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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1894

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Accident Coupon Company

Evening News · Friday 2 February 1894 · page 5

The first distribution of bonuses in connection with the Accident Coupon Insurance Company of New York took place yesterday. The system adopted was of the fairest, and in accordance with…

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Peculiar Accident. a Lad's Strange Death. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Friday 2 February 1894 · page 6

A lad named Frank Futches, residing at Richmond, was playing last evening when he fell back. He was picked up in an unconscious condition and removed to the…

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Accident Coupon Insurance Co

The Australian Star · Friday 2 February 1894 · page 5

We have been asked to direct attention to an advertisement in another column announcing the result of the Accident Coupon Insurance Co.'s first cash bonus…

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The Burglary. Five Constables Injured. Burglary in Bridge-street. a Revolver and Jemmies. A Heavy Safe Smashed--In the Union S.S. Co.'s Offices--Murderous Assaults on Police Officers--Capture of Two Men--Escape of the Third Through the Domain

The Australian Star · Friday 2 February 1894 · page 5

One of the most sensational affrays with burglars ever recorded in the criminal annals of the city took place early this morning, with the result that no less than…

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The Perth Drowning Case

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 February 1894 · page 14

The inquest on the body of the little girl, Hilda Chipper, who was drowned by being pushed into the harbor by her brother, closed on Wednesday. The boy confessed that he…

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Accident in the Arcade. Two Men Injured

The Australian Star · Saturday 3 February 1894 · page 5

An accident of a serious nature occurred at the Royal Arcade at about half-past 11 o'clock this morning. Two workmen were engaged at some work on a lander when…

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The Injured Officers

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 February 1894 · page 5

There were no less than five officers injured by the desperate men, and in at least two cases the victims are in a very serious condition. The fact that three men could so…

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A Contractor Injured

The Australian Star · Saturday 3 February 1894 · page 3

Mr. George Greenway, a well-known Parramatta contractor, met with a severe accident at Beecroft on Thursday. He was engaged at a building, and while walking…

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Accident in Royal Arcade. Two Men Seriously Injured

Evening News · Saturday 3 February 1894 · page 4

An accident occurred in the Royal Arcade to-day, by which two painters were very seriously, and probably fatally, injured. The men, whose names are Bradshaw and…

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The "Records" of the Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 February 1894 · page 5

Of the length of service of the injured men, it may be mentioned that Constable Bowden, who is a native of South Australia, and whose mother resides in Adelaide, joined the…

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Queensland. Three Men Badly Injured

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 February 1894 · page 14

BRISBANE, January 25— While on a voyage from the Clarence River to Maryborough, with sugarmilling machinery, the steamer Taralla experienced the force of the strong gale on the coast…

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The Burglary. Condition of the Injured

The Australian Star · Saturday 3 February 1894 · page 6

Rumors were in circulation throughout the city to-day that Constable Bowden, who was the most seriously injured in the affray, had died from the effects of…

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Foundering of the Kanahooka. the Captain Drowned the Engineer Dead From Exposure. a Boat's Crew Still Missing

Evening News · Saturday 3 February 1894 · page 4

It is reported that Arthur Rodgers, who was sent out four days ago with a black-tracker to search for the missing men, returned to Norman-ton on Thursday, and states that Captain George…

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Fight with Burglars. In Sydney. Desperate Encounter between the Police and a Gang of Burglars. Five Constables Injured Two Burglars Captured

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1894 · page 4

Particulars are to hand from the city of desperate encounter which took place in Sydney, this (Friday) morning, between several members of the metropolitan police and a gang of…

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Wreck of the Kanahooka. Death of the Engineer From Exposure. Captain Campbell Drowned. Fate of the Missing Men Still Uncertain. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 February 1894 · page 10

A telegram from Normanton to-night states that Arthur Rodgers, who was sent out four days ago with a black-tracker to search for the survivers of the Kanahooka, returned this afternoon…

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The Bridge-street Affray. Murderous Onslaught on the Police. Five Officers Badly Injured. Arrest of Two of the Desperadoes. the Third Not Apprehended. Complete Details of the Occurrence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 February 1894 · page 9

The sensational and murderous onslaught on the police in the northern part of the city yesterday morning, particulars of which appeared in the second edition of the Herald yesterday, was, throughout the…

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Accident in the Royal Arcade. Collapse Op a Ladder. Two Men Pall From the Roof. One Death

Evening News · Saturday 3 February 1894 · page 5

As briefly reported in our first edition, an accident of a shocking nature happened in the Royal Arcade, George-street, shortly before 11 o'clock to-day. The interior of…

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Shocking Accident

Evening News · Saturday 3 February 1894 · page 6

HOBART, Saturday.—While M. Wilson, a farmer at Sheffield, was cutting corn with a reaping machine, his 2-year-old child got in the way of the blades. Before the father could stop the team…

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Accident to Bishop Chalmers. Goulburn

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 February 1894 · page 254

News has been received that the Right Rev. W. Chalmers, D.D., bishop of this diocese, has met with an accident at Hobart. Under the impression that a French window opened on to balcony, he walked…

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The Arcade Accident. the Injuries to the Men

The Australian Star · Saturday 3 February 1894 · page 6

The ladder on which the two men injured were standing broke in two places in the middle, between the two ropes, and in an instant the…

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