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103 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 6
There has been a frightful colliery explosion at Old Pelton, near Newcastle on-Tyne. A large number of men descended into the Pelton pit about 2 o'olock in the morning, and about half past 5 there was an awful…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →DR. YOUL held an inquest in Saturday, at Cohn's Hotel, Sandridge, respecting the death of Signer Cesare Cutolo, who died on board the s.s. Alexandra, during the voyage from Sydney to Melbourne, from injuries which he…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE Telegraph is now securely berthed at the A. S. N. Co.'s Wharf. We are enabled to place our readers in possesion of the details of the accident which occurred to her on her passage from Sydney to this port. The following particulars are…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →TELEGRAMS were received in Sydney on Saturday, the 12th instant, announcing that Signor Cesare Cutolo, the well known pianist, had been killed on board the steamer Alexandra, while on her passage to Melbourne. From what…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—In your issue of the 15th instant, a paragraph, appears headed "Dreadful Accident," and as it appears to the father of the unfortunate youth that the particulars are not fully given, he has requested me to furnish the following as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trooper.--FIVE THOUSAND POUNDS! WELL, THAT'S VERY HANDSOME, SIR ; BUT I HOPE YOU DON'T THINK OF BRIBING US, BECAUSE YOU SEE IT MAKES US FEEL AS IF WE WERE NOT ALREADY WELL PAID FOR DOING OUR DUTY…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →One of the [?]'s passengers sends to the Times an account of the foundering of that ship in the Red sea:- The [?]ma was sunk at 11 clock on the night of the 11th September, when on her way from Bombay to Suez, by collision…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →We subjoin from the Talbot Leader of Friday the 25th instant, a more detailed account of the disasters already reported by telegram:— A series of the most frightful accidents that ever…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A FIRE involving terribe loss of life occurred on the 10th December, New York. Four adults and five children were sufi[?]cated in their respective rooms in the tenement house premises, Nos. 215 und 215½ Division-street…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A FIRE involving terrible loss of life occurred on the 10th December, in New York. Four adults and five children were suffocated in their respective rooms in the tenement house premises, Non, 215 and 215 1/2 Division-street…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →WE (Times of India) have seldon had to report a more terrible accident than that which happened in the gl[?]aming of New Year's day, and which has converted it into a black New year for so many families. It is long since anything…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →COLONEL Temple, the president of the Municipal Commission, Captain Hope. aide-de-camp to H. E. the Governor, and the two Misses M'lver, daughters of Mr. John M'lver, the secretary and manager of the Bank of Madras…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Wednesday week an explosion, unprecedented, it is said, in the annals of colliery catastrophes, took place at Oak Colliery, near Barnsley, in the possession of Messrs. Firth, Barber…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →COLONEL Temple, the president of the Municipal Commission, Captain Hope, aide-de-camp to H. E. the Governor, and the two Misses M'Iver, daughters of Mr. John M'Iver, the secretary and manager of the Bank of Madras,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →WE (Times of India) have seldom had to report a more terrible accident than that which happened in the gloaming of New Year's day, and which has converted it into a black New Year for eo many families. It is long since anything…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On Saturday a ship was [?] appro[?]ing the H[?]der jur[?] which proved to be the long ever-due ship E[?]ward Ho, 143 days from New York. The ship was almost[?] a complete [?] having been in [?] with an [?]berg while off the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR,—At an inquest held yesterday at the Railway Hotel, George-street, on the body of a woman named Farrell, who met her death from the horse attached to the dray in which she was riding, backing over a declivity in Harris-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The City Coroner commenced an an inquest on Friday, at the private residence of senior-sergeant Rawlinson, [?]ching the death of Mr. Board, a nextdoor neighbour. The evidence discloses a mysterious and depiorable…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →If your teeth are "going," call on a dentist and ask him to "stop" them…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's mail steamer Avoca arrived at Melbourne on Saturday. She had experienced rough weather during the passage…
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