Fatal Accident at Mort's Dry Do[?]k
A shocking accident occurred yesterday morning, at Mort's Dock, Balmain, reports the Echo of Thursday. About half past 8 o'clock, a man named Alexander Murdoch, a blacksmith, while…
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Terrible Accident at Quirindi. (From the Murrurundi Times, June 9.)
A terrible accident happened in Quirindi on Tuesday afternoon last. The particulars of this sad occurrence are as follow:—At Messrs. Murphy and Boyd's premises a powerful…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Macquarie Harbour Disaster. Drowning of our Correspondent
WE noticed in last issue the death of a brave colonist and and an experienced journalist, in the drowaing of Mr. E. R. Richardson at Macquarie Harbour,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Fatal Railway Accident at Currabubula. Coroner's Inquiry
THE Coroner for the district (Mr. T. B. Boyce) held an inquiry into the circumstances touching the death of Hugh M'Bride and Cornelius Boyle at Currs[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Coach Accident. (Mudgee Times, June 10.)
Yesterday the mail coach which runs between Mudgee and Gulgong left here at the usual time, about half-past one, with three female passengers inside, and a male passenger on the box,…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The Accident to the Steamship C[?]zoo. (Telegraph to Herald.) Portland, Friday evening
Considerable excitement, was caused, this afternoon, by the appearance of an immense steamer coming into the bay under [?]nvas. I[?] was ascertained to be the Cuz[?]o[?] and, from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Frightful Accident at a Chaff-outting Machine. Death of the Patient. (from the Singleton Argus' M[?]rrurundi correspondent.) Coroner's Inquest
The district Coroner, Mr. T. B. Boyce, held an inquest on Tuesday last, at Maclean's Royal Hotel, touching the death of John Schmuck, alias Harry Warner, who had died in the…
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It appears that the furious gales which during the last few days have been sweeping along the coast, reports the Melbourne Herald, indicated their approach at Warrnambool by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Serious Collision Between Two Steamships. (Special telegram to the Evening News.) Cooktown, June 17
On the evening of May 23, the steamer Khedive was approaching P[?]nang lighthouses, when she collided with the Dutch steamer Coorwarts, bo[?]ad from Ba[?]avi[?] via Penang to A[?]terdam,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fearful Street Accident in Sydney. (From the Evening News.)
A street accident, unparalleled for the excitement it caused and the effect produced, occurred in the city on Monday afternoon. A horse, about to be harnessed to a vehicle, bolted from the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sad Fatal Accident.—Two Boys Killed. Magisterial Inquiry. (From our Reporter.)
A MAGESTERIAL inquiry was held on Monday by Mr. O. Saunders, .J.P., at the residence of Mr. Thos. Brown, Jerry's Plains, on the bodies of Thomas Edward Brown, aged 13…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sad Fatal Accident.—Two Boys Killed. Magisterial Inquiry. (Singleton Argus, Jane 26.)
A magisterial inquiry was held on Monday by Mr. O. Saunders, J.P., at the residence of Mr. Thos. Brown, Jerry's Plains, on the bodies of Thomas Edward Brown, aged 13 years, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Accident at Lithgow. Narrow Escape. (By Telegraph to the Echo.)
Lithgow, Monday —A collision occurred at 7 o'olook this morning between a mineral and goods train, at the Vale of Clwydd siding; the mineral train consisting of fifteen loaded trucks…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Late Fatal Coach Accident at Gulgong. (From the Herald's correspondent.)
On Wednesday and Friday last John Randall appeared before Mr. T. A Browne, P.M., and Mr. J F. Plunkett, J.P., at the Police oonrt, charged with the manslaughter of Emily Jane…
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AT the Inver[?]ll Police Court, on Monday, 1st instant,. (reports the Inverell Herald), Thomas Macu[?]ara, in the employment of Cobb and Co., was charged at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fatal Accident at Branxton. (From out Correspondent.)
A FATAL accident happened about noon yesterday at laidfordslie, rounlting in the death of a child named Matilda J. Brooks and injury to the mother and driver, all of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Omnibus Accident. (From Friday's Evening News.)
The City Coroner this morning held an in quest at the Infirmary, respecting the death of Mr. John Molloy, who died yesterday afternoon from the effcets of injuries received the night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tbe Rope-Walking Accident at Geelong
An inquest was held at Geelong yesterday (reports the Argus of Aug 6), by Mr. Heron, P M., and a jury, on the body of Honry Alfred Ruffin, aged 13 years, who died in the hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatal Accident at the Clarence Heads. (Clarence Examiner, Aug. 24.)
An i[?]quest was held on the body of Andrew O'Neill, at the Woolli Hotel, Clarence Heads, on Thursday, by Mr. Alfred Lardner, J.P, and jury of twelve. The following is a summary of…
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An accident occurred near Martin's Wharf yesterday, which his cast quite a gloom over the neighbourhood. It appears that a you g man, whose name is John Campbell, had been sent a message by…
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