Accidents
A man named Joseph Peak, living at 114, Liver-pool-street. was taken to the Infirmary, on Saturday, suffering from injuries to the foot and chest, caused by falling from some scaffolding at Camperdown…
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(Reuter's Telegram.) Terrible Colliery Accident. London, Dec. 10
News has been received of another terrible colliery accident, attended by great loss of life. An explosion of fire-damp took place in the Pnygraig Coal Mine, in Wales,…
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Our correspondent at the Barwon writes:-A. sad case of drowning took place Mr. Maekay's station, Murkaldool, on the let instant. William Tozer, a miner by following, whilst bathing at sunrise got…
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About 1 o'clock to-day a hansom cab was standing outside Davlveen's Great Northern Hotel. Charlotte place, when suddenly the horse bolted downhill towards George-street, but slipping on the stone…
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A bout 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon a man, named Patriot Quinlan, 35 years of age, residing with his family at Murray-street, Pyrmont, and employed by Messrs. Hudson Bros., was driving four horses and…
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A man named Edward Phelan, aged 40, living in Bowman-street, Pyrmont, was taken to the Infirmary yesterday by constable Roden, of No. 1 Station, with an extensive scalp wound and fracture of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Home and Foreign. England. Shocking Accident in a Catholic Church
An alarming accident happened on Sunday morning in the Catholic School Church of St. Aloysius, Ogden Street, Ardwick, Manchester, whereby a woman lost her life, and at…
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A fatal accident has [?] in Hat[?]-street, Ultimo, yesterday afternoon to a man named Pa[?] 33 years of age, lately resiting of [?] Wharf, Py[?] It seems d[?]gased…
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Perhaps the most shocking balloon accident ever recorded (says the European Mail) was that which happened at Conbervoic, near Paris, the other day. A young man named Navarre ascended in a balloon…
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On Sunday morning a young man named Norton, a coachbuilder, lately arrived from New Zealand, went to the Maitland swimming baths with a youth to baths. The Maitland lad was first in…
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On Sunday evening at 5 o'clock it was reported in town that Mr. John Gordon, sen. partner of Gordon and Sheppard, architects, of Wagga, had been drowned. A party of four, including…
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The body of Mr. George Gordon, who was drowned on Sunday evening in the Murrumbidgee River, was found this afternoon below the wharf, about half a mile from the scene of the occurrence…
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Two Chinamen amused themselves yesterday morning in Elizabeth-street by maltreating a horse in a cartladen with vegetables, adn to such an extent that the unfortunate animal, goaded almost to madness, Fun, frolic, and fancy find large space in the Town AND COUNTRY JOURNAL this Week…
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Two dreadful murders have been committed lately—one near Albury, at Jindera, and the other at Kelso, near Bathurst. The latter case was that of a woman whose body was found some days after the murder was committed…
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A disastrous railway collision took place yesternight, between two trains on the Midland Leeds line. At the time of the collision one trian was full of passengers, and…
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LONDON, December 22.-A serious railway accident bas happened on the Midland Railway, by which several passengers have been killed, and a considerable number injured…
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A disastrous collision [?]eeurred last night to two trains on the Midland line, near Leeds. At the time of the collision one train was full of passengers. No less than 50 casualties are…
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LONDON, December 22.—A serious railway accident has happened on the Midland Railway, by which several passengers have been killed, and a considerable…
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On Saturday afternoon, between the hoars of 3 and 4 o'clock, the body of a man unknown was found, floating in [?] Bay, between Lady Macquarie's Chair and the corporation baths. Deceased…
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