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An inquest was held on Saturday afternoon at the City Coronor's office as to the cause of death of Thomas Maoigan, 52 years of acre, a carter by trade, who was married. but has left so family. On…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The City Coroner held an inquest, at his chambers, on Saturday afternoon, on the body of a man named Thomas Madigan, who died at the hospital, on Friday, from the effects of injuries…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Three young men named Alfred Malcolm, William Kennedy, and Edward Hurley were out camping in Middle Harbour on Sunday last, and as they were returning to Sydney in the evening in their boat, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →William M'Elliegott, aged 23, was taken to the Infirmary yesterday with a swollen knee, caused by jumping; there was no fracture. Isaac Sant, aped 36, tiring at Picton, was brought down by John…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Sunday night, between the hours of 11 and 12 o'clock, three young gentlemen named William Kennedy, Alfred Malcolm, and Edward Hurley were pulling in a 16 feet boat called the Eulalic,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Yesterday afternoon the dead body of a child mimed Robert Fullager, aged 2 years, son of Mary Fullager, a widow, residing at Homebush, was found in a waterhole in the yard of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LONDON, January 3.—A terrible accident bas occured at Shanesville, in the state of Ohio. Daring a festival held in one of the principal public buildings, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A sad and fatal accident occurred as [?] Creek yesterday. Two lads named Sannd[?] aged 11 and 7 years, were out keepings redbills off t[?] father's maize. The elder of the two took an [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It appears that Kuhn was removing a lamp of coal when a large fall of the big tops came away, burying him, and causing instantaneous death, the poor fellow's head being crushed to atoms, his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A magisterial inquiry was held by Mr, W. T. Pinhey, J.P., to-day ac Homebush into the circumstances attending the death of Robert Fullagar, a child of two years, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shortly after 10 o'clock last night the dead body of a woman, who has not been identified, was found floating in the dam at Botany by constable Byrne. She had been seen standing close…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Steam Navigation Board's inquiry into the collision between the Julia Percy and the Nelson, off Cape Otway, was advanced a stage to-day. The chief officer and three seamen of the Nelson, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The adjourned inquiry by the Steam Navigation Board into the circumstances attending the collision between the steamers Julia Fercy and Nelson was resumed this morning. Additional witnesses who were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The coroner held an inquest at Morris's Hotel, Tighe's Hill, yesterday afternoon, respecting the death of William Kuhn, miner, killed at Ferndale Colliery, the preceding day by a fall of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The inquiry into the causes of the collision between the Julia Percy and Nelson, steamers, was resumed this morning. Further witnesses who were aboard the Nelson when the collision occurred were examined…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At the new extension works of the York Gas Company, says an English exchange, a number of men were recently employed in fixing a pump in a 22 feet shaft. A man named Thomas Moran had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Tuesday, shortly after the wrestling match which took place between Proudlock and Smith, at Wollongong, a fatal accident occurred to one of the spectators, named Oliver, the light-weight…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The City Coroner held an inquest at the Commercial Hotel, Elizabeth-street South, yesterday morning, on the body of a woman named Mary Norwood, who was found drowned at Botany, in a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Steam Navigation Board commenced an inquiry this morning into the cause of the collision between the steamers Julia Percy and the Nelson off Cape Otway on Saturday last. Both captains were…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →A sad and fatal accident happened on Tuesday morning which has oast quite a gloom over Wollongong. On Monday a great wrestling match took place between T. Proudlock of Bulli, and W. Smith…
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