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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1892

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Singular Fatal Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 January 1892 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- A singular fatal accident is reported from Stawell. A little girl named Lily O'Dea, while leading a pet calf to water, fastened the rope round her…

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Found Drowned

Evening News · Wednesday 20 January 1892 · page 5

ALBURY, Wednesday.—A man named George Simpson informed the police here that he had found a heap of clothes on the bank of the Murray River, which he identified as those worn by a…

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Fatality at Westmead

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1892 · page 3

YESTERDAY (Tuesday) morning word was brought to Parramatta that an elderly man had been killed on the railway line, near Westmead. On making inquiries we ascertained…

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Fatality on the Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1892 · page 7

Yesterday morning, between 4 and 5 o'clock, a man, name unknown, was taken to the Parramatta District Hospital, suffering from severe injuries received on the railway…

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The Mamari Damaged in Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1892 · page 6

The Mamari (s.), 2342 tons, of Sunderland, which left Auckland for London on 26th November, has arrived with her bows stove in, caused by collision. A portion of the cargo is damaged…

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Drowned From a Cutter. Brisbane

The Australian Star · Wednesday 20 January 1892 · page 6

Henry Lorenzen fell overboard from a cutter off Mackay and was drowned…

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Crushed to Death. Terrible Railway Fatality, NARRANDERA

The Australian Star · Wednesday 20 January 1892 · page 5

An accident happened yesterday at Yanco Siding, when a man named Daniel lost his life. From what can be learned it seems the man was on his way to Hay by the mail…

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Mysterious Case of Drowning in the Murray. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1892 · page 7

A mysterious case of supposed suicide took place in the Murray River here to-day, about midday. A man named George Simpson reported to the local police that he had discovered a heap of clothes on the…

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Railway Fatality. the Inquest. Extraordinary Proceedings. Discharged Without a Verdict. PARRAMATTA

The Australian Star · Wednesday 20 January 1892 · page 5

An inquest was held at the Woolpack Hotel yesterday afternoon, before the District Coroner, Mr. J. E. Bowden, on the body of the old man, name unknown, who…

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The Fatal Railway Accident

Evening News · Wednesday 20 January 1892 · page 3

An inquest was held by the Parramatta District Coroner, Mr. J. E. Bowden, on Tuesday, on the body of a man, name unknown, who was fatally injured by a railway train near Westmead early…

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The Mine Accident

Evening News · Wednesday 20 January 1892 · page 4

LONDON, January 18.—It is believed that the miners entombed by the fire at the colliery at Baillieston, near Glasgow, will all be rescued…

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Accidental Poisoning at a Hospital. Two Deaths

Evening News · Wednesday 20 January 1892 · page 6

NARRABRI, Tuesday.—A terrible case of accidental poisoning took place at the Narrabri Hospital this morning. Miss Weaper, a trained nurse, who has lately taken charge of the…

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Terrible Accident at North Yanco Railway Station. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Narrandera

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1892 · page 8

A fearful accident happened to-day at 1 o'clock, at North Yanco railway station, to a young man named Alfred Daniels, aged about 25 years, a passenger by to-day's mail train from Narrandera to Hay. It…

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Sad Fatal Accident at Wentworthville

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1892 · page 2

ON Sunday last a sad accident occurred at Wentworthville, resulting in the death of Miss Hicks (daughter of Mr. W. H. Hicks, of that district). It appears that about 3.30 p.m. Miss…

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Railway Fatality

Evening News · Thursday 21 January 1892 · page 6

Narrandera, Wednesday.—A fatal railway accident happened at North Yanco siding yesterday. A man named Daniel, in attempting to get on the train while in motion, missing his footing,…

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Terribly Smashed. The Yanco Railway Fatality. Narrandera

The Australian Star · Thursday 21 January 1892 · page 4

A verdict of accidental death was returned at the inquest on the body of Ralph Daniels, who fell at the Yanco platform. The post-mortem showed him to be terribly…

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Disaster in Russian Caucasia. Seventy Persons Drowned. London, Jan. 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 January 1892 · page 7

By the collapse of a bridge on the river Kur, at Tiflis, the capital of Russian Caucasia, many persons who were attending a ceremony of the Greek Church, the…

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Accidentally Shot

Evening News · Thursday 21 January 1892 · page 6

Molong, Wednesday.—Mr. P. F. A. Kenna, Coroner of Molong district, proceeded to-day to Coates's Creek, a distance of 18 miles, to bold an inquest into the circumstances attending the…

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Accident to Sir Charles Dilke

Evening News · Thursday 21 January 1892 · page 4

London, January 20.—Sir Charles Dilke has been thrown from his carriage. He was severely shaken…

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Shocking Accident with a Revolver. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Molong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 January 1892 · page 7

Mr. P. F. A. Kinna, the coroner, has been apprised of a fatal revolver accident at Coates Creek, 18 miles from Molong, at the residence of H[?]rbert Atkinson, a teamster. It seems that Atkinson, early this…

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