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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1892

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Serious Accident

Evening News · Friday 19 February 1892 · page 2

An accident of a serious nature happened on Thursday afternoon at the engineering works of Grant Brothers, Pyrmont. One of the firm, Mr. William Grant, was at work at the top of a set of…

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Railway Accident

Evening News · Friday 19 February 1892 · page 6

Tamworth, Thursday.—An accident occurred on the railway line yesterday afternoon to a train due here at 6 o'clock. There are many diverse accounts about it, but it appears that after leaving…

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Accidental Shooting Case. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Tingha

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 February 1892 · page 5

News has just been brought in that a young man named Frank Orchard was accidentally shot to-day by a man named Curtin. It appears that both men started out kangaroo shooting this morning, and…

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A Fearful Accident. Caught in a Chaffcutter. Death of the Victim. ALBURY

The Australian Star · Friday 19 February 1892 · page 5

Profound regret was expressed yesterday afternoon when it was announced that the injuries which Mr. Christedorf Westendorf, of J[?]ra, sustained through having his…

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Accidentally Killed. Newcastle

The Australian Star · Friday 19 February 1892 · page 5

An inquest was held yesterday on the body of a little girl named Priscilla Ford, aged 10 years, who, on returning from school, slipped on some stones, and so…

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Auburn Notes. Serious Accident

The Weekly Advance · Friday 19 February 1892 · page 4

AE accident happened on Thursday last, by which Mr. A. M’Millan, cab proprietor, sustained serious injury. It appears that be was driving two persons, anxious to catch the 11.36…

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Another Accident

The Weekly Advance · Friday 19 February 1892 · page 4

Mr. Morgan, of Auburn, met with a nasty accident at the Meat Works one day last week whilst he was at his work—tin blocking. By some means his foot slightly slipped in working…

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Drowned While Bathing. Nowra

The Australian Star · Saturday 20 February 1892 · page 5

Two boys, George Amicombe and his cousin Peter, left the Nowra Show yesterday afternoon and went bathing in the river close by. Peter could not swim and got out…

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Dreadful Blasting Accident. One Han killed. Four Others Fearfully Injured

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 20 February 1892 · page 2

A terrible blasting accident occurred at the Tarrawingee Flux Quarries, near Broken Hill, on Wednesday, when five men were horribly shattered and one has since…

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The Explosion at Dublin Castle. Was It Accidental or the Act of a Madbrain?

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 20 February 1892 · page 5

We should be glad to believe, if the would allow us (says the Dublin NATIONAL PRESS, January 9), that the explosion in the Castle was accidental. But we regret that the…

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A Terrible Blasting Accident. One Man Killed

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 20 February 1892 · page 10

WE learn by telegram, from Broken Hill, that a Fearful blasting accident occurred at the Tarrawingee Flux Quarries on Wednesday, when five men were horribly shattered and…

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Fatal Gun Accident

Evening News · Saturday 20 February 1892 · page 4
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Wilcannia, Saturday.—News has been received that a men named Levoun was accidentally killed near the Nuntherungie silver fields, while driving a buggy, by a gun which he was carrying…

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Accidents to Ballast Trains

Evening News · Saturday 20 February 1892 · page 5

Bowral Saturday.—Several accidents have recently happened at the Government quarries at Gib, where the Railway Department gets its j railway ballast. The tracks are worked on the…

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Accident to Ballast Trains. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Bowral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 February 1892 · page 9

It has transpired that several accidents have happened at the Government quarrles' at Gib, where the Railway Commissioners got railway ballast. The trucks are worked on the cable system, and bring…

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Terrible Blasting* Accident at Tarrawingee. Broken Hill

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 February 1892 · page 409

A fearful blasting accident occurred at the Tarrawingee Flux Quarries to-day, when five men were horribly shattered and one has since succumbed to his injuries. At 11 o'clock…

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Terrible Accident at Broken Hill

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 20 February 1892 · page 9

A fearful blasting accident has occurred at the Tarrrawingee Flux Quarries, when five men were horribly shattered, and one has since succumbed to his injuries. At 11 o'clock on…

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Accidents

The Australian Star · Saturday 20 February 1892 · page 6

A WOMAN named Catherine Gallagher was admitted to the Sydney Hospital this morning suffering from very severe injuries. She fell down stairs at her residence,…

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A Railway Accident

The Australian Star · Saturday 20 February 1892 · page 6

EDWARD JOHNSON, 19, was taken to the Prince Alfred Hospital last night about 11.55. It appears that he was crossing at St. Peters when a train…

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Tramway Accidents at Bowral

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 February 1892 · page 5

BOWRAL, Friday.--A breakage occurred yesterday with the trucks connecting the Government quarry with the stone crushing works. The tramway is worked on the…

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