Shocking Fatality
The body of a man, name unknown, has a found on the railway, near Donnibrook [?]on, with the head completely severed…
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Accidents, 1886
406 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 21
Inquest at Geoegetown. Another Colliery Accident
ON Tuesday forenoon a lad, 17 years of age, named Gomer Davies, met with an accident in the Hamilton Colliery, No. 2 pit (in which he was employed) through an empty…
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A sad accident of the above character occurred to-day in the harbour. John King, of Bourke-street, Miss Herford, of George-street, and Miss Williams, of Gladestone…
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Another boat accident, attended with fatal results, took place in the harbour, off Donble Bay, at about 7 o'clock on Friday evening. A party of young, named…
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THE customary rejoicings in connection with the ushering-in of the New Year were unfortunately marred by the occurrence of another of these fatal boat accidents with…
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A man, name unknown, while walking on the railway line, was knocked down by a passing train near Parramatta, and frightfully mutilated. It is supposed to…
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A WARRNAMBOOL correspondent reports that a girl, 6 years of age, named Annie Kavanah, residing with her parents at Winslow, met with a…
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The bodies of the females drowned in the harbour floated this evening, and were picked up, The inquest will be held to-morrow…
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The bodies of those drowned off Garden Island have not been recovered. The body of another man, unknown, has been found floating in the harbour…
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The steamer Colleen Bawn, loaded with lime, struck a rock in the Derwent River, Hobart, and sank instantly. Mrs. Johnson and her two daughters, Miss Proctor, and a…
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The inquest was resumed on the body o[?] Mr. Senior. One juryman was absent, and there was no likelihood of his returning, so the acting-coroner discharged the…
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A body, found in the harbour, has been identified as that of William Williams, engine-driver. A labourer, named James Boyce, has…
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Three bodies of those drowned on New Year's Day have floated. An inquest was begun to-day…
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The Minister of Justice has called upon Mr. Pinhey, acting coroner, for an explanation of the extraordinary circumstances attending the inquest on the late…
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A VERY serious accident occurred last night, about half-past 11 o'clock, to Dr. J. W. Clark, assistant to Dr. John Harris. Whilst riding along the Lake-road at a pretty…
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The ship Lancaster Castle, from London to Melbourne, collided with another vessel in the English Channel, and put back for repairs…
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A man named James Staines, working at a steam threshing machine, Gulgong, has been shot by Thomas Cassidy. No hopes are entertained of the recovery of…
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A shunter named Knape has been crushed to death on the Williamstown railway pier…
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William Burnes a stevedore, while discharging the steamer Charlton, got jammed against the combings at the hatchway, and is not expected to recover…
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A collision in the harbour occurred at 4 o'clock this morning, off Bradley's Head, between the steamer You Yangs, coal laden from Newcastle, and the steamer Civility,…
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