Fatal Accident
On the 21st inst an inquiry into the circumstances connected with the death of a child name I[?]sa Williams was held at the residence of Mr. Jacob, Denzil Toongabbee…
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Fearful Mining Accident
LONDON, April 17.—A fearful mining accident, has occurred at Mons. An explosion of firedamp took place in a coalmine, and before the miners could escape 240 men were killed…
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A fearful accident has occurred near Tien Tsin, through the capsizing of the Peninsula and Oriental Co.'s old steamer Aden. She was used as a hulk, and a large quantity of cargo had been…
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Mr. Addison, passenger per Iliawarra on Saturday morning, lost his boy, aged six years, who accidentally fell off the paddle-box while the steamer was starting, and was drowned. A diver was…
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A 'bus accident which resulted in the breaking of one man's legs and exposing a number of ladies and gentlemen to the risk of losing their lives, occurred at Paddington on Saturday afternoon. The driver…
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SIR,—In the recent endeavour to extort more than the trade rote of wages from the contractors the carpenters failed, as they deserved to fall. The strike was badly advised, and…
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Robert Thornton, a miner employed at Waratah tunnel, met with a serious accident yesterday morning. While he was working a piece of coal fell on him and knocked him against the skip,…
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The Marine Boa[?] held an inquiry yesterday into the cicumstances connected with the collision that occurred between the Telephone and the Wallaby. There were present Captain Hixson in the chair), and Captains…
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A melancholy occurrence took place here yesterday. P. W. Brewer, puntman, whilst crossing the river, fell off the punt, it is supposed, and was drowned. His body has not yet been recovered…
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A young man named David Menzies, a fitter employed at the A. S. N. Co.'s works, met with a terrible death on Saturday morning by being crushed in the engines of the Ly-ee-Moon while he was engaged…
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A sad case of drowning occurred about 8 o'clock on Saturday evening, the victim of which was a resident of Hunter's Hill, named William Walby, who was a passenger on the ferry steamer Womerah, running…
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A fatal accident happened at Beago on Saturday. Frank Bullaro, a farmer, was killed on the spot, by a half cut sapling falling and smashing in the back of his head. He has left a young wife and…
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Several fatal accidents have occurred here lately. On Saturday a young man named Huseltine, working on board the Menindie, while removing a bale of hay, missed his hold fell into the water, and…
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An accident of an extremely painful nature occurred last Tuesday on board the schooner Sea Rip while that vessel was at sea. A seamer named Martin Peterson was standing against the bulwarks,…
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At noon yesterday, four men started in a yacht from the Menmuir, steamer, lying at Dibbs' wharf, for a cruise. They were some time getting underweigh, and even when they did, the jib hailyards did…
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The city coroner this morning held an inquest at the Brecknock Arms, Lower George-street, respecting the death of William Matley, a passenger in the steamer Womerah, who whil t on his passage from…
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Henry Turnbull, aged 19, son of the manager of the A.A. Company's colliery, was kicked in the abdomen by a horse on Friday, and died to—day…
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A man named Bollard met with his death by the falling of a tree at Oberne. He was in the act of rolling a log. His mates called to him, but he ran in the wrong direction. He never recovered…
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Between half-past 9 and 10 o'clock last Monday night, Thomas Christie, a laborer employed coaling the steamship City of Adelaide at the A.S.N. Co.'s wharf, whilst carrying a basket of coals, slipped…
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ACCIDENTALLY SUFFOCATED. The City Coroner this morning, at an hotel in Wynyard-square, hold an inquest concerning the death of Edward Evans, a surveyor, aged 40 yean, who was…
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