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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1885

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Fatal Boat Accident at Newcastle. Newcastle

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 May 1885 · page 917

Yesterday afternoon, H. Robertson, engineer at J. and A. Brown's workshop, Hexbam; Thomas Sims, a fitter; and Christopher M'Millan, labourer, lately landlord of the Brisbane Inn. corner of Kent and Druitt streets, Sydney,…

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Found Drowned

Evening News · Monday 4 May 1885 · page 6

An inquest was held on Saturday, in the Soudan Hotel, Circular Quay, on the body of a man named John Shelley, who was found drowned in the harbor on Friday. From the evidence it appeared that on…

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Found Injured

Evening News · Monday 4 May 1885 · page 4

A man named John Crimans, 40 years siding at 153, Crown-street, Ultimo, and described as a vanman, was removed to the Sydney Hospital on Saturday afternoon by COnstable Holwell, who said…

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Drowned in the Harbour

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 May 1885 · page 4

An inquest was held by Mr Shiell, the City Coroner, on Saturday, at the Soudan Hotel, Lower George-street, on the body of the man John Shelley, who was drowned from off the Lane…

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Serious Accident

Evening News · Monday 4 May 1885 · page 5

A youth, named John Ryan, residing at 19, Judge-street, Wolloomooloo, was conveyed to the Sydney Hospital at a quarter-past 11 o'clock on Saturday night, suffering from a fracture of the left leg and a…

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Serious Buggy Accident. QUEANBEYAN

Evening News · Monday 4 May 1885 · page 6

Three ladies, Miss Salway, Miss Rowley, and Miss Maud Russell, were driving at about noon to-day, in a buggy, when they were thrown out while the horse was bolting down a, steep hill between…

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Accident from Fireworks

Evening News · Monday 4 May 1885 · page 5

An accident of a somewhat serious character happened in Ashfield on Saturday. It appears that a boy named William Robert Turner, who is 9 years old, and resides at 53, Rosebud-terrace, Paddington, was…

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Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 May 1885 · page 5

A serious accident happened to a boy named William Robert Turner at Ashfield, on Saturday. The lad who is nine years old, and resides at 53 [?]ebud-terrace, Paddington, was paying a visit to…

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Fatality to a Diver

Evening News · Tuesday 5 May 1885 · page 6

A man named Richard Maynard, a diver, about 36 years of age, was conveyed to the Sydney Hospital at 12.35 p.m. on Monday, Buffering from the effects of suffocation by submersion. The unfortunate man…

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Mining Accident at Sandhurst. [?]Wo Men Injured. Melbourne

Evening News · Tuesday 5 May 1885 · page 4

Two men named respectively James Crossley and Alfred Trevarrow were engaged[?]in driving a crosscut at the 380ftz level in the Specimen Hill mine near Sandhurst. While driving this the[?]…

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Accident at Ryde. PARRAMATTA

Evening News · Tuesday 5 May 1885 · page 4

A young man named Chas. Scott, employed at the works on the railway line at Ryde, was admitted into the Parramatta Hospital last night, suffering from a crushed foot, caused by a ballast…

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Fatal Buggy Accident. QU[?]

Evening News · Tuesday 5 May 1885 · page 6

One of the three ladies, Miss Balmy, who was thrown front a buggy on Saturday, never recovered consci[?]ness. She died the same night Her remains are being taken to Bungendore…

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Accident to a Charwoman

Evening News · Tuesday 5 May 1885 · page 6

A char[?]man named Theresa Series was conveyed to the Sydney Hospital on Monday, suffering from a fracture of the left arm and am injury to the left thigh. From a statement which the patient made. it…

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Fatal Tram Accident

Evening News · Tuesday 5 May 1885 · page 5
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A Woman named Sarah Weir, about forty-five years of age, was leaving a tramcar, near Charing Cross, Waverley, on Sunday night, when she fell headforemost. The unfortunate woman was picked up…

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Fatal Accident to a Diver

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 May 1885 · page 5

Richard Maynard, a diver employed at the Circular Quay searching for some cargo which had fallen overboard from the schooner Heath, met with an untimely end yesterday. About noon a…

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Tram Fatality

Evening News · Wednesday 6 May 1885 · page 6

An inquest ma held Tuesday in the Charing Cross Hotel, Waverley, by the City Coroner, concerning the death of a woman named Sarah Weir, who expired on Monday from the effects of injuries received…

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Dray Accident in Singleton. SINGLETON

Evening News · Wednesday 6 May 1885 · page 6

Two horses attached to a dray owned by Mr. [?]ston, of Clydesdale, fell over the low level [?]age across the Hunter River last evening. One horse was killed. The other horse and the driver…

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Singular Fatality

Evening News · Thursday 7 May 1885 · page 4

William Wilson, baker, Kennsoway (Scotland), had one of his fingers injured in a bank office in Leven by the door having been shut upon it. Alarming symptoms set in, and he was conveyed to the Edinburgh…

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Steamboat Collision. [By Telegraph.]

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 May 1885 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--The captain of the steamer Tenterden, which arrived here to- day, reports that a collision took place between that vessel, during her passage from Sydney to New…

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