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A railway porter named George Charles Spencer, aged 30, was killed by a tram at Bowden on Saturday, About 12 minutes after the carriages had passed, the body of the deceased was found lying…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A frightful accident happened this evening at the Ellenborongh mine, which it is expected will result in the death of two men, and severe injuries to another. Five men, named Hall, Hoskins,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A serious accident occurred in the Ellenborough claim at Sandhurst last evening. Five men named Hall, Hoskins, Denis, Andrews and Haggis were working in the stopes at the 220ft…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A valuable draught horse was killed on the railway line near the Newtown railway station and another one severely injured this morning. They were the property of Mr. Mulholland, of Cook's River-road,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yesterday morning Thomas Clark, 28 years of age, a miner employed at the Nepean Tunnel, No. 1 section of the waterworks, Douglas Park, while crossing the bottom of a shaft in order to get from one tunnel…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It would appear that one of the horses killed by the goods train near Newtown the other day was the property of Mr. A. Curtis, who was engaged at the time loading his dray with coal, and had, as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A terrible accident occurred at Ellenborough mine, Eaglehawk, about four miles from Sandhurst, at 6 o'clock last evening. An immense mass of earth fell upon five men employed in the winze between the 640…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →This morning Mr. H. Shiell, J.P., city corener, and a jury, held an inquest at the Belmore Hotel, George-street, Redfern, on the body of the child Alice Henritta Crook, who was smothered yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On the 19th instant a mena giving the name of Paton, of dark complexion, with a broken nose apparently well educated, and a native of Paisley, Scotland, committed suicide by drowning at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A serious, though not as yet fatal accident, happened at the Nepean tunnel on Tuesday. Thos. Clark, miner, aged 26, was employed on the No. 1 section, waterworks, Douglas Park, and at noon on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It is feared that it will be some months. before her Majesty the Queen completely recovers from the effects of her recent accident at Windsor Castle…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The following additional evidence was taken at the inquest held yesterday on the body of the child Alice Henrietta Crook, who was smothered through falling into the privy of the Redfern public school…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An inquest was held yesterday morning by Mr H. Shiell, J.P., City Coroner, on the body of Alice Henrietta Crook, aged 5 years, who was smothered on Wednesday afternoon by falling down a privy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LONDON, April 26.—Owing to the thick and foggy weather which has prevailed in the English Channel, the ships British Commerce, from London to Melbourne, 1417 tons, and the County of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The ship British Commerce, 1470 tons, bound from London to Melbourne, came into collision with a vessel shortly after leaving port. The British Commerce sank, 25 aboard being…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The ship British Commerce, 1470 tons, bound from London to Melbourne, came into collision, at midnight on Tuesday, shortly after leaving port, with the ship County of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, April 27.—The ship British Commerce, which sank in the English Channel at midnight on Tuesday, after being in collision with the County of Aberdeen, had no passengers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The ship British Commerce, which sank in the English Channel at midnight on Tuesday, after being in collision with the County of Aberdeen, had no passengers on board at the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →LONDON, April 26.—Owing to the thick and foggy weather which has prevailed in the English Channel, the ships British Commerce, from London to Melbourne, 1417 tons, and the County of…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Yesterday evening about 7 o'clock, quite a chapter of accidents occurred in William-street. A hansom cab. No. 630, driven by one John Smith, collided with a milk cart. Smith being thrown off his scat and…
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