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Pigott, the jockey, who was injured on Saturday, still lies in a dangerous state, although the doctors have more hopes of his case. His liver and kidneys are bruised and Gongeeted, but the patient is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The body of Richard Owen was found yesterday after several hours careful dragging of the river. An inquest was held last night, and an open verdict of death from drowning was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A rather serious collision occurred this afternoon on the River Yarra between the s.s. Southern Cross, outward bound to Hobart, and the paddle tug Rescue. It seems that the Southern Cross met the Rescue coming…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →An unfortunate accident happened during the proceedings in connection with the demonstration at Prince Alfred Park to-day, one of the firemen of No. 3 East Sydney Brigade sustaining a fracture of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Henry Elkins, a boilermaker's labourer, met with a serious accident on Thursday morning at the branch establishment of the Atlas Works on Onion Point. The steam pipe of the stationary engine burst, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Yesterday evening, between 7 and 8 o'clock, a boat containing eight seamen belonging to the steamer Chimborazo, and two of the crew of the Sorato while passing the Government boatshed. was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shortly after 7 o'clock last evening a boat belonging to the Orient s.s. Chimborazo, containing eight seamen of that vessel and three of the Sorata, collided with the steamer Pacific in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Early on September 17, during a dense fog, the ship St. Leonards, 1054 tons, Captain Todd, belonging to Messrs. Shaw, Savill, and Co., London, was in collision with the steamship Cormorant, 709 tons, Captain Stebbick,…
Continued on Trove, page 905 →In the steeplechase yesterday, on the biorpethville course, Regal and Glenburn fell. The former broke both legs and bad to be shot. The jockey Munroe escaped uninjured. Rain greatly interfered with the sports, although…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On Saturday afternoon a man named George Thompson, while assisting to more a heavy stone, got his right foot severely crashed. At the hospital it was found necessary to amputate two of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An inquest was held on Saturday afternoon by, Mr Shiell, J.P., City Coroner, at the White Hart Hotel, George-street, on the body of a man named, Garrett Burns, a driver in the New South…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The body of a man named William Maskell was observed in the water at Sydney Cove this morning about 11 o'clock, and information being given to the water police a constable was dispatched, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A serious railway accident occurred to-day shortly after noon on the line to the Flemington racecourse. The traffic to the races had just got in full swing, when a second-class train was despatched full of passengers…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →An accident happened to one of the racecourse trains to-day, by which three persons were injured. The train, consisting of a dozen second-class carriages, started for the racecourse about noon, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Yesterday the dead body of a man named Wm. Maskel was found floating in Sydney Cove. It will be recollected that a number of seamen from the Sorata and Chimborazo while out in a rowing boat…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Yesterday the dead body of a man named Richard Hower was found floating in the waters of Darling Harbour, off Pyrmont. Deceased was second officer of the Monaghan, now lying at Knox's Wharf. He…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Yesterday the City Coroner held an inquest on the body of a, seaman, named John Blackwood, 28 years of age a native of Tasmania , who was found drowned in Darling Harbour on Tuesday. James Greer…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Yesterday evening a youth named Patrick Ryan, aped 16, who lives in Upper William-street, while playing football by moonlight on the reclaimed land at Rushonttere Bay, had a nasty fail. On being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A serious railway accident occurred to-day shortly after noon on the line to the Flemington racecourse. The traffic to the races had just got in full ewing, when a second-class train was despatched full of passengers…
Continued on Trove, page 925 →A good deal of surprise was naturally fait when it was announced, on the authority of one of the passengers of the Rodondo, that the port lifeboat was in such a condition on the occasion of the…
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