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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1885

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Accident to Mr. Brunker

Evening News · Tuesday 11 August 1885 · page 4

A serious accident happened to Mr. Jas. Brunker, M.L.A., in Maitland, on Monday morning. It appears that he was busy at the Campbell's Hill sale yards, on horseback, yarding cattle, when a bullock, in a…

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Railway Accident

Evening News · Tuesday 11 August 1885 · page 5

A railway accident occurred at the Rooty Hill railway station on Monday evening, when two goods trains collided. The mail train was delayed at Black-town for four hours in consequence of the collision…

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Found Drowned

Evening News · Wednesday 12 August 1885 · page 7

On Tuesday the dead body of a man named Charles Woods, lately residing at 109, Harrinpton-street, was found floating in the water at Town's Wharf, Miller's Point, by Thomas Snowden, engineer, of the steam…

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Coroner's Inquest. Supposed Drowning

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 August 1885 · page 6

An inquest was initiated by Mr. Shiell, the City Coroner, yesterday, at the Soudan Hotel, Lower George-street, touching the death of a seaman named Charles Wood. Deceased was…

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Collision in the Harbor

Evening News · Wednesday 12 August 1885 · page 5

Yesterday afternoon a man named Thomas Fish was working off George's Head in a whaleboat when an iron punt collided with his boat and he got jammed between the two. He was so much hurt…

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The S.s. Buninyong in a Collision. [By Telegraph.]

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 August 1885 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--Whilst the steamer Buninyong was entering the port at 8.15 last night, she collided with the lightship, striking her 10ft. on the starboard quarter to within a…

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Collision in Newcastle Harbour. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 August 1885 · page 10

The steamer Buninyong, while entering the port last night, came into collision with the lightship. Captain Stanford, of the Buninyong, reports that he came in by the usual route, but on account of the strong spring tide the…

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The Rooty Hill Railway Collision. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penrith

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 August 1885 · page 10

The causes which led to the railway collision reported in my telegram of yesterday are as follows:—The goods train which left Penrith at about a quarter to 5 o'clock was delayed some considerable time on the road…

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The Fatal Tram Accident at Parramatta

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 August 1885 · page 3

An inquest was held on Monday at the Parramatta Hospital, before Mr. J. E. Bowmen, on the body of Sarah Thomas, who met her death on Saturday by the tram running over her…

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Railway Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 August 1885 · page 5

BATHURST, Tuesday.--The mail train which was due here at 3.25 a.m. to-day did not arrive till 8.35, five hours behind time. The delay was caused through an accident…

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The Tramway Accident. the Inquest

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 12 August 1885 · page 2

AN inquest was held by the District Coroner, Mr. J. E. Bowden, at the Parramatta District Hospital, on Monday last, on the body of Sarah Thomas, or Toms, who was killed on Saturday…

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Found Drowned

Evening News · Thursday 13 August 1885 · page 4

To-day the City Coroner resumed the adjourned inquest on the body of Charles Wood, who was picked up in Darling Harbor, on Monday night. The additional evidence adduced threw no light upon the…

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Alleged Attempt to Harder by Drowning

Evening News · Thursday 13 August 1885 · page 3

Arthur Curran and John Moore, Woolloomooloo residents, were charged in the Water Police Court, Wednesday, with having attempted to drown James Greenwood, with intent to murder him, on July 15…

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Alleged Attempt to Murder by Drowning

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 August 1885 · page 7

Arthur Curran and John Moore were arraigned at the Water Police Court, before Mr. Yates, S.M., yesterday, on a charge of attempting to drown one James Greenwood with intent to…

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The Newcastle Collision. [By Telegraph.]

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 August 1885 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--The Marine Board inquiry into the recent collision of the steamer Buninyong with the lightship was held to-day. The only witness examined was…

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"Looking for Gaulburn-st." Narrow Escape From Drowning

Evening News · Thursday 13 August 1885 · page 3

On Saturday, at about 2 a.m., Special-constable Young berg, who was on duty at the North Shore Ferry Company's house, Circular Quay, heard cries coming from the direction of the water. He at once…

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Accident in King-street

Evening News · Thursday 13 August 1885 · page 6

Shortly after noon yesterday, as a horse attached to a dray laden with stone was proceeding along King-street, one of the stones, weighing several hundred-weight, fell off, and striking the horse broke one of…

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Street Fatality

Evening News · Friday 14 August 1885 · page 6

John Craig, a carter, died in the Sydney Hospital on Thursday from the effects of injuries received on Monday last. On that day the deceased, who resides at No. 3, Duncan-street, was run over in the…

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Two Boys Drowned. NEWCASTLE

Evening News · Friday 14 August 1885 · page 6

A sad case of drowning was reported to-day from Islington, a couple of miles from town. It appears that on Wednesday morning two children named Arthur and Bertie, respectively 8 and 4…

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A Complication of Accidents. BRISBANE

Evening News · Friday 14 August 1885 · page 6

On Wednesday afternoon a cart containing biscuit tins was standing in Queen-street, when by some means some tins fell to the ground and startled the horse attached to the cart…

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