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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1888

3,423 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 172

Street Accident in Paddington

The Australian Star · Wednesday 22 February 1888 · page 4

A YOUNG man named, William Bennett, aged 18 years, and living in William-street, Paddington, was admitted to the Sydney Hospital the morning suffering…

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Fatal Accident. Fell Down a Ship's Hold

The Australian Star · Wednesday 22 February 1888 · page 4

ABOUT 9 o'clock last night a Frenchman named Duplay, on board the steamer Ocean Queen, lying at Mort's Slip, Dalmain, fell down the hold and sustained…

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Country. a Painful Accident

The Australian Star · Wednesday 22 February 1888 · page 8

PEAT'S FERRY, This Day.--A very painful accident occurred to a man named Archie M'Murchie, employed by Ryland and Morse at the Hawkesbury bridge…

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Fatal Accident in George-street

The Australian Star · Wednesday 22 February 1888 · page 5

A MAN, at present unknown, fall from his horse in George-street West about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and was removed in an unconscious state to the…

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News by Telegraph. Accident at the Hawkesburt Bridge

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 February 1888 · page 5

PEAT'S FERRY, Tuesday.--A painful accident occurred to a man named Archie M'Murtrie, employed by Ryland and Morse, at the Hawkesbury Bridge yesterday afternoon. While…

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A Fatal Street Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 February 1888 · page 6

The City Coroner began an inquest at the Coroner's Court, King-street, yesterday, concerning the death of a cabman named Charles Goodman, who died in the Sydney Hospital on…

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Drowned in Moore Park

The Australian Star · Thursday 23 February 1888 · page 6

A LAD named James Frederick Ivory, aged 13 years, was drowned yesterday in a pond in the Agricultural Society's Grounds, Moore Park. He was bathing with three…

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Found Drowned at Balmain

The Australian Star · Thursday 23 February 1888 · page 5

THE body of a young girl was found about 7 o'clock this morning floating in the harbour close to the ferry at Balmain. In the pocket of the deceased's dress was…

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Inquests. the Fatal Collision on the Parramatta River

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 February 1888 · page 7

The inquest regarding the circumstances attending the death of two men, named respectively James Poile and Daniel Miller, who, on the occasion of the recent race for the sculling championship of the world were drowned in…

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Railway Collision Near Granville. Nine Trucks and an Engine Smashed

The Australian Star · Thursday 23 February 1888 · page 4

THE newspaper express goods train (5.15) at Granville ran into the ordinary goods train at the Woodville-road crossing, which was shunting on to the loop line…

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The Fatal Collision on the Parramatta River. Verdict of Manslaughter

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 February 1888 · page 3

The inquest on the bodies of the men James Peile and Daniel Miller, who were drowned in the [?] River on the 11th inst. through the colliding of the steamers Undine and Little…

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The Fatal Collision in the Parramatta River. Inquest on Peile and Miller

The Australian Star · Thursday 23 February 1888 · page 8

MR. SHIELL, City Coroner, resumed the inquiry at the Coroner's Court this morning into the circumstances attending the death of James Peile and Daniel…

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Fire in York-street. Narrow Escape of Frazer and Co.'s Warehouses. One Fireman Killed and Another Injured. the Danger of Unguarded Lifts

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 February 1888 · page 5

Messrs. Frazer and Co.'s warehouses, at the corner of York and Barrack street, had a narrow escape from destruction by fire lust night. The first indication of the outbreak was a glare…

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Fire in York Street. a Terrible Accident

The Australian Star · Thursday 23 February 1888 · page 5

THE night-watchman connected with Messrs, Fritter and Co.'s warehouse in York-Street observed the glare of fire Hashing from the windows of an upper…

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Accident

The Australian Star · Thursday 23 February 1888 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, This Day.--On Tuesday night a wharf labourer named Pilfer slipped white at work on the steamer Sydney and broke hla leg near the ankle…

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More Carelessness with Dynamite. A Fatal Accident

The Australian Star · Thursday 23 February 1888 · page 5

CROYDON, This Day.--A serious accident has happened in the Emperor, whereby a man named John Draw had his left hand blown off, and leg badly injured…

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A Chapter of Accidents. Fatalities on the Road

The Australian Star · Thursday 23 February 1888 · page 6

GLEN INNES, This Day.--Mr. John Martin, of Kent Park, met with a severe accident last Sunday on the Newton-Boyd read. His horse shied, throwing him over…

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Fatal Accident in George-street

The Australian Star · Thursday 23 February 1888 · page 6

A MAN, at present unknown, fell from his horse in George-street West about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and was removed in an unconscious state to the…

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Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 February 1888 · page 6

At about 9 p.m. on Tuesday, a Frenchman named Duplay was sitting on the hatchway" the steamship Ocean Queen, lying at the Pa Blip at Mort's Dock, when he overbalanced and…

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The Accident at the Williams-town Butts

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 February 1888 · page 5

Melbourne, Wednesday.—At the inquest to-day on the body of the marker, John James Carter, who was shot dead at the Williamstown butts on Saturday, a verdict of accidental death…

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