Found Drowned
Mr. Shiell, the city coroner, held an inquest at the South Sydney morgue, on Thursday, on the body of a man, name unknown, whose body was found floating in the Darling Harbour on Tuesday last. The inquest…
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Serious Railway Collision
ON Saturday afternoon a most serious collision occurred between a goods train and the passenger train whioh left Sydney at 1 p.m. A pasfenger writes: —"On Saturday last I left for Blaoktown by the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Horrible Fatality. a Woman Roasted to Death. Melbourne
A dreadful occurrence took place in Grenville yesterday, when a Mrs. Ormrod, who resided there with her husband, met with a horrible death. The deceased had been an invalid, and latterly had…
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An inquest was held to-day on the body of William Bissett Brodie. A verdict of accidental death was returned. The deceased broke his neck while diving…
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A young lad named Frederick Loratt, 15 years of age, and employed aa a Government telegraph, messenger, was yesterday afternoon taken to the Sydney Hospital, suffering from injuries received by being…
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John William Run[?], a schoolmaster, of Moreton Villa, Paragon Grove. Surbilton Hill, Surrey, died on May 14, from the offects of an injury received through falling from of May 14 Runninger was…
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ARAILWAY accident of a somewhat serious nature, as far as the rolling stock was concerned occured on Saturday last near Seven Hills Station. A goods train left Parramatta Station about 15…
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The Hon, G. R. Dibbs, Acting Minister for Works, was informed last evening by the Commissioner for Railways that the engine of a downpassenger train had run into and damaged some…
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Last Friday evening the mail coach from Raymond Terrace reached Alderley Cree[?] with five passengers and Joseph Kay, the driver. The water was rushing wildly over the bridge,…
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As an old man named John Burke, a charcoal burner near Cooma, was going home on Tuesday night, while he was under the influence of drink, he fell out of his dray, the wheel of which passed over…
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A frightful tram accident occurred about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon on the Botany-road, resulting in the death of a child named George Water Tunbridge. Decreased was the son of a well-known carrier…
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A shocking tram accident, which has resulted fatally, happened on the Botany-road yesterday afternoon, to a child named George Walter Tunbridge, aged three yeats and one month, son of…
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BRAIDWOOD, Monday.--Yesterday morning between 11 and 12 o'clock an accident happened to the Nelligen mail, which fortunately was not attended with serious results. The vehicle, a phaeton,…
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A dreadful accident occurred about halt-past 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, on the railway at Eveleigh, and which resulted in the immediate death of a man named Charles Williams, aged 60 years…
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Yesterday afternoon an accident of a fearful nature, and which terminated totally, occurred to a man named Charles Williams, aged 60 years. Deceased was a labourer and was employed with…
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Mr. Shiell, the city coroner, held an inquest at the Half-way House Hotel, Botany-road, yesterday, into the circumstances attending the death of the child George Walter Tunbridge. who died from the effects…
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The City Coroner hold an inquest at O'Rourka's Halfway House Hotel, Botany-road, yesterday, on the body of the child, George Walter Tunbridge, who died on Monday from injuries received on the Botany tramline. Mr. Roberts,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Seven Hilis Railway Accident. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Though the above rail[?] incident happened [?] 28th ultimo, there has been no [?] account of [?] columns, nor, what is more important, any mention [?] of the lessons to be learnt from [?] That a very ugly…
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Yesterday, Mr Sheill, the City Coroner, held an inquest on the body of George Walter Tunbridge, aged three years, who was run over by a tram on Monday afternoon last. The inquiry lasted for a…
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A frightful accident happened this evening at the foot of King-street, in Flinders-street. A girl named Minnie Mitchell, 18 years of age, was crossing the street with her brother-in-law and…
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