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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1891

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Fatal Accident on Board the Massilia

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 5

An inquest was held yesterday at the North Sydney Morgue into the circumstances connected with the death of a laborer, named William Cargill, who was killed while working in…

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Accidents and Offences. Great Fires. Destruction of Life and of Property

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 11

LONDON, December 30.—Intense excitement has been caused by the outbreak of an enormous and fearfully destructive fire in a huge block of buildings, largely…

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Railway Accident at Clyde

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 2

A young married man [?]med Reeves, a resident of Fairfield, and employed at Hudson Bros.' carriage-building works, Clyde, met…

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Found Drowned

Evening News · Monday 12 January 1891 · page 3
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An inquest was held by Mr. R. H. Matthews, Deputy-coroner for the Parramatta district, at Auburn, on Sunday, on the body of an unmarried man named Robert White, about 50 years of age…

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A Peculiar Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 January 1891 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--An inquest was held at Cardiff last evening on the body of a miner named Robert Ramsay, working at the Hamilton colliery. On the previous night he went…

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Inquests. Railway Fatality

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 January 1891 · page 5

The City Coroner held an inquest at his Court, Chancery-square, on Saturday, on the body of Thomas Daniel Biston, a railway employee, who, on Tuesday last, received, while working i…

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Collision Between Vessels

The Australian Star · Monday 12 January 1891 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--The schooner Swordfish collided with the Linnie Burrill yesterday morning when sailing into port, doing some slight damage to herself…

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Accidentally Drowned. In a Waterhole. PARRAMATTA

The Australian Star · Monday 12 January 1891 · page 5

Mr. R. H. Matthews, J. P., held an inquest on Sunday afternoon, at Auburn, on the body of a middle-aged man named Robert White, which was taken out of the…

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Tram and Cart Collision

The Australian Star · Monday 12 January 1891 · page 6

A CART driven by a man named Antonio Eliagliano was proceeding along Newtown- road this morning when it came into violent collision with a through train from Dulwich…

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Bled to Death. Fatality Through Drink. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Monday 12 January 1891 · page 5

On Saturday morning the body of a man named Robert Ramsay was found lying partly between two large logs a short distance from Mr. David Thomas' hotel at…

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Accidents and Offences

Evening News · Monday 12 January 1891 · page 6

Baron De Lissa has met with a serious accident, which has delayed the project for a survey of Mount Kinabala, in British North Borneo. From Thursday Island we learn that Captain…

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serious Tram Accident

Evening News · Monday 12 January 1891 · page 5

A man named Antonio Gadliano, a fruit dealer, residing in King-street, Newtown, was driving along Newtown-road on Saturday on the tram line, and when near Cleveland-street a…

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Fatal Railway Accident

Evening News · Monday 12 January 1891 · page 5

An inquest was held at the Coroner's Court, Chancery-square, on Saturday, into circumstances connected with the death of the man Thomas Bisson, which took place at the Sydney Hospital…

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Fatal Railway Accident at Clyde

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 January 1891 · page 5

On Saturday afternoon an inquest was held on the body of the young man William Reaves, who was injured on Thursday afternoon by being run over by a tram, which he was attempting to board white in motion…

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Fatal Accident at Forest Lodge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 January 1891 · page 5

Mr. W. T. Pinhey, the City Deputy Coroner, held an inquest in the South Sydney Morque on Saturday, touching the death of Thomas M'llugh, who on Friday was found lying dead at the bottom of a…

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Railway Accident in Viotoria. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 January 1891 · page 7

Last night as the 10.30 goods train from Warrigal to Melbourne was proceeding between Drouin and Langwarry, from some unaccountable cause —it is believed the breakage of an axle of…

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Gun Accident. a Girl Accidentally Shot. ALBURY

The Australian Star · Monday 12 January 1891 · page 6

A young woman named Lester, residing at Howlong with her stepfather, has been brought in for medical treatment, suffering from a gunshot wound. It seems that…

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Accident to a Steamer

The Australian Star · Monday 12 January 1891 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--During the voyage to Sydney, on Saturday, evening, the Hunter. River Co.'s steamer Lubra sustained an accident to her machinery. The captain…

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Buggy Accident

The Australian Star · Monday 12 January 1891 · page 6

KEMPSEY, Monday.--A serious accident occurred on Friday to Mrs. F. Salmon, of Kinchela Creek. At the time of the accident Mrs. Salmon was driving a buggy with other…

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