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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1898

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The Port Victor Collision Case

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 January 1898 · page 6

An action was brought on November 22 in the Admiralty Division, London, by Mr. W. Milburn and others, the owners of the steamer Port Victor, of London, to limit their liability in regard to a…

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The Mort's Dock Fatality. Conclusion of the Inquest. a Veudict of Accidental Death

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 January 1898 · page 7

The inquest on the bodies of Ber[?]ard Gall[?] and Alexander Peter Nelson, the victims of the Mort's Dock fatality, was continued in the City Coroner's Court yesterday before Mr. J. C. Woor[?],…

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News by Cable. [Copyright.] Serious Railway Accident. Accident to the Scotch Express. One Killed, Many Injured

Evening News · Wednesday 5 January 1898 · page 6

LONDON, January 4, 4.20 p.m.—Tne East Coast Scotch express was derailed to-day after laying been in collision with a coal waggon near Bunban (?)…

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Marine Board Inquiry. the Cammeray-princess Collision. Decision Reserved

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 January 1898 · page 3

The Marine Board yesterday continued its inquiry into the colliton on December 27 last, in Sydney Harbour, between the North Shore ferryboat Cammeray and the Princess steam launch.Captain…

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Recent Harbour Catastrophe. Marine Board Inquiry. Evidence of the Collision

The Australian Star · Wednesday 5 January 1898 · page 6

The inquiry into the recent collision between the Princess and Cammeray in Circular Quay was continued by the Marine Board this afternoon…

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Railway Collision. Terrible Smash. Three Carriages Telescoped. LONDON, January 4

The Australian Star · Wednesday 5 January 1898 · page 5

News has been received of a terrible accident to the Seabeh express, which collided with a coal waggon at Burban, and left the rails…

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The Cammeray-princess Collision. Marine Board Inquiry. Decision Reserved Till

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 January 1898 · page 10

The inquiry which was commenced by the Marine Board on Monday, into the circumstances attending the collision between the ferry steamer Cammeray and the steamer Princess,…

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A Canadian Sensation. Collapse of a City Hall Floor. Thirty Citizens Killed. Many Injured

Evening News · Wednesday 5 January 1898 · page 6

LONDON, January 4, 10.55 p.m.-The municipal elections are proceeding at London, Ontario, Canada. While one of the candidates for municipal…

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[?]opt's Dock Fatality. (Some of the Fallowing Items Appeared in our Late Editions of Yesterday.) Resumption of the Inquest. Expert Evidence. (Continued from yesterday's first edition.)

Evening News · Wednesday 5 January 1898 · page 5

The witness John Hancock, continuing his evidence Mid that some of the teeth on the ratchet plate were stripped. He could not account for the occurrence. It any of the pawls had obtained…

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The Accident to Gregory

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 January 1898 · page 5

Gregory's hand was so badly hurt by the mishap in the cricket field to-day that it is feared be will be unable to take part in the match New South Wales v. South" Australia…

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The Dock Accident. Conclusion of the Inquest. Verdict of Accidental Death

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 January 1898 · page 10

The coronial inquiry concerning the cause of the accident at Mort's Dock Tuesday. December 28 last, which resulted in the deaths of Bernard Gallagher and Alexander Peter Nelson, two…

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Railway Accident in Scotland. an Express Train in Collision. a Lady Passenger Killed. Many Others Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 January 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday Night.-- The East Coast Scotch express, on the North British Railway, was derailed to-day after having been in collision with a coal waggon near…

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Narrow Escapes From Drowning. Girl Rescuers

Evening News · Thursday 6 January 1898 · page 5

Mr. Davis, the lessee of the Pyrmont Bathe, a couple of days ago, found himself in a perilous predicament, and it would have gone hard with him had it not been for the presence of mind and pluck…

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New Zealand. the Auckland Railway Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 January 1898 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Wednesday.--At the inquest on the body of the firemen who was killed by the overturning of a train near Auckland, the jury were of opinion that the line where the accident…

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Terrible Disaster in Canada. Floor of a Public Hall Collapses. Thirty Persons Killed. One Hundred Others Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 January 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday Night.--News has been received of a terrible disaster which occurred during the progress of the municipal elections at London, one of the principal…

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Fearful Accident in Canada. Collapse of the Floor of A. City Hall. Thirty Persons Killed. London, Jan. 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1898 · page 5

A shocking disaster occurred to-day at London, Ontario Province, Canada, at a meeting in connection with the municipal elections…

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Terrible Railway Accident. the Scotch Express Derailed. London, Jan. 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1898 · page 5

The East Coast Scotch express was derailed to-day after having been in collision with a coal waggon near Dunbar, in Haddingtonshire…

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The Harbor Collision. the Damage to the Princess

Evening News · Friday 7 January 1898 · page 2

The harbor steamer Princess, which recently sunk at the quay after collision with the North Shore Ferry steamer Cammeray, is now[?]iying at D. Sheehy and Son's yard, Black wattle Bay. She is…

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Political Duels at Budapest. Four Deputies Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Night.--Two duels arising out of the recent Austro-Hungarian political crisis have been fought at Budapest, the capital of Hungary…

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Accidentally Drowned. Heroic Attempt at Rescue

Evening News · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 5

BRISBANE, Friday.-A sad drowning accident occurred at Southport last night. About 8 o'clock several boys were sitting on the gangway rail at the end of the jetty. Alfred Shillto, aged 14 years…

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