Death by Drowning
An inquest was held on Monday afternoon, by the City Coroner, Mr. Shiell at the White Hart Hotel, Circular Quay, upon the body of the man James Graham, who was drowned near No. 3 Jetty, at…
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Serious Accident
A very severe accident occurred on Tuesday to a man named John Stoneham, a carpenter employed on the new building which is being erected for the Young Men's Christian Association, at the corner of…
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An accident, which will likely prove fatal, happened to a man named John Stoneham, on Tuesday morning. He was at work at the new building that is in course of erection for the Young Men's Christian…
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J. W. S., Richmond River, writes: Having lost a valuable draught mare under very peculiar circumstances, I would like to know if you or any of your readers ever heard of suoh an accident before. The…
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A painful accident occurred one day last week to Mr. E. Higgs, inspector on the Western line of railway. He was out shooting near Tarana, and while in pursuit of game tripped over some sticks…
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A fatal accident occurred on the railway line between Parachilea and Ediowie, on Friday afternoon, when a ganger named Eugene O'Leary was run over by two trucks. He died as the train…
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A man named Denis Breen, an old resident of Canowindra, was driving to church in a buggy with his family yesterday, when the horse bolted. The buggy was capsized and Breen was killed…
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ADELAIDE, Sunday.--A fatal accident occurred on the railway line between Parachilca and Ediowie, on Friday afternoon, a ganger named Eugene O'Lenry being ran over by two trucks…
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London, May 23.--Midwinter hurt his hand so seriously that he was unable to bat in the present match of the Australians versus Marylebone…
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The last of a course of four lectures on First Helps in Accidents was delivered in the Temperance Hall, Balmain, on Wednesday evening last,by Dr D.S.F. Evans, M.D. The chair was occupied by…
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Shortly after noon yesterday the dead body of a child named Albert Phillips, 2[?] years old, the son of Mr Thomas Phillips, of Wood-strest, Balgowlah, near Manly, was found by its mother in a waterhole,…
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The ketch Ada, which lately ran ashore near the Northern Breakwater, was anchored in the harbour yesterday. Early yesterday morning the firing of a…
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On Saturday afternoon at the inquest, at Lambton, on the body of William Jung, who was killed on the previous afternoon by falling down the shaft of the new Duckenfield coalpit New Lambton, the evidence of James Brown (t[?]o…
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On Saturday morning an accident occurred to the goods and passenger train which left Auckland at 20 minutes past 6 a.m. for Waikato, which very nearly resulted in disastrous injuries to the engine-driver, fireman, guard, and…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- While the steamer Queenscliff was making fast to the wharf at Footscray, a rope got fast round the leg of a m in who was standing alongside, and it was cut clean off…
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NEWCASTLE, Wednesday,--Walter Powell, son of Pilot Powell, fell 20ft off a scaffold at Hamilton to-day. His skull was smashed, both arms were broken at the wrists, and the bone of his temple…
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About half-past 8 o'clock last evening, a man whose name is supposed to be James Jones, fell from the Queen's Wharf, and was drowned. On receiving information of the occurrence, Constable…
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Yesterday in the Supreme Court, before Mr. Justice Windeyer and a jury, Samuel G. Davidson, commission agent, sued the Commissioner of Railways to recover £1000 as compensation for injuries sustained…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cable Messages Accident to Spofforth. The "Buemon Bowler" Disabled the Mat Eh Against the Gentlemen of England
LONDON. May 29.—Spofforth, the distinguished Australian bowler, has been disabled by an injury to his arm. The match against the Gentlemen of England commenced on Lord's…
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GRANVILLE,Thursday.--The train which should have arrived at Granville at 3.37 p.m., left the track about half a mile from Granville station. There was a great commotion amongst the…
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