A Tramway Accident
For about two hours yesterday morning the Woollahra tramway was blocked near the Paddington toll-bar, owing to the 8 o'clock tram from Woollahra running off the rails. The storm of the…
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Another Railway Accident in Victoria
On Friday night an accident occurred to guard Hancock on the Williamstown line, Which narrowly escaped a fatal terminationa. Hancock, it appears, was in charge of the quarter-past 9 p.m…
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An inquest was held to-day at the City Corner's Court by Mr. H. Shicll, J.P., on the body of a man named Amos Negns, who had died from injuries received by being thrown from a cart on to the road at…
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A painter, named Baglee, nearly cut two fingers of his right hand off yesterday, by letting fail a case of glass which he was lifting. A serious accident happened yesterday to…
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The City Coroner (Mr. H. Shiell, J.P.) held an inquest to-day at the Observer Tavern on the body of Henry Haddon, aged 22, ship's cook on board the Lusitania, steamer, who was drowned…
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An accident occurred at Granville on Tuesday, by which a maw named W. H. Clayton received serious injuries. He was engaged shingling the roof of a cottage, when he fell off. a distance of about l5ft. He…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boat Accidents in the Harbour. to the Editor the Sydney Daily Telegraph
Sir,--Your article in yesterday's issue very clearly sets forth the dangers attendant upon boat-sailing in Sydney Harbour but I must submit that the remedy vim [?] falls far short "I the requirements of the…
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On Wednesday,between ll and 12 o'clock the water police succeeded in finding the body of Henry Haddon, ship's cook on board the Lusitania, who was drowned on the 7th instant. He fell from the…
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An inquest was held on Wednesday at the Kentish Hotel, Glebe, by the City Coroner (Mr. H. Shiell, J.P.), on the body of a child named Daisy Elizabeth Leeds, aged 1 year and 9 months, the daughter of Mr, and…
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Charles Bennett, a seamen 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 a quarter to 11, Sunday night, the body of a man named John Rooke, aged 43 years of ago, unmarried, and lately residing at 43, Bathurst-stroot, was discovered by some children floating in the waters of…
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The traffic on the Waverley tramway line was interrupted for an hour or two this morning, owing to an accident which occurred about half-past 9 o'clock. The tram had just reached the Waverley…
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The City Coroner (Mr. E. Herford) held an inquost 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 on Wednesday at the City Coroner's Conrt on the body of a man named Amos Negus, who had died from injuries received by being thrown from a cart on to the road at…
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A party of five boys, named William Dodd, James Swan, George Brown, Alfonso Page, and George Stewart, hired a boat about 3 o'clock on Sunday afternoon from Mr. Mataon, of Woolloomooloo Bay, and…
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AN inquest was held on Monday last at the Observer Tavern by the City Coroner on the body of a man named Thomas O'Brien, aged 26 years, a bootmaker, rebiding at the Star Hotel, in…
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An inquest was held to-day at the Observer Tavern by the City Coroner, Mr. H. Shiall, J.P., on the bodies of two men, named John Wilson and John Shea, seamen on board the Duckenfield, who…
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Two young men named David M'Carthy and Alfred Lofts, residing ia Botany-road, hired a boat yestercay from Mr. Ireland, ot Woolloomooloo, for a pull down the harbour. They arrived in Chowder…
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A sad drowning accident occurred at Chowder Bay last evening just as the visitors to that popular place of pleasure were returning to Sydney. Two Jam named William Lofts, and Arthur M'Carthy,…
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