Serious Accident
BATHURST, Saturday. —The upper story of Boylson's Mill, containing 600 tons of wheat broke down on Thursday at midnight, crushing through two lower floors. There was great damage and…
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Shocking Gun Accident
PENRITH, Tuesday.—A dreadful accident occurred near Penrith yesterday. The son of Alderman Long Accidentally shot himself in the head, blowing the greater part of his head off. Death…
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A painful 'bus accident, from the effects or which two well-town gentlemen are likely to be sufferers for some considerable time, happened about half-past [?] o'clock this morning, on the old South Head-road…
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The City Coroner, to-day, at the Becknock Arms, Lower George-street, concluded the inquest respecting the death of Henry Burrowa, a shoemaker, whose body was found floating in the water at…
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NEWCASTLE, Monday.—A lad, aged about 15 years, was knocked down on Saturday nght by the passenger train on the Morpeth line. He miraculously escaped instant death, but still was greatly…
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All the friends of the champion sculler will hear with, regret, that he met with a serious accident this morning, that greatly jeopardises his chances of ever rowing again. Mr. Trickett was engaged, with two men…
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AN inquiry was held yesterday by the Marine [?] the circumstances attending the collision bet[?] steamers Phantom and Nellie on the 24th Present—Captain Hixson, President; Wardens,…
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A serious, accident occurred at the Redfern railway station, yesterday afternoon, through the overcrowding of the platform. It appeared that at about twenty minutes past 6 o'clock yesterday evening, as…
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It is satisfactory to know that Mr. Trickett though suffering pretty acutely from the injury to his hand and leg, through the accident, which was reported yesterday, he is rapidly getting over…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—A very large chasm was created on the Richmond-road, yesterday, owing to an old culvert caving in. Several serious accidents nearly took place; a one-horse cart…
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SIR,—I have read with much interest your remarks in a leading article, in this day's Herald, respecting the stranding of the Chimboraze, and agree with you in thinking that "either the finding of the Marine Board was too…
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On February 17, about ten in the morning, the passenger steamer C. M. Palmer, Captain Cay, of Newcastle, bound thence for London with about sixty passengers, was proceeding up the Channel…
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About ten o'clock this morning the passenger steamer C. M. Palmer, Captain Cay, of Newcastle, bound thence for London, with about sixty persons, was proceeding; up the…
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ADELAIDE, Friday.—A stevedore fell accident ally on the whart at Victor Harbour and fractured his skull; death took place within an hour.—Over ball an inch of rain fell yesterday.—Both…
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A terrible colliery accident occurred this morning at Kilsyth, not far from Blantyre, where an accident of a similar nature took place at few months ago. Mining enterprise has of late years…
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GENTLEMEN in the aquatic line of business will regret to hear that Trickett, our champion sculler, has recently met with a painful accident, which has necessitated the amputation of one of the fingers of his left hand. The circumstances…
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A VERY melancholy accdent by which a fine little girl named! Prudemes lost her life, occurred in Ross-street, on Friday evening last. The child with another…
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All the friends of the champion sculler will hear with regret, that he met with a serious accident on Monday, that greatly jeopardises his chances of ever rowing again. Mr. Trickett was engaged, with two men…
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In the Jury Court before Sri. W. Menning and a jury of four, the case of Spears v. Smith, was proceeding when we went to press. Plainiff sued the defendant for damages for a collision, by which the…
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The ship Golden Fleece, from London, came into port on Friday, after a somewhat eventful passage. Two melanchaly deaths have taken p[?] and froth the bried particulars given with considerable and…
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