Accident
YESTERDAY morning an accident through a fall of coal, occurred to a miner at the Ferndale pits, residing at Lambton, named John Thomas. The injuries received were a severe…
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Accidents, 1879
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The Collision Between the Seagull and St. Kilda
[?] Steam Navigation Board meeting held [?] inst., adjourned for a couple of hours in [?] at the secretary (Mr. Rees) might as [?] the master of the Seagull (Mr…
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WHILE a party of lads were amusing themselves with fishing from off the Bullock Island Bridge, last evening, one named Buckley, caused a rather serious injury to another…
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YESTERDAY (Monday) morning, a young man named Charles Harrison lost his life at the Waratah Tunnel by being run over by the engine. It appears that the train was about…
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THE Hobart Town Mercury of the 5th inst. says:—Yesterday afternoon, about 4 o'clock, as two young ladies were in the ladies' bath attached to the establishment of the Hobart…
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THE first half-yearly meeting of this association was held, on Wednesday, at the head offices, Sydney. The report read, states owing to the large amount of preliminary…
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As the second youngest son of Mr. J. Fletcher was standing beside the tank, which had been just opened by one of the servants for the purpose of lifting a…
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CAPTAIN GAY, late master of the Seagull, again failed to appear in the City Court on Wednesday to answer a charge of neglecting his duty, thereby…
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A TELEGRAM to the Christchurch Press, N.Z., dated Wellington, February 3, states:— "Mr. McKenzie's house at the Hutt was burnt down on Saturday night. The fire…
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A SAD accident happened at Palmer's Island on Monday, when a son of Mr. A. Ross, of Palmer's Island, got entangled in the machinery of the sugar mill, and was almost…
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A SHOCKING accident (says the Geelong Advertiser) occurred on Tuesday afternoon on board the steamer Alert, just as she was about to cast off from the Queen's Wharf,…
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A MAN named Couzens, employed by Mr. Russell at the wreck of the City of Newcastle, had his leg broken yesterday morning whilst engaged at the work. The injury is…
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THE attention of the powers that be is called to the dangerous and illegal practice indulged in by young men of playing cricket in a Public place of resort, namely the Recreation…
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THE Narrabri Herald reports that an accident of an unusual character occurred last week on Mr. Pirie's Station, Terriaro, to a man named William Billingsly. It is stated…
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YESTERDAY afternoon, at about 3'clock Captain David Williams, who resides in King-street, made preparations to go out for a drive in his buggy. The horse was rather…
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A BOY, apparently between 8 and 9 years old, whose name we were unable to learn, had a narrow escape of being drowned at the steps at the Market Wharf, Boat Harbour,…
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THE friend of Mr. H. Pinchin, a gentleman formerly incident of this city, will regret to learn that he met with a severe accident the other day at Singleton. He was out driving…
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A VERY sad accident (writes the Sandiburst hurst correspondent of the Telegraph) occurred at the Emu Creek, about eight miles from Sandhurst, on Friday…
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YESTERDAY afternoon, a man named William Bradley, a resident of the Glebe, had his leg broken on the Commonage, near Lambton. It appears that he, with another man, was…
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QUITE a sensation was created in the city on Saturday night by a report that a boat with a fishing party consisting of five men had been upset, and the whole of the occupants…
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