Railway Accident
ONE of those distressing and terrible casualties occurring from time to time on railways—which seem, in some inexplicable manner, suddenly to defeat every wise precaution that can be devised by the most…
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Boat Accident at Brisbane Water: Three Persons Drowned. [from our correspondent.]
ON last Saturday morning a man came into Gosford, and said that a shell punt had been upset about the middle of the day before in the estuary of Brisbane Water, near the bar; that three persons were drowned, and that efforts…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Central Criminal Court.—thursday. (Before his Honor Mr. Justice Cheeke.) Newtown Railway Collision—manslaughter
William Henry Sutton and Edwin Dixon, under remand from yesterday, charged with killing one James Falconer, were again brought before the Court. Prisonere were, as before, defended by Messrs…
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ON last Saturday morning a man came into Gosford, and said that a shell punt had been upset about the middle of the day before in the estuary of Brisbane Water, near the bar; that three persons were drowned, and that efforts…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wreck of the Barque Chelydra. One Man Drowned
THE barque Chelydra, 300 tons, Captain Lowe, from Melbourne, bound to Newcastle to load for coal, was lost near Port Stephens on Sunday. The following particulars from our Newcastle correspondent were furnished to him by the chief officer of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Late Railway Accident at Newtown
IN compliance with a numerously signed requisition, the Mayor of Newtown convened a meeting of the inhabitants of that suburb last evening, at the New Oddfellows' Hall, for the purpose of enabling them to express their regret at…
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[?] compliance with a numerously signed requisition, the [?]ayor of Newtown convened a meeting of the inhabitants [?] that suburb on Thursday, at the New Oddfellows' Hall, [?] the purpose of enabling them to express their regret at…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Shipping Intelligence. Serious Collision at Sea
IN a late race between the clipper cutter "Lee," owned by a firm in Maitland, and the well-known bouncing yacht "MacPherson," owned and skippered by a gentle-man of that name. During a sudden squall the "Lee" became unmanageable, missed stays, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Thrilling Recital. Two Children Bitten by a Rattlesnake and a Third Drowned in the Same Hour
Never in our experience as journalists has it been our duty to chronicle an occurrence more horrid in its details than the one we are about to relate. The sad affiar that left a widowed mother childless, and, for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →America. Terrible Railroad Accident
The Buffalo, N.Y., papers give the following details of the recent frightful railroad slaughter at Angola, 21 miles west of Buffalo, on the Lake Shore Railroad. The train to which the accident…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Bishop of Grafton Drowned
The Bishop of Grafton, his second son, and a female servant were drowned last night, in returing home from evening service. There were six persons in the boat; three were saved. The bodies have not…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fearful Calamity. Drowning of the Bishop Oe Grafton and Armidale, His Son and Servant
WE have received the following distressing intelligence from our correspondent at Grafton:— GRAFTON, MONDAY, 9 A.M…
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WE have received the following distressing intelligence from our correspondent at Grafton:— GRAFTON, MONDAY, 9 A.M…
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[?] Dr. Sawyer, Bishop of Grafton and Armidale, his second son, and female servant were drowned last night by the upsetting of a boat on the Clarence River. The…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Fatal Accident to the Bishop of Grafton. (From the Grafton Observer, March 16.) Monday, March 16
YESTERDAY (Sunday) evening the Bishop of Grafton and Armidale preached a very eloquent sermon to a crowded congregation in the church at Grafton, on the subject of the Unjust Steward, in the 16th chapter of St. Luke's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Fatal Boat Accident to the Bishop of Grafton, His Son, and Servant. (From an Extraordinary to the Grafton Observer.) Monday, March 16th, 1868
Yesterday (Sunday) evening the Bishop of Grafton and Armidale preached a very eloquent sermon to a crowded congregation in the Church at Grafton, on the subject of the unjust Steward, in the 16th chapter St…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Drowning of the Bishop of Grafton and Two Others. (From the Grafton Observer, March 21.) Finding of the Bodies
THE missing bodies of the Bishop of Grafton and Armidale, of his son, Hewley Sawyer, and female servant, Sarah Southgate, were continued to be dragged for till nearly dark on Monday, but without success. The search was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Drowning of the Rev. Dr. Sawyer, His Second Son and Servant
OK the morning of the 16th inst., whilst yet the people of Sydney were in anxious suspense respecting the result of…
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Following quick upon a disaster which has agitated the heart of Australia—the attempted murder of the Duko of Edinburgh—a terrible accident occurred by which a most estimable…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Drowning of the Bishop of Grafton and Two Others. (From the Grafton Observer.)
ON Sunday evening, the 15th March, the Bishop of Grafton and Armidale preached a very eloquent sermon to a crowded congregation in the church at Grafton, on the subject of the Unjust Steward, in the 16th chapter of St. Luke's…
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