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The death, by drowning at sea, of Francis Ford, second engineer of the steamer Phoebe, during her last trip from Newcastle to this port, has been reported by the captain. The latter states that at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An inquest was held yesterday afternoon at the City Coroner's office, respecting the cause of death of a man named James Livingstone, aged 29 years, who had been in the colony 20 years, and who has left a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An inquest was held yesterday at the Governor Bourke Hotel, Camperdown, relative to the cause of death of an infant child named May Scholes, the daughter of Oswald Scholes, landlord of the above…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An inquest was held yesterday at the Governor Bourke Hotel, Camperdown, touching the death of an infant named May Scholes, two years of ago, the infant daughter of Oswald Scholes, landlord of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A serious, if not fatal, accident occurred in George-street yesterday afternoon, about half-past 2 o'clock. An elderly man, a fish hawker, known as "Old Barney," was rolling his barrow along the street just…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Wednesday, Mr. M'Farlane, chief engineer of the steamer Arawatta, met with a very painful accident. He was leaning against the doorpost of the engine room, when the door…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →It has been reported to the City Coroner that an aged woman, whose name is unknown, was knocked down by a train at Macdonaldtown station yesterday afternoon, about half-past 2 o'clock. She…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Constable Warder reported to the Coroner yesterday that a woman, name unknown, was knocked down by the 2.30 p.m. down train from Sydney, close to the Macdonaldtown platform, and that she…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The City Coroner. Mr. H. Shiell. J.P., held an inquest to-day. at the Observer [?] as to the cause of death of Peter Smith. Christopher Fr. deposed that he was a master mariner and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coroner was informed yesterday that, at about 12.30 p.m. the body of a man named Peter Smith, aged 40, was found floating in Darling Harbour, at the foot of Lime-street. Peter Cochrane,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →On the 3rd inst. a man named Uriah Speechley, 63 years of age, living in Alfred-street, St. Peter's, fell off a building, a distance of about 6 feet, and the handle of a bucket caught him At the Supreme Court, yesterday, an application was made by Mr. Darley, ,Q. C. and Mr. Pilcher, instructed by Mr. S. C. Brown, for a prohibition of a fine of £25, inflicted by the Central Police…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An inquest was held to-day at the coroner's court as to the cause of death of a women named [?] Reed, aged 64 years, a native of Kalso, in Ireland, the wife of William Reed, a blacksmith, residing at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Pakella, brig, from Kaipara to Lyttelton, N.Z., has been totally wrecked on the Ninety Mile Beach. Only one of the crew, a man named Christian, was saved, the other six men being…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Thomas Howard, of Brindley Park, left here yesterday morning in his buggy, driving a pair of horses and another horse attached leading. When going down Pike's Gap the horses…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,—Referring to your sub-leader of 9th instant on this subject, kindly permit me to speak through your valuable journal It has long been an established fact that a plate of iron…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dr. ANGUS MUNRO (who lately succeeded Dr. Huntchinson here). His sister (a young lady of probably 22 years) and a little girl nine years old (daughter of Mr, Rundle, chemist, of this town), left for a drive…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two men, named Hugh Robinson and David Williams, were seriously injured this morning at the Atlas Iron Works, Pyrmon[?]. They were engaged in moving an iron girder weighing three or four tons,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At about 11 o'clock yesterday, an accident of a serious nature occurred at the Infirmary, in Macquarie-street. A large number of men are there employed in the erection of the new building, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A man named Timothy Murphy was driving a four[?]se Newtown bus up George-street last night, when [?]ross-bar broke and set the leaders free. They, [?]lloped at a furious pace up George-street from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A stonemason named Robert M'Coll met his death on 2nd June, while he was at work. He was assisting two other men in placing a headstone upon a dray, when the horse moved, ond the stone fell, breaking his wrist and ankle, and…
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