The Late Railway Fatality. Magisterial Enquiry
MR. SAMUEL CHAPMAN, J.P., district coroner, held a magisterial enquiry at Freshwater Creek, on Wednesday afternoon, on the body of James…
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Accidents, 1886
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A Child Drowned in a Tank. Inquest at Waratah
AN inquest was held at the Miners' Arms Hotel, Waratah, on Thursday by Mr. Samuel Chapman, coroner, on the body of a child named John…
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ONE of the saddest and most painful accidents terminating fatally which has ever happened in Toowoomba, Queensland, occurred on Wednesday evening…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →District News. Wallsend. Fatal Accident
I REGRET to have to report the untimely death of a boy named William Walter Wills, whose death took place about 10 o'clock at night, caused by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Football Accident. Sydney
While playing in a game of football yesterday, at Moore Park, Mr. Churchwood had the small bone of his leg broken, and had to be taken to St. Vincent's Hospital,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Telegrams. New South Wales Sydney, Sunday. Another Tram Accident
A terrible tram accident, by which a young man named Wm. Passmore lost his life, occurred last night about half-past 10. Passmore was 29 years of age,…
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A man named Robert Day, a labourer, was admitted to the Sydney Hospital at 7.30 p.m. yesterday, suffering from severe burns on the face and both eyes, and from…
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ON Match 10 a terrible accident occurred on the line running between Monte Carlo and Mentone. Two trains, one going from Monte Carlo towards…
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AN accident occurred on the Hergott and Strangways railway works on Wednesday night, resulting in five men being killed and three wounded,…
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While a little buy, named o'Keefe, was playing in front of the fire, his clothes caught, and he was seriously burnt all over the body. He was taken to the…
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A boy named William Nowland, seven years old, was accidentally shot dead by his brother yesterday afternoon at their father's place, Warrah Ridge, near…
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The inquest on the body of Passmore, who was killed by the tramway, resulted in a verdict of accidental death. The man who was run over at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Australia. Adelaide, Monday. Railway Accident
A serious accident and miraculous escape occurred to the train from the races this evening, about three miles from Balhannah station. The train had two…
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A boy, Ivan Nowland, aged 10, while laying with a gun at Quirindi, shot his brother William, aged eight, dead…
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A runaway horse, with a buggy, scampered down a main thoroughfare in Woolloomooloo. Three children were run over, and were taken to the hospital…
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The body of a boy, name unknown, has been found in the Hawkesbury River. The body of Mr. M'Lean, lately drowned in the Hawkesbury, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway Accident Near Adelaide
THE scene presented on Tuesday morning at the site of the late accident was of a most striking and impressive character. The main line on the…
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A collision on the Parramatta River has taken place between the steamers Waterview and Parramatta. The latter was sunk in deep water. The passengers…
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THE Melbourne Daily Telegraph reports that on Tuesday morning Mr. George Randall, an employee of the Railway Department, living at Williamstown, left home…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Latest District News. Plattsburg. Colliery Accident
AN accident occurred at the Cooperative Colliery last evening, whereby Thomas Britton sustained a very serious fracture of his leg below the knee. From what I…
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