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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1891

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To Youths Drowned. Strange Apathy of Bystanders

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 February 1891 · page 5

GOULBURN, Monday.--Several boys were bathing in the Mulwarra Ponds yesterday after, noon, when William Henry Trubshaw, aged 15, got into a hole and out of his depth. He could…

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Accidents and Offences

Evening News · Tuesday 10 February 1891 · page 6

The premises occupied by William M'Nair, of Murrurundi, were destroyed by fire at noon on Monday. It is riot known how the fire originated…

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A Heavy Gale in Melbourne. Accidents in the Bay. [By Telegraph.] (From. Our Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 February 1891 · page 5

A heavy northerly gale occurred in the bay to-day. The most violent gust was shortly before midday, when a boat in which there were two fish[?]—Charles Habsburg and Ernest Twvesen,…

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The Mining Accident at Mount M'donald. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Mount M'donald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 February 1891 · page 5

The men are still at work at the scene of the acei dent. At the Battery tunnel they look down an air fan for pumping fresh air into the tunnel. It was greatly welcome, as the miners were just giving up all…

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Sad Case of Accidental Poisoning

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 February 1891 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Monday.--A sad fatal case of accidental poisoning has just occurred at Blyth to John Best, youngest son of G. H. Best, of Blyth Plains. Yesterday being very…

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The Accident to the Recorder

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 February 1891 · page 5

THURSDAY ISLAND, Monday.--The cable steamer Recorder sailed early this morning. During the trial yesterday after coming off the reef she made over eight knots with her…

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The Mining Accident at Darby's Falls

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 February 1891 · page 5

COWRA, Monday.--The latest news from Darby's Falls is that the excavators hare come upon the head of Schey's corpse, but have not yet been able to extricate the whole body, the…

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Fatal Boating Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 February 1891 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.--A fatal boating accident occurred at Port Melbourne at noon to-day, when a young man named Hatsburg was drowned. While a heavy northerly gale…

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The Fatal Accident At. Bondi

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 February 1891 · page 4

The City Coroner held an inquest yesterday at Van's Family Hotel, South Head-road, Waverley, relative to the death of the James M'Keown, who as previously stated, we…

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A Collision Dispute

Evening News · Wednesday 11 February 1891 · page 4

LONDON, February 10.—The Admiralty Court has decided that the Star of England is alone to blame for the collision with the Vesper…

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A Collision Case. London, Feb. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1891 · page 7

The Admiralty Court has decided that the Star of England is alone to blame for the collision with the Vesper…

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Deaths by Drowning. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Nyngan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1891 · page 7

A young lady named Loftus, a teacher in the Public school here, met her death by drowning in the Bogan last night. It seems that she and a lady companion were walking on the railway bridge some distance…

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A Child Run Over. And Seriously Injured

The Australian Star · Wednesday 11 February 1891 · page 5

THROUGH being run over by a cart A three-year-old child named Arthur O'Mara was very seriously injured in Sussex- street this morning. the little…

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The Mount M'donald Mining Fatality. [By Telegraph.) (From Our Correspondent.) Mount M'donald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1891 · page 7

The inquest on the body of C. Littletield was concluded last night. A verdict was returned, to the effect that death was caused by a drift in the tunnel, and, further, the jury found that the drift was owingto the…

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Accidents and Offences

Evening News · Wednesday 11 February 1891 · page 6

A young lady named Loftus, a teacher in the public school at Nyngan, met her death by drowning in the Bogan on Monday night. The body of Hiss Miller, late teacher of the…

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Accident at Darling Harbor

Evening News · Wednesday 11 February 1891 · page 5

A laboring man named Thomas Kelly, 50, residing in Flinker's-lane, Pyrmont, was admitted to Sydney Hospital yesterday afternoon suffering from a compound comminuted fracture…

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An Unusual Accident. Struck by a Door. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Wednesday 11 February 1891 · page 6

An unusual accident occurred at East Richmond station to-day. A man named Wilson was standing on the platform and was knocked down by the door of a passing…

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Fatal Street Accident

The Australian Star · Wednesday 11 February 1891 · page 6

THE little boy, Arthur O'Mara, who, as reported, was seriously injured in Sussex street this morning through being run over by a trolly, succumbed to his injuries at a…

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COUNTRY. Mining Fatality

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 February 1891 · page 5

LAMBTON, Thursday. -- A man named John Nash, an employee of the Newcastle Coal Co. was brought home in a cart dead yesterday afternoon. The unfortunate man…

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Wrecks in the North. Many Persons Drowned. BRISBANE

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 February 1891 · page 6

News from Thursday Island states that the lugger Kingfisher was wrecked near Mount Adolphus Island, and a colored man was drowned. The lugger Kingkow also…

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