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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1892

2,789 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 140

Peculiar Accident

Evening News · Wednesday 30 March 1892 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—A strange accident happened at Fenton and Company's foundry, Kilkenny, this morning. The ironwork for the lighthouse at Point Charles, Northern Territory,…

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Serious Accident. Bowral

The Australian Star · Wednesday 30 March 1892 · page 5

A serious accident occurred on Tuesday afternoon between Bowral and Mittagong, which, it is feared, will result in the death of Mr. John Jones, the well-known agent of…

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The Fatal Boating Accident. Gallant Attempt to Save Mrs. Mayo

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 March 1892 · page 6

An inquest touching the death of Mrs. Emma Mayo (23) and James Beattie (23), who were drowned on Saturday through being capsized off Gordon Island, was held at the Croydon Hotel, Lower…

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Man Found Drowned

Evening News · Thursday 31 March 1892 · page 6

A man named Augustus Coster, residing at 29 Arthur-street, North Shore, reported to the water police, yesterday afternoon, that he discovered the body of a man lying on the rocks…

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Drowned in a Waterhole

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 March 1892 · page 4

The City Coroner held an inquest yesterday morning at the Native Youth Hotel Pyrmont, on the body of Ernest Edward Victor Moxan (8), recently residing with his…

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Found Drowned in the Harbor

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 March 1892 · page 4

The body of a man, yet unidentified, was found on the rocks at Hungry Bay yesterday, at about 12.30 p.m., by Augustus Coste. The remains were removed by the water police to…

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Fatal Shooting Accident

Evening News · Thursday 31 March 1892 · page 5

ALBURY, Thursday.—A fatal shooting accident occurred at Silver Creek, near Wodonga, on Tuesday. It appears that a young man named Thos. Langford and two others wore hunting rabbits…

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Fatal Gun Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 March 1892 · page 5

ALBURY, Wednesday.--A shooting accident has taken place at Silver Greek, near Wodonga, resulting in the instantaneous death of a young man named Thomas…

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Found Drowned in the Harbor

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 April 1892 · page 7

A magisterial inquiry was held yesterday afternoon by Mr. W. T. Pinhey, J.P., Deputy City Coroner, relative to the death of the man, name unknown, whose body was…

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The Middle Head Disaster. Compensation to the Injured

Evening News · Friday 1 April 1892 · page 5

Mr. T. Bavister, M.L.A., has received the following communication from the Under-Secretary for Finance and Trade: "Sir, referring to your inquiry on the subject of compensation to the…

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Fatal Drowning Accident

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 April 1892 · page 17

Shortly after 3 p.m. on March 24 a small sailing boat, in which was Mr. Duncan Spiers, licensee of the Reserve Hotel, Bolton, Newcastle, his wife, Mrs. Spiers, and a man named Walter Thomas,…

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Drowning of Downpatrick Fishermen

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 April 1892 · page 5

Monday, February 15, was a and day for the fishermen of Neweastle, five of them having met with a watery grave, while five of them having met with a watery grave, while five others had a miraculous escape from the same fate. As early…

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The Railway Fatality near Blacktown

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 April 1892 · page 14

In the inquiry into the death, of a railway laborer named Hugh Curry, who was found killed on the railway line near Blacktown, the coroner's jury found that doceased was killed while in the…

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The Caitloch—fatality at Sea

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 April 1892 · page 785

The Clyde-built, but now Sweedish-owned, barque Caitloch arrived from Hamburg on Monday with a large and valuable general cargo. The Caitloch, as an iron ship, is well known in the Australian trade. She is now…

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Capsizo in the Harbor. Two Persons Drowned

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 April 1892 · page 11

An accident of a sad nature happened about 7 o'clock on evening of March 20 near Garden Island resulting in the drowning of a young lady, Mrs. J. Mayo, and a seaman named Beatty. It appears…

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Fatal Railway Accident

Nepean Times · Saturday 2 April 1892 · page 7

Mr. Hugh Curry, a native of this district, whose family reside at Emu Plains, was found dead on the railway line at Blacktown on Friday…

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A Priest's Accident

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 April 1892 · page 17

THE Clarence River ADVOCATE states that the Sev. Father Cassidy met with an accident on Thursday week. The Rev. gentleman was proceeding to Casino via Lawrence to attend the…

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Fatal Railway Accident. Censutre by a Jury

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 April 1892 · page 19

ON Saturday afternoon, Mr. J, E. Bowden, the Parramatta District Coroner, held an inquest touching the death of a railway labourer named Hugh Curry, aged 35 years, who was found killed…

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Sad Accident in the Harbour

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 April 1892 · page 760

A SAD accident befell a boating party in the harbour about 7 o'clock last Saturday night. In the afternoon the party—consisting of Ernest Herbert Laurence (first officer of the four-masted…

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Fatal Accident to a Bride

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 2 April 1892 · page 10

AUCKLAND, March 24 —A fatal accident occurred on Tuesday night to a young woman named Mary Gerard, who was married in this city in the morning, and left with her husband…

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