Fatal Shooting Accident
A sad case of accidental death occurred on Sunday night. It appears that about 10 o'clock the body of Mr. William Henry Brooks was found by his nephew. George…
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Accidents, 1899
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Serious Accidents. Sydney
A miner named William Gellespie, employed at the Metropolitan mine, Helensburgh, was admitted to the hospital this evening, suffering from a broken thigh…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—An official inquiry has been held into the circumstances of the collision off Newport, Suez, in August, between, the Orient…
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An inquiry into the collision between the steamers Coraki and Gamecock was commenced at the Customs House yesterday Captain Cross presided, thern being also…
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A sad fatal accident occurred in the mine yesterday, when William Cotterill, a miner, was killed about dinner-time by a fall of roof. The deceased…
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An accident of a very sad nature occurred in High-street yesterday afternoon at a few minutes to 5 o'clock, when a runaway horse collided with a vehicle containing…
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The District Coroner, Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M., conducted an inquest at the Maitland Hospital yesterday morning into the circumstances attending the death of the boy…
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An inquest ways held at the courthouse on Thursday afternoon by the coroner, Mr. G. F. Scott, P.M., touching the death of the late Mr. W. F. Cotherill, who was killed in…
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Maitland is evidently destined to uphold the unenviable record of losing some of its citizens in fatal accidents at Christmas time. As a general rule the treacherous…
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LONDON, Sunday.—During a thick fog the Pullman express train from Brighton collided with the boat train from Newhaven, which was standing…
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At Annandale four young men forced their to be supplied with liquor, which was refused. They then attached the landlord, and a man named Heancy came to his…
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A miner named Richard Eddy, 20 years of ago, and unmarried, who is employed at the Horwood and Burrowes United mine, had a peculiar experience on Wednesday,…
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At Ralph's hotel yesterday before Mr. G. C. Martin district coroner the inquest touching the death of the Dudley miner, John Thomas Smith, who…
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Although the weather was very hot this forenoon, many, thousands of persons decided to spend that hours in the open air, and the various pleasure resorts were…
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Another fatal street accident, the third within a week, occurred yesterday. It appears that a horse attached to a vehicle, the property of Mr. James House, bolted…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Sydney Letter. the Proposed Bush Contingent.—local Fears of a General Flare Up.—shall We Get the Plague?—the Fatal Boating Accident.—the Late Rev. S. Wilkinson.—kingu Hayakawa's Patriotism.—a Stupid Rumour.—the Sydney Trams. Sydney
The talk of the town is the bushman's contingent. Two prominent citizens have contributed between them £8000 towards sending to South Africa about five hundred…
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An accident of a very sad nature occurred yesterday afternoon at a crossing on the Great Northern railway between Farley and Lochinvar, as the northern mail was…
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Another in the chapter of accidents which are becoming too frequent in this district occurred in High street yesterday afternoon at about ten minutes to five o'clock. Mr…
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