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873 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 44
SIR,—Having read in your issue of the 14th inst., the fatal accident on the railway, near Jindalee, and knowing that you would like to give honour to whom honour is due, I would like to remove from the minds…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →A COLLISION occured on Monday evening between the R.M.S. Peshawur and a barque. Bot[?] vessels were much injuired. The Australian Ladies on board the Peshawur showed great courage…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →AN inquest was held by the city coroner last Tuesday respecting the death of James Byrne, aged 29, storekeeper, in the employ of P. B. Larkin. It waa supposed that deceased met with his death in…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →An inquest was held on Saturday afternoon, at the Commercial Hotel, by Mr. H. Shiell, J.P., City Coroner, on the bodies of a woman and male child who were found drowned in Johnson's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A splash was heard off the steamers' wharf to-night, and a hat was seen floating shortly afterwards. The Water Police instituted a search, and recovered the body in 20 minutes. It was that of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →One of the most fearful disasters that over occurred on the Australian coast happened during the gale on Saturday evening, when the well-known steam collier Woniora foundered off Botany, and all hands perished…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An appalling accident happened at Lansell's No. 180 claim, at Sandhurst, on Friday. A miner named William Clemens, aged 23 years, was ascending the shaft, when the engine-driver, owing, it is said, to some defect…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Neil Petersen, a native of Norway, and a seaman on board the steamer Coonanbara, was brought to the Hospital on Saturday morning. by 5 the second officer, suffering from injuries…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A serious accident happened to-day in the West Balmoral mine. Two men while boring drilled into some unexploded dynamite. An explosion took place. The man who was turning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A child named Hunter was found lying dead in a water-hole this morning at Hornsby…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A serious accident occurred opposite Messrs. Fanner and Co.'s, in Pitt-street, about half-past 5 yesterday afternoon. A little girl, nine years old, named Alice Tighe, whose parents live at 121, Castle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. G. Norton Russell, of Woollahra, writes referring to the recent tramway accident by which Mr. Lyail lost his life, making a suggestion with regard to giving more timely warning to persons in danger…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Mendigo Advertiser gives the following account of a terrible mining accident that occurred on Friday ovening last at Lansell's No. 180 claim, Victoria reef:—A miner, aged 23, named William Clemens, was working in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Bendigo Advertiser gives the following account of a terrible mining accident that occurred on Friday evening last at Lansell's No. 180 claim, Victoria reef:--A miner, aged 23, named William…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alice Tighe, a schoolgirl, aged nine years, met with n serious accident yesterday afternoon about 5 o'clock. A person who saw the occurrence, gives the following account of it:--The little girl…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The trial of the action Cooper and wife v. the Commissioner for Railways, arising out of the Camden tramway accident, terminated in the Supreme Court yesterday, the jury returning a verdict for £550…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The wife of Mr. Bichard Webb,of Church-street, was seen to fall into a large waterhole at the back of the Domain to-day. Her cries for help brought William Train, a Carman, to her rescue. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,--In a report of the cases admitted into the Sydney Hospital during tho last six months, which I forwarded to you yesterday, I inadvertently made use of a somewhat misleading statement. In the latter…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At about 6 o'clock lost evening some commotion was caused in Oxford-street, just outside Dr. Gilhooley's residence, by a tramway collision, which created some excitement. A dray belonging to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE inhabitants of Waterloo wore last Saturday thrown into a state of considerable excitement by a report, which spread rapidly, that a mother had drowned her child and then committed suicide by the…
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