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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1895

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Awhina—princess Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 January 1895 · page 6

The captain of the steamer Awhina has been called upon by the Marine Board to show show cause why his certificate should not be dealt with on Monday next, at 2.15 p.m…

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The Hubbuck in Collision

Evening News · Tuesday 29 January 1895 · page 4

LONDON, January 24.-The Lund line steamer Hubbuck, 1776 tons, of London, which was reported on January 14 to have arrived at Dunkirk,…

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Accident at Belmore Markets. An Old Woman Injured

The Australian Star · Tuesday 29 January 1895 · page 5

An elderly woman named Mary Hartigan was seriously injured at the Belmore markets this morning. She had been early to the markets to do business with her sons,…

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Accident Near Cooma. REV. N. E. Patterson Injured

Evening News · Tuesday 29 January 1895 · page 4

COOMA, January 29.-The Presbyterian minister, Her. N. E. Patterson, was the victim of a serious accident on Sunday, He had just held service at Maffra,…

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An Australian Trader in Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 January 1895 · page 4

A cable was received yesterday from London to the effect that the steamer Hubbuck, which arrived at Dunkirk from the colonics on the 14th inst., had been in collision, and…

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The Harbor Collision. Marine Board Finding

Evening News · Tuesday 29 January 1895 · page 5

The Marine Board sat yesterday, when the president (Captain Hixson) read the finding of the board in the matter of the collision between the…

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The Country. Drowned in a Bath

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 January 1895 · page 6

DENILIQUIN, Monday.--Mrs. A. B. Jefferson was found dead in her bathroom on Friday morning. At the inquest on Saturday it appeared that on Thursday…

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The Awhina—princess Collision. the Marine Board's Finding

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 January 1895 · page 3

The Marine Board met yesterday afternoon for the purpose of delivering the reserved decision as to the cause of the collision which occurred between the steamtug Awhina and the steam launch Princess, off…

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Fatal Fight at Hillston. One Chinaman Killed. Others Seriously Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 January 1895 · page 6

HILLSTON, Monday.--A serious and fatal fight between white men and Chinamen occurred at a Chinese market garden yesterday, in which one Chinaman was…

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The Princess-awhina Collision. Finding of the Marine Board. the Awhina's Captain in Fault

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 January 1895 · page 6

The decision of the Marine Board with respect to the collision between the steamers Princess and Awhina on the 18th December was given yesterday afternoon…

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Priicess-awhina Collision. Result of the Inquiry. The Awhina in Fault. The Captain to be Called On

The Australian Star · Tuesday 29 January 1895 · page 6

The Marine Board of New South Wales delivered its decision on the Princess Awhina collision, which occurred on December 18, and resulted in the loss of four…

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An Accident to the Hubbuck

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 January 1895 · page 4

The Hubbuck (s.), 1776 tons, of London, which, was reported in our message of 14th January to have arrived, has been in collision and is slightly damaged. (For continuation of Shipping Reports are page 6.)…

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Accident at the Library

The Australian Star · Tuesday 29 January 1895 · page 3

John Simpson, a man of 71 years, and a resident of Morehead-street, Redfern, while walking down the steps at the reading-room of the Free Public Library last night,…

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'Accident to a Clergyman

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 January 1895 · page 6

COOMA, Monday.--The Rev. N. E. Patterson, Presbyterian minister, met with a serious accident yesterday. He had just held service at Maffra, 26 miles from…

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Serious Collision. Several Persons Injured

The Australian Star · Wednesday 30 January 1895 · page 5

Mr. Richard Barrett, a retired police officer, very well known in Sydney and suburbs, met with a very serious accident this morning. With his son and a friend named Hapin…

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A Tram Collision. a Runaway Horse. A Man Seriously Injured

Evening News · Wednesday 30 January 1895 · page 4

A sensational event occurred at 9 o'clock this morning at the intersection of Elizabeth and Goulburn streets, city. A man named Alfred…

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Narrabeen Drowning Case. the Discovered Remains

Evening News · Wednesday 30 January 1895 · page 4

Mrs. J. M. Folkhard, widow of one of the victims of the late fatal accident at Narrabeen, writes to deny that the re­mains found on Saturday axe those of her…

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The Floods. in the Bingara District. One Man Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 January 1895 · page 5

BINGARA, Tuesday.--The weather is now fine. Reports confirm the excessive rainfall during Saturday and Sunday; the principal losses being in fencing washed…

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The Smallpox on the Cloncurry. a Fresh Case Developed. Death of the Third Officer. Drowned While Rescuing a Patient

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 January 1895 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The Board of Health have received a telegram from the Heads that on arrival of the Cloncurry from Fremantle to-day it was found that…

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Victoria. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) the Steamer Cloncurry in Quarantine. a Case of Smallpox on Board. the Third Officer Drowned. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1895 · page 5

A telegram from Queenscliff states that the steamer Cloncurry arrived and anchored in quarantine during last night. Apparently she was inspected by the health officer this morning…

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