Serious Accident
Yesterday a serious accident occurred on board one of the ships lying at the Circular Quay, and now taking cargo aboard. It would seem that several men, among whom was one named Martin Wilson, were…
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Rescued From Drowning. to the Editor of the Herald
SIR,—In answer to the 'Humane Enquirer," and writer of a very apposite letter under the above heading, in to-day's Herald, will you do me the favour of inserting the following instructions on the subject, from one, who in his…
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About noon last Monday a lad named Charles Shoppee sustained a fracture of his left thigh and concussion of the brain, through being thrown off a baker's cart on the Waverley-road. The unfortunate boy had…
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The American ship Messenger, Captain F. G. Gilkey, arrived nine days from San Francisco at Port Townsend, and reports picking up a part of the pilot-house twenty miles south of Cape Flattery, and Henry Jelley, the only…
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EXPERIENCE, unhappily for mankind, does not always tend to make men wise. Indeed, in some cases, it appears to have an actually opposite effect. How else can we account for the sad and sickening, almost tautological…
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The NEWCASTLE PILOT of Friday informs us that during the heavy westerly squall on Thursday, a boat accident occurred at Lake Macquarie, by which two Chinamen were drowned, and three others had an…
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Shot my [?] six o'clock yesterday afternoon, Dr. Gilooly of Oxford-street paid a professional visit to Mr. Kiran, landlord of the Captain Cook hotel, on the [?] road, near the entrance to Moore Park…
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On Saturday afternoon, about 5 p.m., as three young men, named Edward Crump, Charles Rogers, and Benjamin Jones were sailing towards Sydney between Watson's Bay and Chowder, when endeavouring…
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Yesterday afternoon, a youth named Patrick Usher, aged 18 years of age, residing with his mother in Pitt-street, near Raglan-street, Waterloo, was accidentally drowned while bathing in Hinchcliffis wool…
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The body of a man was found floating in the water at the Patent Slip, at the foot of King-street, at about half-past ten o'clock this morning. The body was first seen by Charles Gough, and taken by…
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William Mayo, a quarryman, living at Willunga, was received into the Adelaide Hospital on Tuesday, December 21, suffering from injuries sustained to his left ear in the following peculiar way. According to…
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SIR,—In your issue of yesterday, in which you notice the boat accident in the harbour on Christmas Day, you speak of the occupants of the boat as young men. Allow me to dr[?]w your attention to the fact that they were mere boys,…
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