Fatal Accident
A dreadful accident occurred last evening, by which a youth named Henry Rose lost his life. About 6 o'clock he was riding on a cart filled with clay, which was proceeding along Crystal-street, Petersham…
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Accidents and Offences
Charles Rutter, one of the three men injured on board the Garonne previous to her last start for London, by an escape of steam, died in the Infirmary. The other men, Calderwood and Clark, are expected to recover. Victor Pallies, a…
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One of the most terrible railway accidents which have occurred of late years, and certainly the worst calamity which has befallen the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company, happened on Saturday afternoon, about 1…
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The City Coroner, last Saturday of afternoon, held an inquest at the Infirmary, respecting the death of Thomas Traynor, a drayman, aged 28 years, who, on Tuesday last fell off a horse, receiving such…
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The near leader of one of the Woollahra Co.'s omnibuses got his foot in the harness, in Pitt-street, this afternoon, and plunged violently. After some trouble he was extricated, when the off leader got…
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At the inquest held tins forenoon at Kearaey's Burwood Hotal, touching the death of Mary Joesph Doyle, aged 10 Tsan, who was found drowned in a tank of water at Burwood, evidence was adduced…
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Mrs. Catherine Hoins, widow of the late Mr. W. F. Hoins, residing in Gipps-street, Haymarket, died at her residence on Tuesday, and was interred in the Devonshire-street cemetery yesterday afternoon. It…
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BINGERA, Friday.—A dead body has been found in the river. It is supposed to be that of Mr. William Russell, woo was drowned while crossing the river on the 12th October…
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The Princess Alice, one of the largest saloon steamers of the London Steamboat Company, with 600 or 700 souls on board, left London about 11 o'clock in the morning for Gravesend and Sheerness, many excursionists being induced…
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The Princess Alice, one of the largest saloon steamers of the London Steamboat Company with 600 or 700 souls on board, left London about 11 o'clock in the morning…
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An accident which, it is feared, will have a fatal result, happened about 8 o'clock yesterday morning, at one of the new buildings in course of erection in York-street. A boy, named William Flood, who was not…
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The agitation and grief occasioned by the late distressing accident to the boat Princess Alice near London, England, has scarcely died when we are apprised by cable of…
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Yesterday morning, a young man, named Charles Bessaker, was experimenting with nitro-glycerine in the house of his brother, James Bessaker, No. 15, Bourke-street, Woolloomooloo, when the chemicals…
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COOKTOWN, Tuesday.—The cutter Obtain Cook, while on her way to flinders' Island, was capsized in a squall and three out of her four hands were drowned. The master, Christensen, saved himself…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—A fishing boat was caught in a whirlwind outside the Heads yesterday and capsized. The occupants were tared with difficulty.—The return ball to the Mayor resulted…
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The Times of the 14th September says:—There has been great difficulty in arriving at accurate numbers in relation to the disaster on the Thames. If the deliberate intention had been to darken counsel, confusion could not have been…
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BRISBANE, Thursday.—A shocking accident occurred on the northern line yesterday. One of the guys of a bridge give way as the train passed under. Twenty persons were wounded. Six deaths…
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About ten days ago a man, with a crape mask on, walked into the bar of the Exchange Hotel, Baylis-srreet, Wagga Wagga, and saying, "Bail up, or, Michael Maher, I'll shoot you," to the landlord, fired a revolver at him. Mr…
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BRISBANE, Friday.—A fatal catastrophe happened to-day near Comet. A guy fell across a passing train, and sweet off the men riding on the last truck. Twenty of the men were severely…
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Early on Wednesday morning Mr. W. J. Dangar's chestnut filly, Czarina, met with a serious accident while doing a trial on the West Maltland racecourse. The animal was was badly injured that it…
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