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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1896

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Inquest. Accidental Death

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 6

An inquest was held before the Parramatta District Coroner (Mr. J. E. Bowden) at the Royal Hotel Auburn, on Wednesday afternoon on the body of the man Thomas Henry…

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Fatal Accident

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 119

An accident, attended with fatal results, occurred on Monday night, on the Milson's Point railway, about a quarter of a mile beyond the St. Leonards station. As the train, timed to leave…

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Serious Tram Accident. a Drayman Badly Hurt

The Australian Star · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 5

A most serious accident which looks like resulting in the loss of the life of a carter occurred on the tramline in Oxford-street this morning at a little before 9 o'clock…

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Fatal Accident at Auburn A Young Man Killed

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 7

A young man named Tho[?]man Godfrey, 26, n [?]resideat of petersham and in the employ of Mr. Vitiner, carrier, of that place, was admitted to the Sanatorium, Auburn, on Monday night…

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Accident at the Stab Office

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 January 1896 · page 5

A MAN named Frank Blackburn, aged 25, an engine driver, living in Copeland-street, Alexandria, engaged in the AUSTRALIAN STAR office, was caught by the…

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Peculiar Accident. a Sensational Sitting

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 January 1896 · page 5

A SINGULAR and alarming mishap occurred in the Half-crown Photographic Studio, George-street, yesterday, by which a young lady seems to have had a narrow escape of…

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Terrible Team Accident in Oxford-street. a Man Cut in Two Last Night a Few Hundred Yards From His Home

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 January 1896 · page 5

A HORRIBLE tram accident occurred in Oxford-street, Paddington, last night, resulting in the instantaneous death of the victim. A motor with a couple…

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Accident at the "Star" Office

Truth · Sunday 19 January 1896 · page 5

YESTERDAY about 6.45 p.m. while a man named Frank Backburn was engaged with the dynamo in the Machinery-room of the 'Australian Star' office, castlereagh-street,…

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Tram Accident

Truth · Sunday 19 January 1896 · page 5

YESTERMORN, about 8.30 a.m., in Oxford-street the through waverley tram ran into a dray loaded with stone, which was leisurely pursing its way in the name direction. The…

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Collision in Oxford-street. a Man Seriously Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 January 1896 · page 5

An accident occurred on the tram line in Oxford-street on Saturday. About 10 minutes to 9 o'clock in the morning a man named John Brodie, who resides in Birrell-street, Waverley, was driving a…

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Tramway Accidents. Fatality at Paddington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 January 1896 · page 5

About half-past 8 o'clock on Saturday night a man named Alfred Willis, aged 50, a native of England, and who resided with his wife and family in Paddington-sheet, Paddington,…

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An Engineer Injured

The Australian Star · Monday 20 January 1896 · page 3

Frank Blackburn, one of the engineers employed at the STAR office, met with a serious accident on Saturday night. While in the act of attending to the leather belt…

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Injured While Playing

The Australian Star · Monday 20 January 1896 · page 2

Evelyn Andrews, 11 years of age, while playing in a room at the residence of her parents in Wilson-street, Eveleigh, rushed through it pane of glass and received a…

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A Tram and Dray in Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 January 1896 · page 6

Early on Saturday morning a dray, driven by a man named John Brodie, was standing outside a shop in Oxford-street, near Liver-pool-street, when a Waverley through tram…

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A Studio Wrecked. Partial Collapse of a Building. A Sensation in George-street. Narrow Escape of a Young Lady-- Badly Injured

The Australian Star · Monday 20 January 1896 · page 7

One of the most sensational accidents which have occurred in Sydney for many years happened this afternoon in George- street, opposite the Royal Hotel, and…

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Accidents

Evening News · Monday 20 January 1896 · page 4

A lad named Evelyn Andrews, residing with his parents in Wilson-street, while playing in an upstairs room at an early hour this morning ran against the window, breaking a pane of glass…

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A Dreadful Accident. Mutilated by a Reaping Machine

Evening News · Monday 20 January 1896 · page 8

INVERELL, Monday.—On Saturday, at Elmsmore, 10 miles from Inverell, a resident of _Glen Innes named Robert Davis was killed while working a reaping machine. While feeding the…

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Country News. (From Our Correspondents.] Shocking Fatal Accident. Inverell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 January 1896 · page 6

A youth named Albert Davis met with a terrible accident to-day, resulting fatally. It scems that he was assisting to work a steam thrashing machine, near Elsmore, when his foot…

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Tasmania. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Accident to the Sunbeam. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 January 1896 · page 5

On Saturday afternoon the Sunbeam, while sailing down the stream from her moorings near Government House, preparatory to leaving for Norfolk Bay, caught the full force of a heavy…

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The Studio Accident

The Australian Star · Monday 20 January 1896 · page 3

The name of the young lady who had such a narrow escape at the Half-Crown Studios on Saturday afternoon was Violet M'Dowall. She was accompanied by her…

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