Accidents
On Tuesday last, while Mr and Mrs Joseph Horadam were driving into town, the horse attached to the vehicle fell near M'Dongall's Hill, and Mrs Horadam was…
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Latest News by Wire. Sydney. Found Drowned
A labourer named Michael Higgens, aged 40, was this morning found drowned in a waterhole at Pethersham. Higgens, who is said to have left a wife and family at Leichhardt, had lately been camped in…
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A shocking collapse of the staging at Cockatoo Dock occurred about noon to-day. Some 35 men were on the staging, engaged on some work cennected with H.M.S. Tauranga, when it collapsed and…
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A railway disaster has occurred in the north-west of India, the train was derailed and 26 persons were killed, whilst 29 others were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Accident at Sutherland Dock. a Staging Collapses. [By Telegraph] Sydney
A SERIOUS accident occurret to-day at the Sutherland Dock, [?] Island, Whilst painting the [?] ship Tauranga, several of the crew of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Telegrams. Sydney, Tuesday. the Dock Accident
All the.men injured by the dock accident at Cockatoo Island on Mon day are progressing favourably…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest News by Wire, Sydney. Accidentally Shot
An inquest was held to-day concerning the death of Frederick Woollard at Petersham last night through the discharge of a sporting ride which he was cleaning. No evidence was adduced to show…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collapse of a Staging. Several Men Injured
A shocking collapse of the staging at Cockatoo Dockoccurred about noon on Monday. Some 35 men were on the staging, engaged on some work connected with H.M.S. Taurangs, when it collapsed and…
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The Watern police this morning recovered the body of George Brand, late cook on the steamer Wollown, who fell over board last Friday week…
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A great deal of excitement prevailed amongst the police in Sydney on Thursday night last in connection with an incident which came directly under…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →From the Third Storey. a Young Man Fearfully Injured
A great deal of excitement prevailed amongst the police in Sydney on Thursday night last in connection with an incident which came directly under…
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The hoarding opposite the Supreme Court, Kingstreet, was blown down this afternoon. Four persons who happened to be passing at the time were buried beneath the mass of falling planks and…
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A painful accident occurred -at Rix's Creek mines on Tuesday last, when George Edmunds, an employee at the mines, had three of his fingers of the right hand…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Mt. Kembla Disaster Condition of the Injured Men
The condition of Isaac, Jonathan, and George Peace (three brothers), George Walker, and Chas. Woodruff shows no sign of improvement. They were all…
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Considerable uneasiness was caused early this afternoon to residents of the town who had relatives journeying to Newcastle and Sydney by train, by a rumour which gained currency, and quickly spread,…
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As an empty tram was being shunted at Enmore tram terminus this morning it ran down hill on to another car, which was stationary, and the collision resulted in a good deal of damage done to the…
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Mr Jerusalem Smith, who was some years ago a Government contractor and well off, but who of late years had suffered from reverses, fell…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest Hews by Wire. Sydney. Fatal Railway Accident
Frank Brierly, a resident of Hurstville, was mangled by a railway train and instantly killed this morning. He was attempting to board a train for Sydney near the rear end, when somehow he lost his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Gun Accident. a Young Woman Shot. Murrarundi
A young woman named Mary Emery, in the employ of Mr. Seivl, notelkeepor, at Ardglen, was accidentally shot last night by a, son of Mr. Seivl, and expired in a few minutes. The deceased and a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Collision in Table Bay
The barque The Highfields, from Cardiff, came into collision with the steamer Kaiser, which was anchored in Table Bay. The barque sank, and her crew, with the exception of four, were drowned…
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