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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1888

3,423 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 172

Fatal Accident at Balmain

The Australian Star · Thursday 9 February 1888 · page 5

MR. SRIELL, City Coroner, held an inquest yesterday afternoon, at Balmain, on the body of a child named Albert M'Kee, aged two and a half years, who…

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The Fatal Accident at Balmain. Arrest of the Driver

The Australian Star · Thursday 9 February 1888 · page 8

ALEXANDER SAUNDERSON, of Crown-street, whose cart yesterday passed over tho child Alfred M'Kee, at Balmain, killing it, was charged at the Balmain Police Court…

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Accident to a Seaman

The Australian Star · Thursday 9 February 1888 · page 8

AXEL LUNDIN, aged 32 years, a seaman belonging to the s.s. Alhambra, was admitted to the Sydney Hospital to-day suffering from contusion of the cheat…

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Fatal Tram Accident

The Australian Star · Thursday 9 February 1888 · page 5

A LITTLE girl named Elizabeth Catford, aged 10 years, while crossing Parramatta-street about 9 o'clock this morning on a message for her mother, who lives in the…

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A Fatal Street Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 February 1888 · page 5

An inquest was held before the City Coroner yesterday into the circumstances attending the death of a little boy named Albert M'Kee, who on Tuesday last died from the effects of injuries…

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Blasting Accident in a Shaft

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 February 1888 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.—Two men, named John Burke and Watson Hodgson, had a narrow escape from a terrible death in the old water shaft, Minmi. They were engaged cutting a…

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Found Drowned

The Australian Star · Friday 10 February 1888 · page 5

MELBOURNE, This Day.--The body of a young man, apparently about 70, was round to-day floating in the bay, near the Williamstown breakwater. Written in…

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Accidentally Drowned in a Drain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 February 1888 · page 4

An inquest was held by the City Coroner, at the South Sydney morgue yesterday, touching the death of a man named Janies Walpole Wright, 21 years of age, whoso body was discovered in a dram at Botany on Wednesday…

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Collision-in Newcastle Harbour

The Australian Star · Friday 10 February 1888 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, This Day.--The steamer Elingamite, while moving from the dyke to the A.A. Co's. wharf this morning, ran into the brig Fawn and damaged the…

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Drowned in a Drain

The Australian Star · Friday 10 February 1888 · page 6

Mr. Shiell, city coroner, held an inquiry to-day at the South Sydney Morgue, into the circumstances attending the death of James Walpole Wright, aged 21 years,…

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Inquests. Drowned in a Waterdrain

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 February 1888 · page 5

The City Coroner held an inquest at the South Sydney morgue yesterday concerning the death of a man named James Wapole Wright, aged 21, who was found drowned in a…

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Drowned in the MacIntyre River

The Australian Star · Friday 10 February 1888 · page 5

INVERELL, This Day.--A lad named White, the son of a storekeeper here, was drowned yesterday in the River MacIntyre. The circumstances of the case are not yet…

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Collision in the Newcastle Harbor. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 February 1888 · page 5

NEWCASTLE Thursday.—A collision occurred in the harbor early this morning. The steamer, Elingamite whilst being removed from the A. A. Company's Wharf, collided with the brig…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 February 1888 · page 8

Early this morning Messrs. Huddart, Porker, and Co.'s steamship Elingamite collided with the brig Fawn, lying near the hydraulic cranes. The Elingamite was being removed, from the dyke to the A. A. Company's…

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Fatal Accident

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Friday 10 February 1888 · page 5

A fatal accident happened on Tuesday evening to a child named Alfred M'Kee, aged 2 1/2 years, son of Leuis M'Kee of College-street. A spring cart belonging…

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Serious Accident at Oakey Park Colliery, Lithgow

The Australian Star · Friday 10 February 1888 · page 5

Six men were ascending from the pit yesterday, when the bucket struck against a piece of timber. The men were precipitated forty feet,…

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Accident to a Mail Train

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 February 1888 · page 5

GOULBURN", Thursday.—An accident happened to the down mail last night, near Wynella; fortunately unaccompanied by any serious results. The train win running at a…

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COUNTRY. Found Drowned

The Australian Star · Saturday 11 February 1888 · page 5

BATHURST, This Day.--The decomposed lady of man, whose name is unknown, was discovered yesterday afternoon in the River Macquarie An inquest is to be…

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Case of Drowning in the Lachlan

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1888 · page 332

About three weeks ago a report was current in Eugowra that a man had been drowned in the Lachlan. Constable M'Leod proceeded to the place, and found some clothes, but no other trace. He searched for several days, but…

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Team Fatality in George-street

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 February 1888 · page 3

An inquest was held before the City Coroner at the Coroner's Court, King-street, yesterday, into the circumstances attending the death of Elizabeth Ann Catford, aged 10 years and six…

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