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An inquest was held yesterday on the body of Stephen Miles, aged 21, by Mr. Shiels, J.P., City Coroner. The deceased fell into George's River about 10 p.m. on Saturday night last, and in an endeavour…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Tuesday afternoon, about 3 o'clock, a man named Jeremiah Pyne, 26 years of age, a labourer, died at the St. Vincent's Hospital D. nis Sheehan, residing at the Tamors Hotel, Bathurst street…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Shiel, the City Coroner, held an inquiry on Thursday at St. Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst, into the circumstances attending the death of a man named Jeremiah Payne, a labourer, employed at No…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →By an accident which occurred on Thursday at the works of Messrs. Tangye Brothers, a young man named Charles Meredith, unfortunately lost his life…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Last evening Mr. James Bray, P.M., met with what might have been a very serious accident while he was crossing the Lismore ferry with his buggy, in which were Mrs. Bray and Mr. Fred…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A peculiar accident happened at Lismore last night, by which three persons had quite a narrow escape from being drowned. It appears that Mr. J. Bray, P.M., accompanied by Mrs. Bray, his two sons, and Mr. F. G…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A man named Edward H. Scott, residing at 4oz, Harris-street, Ultimo, was brought to the Sydney Hospital on Thursday, suffering from severe laceration of the right hand, caused by his being caught in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Shiell, the City Coroner, held an inquest at his court on Friday on the body of Charles Meredith, who died from the effects of injuries received by an accident which occurred on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On Saturday night, at about half-past 10, a woman named Adams, the wife of one of the men employed at the Prospect reservoir, rushed through the bar of Radbourne's Hotel, screaming "Oh, I'm shot; I'm…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Considerable inconvenience was experienced on Saturday and Sunday by persons journeying to and from Botany by the trams, through the break down of the motor near the Sir Joseph Banks Hotel…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A peculiar accident occurred in a stable, near the junction of down and Oxford-streets, on Saturday which resulted in the death of a valuable horse owned by Dr. Nash, of Crown-street. It would…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A young man named Martin Hansen, 19 years of age, who had been Buffering from typhoid fever, was found in an underground tank 12ft deep, with about 10ft of water in it, near…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yesterday the district coroner held an inquest on the body of Patrick M'Namara, who was drowned in a deep waterhole near the Prospect Reservoir. The evidence showed that a friend of M'Namara, having…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Philadelphia correspondent of the Times states that two trains came into collection o[?] the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, in Western Pennsylvania on May 15. One was a contruction train carrying 50 labourers, of whom 20 were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ON Sunday last some men in the employ of Messrs. M’Guigan and Co., Prospect Reservoir discovered the body of a man named Patrick Macn[?]mars, in a waterhole in the creek…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An accident occurred shortly after midnight on Tuesday, at No. 3 shaft, on section No. 7, of the Bondi sewer, by which Ariangelo Possert lost his life, and Antonia Barbara was seriously injured. The two…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A sad accident occurred this morning at the Lane Cove River, by which a young had lost his life, it is supposed, through falling into the Lane Cove River. It appears that as the ferry steamer Pearl was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A serious accident occurred at Lithgow on Sunday last by which Mr. M. Gildert, one of the proprietors of LITHGOW MERCURY, received very serious injury. He was riding the well-known racehorse New…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →PARRAMATTA, Wednesday.-- A lad about 12 years old, named Charles Dowling, met with a frightful accident this afternoon, while feeding a machine with wool at Byrnes' mill, Granville, by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A narrow escape from drowning occurred at the Glenmore tannery, Paddington, on Tuesday evening last. Some children were playing round the dam which supplies the works with water, when…
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