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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1886

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Railway Accident in South Australia. Five Men Killed. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 April 1886 · page 8

An accident occurred on the Hergott and Strangways railway works last night, resulting in five men being killed, and three wounded, though not seriously. About 8 o'clock, as an engine with 11 trucks…

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Fatal Accident to a Bridal Party

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 April 1886 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--An accident occurred yesterday to a bridal party who were driving to Heidelberg. The horse drawing the carriage containing the…

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Found Drowned

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 April 1886 · page 41

The body of Hormaun Hoppe, alias Henry Harris, was found in the water off Smith's Wharf, Miller's Point, on April 16. It appeared deceased suffered from un injury to his head, and his behavior was…

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Railway Accident in South Australia. Five Men Killed and Three Injured. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 April 1886 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Thursday.--An accident occurred on the Hergott and Strangways railway last night, resulting in live then being killed, and three wounded though not…

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Another Disaster at Lithgow. Five Men Killed and Several Injured

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 24 April 1886 · page 16

NEWS of another catastrophe in the Lithgow Valley Colliery was received in the city early on Monday evening. On Monday morning Mr. T. T. Wilton received a telegram from Mr. Gell at…

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The Tram Accident

Evening News · Saturday 24 April 1886 · page 5

The two sufferers by the collision at the King-street crossing on Thursday afternoon, between a Double Bay omnibus and a Waterloo tram, are progressing favorably in the Sydney Hospital. Mr…

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The Lithgow Colliery Accident. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 April 1886 · page 10

Sir,—Reading your thrilling, and unfortunately too truthfull, account of the late disaster at Lithgow, which must have aroused the sympathy of the whole community towards the poor sufferers and bereaved ones, and thinking…

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The Railway Accident in South Australia. Inquest on the Men Killed. (By Telegraph.) (From Our Own Correspondent.) Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 April 1886 · page 9

An inquest was held yesterday on the bodies of the men who were killed in the accident on the Herzott line. The jury returned the following verdict:— "We are of opinion that the deaths were the…

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Accident to the R.m.s. Valetta. London, April 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 April 1886 · page 9

The P. and O. Company's R.M.S.. Valetta, 4911 tons, while proceeding down the Suez Canal on her outward voyage to Australia, took the ground heavily off Ismailia, and…

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Supposed Cause of the Accident

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1886 · page 852

This afternoon, after the adjournment of the inquest, Mr. Wilton, one of the proprietors of the mine, asked at a meeting of the men whether any would volunteer to go into the mine to-morrow, and take steps to clear it of foul air,…

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Collision Between the Steamers Wentworth and Derwent. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 April 1886 · page 7

A collision occurred this evening between the steamers Derwent and Wentworth. The Derwent was lying at Howard Smith's wharf, and the Wentworth was coming in from the north. In rounding a sharp bend…

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Serious Accident. Gundagai, This Day

Globe · Monday 26 April 1886 · page 5

II. Cassera, the proprietor of a South Gundagai butchery, melt with a serious accident a couple of days ago, about 13 miles from…

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The Fatal Tram Accident. Inquest

Globe · Monday 26 April 1886 · page 4

Mr. Shiell, the City Coroner, held an inquest this morning, at the Soudan Hotel, upon the body of the unfortunate young man, William Passmore, who was killed…

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Fatal Tram Accident. the Inquest

Evening News · Monday 26 April 1886 · page 3

As inquiry was held this morning in the Soudan Hotel before the City Coroner into the circumstances surrounding the death of William James Passmore, who was Trilled on Saturday night some ten minutes…

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Accident to the R.s.m Valetta. London, April 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 April 1886 · page 7

The P. and O. Company's R.M.S. Valetta, 4911 tons, while proceeding down the Suez Canal on her outward voyage to Australia took the ground heavily off Ismailia, and…

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Fatal Tram Accident. a Young Man Killed in Phillip-street

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 April 1886 · page 4

A shocking accident, which resulted in the death of a young man named William James Passmore, occurred on the tramway line in Phillip-street on Saturday night. The deceased, who was 19 years of age, unmarried, left his…

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Fatal Tram Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 April 1886 · page 4

A melancholy fatality occurred at about 10.45 on Saturday night on the tram-line near Bent-street, resulting in the instantaneous death of a young man named William Passmore. The…

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Mysterious Railway Accident. Collapse of Two Engines

Evening News · Tuesday 27 April 1886 · page 3

A disaster which, so far, has been attended with considerable mystery, occurred on the southern line of South Australia on Monday afternoon. The train left Port Victor at 1 p.m., and was due in Adelaide…

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Fatal Accident at Camperdown

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 April 1886 · page 5

The City Coroner held an inquest yesterday at the South Sydney morgue upon the remains of William Sinclair, who was fatally injured on Saturday afternoon by being run over by a…

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Another Railway Accident in South Australia. Miraculous Escape From a Great Catastrophe. the Governor a Mong the Passengers. (By Telegraph)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 April 1886 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Monday.--A serious accident and miraculous escape occurred to a train from the Onkaparinga races this evening about three miles from Balhnnnah station…

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