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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1890

3,781 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 190

Serious Railway Accident. a Boy's Leg Amputated

The Australian Star · Tuesday 18 February 1890 · page 7

A MARVELLOUS escape from meeting with a terrible death was experienced last evening by a boy named Victor Martin, aged 11, and residing with his parents at…

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Killed in the Street. Fatal Cab Accident

The Australian Star · Tuesday 18 February 1890 · page 2

A FATAL cab accident occurred in King-street last night shortly before 11 o'clock, when a man, at present unknown, was knocked down and killed by a cab. The…

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Accident in a Pit

The Australian Star · Tuesday 18 February 1890 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--A serious accident occurred in the Stockton mine on Saturday to a wheeler named John Adams, residing at Adamstown. After shutting…

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Accident to a Shipwright

The Australian Star · Tuesday 18 February 1890 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--A shipwright named Thos. Taylor met with a serious accident yesterday while engaged in repairing the brig Minora. He was working upon…

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Fatal Cab Accident in King-street

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 February 1890 · page 5

A middle-aged man, whose name has not yet been ascertained, met with a sudden death at about a quarter to 11 o'clock last night at the top of King-street, City. He was in the act of…

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The Fatal Tram Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 February 1890 · page 5

The death of Mabel Lloyd, the little girl who was run over and killed by a tram at Paddington on Saturday morning, formed the subject of an inquest yesterday before the City Coroner at…

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The King-street Cab Fatality. Verdict of Accidental Death

The Australian Star · Wednesday 19 February 1890 · page 6

THE death of Edward Quinlan, who was killed on Monday night through being run over by a cub in King-street, formed the subject of an inquest held at the Coroner's…

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Accidents and Offences

Evening News · Wednesday 19 February 1890 · page 6

The police arrested John Noey, at Narrabri on Monday, for protection. He is known as "the Chinese doctor" and was found wandering into the river in a state of nudity…

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Casualties. Fatal Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 February 1890 · page 5

A fatal accident happened on Monday to a man named Daniel Boyle, residing at 91, Phillip-street, Balmain. He fell down stairs and injured his skull, and yesterday, as he got worse, the police were…

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Accident at Sea. a Fatal Attempt at Rescue. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, Feb. 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 February 1890 · page 7

During the passage of the P. and O. R.M.S. Victoria, which left Adelaide on January 14 for England,a passenger jumped overboard midway between Colombo and…

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The Cab Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 February 1890 · page 5

The body of the man who killed on Monday night at the top of King-street through being run over by a cab has been identified as that of Edward Quinlan (40), a retired butcher,…

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Fatal Accidents. Fall Down a Hatchway

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 February 1890 · page 5

A girl named Ethel Julian, 10 years old, met with a sudden death at midday on Monday at the Central Wool Stores, Miller's Point. She has for some time been in the habit of going to…

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Accidentally Drowned

The Australian Star · Thursday 20 February 1890 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--At the inquest on the body of the man named Walter Hendy, who was drowned whilst bathing on Saturday, the jury returned a verdict…

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Rescued from Drowning

Evening News · Thursday 20 February 1890 · page 4

Between 4 and 5 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, a little boy named Norman Scholtz, 7 years of age, west from his father's residence in Banks-street, North Shore to the Lavender Bay…

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The Tram Fatality

Evening News · Thursday 20 February 1890 · page 4

The verdict of the Coroner's jury at the inquest on the body of the little girl, who was cut in two on Saturday last by one of Waverley trams may be Admitted to…

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A Disastrous Race. a Horse Falls Dead. The Jockey Seriously Injured

The Australian Star · Thursday 20 February 1890 · page 6

IN the Opening Handicap, at the Newcastle races to-day, a sensational incident increased the excitement which attended the racing. Suddenly the horse Cristo[?] fell dead, and…

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Accidents and Offences

Evening News · Thursday 20 February 1890 · page 5

A young man, about 23 years of ago, son of John Lennon, of Woodstock, whilst crossing a creek on Wednesday with his sister and brother, was swept away and drowned. His sister and…

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Casualties. Railway Accident at Burwood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 February 1890 · page 5

Shortly after 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, a man, whose name is unknown, jumped from a moving train at Burwood station, and received serious injuries to his head and body. The train was travelling at a…

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Maritime Accident at Nambucca. the J. G. Kondio Sunk. Recent Coastal Wrecks

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 February 1890 · page 8

It was scarcely looked for after the too-well-filled chapter of disasters to shipping, that yesterday another misadven[?]ure should take place to one of the coasting fleet. The loss of the Summer Rose, the doubts as to…

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Fatal Accident on Toorale Station. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Bourke

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 February 1890 · page 8

A fatal accident ocourred at Toorale Station on Monday. A man named Patrick Taylor, a horse trainer, was schooling a horse over the jumps. The horse struck and fell heavily, Taylor being underneath. His…

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