Latest Telegrams. Singular Accident
NEWCASTLE, Wednesday—A little boy, aged five years, fell on the edge of a bucket at New Lambton to-day, and struck his temple. He died very shortly afterwards, and the coroner has…
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Public Companies. the Australasian Accident Assurance Company
At the fourth half-yearly meeting of this company, the following report was read and adopted:— Your directors, in presenting their report for the fourth [?] year of the company's operations, regret te have again to show…
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The dangerous condition of the Lyndhurst quarry, Blackwattle Swamp, Glebe, has cost one life, and the local municipal council are censured for not fencing it round and placing a light there to…
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Shortly after 12 o'clock yesterday two members of the Meroantile Rowing Club--Messrs. H. Sykes and W. H. Blackstone--were taking an afternoon pull, and when near the basin formed by the stone…
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It was reported to the City Coroner, this morning, that about 6 o'clock on Tuesday night a boy named Henry Smith, 10 years of age, residing with his parents in Cooper-street, Waterloo, died at his…
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A labourer named Llewellyn Ambler, residing at the American Restaurant, Wynyard Square, was removed to the Infirmary yesterday, suffering from severe cuts and bruises on the [?] and hands, caused…
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SANTA Cruz, Cal., May 23, 1880.—The local train on the South Pacific Coast Railroad, which ran to-day between here and Big Trees, with passengers to the Independent Rifle picnic, at that…
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The half-yearly general meeting of the above association was held on Wednesday, when the following report was submitted and adopted:--"Your directors, in presenting their report for the…
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Yesterday afternoon a lady passing up Pitt-street was attracted, when a little way pa[?] Moore's Labour Bazaar, by the re[?] a child. On turning to the spot, she saw a little girl with its hand…
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A lad named William Reynolds, 14 years of age. was accidentally killed at Newtown yesterday evening. At a quarter to 7 p.m. yesterday, he was driving a cart belonging to Messrs. Davis Brothers,…
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A lad bout 14 years of age, named Reynolds, in the employ of Messrs Davis Bros., butchers, was thrown out of a cart in King-street, Newtown, this morning and sustained injuries, of so serious a…
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In inquest was held this morning by the City Coroner, H. Shiell, Esq., on the body of a boy named Andrew Doohan, aged 10 years, who had been run over by a cab on Monday. afternoon, in Kent-street…
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A serious accident occurred yesterday morning on the Waverley-road, by which a number of gentlemen miraculously escaped death. Omnibus No. 149, plying between Waverley and Sydney, had not long…
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Two boys named Garlick, aged 10 and 13, have been arrested on suspicion of having placed two four-inch battens and a heap of stones on the Bundaberg railway line, Queensland…
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PARRAMATTA, Friday.—A man named Thos. Dumphy, late of the Artillery, while on his road to Sydney by this morning's train, was looking, out of the railway carriage, over-balanced himself…
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Two terrible railway accident[?] took place this evening, which were attendee[?] with some loss of life. The accidents occu[?]red on the Great Northern and Midland Railways, and…
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The Scotch, express train fell over a high embankment at Berwick, while going at full speed, but only the driver and two servants were killed…
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Two terrace railway accidents took place this evening, and were attended with some loss of life, on the Great Northern and Midland Railways. The accidents were caused by the…
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LONDON, August 13.—Cable desdatches from France convey information of an appalling calamity that has occurred near the town of Chatellerault, on the…
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