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The result of the official inquiry instituted by direction of the Board of Trade, into the collision between the Candahar and Kingsbridge, was as follows: The cause of the collision the court…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE official inquiry instituted by direction of the Board of Trade, and conducted at the Greenwich Police Court before Mr. Patteson, the magistrate, and Captains Scales and Nicholss, nautical assessors, has been concluded. The…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →On the 3rd November, a shocking accident occurred at Messrs. Curtis and Harvey's gunpowder mills, near Hounslow, by which four men, 'were killed, and a man and a boy injured. Amongst the numerous buildings on these…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →AN express train on the Great Western Railway left the rails near Skipton. The carriages were precipitated into a canal, and thirty persons were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →A railway accident, which is almost unparalleled, occurred at Shipton, on Thursday afternoon. The train consisted of two engines and sixteen carriages. It was proceeding at the rate of forty miles an hour when an axle…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →THE Wallaroo Times of the 19th instant records a mining accident of an unusual kind. That journal says: "Yesterday afternoon, at Hugues's Bhaft, Moonta Mines, occurred a casualty of a character…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →On Saturday afternoon, at about half—past 2 O'clock, a man named Alexander Spence went with seme friends to the " free baths" in the Domain for a swim. While is the water the party imprevised a series of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Frederick Villia, a child about five and half yean of age, son of Charles Villia. residing at Glenrock, Waverley, was drowned in a well at the rear of Glenrock terrace, on Saturday. The body was taken out of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An accident occurred at the corner of Pitt and Market streets on Saturday evening, which greatly imperilled the lives of two youths. A telegraph messenger was riding at a smart pace along Pitt—street,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Since Friday last there have been, no less than five deaths from drowning in Sydney, the last being that of a man whese name is at present unknown, and who was found floating in Darling Harbour at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At 2 o'clock in the afternoon the Coroner held an inquest at the Clifton Arms, Botany—road, Waterloo, on the body of a man named Alexander Spence, who waslying dead at his late residence, near the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The City Coroner held an inquest yesterday fore noon, at the Oberver Tavern, George—street, on the body of an old man named Joseph Cox, lying dead at the dead house, Circular Quay. From the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A third inquest was held at Waverley, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, on the body of a boy camed Frederick Vilals. From the evidence, it appeared that deceased was the son of Mr. Charles Vilals,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE City Coroner held inquest this forenoon, at his office, Hyde Park, on the body of a man, name unknown, lying at the dead house of the Sydney Infirmary. Jeremiah Sullivan deposed: I…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On New Year's Day an accident of a serious and [?] description occurred to a man, named [?] working on the R[?] Company's mine, [?] Reef Solferino. The [?] man (says…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A young man named Samuel Westmacott met with an accident at half-past 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, at Messrs. Goodlet and Smith's Pyrmont turnery works, by which the first two fingers of his right…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AT 4 o'clock on Sunday afternoon, October llth, Great Buislay, the accomplished aeronant and gymnast, and the star of the Bnislay troupe, ascended from Woodwards suburban gardens in a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A shocking accident occurred on Wednesday, at ten minutes to 1 o'clock, in the A.A. Company's No. 2 pit, Hamilton, by which a miner, named Joseph Hill, aged about 45 years, was sent to his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Far in the wild bush, In torment he lay, Famish'd, despairing Until the fifth day…
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