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204 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 11
SIR,—The many fatal results from a want of proper caution in handling loaded firearms, induce me to offer a few remarks. I have seen a gun explode through the butt being placed suddenly on the ground,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. CHARLES COWPER, water police magistrate, held an inquest yesterday at the coroner's office, touching the death of a man named John Mayo, who expired in the infirmary that morning. William Waters said: Iam…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Candler, on the 1st instant, held an inquest at Sunbury, on the body of John Mancey, aged sixteen months. Deceased was the son of Henry Francis Mancey, living in a cottage by the side of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →QUITE a feeling of gloom was spread over Newcastle on Saturday evening, by the sad catastrophe which happened during the afternoon to Mr. Sydney Chambers. It appears from the evidence at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →QUITE a feeling of gloom was spread over Newcastle on Saturday evening, by the sad catastrophe which happened during the afternoon to Mr. Sydney C[?]ambers. It appears from the evidence at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A VERY painful accident, resulting in the death of a young lady named Jane Jenkins, aged twelve years, and a daughter of the late Dr. Jenkins, of Chippendale, occurred yesterday at Cloyne Lodge, Glebe. the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AN inquest was held yesterday afternoon at Cloyne Lodge, Glebe, upon the body of Sarah Jane Jenkins, who was accidentally shot on Thursday afternoon by William Joseph Chapman…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE city coroner, Mr. Henry Sheill, held an inquest at 9 o'clock this morning, upon the body of Bridget Barry, who was found drowned in Darling Harbour, yesterday.—Constable Wilmot said: About half-past 11…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A TERRIBLE accident, resulting in the death of three men, happened on Wednesday morning at the Imperial Gasworks, York-road, King's-cross. It appears that the demolition of brickwork, which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ATEREIBLE accident, resulting in the death of three men; happened on Wednesday morning at the Imperial Gasworks, York-road, King's-cross. It appears that the demolition of brickwork, which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A MOST terrific hurricane passed over a portion of East St. Louis between 2 and 3 o'clock this afternoon. The first came from the southeast, accompanied by a brisk shower, but suddenly veered to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AN inquest was held this morning on beard the mail steamer Avoca, to inquire into the cause of the death of a coloured man named John Roberts. Louis Delhine said : I am a seaman on board the steamship…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON Tuesday evening between 5 and 6 o'clock, a messenger came in great haste to Dr. Machattie, requesting him at once to proceed to Dirty Swamp, as an accident had occurred on tho railway works in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AN accident of a very painful and fatal character occurred on the night of the 28th at the South Yarra Station, of the M. and H.B.U. Railway Company. So far as we have been able to gather, the following…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AN accident of a very painful and fatal character occurred on the night of the 28th at the South Yarra Station, of the M. and. H.B.U. Railway Company. So far as we have been able to gather, the following…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ON Tuesday evening between 5 and 6 o'clock, a messenger came in great hast[?] to Dr. Machattie, requesting him at once to proceed to Dirty Swamp, as an accident had occurred on the railway works in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CAPTAIN BIRCH, of the Martha Ellen, lying in Woolloomooloo Bay, reported to the water police station this morning before 8 o'clock, that be saw the body of a man floating in the bay. Constables Little and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AN inquest was held on Wednesday, on the body of a man named M'Kearney, who was killed on the previous day by a waggon falling across his body. Alexander Bryson, deposed: I am engineer and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CAPTAIN BIRCH, of the Martha Ellen, lying in Woolloomooloo Bay, reported to the water police station yesterday morning before 8 o'clock, that he saw the body of a man floating in the bay. Constables Little and…
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