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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1894

3,319 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 166

Drowned in a Creek

Evening News · Friday 9 March 1894 · page 3

KANGAROO VALLEY, Friday.— Edward Cox, a dairy farmer in this district, was drowned on Wednesday afternoon while crossing Barrengarry Creek. Cox, who was subject of fits, was…

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Railway Fatality. a Man Run Over

The Australian Star · Friday 9 March 1894 · page 6

A shocking railway fatality occurred at Petersham railway crossing this morning. A porter named William Butler was crossing the line when he was knocked down by a…

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The Country. Drowned in Barrengarry Creek

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 March 1894 · page 5

KANGAROO VALLEY, Thursday.--A dairy farmer named Edward Cox was accidentally drowned yesterday afternoon while crossing Barrengarry Creek on a log. His wife and…

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The Zambesi Telegraph. the Collision with Portuguese

Evening News · Friday 9 March 1894 · page 4

LONDON, March 7.— The British force which landed from the gunboat Mosquito to protect the men engaged in erecting the African Transcontinental telegraph line…

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The Zambezi Telegraph Line. Collision with the Portuguese. London, March 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 March 1894 · page 5

Owing to the attempts of the Portuguese to obstruet the building of the Zambezi telegraph line, a party of marines was landed from the British gunboat Mosquito…

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Sad Shooting Accident. a Young Man Killed

Evening News · Friday 9 March 1894 · page 5

ALBURY, Friday.— A sad accidental shooting case occurred at Black Range, near Albury, last evening. Yesterday afternoon a young married man, named John Monk, a…

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The New S.s. Buteshire.--accident to an Officer

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 March 1894 · page 7

The steamer Entesbire, the latest addition to Messrs. Turnball. Martin, and Co.'s line, and a sister ship to the Perthslifre, is expected to arrive here next week from London, and on discharge of…

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Collision at Newcastle

The Australian Star · Saturday 10 March 1894 · page 2
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The schooner Nellie, when leaving the Dyke,'Newcastle,at noon yesterday, collided with the barque West Australian, moored at North Harbor b[?]oy. Some damage was…

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Father and Son Drowned

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 March 1894 · page 14

Percy Hobbs Grubb and his son, Hugh Grubb, aged 14, on March 2 landed from a boat in Blackman's Bay, and took in 8ewt of ballast, afterwards leaving for Hobart. A squall…

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Flood At Windsor. a Young Man Drowned

Nepean Times · Saturday 10 March 1894 · page 6

The heaviest rain known for many years fell at Windsor on Tuesday night, 3 inches falling in a few hours. The river rose rapidly for some time at the rate of 4ft. an…

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The Zambezi Telegraph. Collision with Portuguese. London, March 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 March 1894 · page 9

The Portuguese at Tete, on the Zambezi River, caused a series of petty annoyances to the British workmen employed in erecting the telegraph lines. The affair…

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Jockey Killed at Flemington. Two Others Injured

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 March 1894 · page 40

MELBOUBNE, Tuesday.— A terrible accident occurred at Flemington this afternoon during the running of the Bourke Handicap, the last race of the day. As the field was…

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Our Special Cables Outrage in Rome. Explosion of an Infernal Machine. Nine Persons Injured--one Mortally

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 March 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.--An infernal machine was exploded yesterday outside the Chamber of Deputies at Rome, seriously injuring eight persons and mortally…

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News by Cable. Anarchists in Italy. a Bomb Exploded. Chamber of Deputies Wrecked. Five Persons Injured. All the Deputies Escaped

Evening News · Saturday 10 March 1894 · page 4

LONDON, March 9.—A bomb was exploded last night outside the Italian Chamber of Deputies at, Rome. The outrage was perpetrated soon after…

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Special Cables. From the Herald's London Correspondents. the Anarchists. Bomb Outrage in Rome. Attempt to Wreck the Chamber of Deputies. Five Persons Injured. London, March 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 March 1894 · page 9

A bomb was exploded last night outside the Italian Chamber of Deputies, at Rome. The outrage was perpetrated soon after the Chamber had adjourned, and…

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Sad Shooting Accident. a Young Man Killed

Evening News · Saturday 10 March 1894 · page 5

ALBURY, Friday.—A sad accidental shooting case occurred at Black Range, near Albury, last evening. Yesterday afternoon a young married man, named John Monk, a…

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Fatal Mining Accident

Evening News · Saturday 10 March 1894 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.—A non-unionist miner at the Stockton Colliery, named Robert Donaldson, or Edmondson, was killed soon after 9 o'clock this morning. He and his father were…

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Accident to the Steadier Kurrara

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 March 1894 · page 8

In yesterday's Herald it was stated that the Sydneyowned steamer Kurrirn, for some time employed on the Queensland Coast, had grounded in Sandy Straits. A message received in Sydney states that three steam tugs…

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Accident to the Steamer Duke of Westminster

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 March 1894 · page 8

The Duke of Westminster (s.), 2427 tons, of Barrow, which left Port Chalmers ou 14th January for London, has put into St. Vincent with damage to machinery. She will proceed to Las Palmas to effect repairs…

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