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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1888

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Accident to the Sydney Express

The Australian Star · Wednesday 11 April 1888 · page 8

MELBOURNE, This Day.--The Sydney express at 5.50 this morning, while nearing Wodonga yard, came into violent collision with three trucks, [?] them and…

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Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 April 1888 · page 6

Ernest Sound, a mail-boy, residing at Rosestreet, Darlington, was harnessing a horse at the Post-office yesterday, when the animal kicked him in the abdomen. He was taken…

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Railway Accident at Wodonga. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 April 1888 · page 10

An accident, fortunately unattended with any serious consequences, happened this morning near the Wodonga railway station. It appears that the entire staff of the Wodonga station had been very busy preparing for…

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Railway Collision in Western Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 April 1888 · page 7

A rather alarming collision occurred on the Eastern Railway, yesterday. A train was waiting at Claremont till the express from Fremantle passed, with a number of passengers aboard. The guard of the express noticed…

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Coroner's Inquests. Fatal Tram Accident at Camperdown

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 April 1888 · page 4

The City Coronor, Mr. H. Shiell, J.P., held an inquest yesterday at the Prince Alfred Hospital touching the death of a man named John James Sherbin, of independent means, who was fatally injured by a…

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Boat Accident on the Bellinger Bar. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Fernmount

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 April 1888 · page 7

An accident occurred yesterday evening at the Bellinger bar. A large boat left at Nambucca Heads by the men who escaped from the J. T. Berry was purchased by William Hicks, who, together with two men named S. O…

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Western Australia. Railway Accident

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 April 1888 · page 5

PERTH, Wednesday.--The first collision on the Western Australian railway lines occurred yesterday. The accident took place at Claremont, on the eastern…

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Fatal Tram Accident at Camperdown

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 April 1888 · page 6

MR. SHIKLL, City Coroner, held an inquest to-day at the Prince Alfred Hospital, on the body of John James Sherbin, aged 53 years, who died in the…

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Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 April 1888 · page 4

Yesterday Frederick John Kent (23) was knocked down by a cab in Regent-street, Redfern, and the wheal passed over his side and leg. Kent was taken to the Prince Alfred…

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Inquests. Fatal Tram Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 April 1888 · page 3

The City Coroner held an inquest at the Prince Alfred Hospital yesterday on the remains of a man named John James Shirbin, aged 53, who was killed by a tram in George-street…

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Fatal Colliery Accident. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 April 1888 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.—A sinker named John Mansfield was killed in the shaft on the Northumberland Coal Company's estate, at Fassifern last evening. A large stone…

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Fatal Accident Near Dubbo

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 April 1888 · page 5

DUMBO, Wednesday.—An accident happened on Monday to a young man named James Tattersail as Tomingley, near Dubbo, which terminated fatally. It appears that he was riding…

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Shooting Fatality

The Australian Star · Friday 13 April 1888 · page 5

TERARA, This Day. --A young man named Wm. Gollan was accidentally shot with a gun at Terara on March 16. He died last night in the Kiama hospital…

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Railway Collision

The Australian Star · Friday 13 April 1888 · page 4

OUR correspondent at Yerong Creek writes:--An accident happened at the railway station on Saturday, which will not be mentioned in any papers,…

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Collision in the Harbor

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 April 1888 · page 5

A collision occurred in the harbor early yesterday morning between the steam colliers Dingadee and Woonona, the former outward bound for Port Kembla in ballast and the…

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Collision in the Harbour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 April 1888 · page 8

A collision, which luckily was not of a very serious character took place at a quarter to 1 o'clock yesterday morning [?] vicinity of Fort Denison between the steamer Diagrade, of[?] A.U. S. N. Company, and the steam collier Woonona, be[?]…

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The Railway Collision at Wodonga. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 April 1888 · page 8

Mr. Syder, of the Victorian Railway Department, reached Wodonga on Wednesday evening, for the purpose of holding an official inquiry into the circumstances of the late railway accident. The inquiry was held to-day, but…

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A Horrible Accident

The Australian Star · Friday 13 April 1888 · page 8

MELBOURNE, This Day.--A serious accident occurred on a farm at Bald Hills, near Creswick, on Tuesday. A lad named Thomas Bunce, 16 years of age, was…

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Fatal Accident at Redfern. a Young Woman Burnt

The Australian Star · Friday 13 April 1888 · page 8

A YOUNG woman, named Rose luness, aged 20 years, unmarried, and living with a family named Keegan, in Marion-street, Redfren, died in the Prince Alfred…

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Railway Accident Award

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 April 1888 · page 5

MELBOURNE Thursday.—The action brought by William Henry Tucker, bookmaker, Brunswick, to recover £2000 damage from the railway commissioners for injuries received through…

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