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473 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 24
One of the saddest mining accidents that has occurred in the colony for a long time took place at Ballarat, on Tuesday, at the All Nations mine. Derwent Jack's, where two men were killed and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fatal mining accident occurred at Blackman's Lead, Maryborough, Victoria, on Thursday. A man named Wotherhall has for some time been fossicking in that locality, usually working in old abandoned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal accidents are fortunately rare on this goldfield, says the TOWNSVILLE STANDARD, but it is our duty to record one of a very painful character that occurred on Wednesday last, by which a young man…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two men named Patrick Doyle and Edward Doyle, brothers, aged 22 and 25 years respectively, lost their lives by suffocation in the Grenmount Distillery, Harold's Cross, near Dublin recently…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. James Taylor, while riding homeward at 9 o'clock, last night, was thrown from his horse on the Kissing Point road. The fall rendered him unconscious and he lay on the ground in that state…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →There has been a grand yield form No. 1 Identify line of reef at Charter's Toweres: 598 tons of quartz yielded 2328oz gold. The whole of the claims are being vigourously worked, and more than the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →About half-past 10 o'clock yesterday morning: the body of a man named Richard Westcott, aged about 40 years, and lately a watchman on the vessel called the "Amy," lying in the stream off the wharf…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alderman Chapman, at a City Council meeting, on Monday, begged to remind his Worship the Mayor that the bathing season was about commencing, and as previous mayors had been thoughtful enough to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On the night of the 5th instant an accident happened near the Rooty Hill station on the southern line of railway which caused the death of a ganger named John Rennison. The deceased seems to have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shortly before midnight a rather serious accident happened at the Circular Quay. It appears that a coal lumper, in the employ of Mr. Byrnes, was wending his way home, when he suddenly stumbled close…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yesterday afternoon a youngster riding a horse, said to be the property of Mr. Crawford, of Oxford-street, collided yesterday with a cab (No. 105) in College-street, opposite Mr. Adolphus Gabriel's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Last eight the Legislative Council struck out the direct railway line to Oakleigh, and submitted a line from Oakleigh to Hawthorn, with running powers over the Hobson's Bay…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In our Infirmary items reported last night, it was stated that the carpenter of the John Duthie, lately from home, had received somewhat serious wounds in a scrimmage on board. It should have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A horrible accident occurred at Clunes on the 10th, by which a miner named John Mayberry, was killed in the South dunes mine, The deceased was a trucker, and whilst proceeding to work got out at the lowest level, but through…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Saturday last an accident occurred at the points on the western side of the Blayney railway station, by which a considerable portion of the two lines was injured. At about 3 p.m. the contractors…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Between 11 and 12 o'clock last night, Thomas Edwards seaman on board the ship Loch Fergus, lying at the Commopolitan wharf, whilst attempting to go on board, fell into the water and was drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →It is now ascertained that 108 poisons have lost their lives in the collision between the Avalanche and the American ship Forest, off Portland, in the English Channel. The Avalanche sank almost…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On July 17, at the ironfoundry of Messrs. J. and.W. Findlay, Warwick-street, Liverpool, a man named William King was dressing a new saucepan with a wheel making 1300 revolutions a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Cootranmndra Herald reports a fatal accident to a David Richardson, a relative of Mr. David. richardson, of Reidsdale. Deceased who was engaged of as general caretaker of the ballast tracks of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The barque Ambassador, formerly one of the celebrated China tea clippers, arrived at Melbourne on MOnday (says' the Age), from New York vin Table Bay (Cape of Good Hope), where she had put…
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