Sad Case of Drowning
The City Coroner, last Saturday afternoon, held an inquest at Bulfin's Family Hotel, Petersham, respecting the death of a little boy named Arthur-Pairless Shuttleworth, who was drowned in a…
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Serious Accident
Shortly before 1 o'clock this afternoon s horse bolted with s buggy containing Dr. Wade and a gentleman friend. The runaway proceeded at a rapid pace along Elizabeth-street. At the corner of…
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An inquest was held this morning, at the Double Bay Hotel, on the body of Annie Eggers, aged eighteen years, who died at the residence of Mr. William Lee, No.2, Bayswater Villas, Double Bay…
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Death has been terribly busy among journalists in England and Australia. The Western Morning News of June 9 announces the death by drowning of Mr.Edward Spender, its founder and…
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NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—A railway porter named George Rundle, whilst uncoupling a Waggon, was severely jammed between the buffers.—The case wherein Matthew Downie, mail contractor, is…
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Mr. Shiell, the City Coroner, recently held an inquest at the Brecknock Arms Hotel, into the cause of the death of William Diason, five years old, who was run over by a train at the Petersham railway station. The evidence showed…
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NEWCASTLE, Friday.—A serious accident occurred to a man named Niel Treher, this afternoon. He was engaged working at a building being erected at the rear of Cloudy's Hotel, for Mr…
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An inquest was held this morning at the Infirmary on a man named Robert Millen, killed yesterday morning when loading his dray for the employer. Mr. Mulholland, at Newtown. at Kids [?] mills,…
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ADELAIDE, Saturday.—The report that a Sydney man was drowned off the steamship Aconcagua is incorrect. The deceased was an Adelaide man…
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A shocking accident occurred yesterday afternoon at the residence of Mr. Edward Vozzi, in Wexford-street near the Haymarket, whereby an Italian named Evico Vencini lost his life. It appears…
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The city coroner held an inquest yesterday at the Australia Hotel, Elizabeth-street, concerning the death of Enrico Bencini, who died from the effects of a pistol-shot wound received…
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A very painful occurrence happened about 6 o'clock last evening in Abercrombie-street. A man, whose name is not yet known, was suddenly and violently thrown head first from bis horse on to the road…
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NEWCASTLE, Monday,—A very serious accident occurred here yesterday. Mrs. Martin, the wife of Mr. "Martin, the well-known Railway guard, while standing near the horse, which was being…
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NEWCASTLE, Saturday.—A man named Lewis Lyons was arrested to-day on a charge of forging a cheque for £109 on the firm of H. Waddington, Sydney. Lyons was brought before the Police…
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An inquest was held on Saturday at the Sydney Infirmary, touching the death of a man named Francis Woodford, aged 19 years, in the employ of Mr. Gary, of 320, George-street west, who…
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It is with great regret we have to tell that Mr. Barnard, the respected handicapper to the Victorian Race Club, sustained a compound fracture of one leg through being run over by a vehicle (we believe, a…
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Thomas O'Neill, Henry M'Carty, and John O'Connor were recently charged with frequenting Sussex-street with intent to commit a felony. The three prisoners were arrested while searching the pockets of a drunken man…
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A sudden squall in the Bay on Biscay, on Saturday week, made terrible havoc among the fishing fleet of northern Spain. The Madrid correspondent of the Daily News…
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Whilst on her trip down the coast yesterday, a mishap occurred to the s.s. Hunter by the sudden breaking of her starboard paddle, which, had there been a heavy sea, would have placed her in a very…
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On Saturday afternoon, two or three young men were out shooting wallabies near Bowral, on the southern line. By some unexplained accident one of them from behind shot Williwm Payne through the…
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