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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1892

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Accidents Near Wagga

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 9

A GIRL, 3 years, daughter of Mr. Crozier, a resident of Coolamon, in the Wagga Wagga district, was on Tuesday injured through her clothes catching fire. The child's mother put the…

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Serious Accident

Evening News · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 4

An accident happened this morning at the Driving Park racing grounds, Moore Park, which resulted in two jockeys named Charles Young and John Cox being badly injured. They were…

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Terrible Accident in a Factory. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 9

A terrible accident occurred to-day at Vial's Leather-belt Factory. Ernest Holder, age 20, fell headlong into a cauldron of bailing liquor, and was pulled out fearfully sealded, and screaming…

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Serious Accident. Two Ponies Killed

The Australian Star · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 5

A SERIOUS accident happened on the Agricultural Society's Grounds this morning, whereby the well-known pony Sophie and another named Windsor Lass met their…

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Victorian News. Recoustraction of the Ministry. The Unemployed. Sweating in Helbonrne. Remarkable Lift Accidents. Shocking Railway Accidents. Bell and Davis. General News. MELBOURNE, February 10. the Victorian Cabinet

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 12

Matters in connection with the reconstruction of the Ministry are at a stand still. Mr. Munro has agreed to defer his resignation until negotiations for the disposal of the treasury bills are…

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Accidents. a Hotel on Fire. Terrible Disaster. a Burning Train

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 11

LONDON, February 5— Thirty barges lying in the River Oder at Breslau, Prussia, were torn from their moorings yesterday by great floes of drift ice floating down the…

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Accidents and Fatalities

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 13

Mrs. Sutherland, wife of a farmer in the Rockla district, was killed on Tuesday evening while driving homeward from Brisbane. The deceased lady had reached a small bridge between…

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Fatal Railway Accident

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 February 1892 · page 14

Mrs. Tyden, wife of a clergyman at Arncliffe, was crossing the line at that station at 6.15 p.m. on Wednesday, when she was Btruck by an empty train and knocked down. She was brought in to…

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Street Fatality

The Australian Star · Monday 15 February 1892 · page 6

THE City Coroner was apprrised to-day of the death in the Sydney Hospital of a patient named James Brookhus, who was injured the other day through being knocked…

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Double Fatality. Goulburn

The Australian Star · Monday 15 February 1892 · page 6

Three girls, aged 13, 11 and 8 years respectively, daughters of Francos, a selector at Five Mile Creek, near Rye Park, Burrowa, were going home from the Rugley…

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Boating Fatality. Newcastle

The Australian Star · Monday 15 February 1892 · page 5

Between 3 and 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon three young men named John Homer, William Ferrer and Richard Corrigan hired a boat, and sailed down the harbor towards…

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Boating Fatality at Newcastle

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 February 1892 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.-- A fatal boating accident occurred near the mouth of the harbor this afternoon. Three men named William Ferrier, John Howard and Richard…

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The Lismore-eurimbla Collision

The Australian Star · Monday 15 February 1892 · page 6

MR. JUSTICE WINDEYER, Deputy-Judge in Vice-Admiralty, sat in No. 3 Jury Court to-day to try the action brought by Elizabeth White, executrix of the will of Robert…

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The Oroya—the Recent Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 February 1892 · page 4

The Orient Company's R.M.S. Oroya entered Sydney Heads at noon yesterday, and made fast to the b[?]y i[?] Neutral Bay pending the departure of the Cazeo to-day, when she will come in to the quay. The Oroya sailed from…

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Fatal Cab Accident

Evening News · Monday 15 February 1892 · page 6

A jeweller named Joseph Brockhus, 54, who lived at 21, Botany-street, died in the Sydney Hospital, on Saturday. On the evening of the 8th instant he was knocked down and run over by…

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Fatal Accident at Brungle. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Gundagai

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 February 1892 · page 5

A sad accident took place at Brungle yesterday, by which a son of Mr. Duncan Mackinnon lost his life. The deceased, who was mounted on a fiery horse, was engaged boundary riding, when the animal, becoming…

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Fatal Boating Accident at Newcastle. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 February 1892 · page 6

This afternoon three young men, named Richard Corrigan, Wm. Fe[?]ers, and John Howard, hired a small sailing skiff from H. Trelevan for the purpose of a sail outside the harbour and back. All went…

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Severely Crushed. Accident to a Jockey. Rosehill Racecourse

The Australian Star · Monday 15 February 1892 · page 6

A jockey named William Williams was seriously injured by the horse Weeklabah crushing him against the stable wall. He was removed to the casualty room and…

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Boating Fatality

Evening News · Tuesday 16 February 1892 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Monday.—Three young men named John Houer, William Ferrier, and Richard Corrigan engaged a boat, from William Trelvan at the Market Wharf yesterday afternoon, and…

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Tram Collision

Evening News · Tuesday 16 February 1892 · page 6

An accident happened in Botany-street. Moore Park, on Sunday afternoon, which resulted in a cabman, named Charles Dedden, 23, living in Mitchell-road, Alexandria,…

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