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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1891

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Accidents and Offences. Lunatic Asylum Buened. Escape of Inmates. Lynch Law in America. New Orleans Justice

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 March 1891 · page 12

LONDON, March 11.—A disastrous explosion occurred yesterday at Dixon's wellknown iron foundry in Glasgow, which resulted in the death of six of the…

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Accident at Granville

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1891 · page 8

ON Friday evening Constable May, stationed at Granville, met with a rather severe accident. At about 11.30 he was crossing at the railway station from one platform to another and, in…

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Accidents and Offences

Evening News · Monday 23 March 1891 · page 6

A driver named Michael Lennon, 23, residing at 2, Waverley-road, was admitted to the Sydney Hospital suffering from injuries to his head. While driving his cart along Oxford-street a…

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Terrible Railway Accident. a Railway Officer Killed. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Monday 23 March 1891 · page 5

A terrible railway accident, resulting in the death of District Traffic Superintendent W. A. Moore, occurred at Caulfield on Saturday evening. Mr. Moore was…

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Drowning Accidents. a Wesley an Minister Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 March 1891 · page 5

WEST MAITLAND, Monday.--Another sad case of drowning occurred in the Hunter River at Maitland at 7 o'clock this morning, through which the Rev. Thomas Danson lost his life…

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Accidentally Drowned

Evening News · Tuesday 24 March 1891 · page 5

WEST MAITLAND, Monday.—A very sad case of drowning occurred in the Hunter River, at Maitland, about 7 o'clock this morning, through which ; the Sev. Joseph Dawson lost his life. It appears…

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The Brambletye.—fatality at Sea

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 March 1891 · page 4

The iron ship Brambletye, of Greenock, from London, with general cargo, arrived in Port Jackson yesterday, entering the Heads at 5.30 a.m. and dropping anchor in Watson's Bay an hour later. Captain D. Malcolm reports that the…

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Injured on the Railway

Evening News · Tuesday 24 March 1891 · page 6

A. railway porter named James Fox narrowly escaped meeting with a horrible death at Strathfield about 5 o'clock on Monday afternoon. He was in the act of stepping across thought that he had been Jailed, as the corner of the buffer plank struck him on the forehead. When picked up it was found that he was unconscious, and had a nasty wound over the right eye…

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Accidents and Offences

Evening News · Tuesday 24 March 1891 · page 6

The deputy city coroner, Mr. W. T. Pinhey, J.P., held an inquest at the Prince Alfred Hospital on Monday, relative to the death of the little girl, Louisa Donaldson, who was ran over by a…

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Fatal Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 March 1891 · page 3

An inquest was he[?]d yesterd at Prince Alfred Hospital by the City Deputy Coroner relative to the death of a little girl named Louisa Donaldson. On Saturday night she was crossing King-street,…

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The Xenia.—fatal Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 March 1891 · page 4

An American-[?]ilt barque The Xenia, b[?]flt at Bath, I Maine, in 1874, and owned by M. F. Pickering and Co., of Boston, Mass., arrived from New York yesterday, in command of Captain L. D. Smith. The Xenia is a[?]ooden vessel…

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Shocking Accident to a Girl. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Lismore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 March 1891 · page 5

An accident occurred at the Woodburn Dairy Factory on Saturday, when a girl aged 12 years, daughter of Mr. D. M'Phee, hotelkeeper, while in the factory near the shaft, was caught by the hair of her head and…

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COUNTRY. Serious Accident to a Doctor

The Australian Star · Tuesday 24 March 1891 · page 6

TUMBERUMBA, Monday.--A serious accident happened here on Saturday to Dr. Belson, J.P., through a large pole falling from a building and striking the doctor on…

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Shocking Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 March 1891 · page 5

CORAKI, Monday.--A girl about 10 years of age, daughter of D. M'Phee, hotelkeeper at Woodburn, on Saturday became entangled in the belting attached to the machinery at the…

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Fratricide or Accident

Evening News · Wednesday 25 March 1891 · page 5

GEORGETOWN (Q.), Wednesday.—A young man named Charles Ellies died at the Georgetown Hospital from tetanus on Tuesday night, caused by a gunshot wound in the leg inflicted by his…

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Fatal Accident

Evening News · Wednesday 25 March 1891 · page 6

At about half-past 9 o'clock on Tuesday morning Mr. Wm. Johnson, council clerk of the municipality of Drummoyne, was proceeding to his office, when by some means his sulky collided, in…

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Accidents and Offences

Evening News · Wednesday 25 March 1891 · page 6

A fire occurred at Brunswick (Vic), on Monday morning, in a painter's shop occupied by Edmund ' Ronchetti, who placed a varnish pot on the fire when it ignited, and, while he was endeavoring to…

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Suicide or Accident ?

The Australian Star · Wednesday 25 March 1891 · page 6

THE name of the young woman who was observed at an early hour this morning to throw herself into the harbor, near the Man-'o-war Steps at Fort…

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South Australia. Fatal Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 March 1891 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--A young man named William M'Kenzie was thrown from his horse at Arinia Flat, on the Yorketown-road, yesterday. He landed on his head and sustained…

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Tramway Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 March 1891 · page 5

A serious delay occurred yesterday afternoon in connection with the tram service owing to a car leaving the rails at the points at the junction of Elizabeth and Liverpool streets. Shortly…

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