Fearful Mining Accident
A shocking and fatal mining accident occurred at the North Old Chum claim, at Sandhurst, on Friday morning to a man named Thomas Richards. He was going down to work at 7 a.m., at a depth of…
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Frightful Accident
At about 11 o'clock to-day a horse in a spring cart took fright at the foot of Druitt-street. Several men gave chase after the runaway, which turned into Sussex-street. Among the pursuers was a man named…
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THE South Australian Chronicle reports that on Monday afternoon, May 31, Mr. J. Harvey, J.P., held en inquest at Salisbury, on the body of a man named Henry Burnett, or Barnett, which had bean found on…
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ON Monday last, a terrible accident, which resulted fatally, occurred to Mr. Samuel Davis, lately carrying on business as storekeeper in Macquarie-street, Dubbo. Mr. Davis had a large waggon in Mr. Boland'a yard, and, as the smallness…
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THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CHRONICLE reports an inquest on the body of a man named Henry Burnett, or Barnett, which had been found on the north line of the railway. The jury, laving been…
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SIR,—As my name has been brought before the public in your issue of this morning, respecting the late melancholy accident, I think it right to state the real facts of the case, Mr. Macfarlane hired no horse from me, neither was he at…
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As the coffin of the lately-deceased Mr. Paterson was being lowered into the grave, at Bourke (says the CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN), Mr Gibb, who was one of the bearers, in the act of lowering the coffin, approached…
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A man named Cardwell was received into the Infirmary last evening, having sustained a severe cut on his head and over the left eye, by falling off an omnibus. He is now being a attended to in the accident…
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THE Clunes correspondent of the BALLARAT STAR writes: —"Following the melancholy suicide of Dr. Rose yesterday was a fatal accident at the New Lothair mine this morning (Tuesday). Two…
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THE City Coroner held an inquest at the Observer Tavern, lower George-street, this morning, on the body of a man whose same unknown. John Kennedy a ship's carpenter deposed: That at about 9.30…
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A second inquest was held at Courvoisier's Cafe, in George-street, on the body of one Ernest Grasset. Louisa Courvoisier deposed: I am a widow, residing at the Hotel de France. The dead body just viewed…
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ON the 7th instant, s terrible accident, which resulted fatally, occurred to Mr. Samuel Davis, lately carrying on business as storekeeper in Macquarie-street, Dubbo. Mr. Davis had a large waggon in Mr. Boland's yard, and, as the smallness…
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THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CHRONICLE reporta an inquest on the body of a man named Henry Burnett, or Barnett, which had been found on the north line of the railway. The jury, having been…
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ON Monday last, a terrible accident, which resuited fatally, occurred to Mr. Samuel Davis, lately carrying on business as storekeeper in Macquarie-street, Dubbo. Mr. Davis had a large…
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A SHOCKING and fatal mining accident occurred at the North Old Chum claim, at Sandhurst, on Friday morning to a man named Thomas Richards. He was going down to work at 7 a.m., at a depth of…
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The body of William Henry Clarke, who was drowned in Sooley Creak, near Goulburn, on the 6th instant, was recovered last Wednesday. The GOULBURN HERALD reports the inquest, from the evidence…
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An alarming accident occurred at a new running ground established on the south side of the Clyde near Rutherglen Bridge, neat Glasgow, on April 17. A large number of people had assembled to…
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A beat accident, by which seven lives were lost, is reported from Stornoway. One day last week an open boat with seven of a new, left the village of Bervie, on the west coast of Lewis, to fish. The weather was very rough, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Balloon Accident in France. (From the Illustrated News.)
OUR Paris correspondent last week rolated the sad disaster which took place, on Thursday, the 15th April, in the death of two aeronauts by the effects of the condition of the atmosphere, or of some failure in…
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A FINE young girl, fifteen years of age, named Ann Jane McNally, was drowned in the river at West Maitland, at about half-past three o'clock on Wednesday afternoon. She lived with her parents…
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