Suspicious Death.--verdict of Found Drowned
The adjourned inquiry touching the death of James Butters, whose body had been found floating in the harbour, and which had been adjourned…
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Chapter of Accidents
The following cases were treated at the Infirmary:—Mr. W. Elwell, publican, suffering from injury to his toe, caused by a case falling on it, at Messrs. Morr and Co.'s store. Mrs. Martha Pearce, aged…
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COOKTOWN, Thursday.âThe lose of a bechedemer boat, with 10 natives, belonging to Rollinson and English, of the schopher Spray, near Pipe lightship, is reported. Her [?]sts and sails…
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Sir,--So many accidents have happened lately through small boats not carrying a light at night, that I think it is high time the Marine Board exercised the power vested in it by Act of Parliament…
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All inquiry was held yesterday morning at the Coroner's Court, before the city coroner (Mr. Shiell) and a jury of 12, touching Hie death of a young man, named Michael Kinnealey, who had…
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About 20 minutes to 4 yesterday afternoon Senior-constable Powell received information that a man had been rescued from the water near the Pyrmont Bridge. He at once conveyed him to the Infirmary,…
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The following cases were teated yesterday morning by the resident medical officers at the Infirmary:—John Murphy, aged 89, reading in Parramatta-street, suffering from fractured ribs, caused by falling off a…
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The city coroner held an inquest yesterday afternoon at his office on the body of the seaman Thomas Legatt, aged 34, who met with au accident on board the steamer Fiona on Monday evening. Dr. Vause, of…
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A man named Edward Mullens, aged 47, was admitted this morning into the Infirmary suffering from compound fracture of his right leg; fracture of his left leg near the knee-joint; injury to his left hand…
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The city coroner held an inquest this morning at his offices in Hyde Park on the body of Thomas Fitzpatrick, aged 7d, a musician, and a native of Ireland. From the evidence it appeared that deceased went on…
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A melancholy boat accident, which resulted in the death of Mr. J. S. Gordon, wine merchant, of Pitt-street, occurred yesterday at George's River. It appears, from the statement of one of the party, that…
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A fatal boat accident happened on the Georges River yesterday. Five gentlemen--Messrs. J. Gordon (nephew of the Hon. S, D. Gordon), Slanders (of the Melbourne Herald), Ferris,…
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A magisterial inquiry was held by Mr. W. T. [?]hey J.P., yesterday afternoon, at the Rose of Australia Hotel, Erskinville Road, Newtown, into the circumstances attending the death of Mr. John Simpson Gordon, who was…
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A magisterial inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of Mr. John Simpson Gordon, who was drowned on Sunday morning in george's Liver, was held yesterday afternoon at the Rose of Australia…
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The fallowing accidents were treated at the Infirmary on Saturday and Sunday:—All Pah, a Chinaman, aged 33, crushed fingers, caused by larrikins assaulting him; Benjamin Wilson, aged 27, contused…
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SIR,—Will you kindly allow me space in you valuable [?] to make a tew remakes in connection with the paragraph headed "suicide" which appeared in you issue of yesterday? It is there…
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A fatal accidetn befel a young man named Michael Kinneally recently. He was standing in Wilion-street, in company with several other young men. A telegraph boy bad just got on his horse there, and began to flog it, when…
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LONDON, October 1.—The ironclad Achilles has been injured, off Alexandria, by a collision with another vessel…
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NEWCASTLE, Saturday.—A boy, residing at the Glebe, whilst engaged iu serving milk to the vessels at Bullock Island dyke, this morning, fell into the harbour and was drowned. The body was…
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LONDON, October 1.—The ironclad Achilles has been injured, off Alexandria, by a collision with another vessel. His Excellency Sir William Jervois arrived at…
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