Accident at Woolwich. London, March 14
The victualling [?] in course of erection, at Woolwich, collapsed, burying 170 workmen. There were numerous dangerous injuries, but no deaths…
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Sad Accident with a Revolver
Francis Cole, a boy 14 years of age, was admitted to the Infirmary yesterday of afternoon suffering from a wound on the right side of his brest, caused by a revolver bullet. It seems that, shortly after…
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Mr. Joseph Bennett, confectioner, of Newtown, met with a gainful accident on Saturday, and as he is an elderly man it will be some time before he recovers sufficiently to attend to his business. He…
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The A.S.N. Co.'s steamer Leichardt, Captain Finlayson, left Sydney, on Monday, at 6 p.m. for Brisbane and the northern ports of Queensland. The evening was fine, and a fresh head, wind prevailed…
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TOWNSVILLE, Tuesday, 9 a.m.—A disastrous wreck has occurred on the coast. The wreck is almost certain to be that of the timber ship Merchant. All hands have been lost by drowning…
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This morning, a horse with dray, owned by Seamer and Co., timer merchants, was in the vicinity of the Queen's Wharf, Circular Quay, leading some timber, when the man in charge, in backing to the…
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About I o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, a child named Minnie Elizabeth Cox, aged one year and nine months, daughter of William Cox, a farmer at Hen and Chicken Bay, Concord, was found drowned in a…
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A female passenger by one of the early trains from Parramatta this morning was rather severely hurt by stepping from the carriage on to the Croydon platform while the train was in motion. She was…
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Yass, Wednesday.—This morning a fatal accident occurred at O'Brien's Swamp, near this town, through the flood. Mr. Olliver, Lands Office Inspector, left Yass for Gunning this morning, in a…
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Among the fatal accidents which have recently occurred are those of Mr. George Grehan, of the firm of Moore and Co., bookseller, of George-street, who fell through a trap door and received such severe injuries that he died a few…
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The City Coroner yesterday held an inquest at the Observer Tavern, on the body of John Krempt Deceased was a German aged about 51 years. H[?] was in the habit ef getting his meals at the Soup…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Colliery Accident. London, March 27
A fearful colliery accident occurred near Newcastle-under-Lyme. Thirty persons were killed…
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A sad case of drowning, reported by the GOULDER HERALD, occurred in the Grabben Gullen Creek on Sunday last, whereby two fine lads some of Mr. George Gav. farmer of Grabben Gullen lost their…
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About 8 o'clock yesterday morning a child named Louisa Meredith, aged 6 years, daughter of Charles Meredith, left her home on a visit to her uncle, Sir. Knowles, of Enfield. She was playing…
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An accident, which has since terminated fatally, happened at the Bullock Island wharf, on sunday afternoon, [?] a lad named Barlie aged nine years, can of a dealer living on the island. Deceased had been on board the large steamship…
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A serious accident occurred on Monday morning at Balmain between 11 and 12 o'clock, to the driver of one of Messrs. Borrows and Gleeson's wag gons. From what we can learn it appears the driver,…
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On last Friday (reports the Mudgee Post) a shocking accident, which has since [?]mited fatally, occurred to a young man named Do[?] Kennedy, while working at Mr. John Batto[?] thrashing…
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An accident of a fearful character occurred yesterday afternoon, about 4 o'clock, at the warehouse of Messrs. Cowan and Co., Wynyard-square, to a war[?]man of the name of John Garter, in the…
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MANY of our most important inventions and discoveries owe their origin to the most trivial circumstances; from the simplest causes the most important effects have ensued. The following are a few culled at random for the amusement of…
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A telegram from Port Darwin states that the ship Matterhorn, and the barque Carleton, have been last on Browse Island. The captain and fifteen men of the Matterhorn have been drowned…
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