Accidents
On Saturday Richard Clifford, while engaged at Redfen in loading a truck with galvanised iron, slipped, and fractured one of his legs. Win. Bestick, a boy, was driving a cart on Saturday; the vehicle…
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Supposed Case of Drowning at Shark Island
Early yesterday morning a man named James Simpson, of Young-street, Redfern, called at the Water Police Court, aud informed the inspector that as he was sailing in a boat with two friends…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sad Fatality at Braidwood. Two Children Poisoned by Strychnine. [By Telegraph.] Braidwood
Two children of Mr Robert Hunt, of Bell's Creek, got at a strychnine bottle to-day, and took some of its contents. When Dr. Llewellyn, who was sent for, arrived at their father's house, both…
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Yesterday afternoon a very painful accident occurred at a building in course of erection On the Underwood Estate, Paddington. It appears that a young man named Evans was engaged doing some…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Mining Accident at Egerton (Vic.). a Mines Seriously Injured and His Mate Killed. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne
A terrible mining accident occurred at Egerton to-day, in the Black Horse mine. A fall of earth took place, and a man named Bourke was pinned by the mass. His mate, Robert Walker, extricated…
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150 Russian soldiers have been seriously injured through eating food with which poison had accidentally been mixed…
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Last night a miner named Thomas Howard (42), residing in Fort-strcet, off Queen-street, Woollahrs, was brought to the Hospital, suffering from the effects of a blasting accident at the Bondi…
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LONDON, June 6.—A trin conveying the passengers by the Orient steamship Potosi, which arraved at Plymouth form Australia yesterday, left the rails while on the journey for Plymouth…
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A train conveving the passengers by the Orient liner Potosi, which arrived at Plymouth from Australia yesterday, left the rails while on the journey from plymouth to London…
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LONDON, June 8.—A distressing accident has occurred in a grain warehouse at Milwaukee, in the United States. A grain elevator, while. ascending, suddenly gave way, and fell to the…
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About 3.30 on Thursday afternoon a little boy named Needam, it crossing. Redfem-stteet, Redfern, for the purpose of getting into the tram, ma knocked down by a boy on horseback. It appears that the…
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A distressing accident has occurred in a grain warehouse at Milwankee, in the United States. During the ascent of a grain elevator to an upper flat the elevator suddenly…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Accident to the Barque Asterope. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Launceston
The Astcrope, barque, 602 tons, from London, whilst entering the Tamar River Heads, this afternoon, went ashore on the Hebe Reef. No lives were lost. She belongs to Mr. Jolly, of London. Her cargo, chietly…
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About 7 o'clock this morning, a serious accident occurred at the water works, seven miles beyond Liverpool, by which two men named James White and Frank Hammett, narrowly escaped being killed…
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A cabman, named Michael O'Connor, net with a nasty accident this morning whilst driving along Ocean-street towards Double Bay. He was overtaken by a runaway horse with a buggy attached. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Fatal Mining Accident in Victoria. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne
A fatal accident occurred at the Royal Hustlers mine, Sandhurst, yesterday. A miner named Thomas Pierce was jerked off a bucket in which he and his mate were descending and fell to the…
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A man named Bayliss was knocked down and run over by a cab at the corner of King and Pitt streets on Saturday evening. The cabmen, who gave his name as John Marten, No. 77, or No. 71…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident to the Steamer Investigator. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Adelaide
The steamship Investigator, Captain Marshall, put into Kingston early this morning, having struck on a rock near Robe. She is now alongside the jetty, with double gangs of men working at the pumps and baling…
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The two men James White and Frank Emmett, who were admitted to the hospital yesterday, suffering from injuries received whilst engaged in blasting operations at the Waterworks yesterday morning, are…
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The city coroner held an inquest at his chambers yesterday afternoon on the body of the unfortunate man, named William Bayliss, who died at the hospital early on Sunday morning from injuries received…
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