Shipping Business—Accident at Sea
ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—The Aconcagua was expected to sail this morning, Messrs. Anderson and Green, directors of the Orient line, remain bore making arrangements for the future…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accidents, 1878
491 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 25
Fatal Accident
Our Armidale correspondent writes as follows, under date July 2:—An accident occurred at the western outskirts of Armidale on Tuesday afternoon, at about half-past 2 o'clock, whereby a lad named…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coroner's Court.—This Day. a Seaman Drowned.—shipping Man Traps
The City Coroner this morning held an inquest at the Brecknock Arms, Lower George-street, respecting the death of a seaman named Robert Stuart, mate of the ketch Eva Maud, who fell into the water at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Threshing-machine Accidents
We should lock the stable-door before the steed is stolen by following the example of the English Legislature in the matter of making a law to protect workers with threshing-machines. It is almost unnecessary for us to state that…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Sad Fatal Accident-Two Boys Killed
A MAGISTERIAL inquiry was held at Singleton on Monday by Mr. O. Saunders, J.P., at the residence of Mr. Thos. Brown, Jerry's Plains, on the bodies of Thomas Edward Brown, aged thirteen years, and…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Found Drowned
Between 9 and 10 o'clock, this morning, the master of the industrial training ship, Vernon, reported to the Water Police that there was a man's body in the water at Dawe's Point battery. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coroner's Court—This Day a Marine Found Drowned
The City Coroner, this morning, held an inquest at the Brecknock Arms, Lower George-street, respecting the circumstances attending the death of a marine, named John Everett, found drowned in the water off…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accidents
A rather singular accident and providential escape from death occurred on Sunday afternoon. Mr. E. Hannell was nursing his youngest child. 18 months old. on balcony of his house in Blaue-street, and whilst talking to a friend in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accident to Sir Stafford Northcote. London, July 8
A slight accident has occurred to the Right Hon. Sir Stafford Northcote (Chancellor of the Exchequer) at his official residence, disabling him for a few days…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Child Drowned
About 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, a child named Sydney Coo Ah Stag Ah Chow was drowned in a water-hole on the premises of Ah Chow (deceased's father), a gardener, rending at the Falls, St Leonards…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest Telegrams. Serious Boating Accident Feared
Newcastle, Friday.—Great fears are entertained for the safety of a fishing party, consisting of Charles Burns, son of the Hon. J. F. Burns, Postmaster-General; Louis Burns, Collins, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accident Assurance
Seeing the number of insurance societies that have been started within late years, and have already achieved both profitable fame and reputation, it seems almost odd that the most common risk of all, that of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident
Thomas Carddy, 45, was brought to the Infirmary yesterday, from Erskine-street, where be met with an accident by falling out of a spring-cart, the horse having suddenly taken fright. He was found…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Prevention of Accidents to Seamen
THE remarks of the CORONER and the recorded opinion of the jury,at the inquest held on Saturday, concerning the death of the mate of the ketch Eva Maude, demand consideration. There is no doubt…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coroner's Court.—This Day. Accidentally Drowned
The City Coroner, this morning, held an inquest, at the North Shore Hotel, St. Leonards, respecting the death of a, child named Sydney Gen. Louis Ah Sing. Elizabeth Lewis, residing at Mr. Arthur's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Accident at Lithgow [By Telegram.] [From Our Own Correspondent.] Lithgow
A COLLISION occurred at 7 o'clock this morning between a mineral and goods train, at the Vale of Clwydd siding; the mineral train consisting of fifteen loaded trucks and fifteen empties, with a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Late Fatal Coach Accident at Gulgong. [From Our Correspondent.]
ON Wednesday and Friday last John Randall appeared before Mr T. A. Browne, P.M., and Mr. J. F. Plnnkett, J.P., at the Police-court, charged with the manslaughter of Emily Jane M'Guire, on the 9th of June last, at the Home…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Serious Accident
About 8 o'clock this morning, a child aged five years, named Mark Arons, was brought to the infirmary from Brisbane street, suffering from frightful burns all over its body. It seems that whilst to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collision Between the German Ironclads in the Channel. Loss OF 800 LIVES
On the morning [?]f the 31st May a terrible disaster, which deprives the German navy of a splendid ironclad and 300 of the beat seamen of the Fatherland, ocourred off Folkestone in bro[?]d daylight, with no wind. The ironclad,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Accidents
ROCKHAMPTON, Thursday.—A settler, named Bull, died to-day at Cawarrall, from snake-bite.—A quarryman, at Lake's Creek, was killed today by a block of stone falling upon him.—A horse…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →