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473 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 24
A boy aged 10 years, whose parents reside at the Central Hotel, in George-street, between King and Hunter street, while playing it one of the windows of the billiard rooms of the hotel which overlook thereof…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A man named John Breakwell aged 40 years, was brought to the Infirmity last night suffering from an irregularly shapped jagged wound, one inch and a quater in length, extending to the bone of the back of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →YESTERDAY morning, the City Coroner (Mr. Shioll) held an inquest on the body of a man named John Elliott, who died in the Infirmary from injuries received on the railway line on Saturday afternoon. Walter Haddon, engine-driver, in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →One accident follows another with startling rapidity on the Lyons and Mediterranean Railway. Scarcely had the company contradicted a sensational report that twenty surgeons went from Paris on Saturday,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →On Monday, l8th December, a fital colliery explosion occured at the South Wales Colliery Company's pit at Abertillery, near Cardiff, which, it is believed, has resulted in the deaths of twenty of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Regarding the late fishing-boat, accident, by which two persons were drowned, it appears that the party consisted of four, vis, Frans Auguste, and Thomas William (both drowned). and Daniel Thomas…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →About eight o'clock last, evening, Michael M'Inerny, drayman, aged 84 years, lately redding at Joyce's Hotel, Norton-street, Glebe, died in the Infirmary. John Platt a drayman, is the employ of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The accident on Regatta Day, caused by the yacht, Magic, cutting in two the waterman's boat, in which were Mr. Coles of the M.R. Club, Mr. James Garvan, Mr. Joseph Fogg, and Mr. Dind and family,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The City Coroner yesterday afternoon, at his office, Hyde Park, held an inquest touching the death of a draymen named Michael M'Inerny, aged 84 years, lately residing at Joyce's Hotel, Norton-street, Globe,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The City Coroner, this morning held an inquest at the Observer Tavern, Lower George street, respecting the death of Frans Auguste, who was accidentally drowned last Monday afternoon, at Long Reef, off…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A shocking accident (says the Hobert Town Mercury) occurred at Clarence Plaint, Tasmania, on the 30th January, which resulted in the death of a young man named Alfred Peares. It appears that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Intelligence has reached Sydney to the ettect that a fatal accident occurred last Saturday morning to John Lucan, who was killed by the falling away of a stage in a shaft sunk on a least in Golden Gully,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—The sad loss recently of a fine young fellow just in the bloom of life again reminds us of its uncertainty, but as in this case the sad occurrence could have been so easily averted had the victim Leen able to swim, the idea…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On the 10th ultimo, a man named George Fernier was killed on the Bow Hill Farm. Upper Paterson, whole falling a tree, by its coming down upon him.—On the 10th ultimo, three persons were injured by the falling of a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Lyttelton Times reports that a very distressing accident took place recently, resulting in the death of a lad named Edward Duckworth, aged twelve years. The deceased was in the employment of Mr.Duncan, of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An accident occurred at Ashtabula, Ohio, on the Lake Shore Railroad, by which seven coaches and all the baggage and express cars burned, and about one out of every…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →AN accident occurred at Ashtabula Ohio, on the Lake Shore Railroad, by which seven coaches and all the baggage and express cars were burned, and about one out of every five persons killed. The…
Continued on Trove, page 184 →On Thursday night last about 10 o'clock (reports the Melbourne Argus) the body of a woman was found floating with the face downwards in Kenny's ladies' baths. It was brought ashore, and Mr. Robertson,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The South, Australian Register relates a curious accident:—"On Wednesday Afternoon, January 31, a little boy, named Frederick Frayne, it the Edwards-town school, was pressing a slate pencil into an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Inglewood correspondent of the Bendigo Advertiser reports a severe accident that occurred to a lad at East London, named Ettershank, nephew of the squatter of that name. The boy was endeavouring to…
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