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462 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 24
A son of a respected townsman, Mr. J. Hill, aged fourteen years, was thrown from a horse yesterday, and died this morning. Nearly all the business places are partially closed in consequence…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The lives of a great many persons, probably amounting to the number of forty, were considerably endangered shortly before noon on Friday, at the Circular Q[?] The steamer Intd on for the conveyance of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →THE Geelong correspondent of the Argus, writing on Boxing night, briefly reports a shocking calamity which occurred in Co[?]io B[?]y during the afternoon. All the fishing boats and yachts in the buy wove…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A SAD occurrence says the Newcastle Chronicle, took place about 2 p.m., while the rest of the people were enjoying themselves on Thursday, that cast! cast a gloom over the holiday-makers, especially…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A SAD occurence, says the Newcastle Chronicle, took place about 2 p.m., while the rest of the people were enjoying themselves on Thursday, that east east a gloom over the holiday-makers, especially…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A second inquest was held by the City Coroner, at Mr. W. G. Broadhurst's Observer Tavern, George-street north, on the body of a man named Peter Petersen, lying at the dead-house, Circular Quay…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE City Coroner held an inquest yesterday on the body of a young man named John Dowdall, junr., lying dead at the Sydney Infirmary. John Dowdall, the elder,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE City Coroner held an inquest yesterday on the body of a young man named John Dowdall, junr., lying dead at the Sydney infirmary. John Dowdall, the elder,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON Monday an inquest was held on the body of the late Mr. Edwin Elliott, who was killed near Oatlands, Tasmania, by the capsizing of a coach on the 26th ultimo…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →OATLANDS was thrown into a state of intense excitement about half-past 8 o'clock on Friday morning, when it became known that a serious accident had occurred by the upsetting of Page's down coach from Campbell Town, at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A SAD case of drowning occurred here on New Year's Day, the son of Mr. G. Croft being the victim. It appears from the statement of the Bulli correspondent of the Illawarra Mercury, that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Welsh's farm-buildings, and hay and other property, valued at about 2300, at Piper's Flat, was totally destroyed by fire through being struck by lightning yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A BUCGY accident of n very serious character occurred near Albion Park on Friday evening last. It appears, from the Mercury, that a Mrs Goold and a Miss Munroe, of Sydney, who were visiting…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A FATAL ACCIDENT of a shocking nature occurred at Mount Gambier on Monday morning. Early that morning by a man named Thomas Palmer, accompanied by a married woman named Kate…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The bushranger who stuck up and wounded Mr. Slcombe has been captured, armed, and wearing Mr. Slocombe's hat and watch. He gives his name as John Hawthorne, aged 29, and confesses, but…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A collision, arising from shunting in front of an express train, occurred on the 11th November on the North-eastern railway at Headingly, near Leeds, by which twenty passengers were more or…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A dreadful explosion of fireworks occurred in Lambeth. On Tuesday morning, shortly before 9 o'clock whilst a man named Lewis was making fireworks in a small tenement in Broad-street, the fireworks exploded, suffocating…
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