[From the Sydney Papers.] Fatal Railway Accident near Tamworth
TAMWORTH, Tuesday.—The contractors for the Uralla extension have at length received a most solemn warning of the necessity to provide gatekeepers at the…
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Accidents, 1880
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Accident at Glebe Pit
A MAN named Walls, residing at Now Lambton, met with a very serious accident on Monday evening last, resulting in a fracture of the bones of one foot. It…
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YESTERDAY afternoon, Mr. Treloar, assistant to Dr. Knaggs, met with a remarkably narrow escape from fatal accident whilst riding to see a patient between the…
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ON Sunday night a young man, named James Palmor, residing at Woodbury, near Hexham, met with a severe mishap whilst returning on horseback from a…
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EARLY yesterday morning a severe accident happened to a boy named William Harvey at the corner of Hunter and Market streets. It appears that he was…
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WE learn from a telegram despatched to the Examiner of Coal Fields, Mr. Mackenzie, that a fatal accident occured at Bulli on Thursday last to a watchman,…
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WEST MAITLAND, Friday.—An inquest was held at O'Brian's Union Inn, Rutherford, to-day, before the Coronor (Mr. A. Vindin), touching the death of a young man…
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On Saturday afternoon a miner, named Henry Short, met with a nasty accident whilst working in Raspberry Gully Pit. A large piece of coal roll upon his leg,…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A man named Christian Learysach, whilst attempting to stop a runaway buggy horse belonging to Mr. Butcher, wine merchant, was knocked…
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ON Tuesday afternoon an accident, which might have been attended with serious consequences, occurred at the shop of Mr. H. E. Jordan, the well known confectioner…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Mr. David Sinclair, chief officer of the barque Hopeful, fell overboard Whilst the vessel was being towed down the river at Brisbane, and…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The New Zealand Accident Company have purchased the business of the Accident Company of Sydney, which will now be wound up at…
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YESTERDAY afternoon a capsize, attended with a very narrow escape from drowning, occurred in the harbour, just off the Horseshoe Band. It seems that…
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IN connection with the almost fatal boat mishap in the harbour on Sunday last, we have since ascertained the names of those who so pluckily put off from the…
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YESTERDAY morning a boy named George Spruce met with a nasty accident opposite the Court House. A bulk of timber, being used for the erection of the hustings,…
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Yesterday evening a and accident, resulting in the death of a fine young girl, ten years, occurred at the Wickham railway crossing. It seems that about 5 p.m., a coal and luggage train happened to pass the…
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YESTERDAY evening, an omnibus accident, apparently the result of furious driving, occurred near Honeysuokle Point railway station. It seems that two licensed…
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YESTERDAY morning a boy named Brunton, employed at Mr. Arnott's steam bisonit factory, Cook's Hill, met with a nasty accident through his left arm being…
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WE are informed, in connection with the omnibus accident reported in our last issue, that Mr. Jenkins' waggonette was not present, nor was the driver…
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THE District Coroner held an inquest yesterday afternoon, at the Fountain of Friendship Hotel, Lake Road, on the body of the unfortunate child, Margurita…
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