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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1887

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The Hawkesbury Railway Accident. the Inquest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 June 1887 · page 4

The inquest on the body of William Henry Hankin, who died of injuries received in connection with the railway disaster at the Hawkesbury on the 21st instant, was resumed yesterday morning at the Darlinghurst Courthouse…

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Accident to the Steamer Nemesis. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 June 1887 · page 8

At half-past 9 yesterday morning, while the steamer Nemesis was off Bulli, two bolts of the after coupling of the shaft broke. The steamer Lindus, belonging to the same company. Happened to be close eastern, and came up and…

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The Hawkesbury Railway Accident. the Inquest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 June 1887 · page 6

The inquest on the body of William Henry Hankin, who died of injuries received in connection with the railway disaster at the Hawkesbury on the 21st instant, was resumed yesterday morning at the Darlinghurst Courthouse…

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The Peat's Ferry Railway Accident. Continuation of the Inquest. Some Important Evidence About the Brake

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 June 1887 · page 5

The inquest was resumed by the City Coroner yesterday morning at the Darlinghurst Courthouse. Mr. F. E. Rogers, instructed by the Crown…

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Shocking Accident Near Mudgee

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 June 1887 · page 5

Mudgee, Tuesday. -- A terrible accident befell a man named Michael O'Brien at Iron barks this morning. It seems he was out shooting, and having shot a hare had to cross a…

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The Railway Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 June 1887 · page 4

In the inquiry being conducted by the City Coroner into the Hawkesbury railway accident, the examination of two witnesses yesterday took up the whole day. The evidence of the…

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The Railway Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 June 1887 · page 4

The inquiry by the City Coroner into the above was continued at Darlinghurst yesterday. When some further evidence was given relating to the brakes and to the condition of…

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The Peat's Ferry Railway Accident. Continuation of the Inquest. Further Evidence About the Brakes. the Hornsby Station-master's Account

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 June 1887 · page 3

The inquest was resumed by the City Coroner yesterday morning at the Darlinghurst Courthouse. Mr. F. E. Rogers, instructed by the Crown…

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Accident in the Mount Keira Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 June 1887 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Wednesday.--A serious accident [?] a young man named Joseph Shipp on the Mount Keria railway line yesterday afternoon. He was proceeding homewards on…

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The Hawkesbury Railway Accident. the Inquest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 June 1887 · page 4

The inquest on the body of William Henry Hankin, who died of injuries received in connection with the railway disaster at the Hawkesbury on the 21st instant, was resumed yesterday morning at the Darlinghurst Courthouse…

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A Chapter of Accidents

Evening News · Friday 1 July 1887 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Friday.—A series of accidents has occurred here during the past few days. On Tuesday, at Mount Keira, a young man named Shipp had his foot crashed in such a…

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The Peat's Ferry Railway Accident. Continuation of the Inquest. More Evidence About the Brake. the Peat's Ferry Station-master's Evidence

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 July 1887 · page 3

The inquest was resumed by the City Coroner yesterday morning at the Darlinghurst Court-house. Mr. F. E. Rogers, instructed by the Crown…

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The Railway Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 July 1887 · page 4

The inquest by the City Coroner was contained at the Darlinghurst Court House yesterday. when considerable progress was made. The examination of the acting…

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The Wkesbury Railway Accident. the Inquest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 July 1887 · page 4

The inquest the body of William Henry Hankin, who died of injurie lived in connection with the railway disaster at the Hasbury on the 21st instant, was resmued yesterday morning the Darlinghurst Courthouse…

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Railway Accident in Victoria. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne, Friday Morning

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 July 1887 · page 8

It is just reportad from Stawell that the express train from Melbourne to Adelaide ran off the line, but no particulars are yet to hand. LATER…

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Collision at Sea

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 July 1887 · page 7

We have had a very close escape from an awful ocean disaster. The Celtic, westward bound, in a fog, about 300 miles from New York, ran into the eastward bound Britannic, of the same (White Star) line,…

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The Peat's Ferry Railway Accident

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 July 1887 · page 9

WE stated in our report last week that one of the patients, Eliza Hunter, was in a very low state. One of her legs, which had been fearfully smashed, was amputated, but she sank gradually…

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The Railway Accident at Peat's Ferry

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 July 1887 · page 25

Our readers have already been made aware, by our report of last week, that on the day on which everyone was taking part in the Jubilee rejoicings, on the 21st ultimo, a very sad and terrible accident occurred on the railway, near…

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The Railway Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 July 1887 · page 5

At the inquest yesterday some important statements were made about the state of the brakes on the tram just after the accident. The surmises of which the evidence before taken…

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Railway Accident in Victoria. the Melbourne-adelaide Express Detained. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 July 1887 · page 5

Adelaide, Friday.--The express train from Melbourne, which had amongst its passengers the Governor of Victoria, Lady Loch and the two Misses Loch arrived at Adelaide half an…

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