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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1889

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Found Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1889 · page 3

On Sunday last Mr. J. E. Bowden, the Parramatta district coroner, held an inquest of the parramatta District Hospital, on the body of a man, name then unknown, who was found on Sunday morning in a…

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Drowned in the Snowy River

The Australian Star · Tuesday 1 January 1889 · page 5

COOMA, This Day.--A sad case of drowning occurred in the Snowy River yesterday to a young man named Bottom, who attempted to cross the river in a boat…

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Found Drowned in a Waterhole

Evening News · Tuesday 1 January 1889 · page 6

PARRAMATTA, Monday.-A body was found drowned in a waterhole at Pennant-street on Sunday morning by a man named Manney. It has been removed to the mortuary hospital. Mr…

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News by Telegraph. a Young Man Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 January 1889 · page 5

COOMA, Monday.--A young man named Bottom was drowned yesterday in attempting to cross the Snowy River in a boat. The river is swollen and is running rapidly stud the boat…

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Recent Mining Accident. a Body Recovered

Evening News · Tuesday 1 January 1889 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.-This morning the body of Richard Grace, one of the victims of the Shaw's. Reef mining accident at Maryborough, was recovered at the 325ft level. The body had been…

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A Fatal Accident

Evening News · Tuesday 1 January 1889 · page 5

BROKEN HILI, Tuesday.-A fatal accident be[?]fel a young man named Edward Cosgrove at the Proprietary Mine yesterday. He fell down the shoot, a distance of 25ft, landing on his bead…

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Fatal Bussy Accident

Evening News · Tuesday 1 January 1889 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.-A fatal buggy accident happened to Mr. and Mrs. Keogh while driving at St. Kilda yesterday. The horse bolted and the occupants of the buggy were thrown out. Mr…

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A Fatal Accident

Evening News · Tuesday 1 January 1889 · page 6

BROKEN HILL, Saturday.-A water-carter named Daniel Corry met with a fatal accident on Friday. He was driving three horses attached to a dray when he noticed the winkers had come…

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A Chapter of Accidents

Evening News · Tuesday 1 January 1889 · page 6

MUDGEE, Saturday.-During the Christmas week several accidents have happened. A young man named Charles Payne, married, and employed as a ganger over a party of fettlers on the…

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A Painful Accident

Evening News · Tuesday 1 January 1889 · page 6
Also in The Australian Star

PENRITH, Monday.-A very painful accident occurred on the Nepean Bridge on Saturday night last to W. Ernest Fulton, son of one of the leading townsmen, and brother to Messrs. W. and E…

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A Dangerous Accident

The Australian Star · Tuesday 1 January 1889 · page 7

A LABOURER named Patrick Francis Dee, 42 years of age, residing at Regent-street, Enmore, was admitted to the Sydney Hospital, last night, suffering from a…

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Fatal Accident near Albury

The Australian Star · Tuesday 1 January 1889 · page 5

ALBURY, This Day.--A cab accident, resulting in the death of an old woman named Bridget Hackett, happened on the Wodonga-road yesterday. The horses…

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Fatal Cab Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 January 1889 · page 5

ALBUUY, Monday.--Another fatal accident--the third during the past week--happened on the Wodonga-road to-day, by which an old woman named Bridget Hackett lost her life…

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Another Fatal Gun Accident. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 January 1889 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--On Saturday last a young man named W. Day accidentally shot himself at Stockton. He wan in the act of reaching for a gun who[?] it went off, the…

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Fatal Gun Accident at Newcastle. [By Telegraph. (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1889 · page 5

A fatal accident was reportad from Stockton an Saturday night. A young man named William Day, emplayed as a water-buler at the Stockton Coltiery, went into his bedroom for a gun, with the intention of…

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Serious Accident at a Picnic. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1889 · page 5

The employees of Marshall and Co. drapers, held a pionic to-day at Cla[?]don which promised to be a grant success but it ended in a serious accident About two-thirds of the hands or 250,…

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The Mining Accident in Victoria. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1889 · page 5

This morning the body of Richard Grace, one of the victims of the Shaw's Roof mining accident at Maryborough was recovered at the 325ft. level. The body had been hold fast by centrepieces…

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A Sad Drowning Case

The Australian Star · Wednesday 2 January 1889 · page 7

A Boy named William Button, aged 13 years, residing at No. 3 Experiment-lane, Pyrmont, was drowned whilst bathing in a waterhole at Saunders' Quarry, near…

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Sad Case of Drowning

The Australian Star · Wednesday 2 January 1889 · page 5

BRAIDWOOD, This Day.-- James Green, a youth 17 years of age, in attempting to save his brother, who was bathing, and had gone under twice, lost his own life…

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