Fatal Accident
In reference to a melancholy event Mr. W. H. Smith writes:-I desire to call your attention to a telegram from Parramatta headed " Fatal Accident," appearing in EVENING NEWS of the 29th, wherein it states…
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Terrible Accident
The City Coroner (Mr. E. Herford) held an inquest on Wednesday, January 6, touching the death of James Boyle, 41 years of age, of 87, Lewis-street, Miles Platting. The deceased was…
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An inquest was held to-day at the Observer Tavern by the City Coroner, Mr. H. Shiell, J.P., on the body of a man named Francis William Dawson, aged 55 years, who had been killed at…
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We regret to have to report a serious accident which hefol a fine young man named John Bramble, on Wednesday morning that, at Smith's Lake, Myall River. From what are can gather (says the…
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An accident of a Somewhat similar nature to the one which occurred last night, in Elizabeth-street, took place this morning shortly after 9 o'clock in Oxford-street. One of Harrison's 'busses was…
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An accident, which might have been attended with fearful loss of life, occurred on the tram line yesterday, at the point where the line is crossed by Park -street One of Harrison's coaches (No. 14) was…
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About a quarter to 7 p.m. on March 30, a fire occurred in the upper portion of a two-story building in Steam-mill-street, off Bathurst-street, and by the time an alarm had been raised and the fire engines had assembled at the place,…
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William Brown, a selector, convicted of rape upon his own daughter, was executed at Darlinghurst gaol on the 29th March. He died instantanously…
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ON Tuesday, January 25, at noon, after the meeting in Tyldesley-square, an immense body of colliers (says the Manchester WEEKLY TIMES), several thousand strong, hurried off in the…
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Arthur Nicholls, of Mudgee, was thrown from his horse on Monday last. The horse he was riding reared up and fell backwards, throwing Nicholls heavily on to the road. The horse was…
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During Saturday and Sunday no less than three--and up to a late hour last night it was feared that seven--deaths had occurred by drowning. The first was the death of a young man named William…
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Charles Bennett, a seaman on board the ship Corby, lying at Smith's Wharf, Miller's Point, whilst returning to the vessel shortly after midnight on Saturday, fell overboard and was drowned. The…
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About quarter to 11, last night, the body of a man named John Rooke, aged 43 years of age, unmarried, and lately residing at 43, Bathurst-street, was discovered by some children floating in the waters of…
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The master of the harbour steamer Victor, while passing the heads yesterday, picked up a capsized boat, the sails and ropes of which were ail made fast, and it was feared that a, fatal accident had occurred…
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A fanner named M'lnnes from the Lower Clarence, who had a horse for exhibition at the late show, while in the act of going from one room to another at the hotel he was staying at, mistook…
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An inquest was held yesterday at the Observer Tavern, by the City Coroner (Mr. Henry Shiall, J.P."), on the body of a seaman named Charles Bennett, aged about 44 years, a satire, of Plymouth, in…
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An inquest was held yesterday at the Observer Tavern, before the city coroner, on the body of a man named John Rooke, aged 44 years, whose dead body had been found floating in the water at Darling…
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