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473 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 24
A few minutes after sending my telegram on Friday last the body of the second man, Henry Kaye, was recovered from beneath a mass of earth and debris, which had the effect of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This morning at about half-past six o'clock a young man named John Grace, a seaman on board the Yarra Yarra (s), was drowned in the harbour off the Sugar Company's Wharf. It would appear that at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The HOBART TOWN MERCURY mentions having reported in June last to the effect that a child, seven years at age, son of Mr. Richard Savage, of Spring Hill, had been kicked on the head by a horse, and that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Kilmore correspondent reports that on Sunday last two brothers named Colman were returning from the Sunday school, when the youngest, a lad about 13 years of age, proposed to bathe in an old…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A FRIGHTFUL accident (says the Melbourne Argus of Monday) occurred at Coburg on Saturday afternoon, by which three young children had a narrow escape from being crushed to death…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →This morning, the man Paul Lamy, who on the 26th instant fell from the main-top-sail yard of the ship Francis Thorne, died at the Infirmary from the injuries which he thereby received. Lamy was a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Wednesday night last, Captain Bunker of the barque Saxon, met with an accident on board the barque Island City, which might have resulted fatally. It appears from the PILOT that the captain was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Thursday morning last Staff-seargeant Tideswell had a most marvellous escape while performing his duties on the Rifle Range. It will be remembered says the FREE PRESS, whose account…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coloner held an inquest at the Observer Tavern to-day, on the body of John Thomas Grace, a seaman of the steamer Yarra Yarra, who was drowned from that vessel carly on Saturday morning. The evidence…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An accident of a very severe, if not fatal, character occurred to a man named Houseden at Balmain, about half-past 10 o'clock this morning Houseden who was at one time connected with the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →About eight o'clock last night a man named Daniel White, employed by Mr. William Redman, solicitor, on Clear Farm, Canterbury, fell off his cart on the Canterbury road, near Cook's river. The cart…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The City Coroner held an inquest yesterday afternoon at his office, Hyde Park, touching the death of Joseph Carr, who was killed on Tuesday afternoon by a fall off the roof of the Pelican Hotel,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Yesterday morning the passenger train to Kelso met with an accident at Macquarie Plains station, which might have resulted in very serious casualties. About a quarter to 11 o'clock the train approached the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This foren[?]on about eleven o'clock, a large fishing boat while coming up the harbour was struck by a sudden puff off the land near George's head, and capa[?]ed and sunk at once of woman who were on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →John Burne, a carter, had his leg broken on the Long Bay Road yesterday, through his vehicle capsizing.—JOhn Cement, while starting the engine of the launch at hte Fatent [?]ip Wharf, had his hand…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A case of drowning, surrounded with many painful circumstances, occurred in the river last week and was discovered on Saturday last, the unfortunate victim being Mr. J. Matheson, who some time…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →A melancholy boat accident has, says GALIGNANI, just occurred at Saint-Brieue (C[?]d[?]Nord), Five priests, attended by a sailor, were on their way in a boat to the island of B[?]t, and were…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →NEW YORK, August 21.—Several excursions went to Coney Island, a short distance up the Hudson River, yesterday. During the day there were probably 8000 persons there, chiefly belonging to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →As Dr. Brown of Parramatta was returning home on the 2nd inst, alter visiting patients at Ryde, on coming down the hill [?] street, near the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A few minutes after sending my telegram on Friday last the body of the second man, Henry Kaye, was recovered from beneath a mass of earth and debris, which had the effect of…
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