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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1885

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A Dynamite Accident

Evening News · Monday 22 June 1885 · page 5

Thomas Sheehan, about 40 years of age, a native of Ireland, was admitted into the ophthalmic branch of the Sydney Hospital to-day, suffering from, severe injuries to his eye and face. He was employed in the…

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Serious Accident

Evening News · Monday 22 June 1885 · page 6

Mr. Bundle, of the Crow's Nest, Lane Cove-road, met with a serious accident on Thursday night. He was riding at a fast rate along the Lane Cove-road and collided with the leading horse in an [?]…

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Terrible Colliery Accident

Evening News · Monday 22 June 1885 · page 4

LONDON, June 19.—A terrible accident occurred yesterday in a colliery at Pendlebury, Lancashire. The bodies of twenty-two victims nave already been recovered, but there are still 142 men…

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Cab Accident

Evening News · Monday 22 June 1885 · page 5

Thomas Coogan, a schoolboy, 11 years of age, whose parents reside at 140, Palmer-street, was playing in King-street on Sunday evening, when he was knocked down by a horse which passed over his legs…

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Terrible Colliery Accident. 164 Victims. [Reuter's Message.]

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 June 1885 · page 5

London, June 19.--A terrible accident occurred yesterday at a colliery at Pe[?]dlebury, Lancashire. The bodies of 22 victims have already been recovered, but there are still 14[?] men and boys…

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News by Telegraph. Peculiar Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 June 1885 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--This afternoon in accident of a peculiar nature occurred at the Market Wharf. A locomotive with a number of tracks blocked the passenger and vehicular traffic for…

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A Sad Accidental Death

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 June 1885 · page 6

Early on the morning of Thursday, the 11th instant, while Mrs Pirle, wife of the respected senior-sergeant of police of that name, was preparing breakfast at their house, 46…

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Terrible Colliery 'Accident in Lancashire. London, June 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 June 1885 · page 8

A terrible accident occurred yesterday in a colliery at Pendleburg, Lancashire. The bodies of 22 victims have already been recovered, but there are still 142 men and…

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Rescue From Drowning

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 June 1885 · page 5

A resident of Balmain informs us of a rescue from drowning on Friday afternoon just at the turn of the tide. It appears that Mrs O[?]c[?] Hughan, who occupies the of Mr Hissmelhoch's cottages on the…

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Drowned in a Waterhole

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 June 1885 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.--A boy aged 10, son of Mr P. Collins, of Spring Mount Cresvick, was accidentally drowned to-day through falling on o[?] a waterhole…

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The Tram Fatality. the Coroner's Inquest

Evening News · Tuesday 23 June 1885 · page 6

The City Coroner held an inquest, Monday, in Assembly Hotel, corner of Phillip and Hunter streets, on the body of the man Frederick Hemmings, who died in the Sydney Hospital, at a few minutes past…

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Accident to a Fireman

Evening News · Tuesday 23 June 1885 · page 3

A member of the Sorry Halls Volunteer Fire Brigade, name George Digby, 19 years of age, was run over by a fire-engine on Monday evening. Digby was assisting to drag the engine down Oxford-street…

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Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 June 1885 · page 8

A labourer named W. Williams, 30 years old, residing at a camp near No. 1 Tunnel of the Northern Railway, was admitted at the Sydney Hospital at 6.45 p.m. yesterday, suffering from a…

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Coroner's Inquest. Fatal Tram Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 June 1885 · page 6

Yesterday, the City Coroner held an inquest upon the body of Frederick Hemming, the unfortunate man who met with injuries on Friday on the Crown street tramline, which caused his death…

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The Cootamundra Railway Accident. Action Against the Government

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 June 1885 · page 6

The further hearing of the action, Adams v. Commissioner for Railways, for damages £1600 through injuries received in the Cootamundra Railway accident, was continued in the Banco…

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Fatal Tram Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 June 1885 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Monday.--A little boy named Ernest Gloson was killed last night by being sun over by a tram in front of the Glenelg railway station, King William-street. The wheels almost…

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Drowned in a Waterhole. MELBOURNE

Evening News · Wednesday 24 June 1885 · page 6

A boy named Collins, with other children, went to gather ice from a waterhole near the Spring Mount school, Creswick, yesterday afternoon, when he fell in. His brother, nine years of age…

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Serious Accident

Evening News · Wednesday 24 June 1885 · page 6

As far as is yet known only one serious casualty has occurred to mar the demonstration. A young man named William Ferrier, 19 years of age, a shopman employed in some place of business…

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The Waverley Tram Accident

Evening News · Wednesday 24 June 1885 · page 5

On the 19th instant, in an account of an accident on the tramway at Charing Cross, it was said that an "attempt to get a cab was made, but a cabman, who was on the stand, refused to take the wounded man."…

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Fatal Drowning Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 June 1885 · page 5

Last evening, at about a quarter past six, two men met with an accident in the harbour and one of them, it is feared, was drowned. Their names were George P. Phegan and Chris Davis, both employed…

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