay to the shipping, both inward and outward bound. Only one accident occurred, the North Shore Ferry…

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Fatality near Brisbane. BRISBANE

Evening News · Wednesday 15 April 1885 · page 3

A melancholy accident happened on Sunday evening to a young man, 22 years of age, named Harry Falkiner, who had been employed for Borne time by Messrs. A. Shaw and Co. Falkiner had received orders to go north, and on…

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A Series of Accidents. One Fatal. Dubbo

Evening News · Wednesday 15 April 1885 · page 5

Two accidents happened last Saturday. One resulted fatally to a lad of fourteen years employed on Mr. T. H. Barton's farm, near Dubbo, and who only a few months ago was taken from the Vernon by…

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An Injured Jockey. Parkes

Evening News · Thursday 16 April 1885 · page 5

Stone, the jockey, who had both arms broken by the full in the race for the Cup, is improving…

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Fatality in Bligh-street. Fall of a Scaffold. a Plumber Killed

Evening News · Thursday 16 April 1885 · page 6

A portion of a scaffolding on a building which is in the course of erection in Bligh-street, next to the Turkish Baths, gave way on Wednesday afternoon, and precipitated two men on to…

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Serious Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 April 1885 · page 5

Alexander Anderson, 37, a labo[?]rer, working on the 10th section, Sydney Waterworks (Blunt's contract), was engaged with others on Tuesday afternoon in fel[?]ing trees and grubbing stamps…

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The Bligh-street Fatality. the Inquest

Evening News · Friday 17 April 1885 · page 6

An inquest was begun on Thursday, in the New Assembly Hotel, by the City Coroner, into the circumstances surrounding the death of a man named Ernest Druitt, whodied in the Sydney Hospital from…

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Fatal Result of an Accident

Evening News · Friday 17 April 1885 · page 3

It has been reported to the City Coroner that a man named Alexander Anderson, who had recently been employed at No. 10 section of the Sydney waterworks, near Liverpool, and who was admitted to the…

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Fatal Accident

Evening News · Friday 17 April 1885 · page 4

An inquest was held by the City Coroner in the New Assembly Hotel to-day, on the body of a man named Alexander Anderson, who died on Thursday morning in the Sydney Hospital, from the effects of…

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