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A fatal accident occurred this afternoon at the Davis Junction Mine, Creswick. A staging erected on the shaft fell a distance of 20 feet, striking a miner named Henry Leslie on the head. He died almost immediately…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A miner named Harrry Leslie, who was working in the Davies Junction Company's shaft, Creswick,was killed yesterday, through being hit on the head by some stoping in the shaft, which fell from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Orient steamship Sorata, which arrived yesterday, had an exceedingly, rough passage from Melbourne to the Semaphore. During the voyage a shocking accident occurred, resulting in the loss…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shortly before 8 o'clock this morning another serious tram accident happened on the Newtown-road, in the vicinity of the old tollbar. Mr. W. H. Bullock, plumber and gasfitter, Stanmore-road, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A nasty gun accident occurred at Windsor yesterday. Three boys were out shooting, and while one named Arthur Meades was loading his gun, it went off, and shattered his left hand. Dr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A man named Benjamin Townend, while walking along the rocks near Fairy Bower, Manly Beach. slipped, in avoiding a wave, and fell, fracturing one of his legs badly. He managed with some difficulty to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →While riding Hawk in the Steeplechase at the Port Augusta race meeting yesterday, a jockey named M'Sorley was thrown violently to the ground, and had his ribs crushed by the weight of the horse. He expired almost…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A frightful and fatal accident with fire occurred here yesterday evening, by which a child of Mr Walker, of George-street, was burned to death. The little fellow, who was only 16 months old,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A RAILWAY collision, fortunately unattended with serious consequences or loss of life, occured in the vicinity, of the Granville station on Thursday evening last. It appears from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DURING the last session of Parliament, the injustice done to employees on the Government railways, who happen to belong to the Sick and Accident Clubs and other Benefit…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Late on Thursday night Mary Donelly, aged 24, domestic servant, whose address is caro of M r. Coward, boot-dealer, Marion and Regent streets, Redfern, was brought to the hospital in an almost insensible…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A child named Walker was burned to death at Parramatta yesterday. Deceased, who was only about 14 months old, had been left in charge of a brother whose age is about 5 years. Whether they…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Of the serious accident which occurred on board the steamship Sorata during her voyage from Melbourne to Adelaide, the "S. A. Register," of July 16, says:—"On Friday morning the vessel was heading along on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The barque Loch Ken, bound from Auckland to London, has gone ashore in the Frith of Thames, at the entrance to the port of Auckland. The accident happened during thick weather, and is attributed to…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Orient Company's steamship Sorata arrived this morning, after an exceedingly rough passage from Melbourne, during which one man was washed overboard and drowned, another had his two legs broken,…
Continued on Trove, page 109 →The Hawthorne Inquiry Board report has been published. It reviews all the circumstances which led up to the accident, and states that Hunt, the guard of the special train, and Kitchen, the driver,…
Continued on Trove, page 111 →A young woman named Mary Donnelly, a domestic servant with Mr Coward, Begent-street, Redfern, was brought to the Sydney Hospital early yesterday morning, suffering from injuries…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An accident occurred early on Sunday morning, between Macdonaldtown and Eveleigh, on a shunting siding, there at that time being no traffic on the line. By some means or other, not yet explained, one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A young man named Wilson was returning from work at Joppa Camp, when the trolly in which he was riding ran against some obstacle, and he was thrown off. He had his left ear almost…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A man named William Richards, a stonemasor, aged about 44 years, and Robert Hogg, mason's labourer, aged about 53 years, were brought to the Sydney Hospital shortly after 11 o'clock on…
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