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A fatal boat accident occurred here this evening. It appears that a fishing boat confaining two men named William Vaughan and Joseph Madene (the hitter being bottor known as "Portaguee Jee"), were being towed over…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →About 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon a lad named Felix Carroll, living in Bowman-street, Pyrmont, reported to the water police that a boat accident, by which two men had lost their lives,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The City Coroner held an inquest at the Observer Tavern yesterday morning, on the bodies of the two men, James Parker Frazer and Charles Jeffries, who were accidentally drowned in the harbour, near…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Six persons were admitted for surgical treatment at the hospital yesterday, vix-, William Dundee, aged 40, residing at Camden, who had a broken arm, caused by his being upset Out of his cart at Kenny…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yesterday afternoon, while the garrison artillery were practicing at Queenscliff, an accident of a very serious nature occurred. Four rounds of shell had keen safely fired from the 42-pounder…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Saturday afternoon a child named Jones, whose father is stated to be at present encamped with, the Volunteer Infantry in Sydney, was severely kicked by a horse at the Glebe, and now…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coroner held an leanest yesterday afternoon, at the Robin flood Hotel, Waverley, on the body of a child eight, years of age named Francis Wm. Scott, son of a labourer residing in Leichhardt-street. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Eight persons who had met with accidents, more or less severe, were taken to the Hospital yesterday from different parts of the city. They were Margaret Kelly, aged 28; Elizabeth Case, aged 30 ;…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On the Ironclad cricket ground yesterday a player named Tribe received a serve wound between the finger and thumb while catching a ball, and has narrowly escaped lockjaw…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another frightful accident happened on the tramway, in Elizabeth-street, at about half-past 11 o'olock this forenoon. Several children were standing, as usual, playing about outside St. Francis' school, in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In our issue of the 4th instant it was stated in the Kempsey telegram that "Miss Ducat sustained a broken leg and sprained ankle while out riding, through the horse bringing her into contact with a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A sad and fatal gun accident occurred on Tuesday morning at Worrough Station, some eight miles from here. A young man named Russel Walker, son of a Melbourne biscuit…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The city coroner held ah inquest, this morning, at the Commercial Hotel, Elizabeth-street, on the remains of a child named Margaret A. Wells, who had been run over and killed on file tramway, near…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An accident of a serious nature Happened early this morning on board the steamer St. Leonard's, at North Shore. Whilst at work with the machinery, a young man named George Gordon was [?] injured…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our Gosford correspondent writes:--On Friday last the steamer Florrie, on her passage from Gosford to Pittwater, attempted to tow a fishing boat containing two men across the bar at the entrance…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The City Coroner held an tannest at the Commercial Hotel, Elizabeth-street South, yesterday morning, on the body of Margaret Alice Wells, age live years, the little girl who was killed by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An inquest on the body of George Russ, killed by the premature explosion of a shell at Queenscliff on Easter Monday, was commenced yesterday and adjourned until to-day, for the presence of the artillery officers, several of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A painful accident happened at about 12 p.m. yesterday (?) at a house in Albion-street, occupied by John M'Loughlin, a shoemaker. A little girl named Mary Morgan, aged five years, by some unexplained…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An accident happened yesterday afternoon to a man named John Macauley whilst attending to the machinery being exhibited at the Agricultural Show in Moore Park. Whilst at work taking some of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An inquest on the body of George Russ, killed by the premature explosion of a shell at Queenscliff on Easter Monday, was commenced yesterday and adjourned until to-day, for the presence of the artillery officers, several of…
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