The Collision with the Nemests
We had dipped two or three times in a gentle "well, the Namoi was rolling steadily away in the direction of Manly, and we were wondering how many boats would venture with us beyond…
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The Tram Fatality. the Inquest. the "Cowcatchers" to Be Kept Down
An inquest was held, Saturday, in Assembly Hotel, by the City Coroner, into the circumstances connected with the death of the boy John Osborne, who was run over by a tram in Elizabeth-street on Friday,…
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On Saturday a reporter representing this journal called at the Sydney Hospital, and asked whether any accidents had occurred. He was politely informed "Nothing of any serious consequence." Having…
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A man named Jordan, a boundary rider, on Mr. Keen's Nerraburra run, was brought into town on Tuesday, and conveyed to the hospital. It appeared that he was returning to the station…
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On Saturday afternoon an accident occurred to a train, with a number of damp cars, which was going from Penrith to Sydney. When near Blacktown the driver, on looking back, saw that he had lost the…
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On Saturday morning the City Coroner (Mr. H. Shiell, J.P.) held an inquest at the Assembly Hotel, Hunter and Phillip streets, on the body of John Osborne, 14 years of age, who was run over by a tram in Elizabeth-street, on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Accident Near Bathurst. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bathurst
An inquest was held here to-day [?]efore Mr. B. Lee, P.M., and a jury on the body of Fergus M'Garry, a farmer, who was killed by accident at a th[?]shing machine near Kelso. He was taken to the hospital, whore…
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ADELAIDE, Friday.--A fatal accident occurred at Port Germain to-day. Duncan M'Donald, a teamster, was thrown from a waggon and two wheels passed over his chest. Death was…
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BATHURST, Friday.--A horrible accident occurred to-day near Kelso. A man named Fergus M'Garry was working on a threshing machine, when by some means one of his limbs became…
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Mr Shiell, the City Coroner, held an inquest on Saturday morning at the Assembly Hotel, Hunter and Phillip Streets, on the body of John Osborne age 14 years, who met his death through being…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Soudan Contingent. [Some of the following items appeared in our second, third, and fourth editions of Saturday.] The First News from the Iberia. Her Reception at Backstairs Passage. South Australian Warriors on a Sea Voyage. Their Sufferings and Sickness. How Our Men Have Got Along. Adelaide Opinions of Our Fellows. a Heartfelt Godspeed From South Australia, Exciting Farewell Scene. Breaking the News of His Wife's Death to Sessle. He Returns to Sydney. the Nemesis Fatality Not Known on the Iberia. Adelaide, Saturday Afternoon
The New South Wales troopship Iberia reached Kangaroo Island at 10 o'clock last night, and was duly met by the steamers which left Adelaide to wish the New South Wales troops bon voyage. On board…
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The coach plying between Lismore and Casino upset twice on Saturday last. Mrs. Palmer, the wife of the proprietor of the Lismore CHRONICLE, was injured. Fortunately no bones were broken,…
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BATHURST, Monday.--A fatal accident occurred on the Dunkeld-road to-day. M s Powell, wife of a farmer, was driving into town in a cart, and on approaching a culvert dismounted to load the…
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Sir,—The melancholy accident which has just occurred in Elizabeth-street to a poor young boy in all the freshness of youth impels one to ask if such occurrences cannot be guarded against to a far greater degree than they are at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Accident Near Bathurst. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Bathurst
A shocking fatal accident occurred on the Dunkeld-road at noon to-day. Mrs. Powell, wife of a farmer, was coming into town with a horse and cart, and on approaching a culvert she dismounted to lead the horse past some…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fatal Accident on Tee Railway at Goulburn. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Goulburn
An accident which terminated fatally happened to a railway shunter named Charles Viner this afternoon. He was knocked down while engaged in coupling some trucks, and the wheels of an empty truck passed over his leg and lower…
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A sad case of drowning occurred at M'Oan's Creek, Pittwater, on Monday. The infant daughter of Mr Sydney Oliver, 11 months old, just able to toddle, was missed, and on search being made by…
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It has been reported to the City Coroner that, at about 2 p.m. on Monday, the infant daughter of Mr, Sydney Oliver was drowned in M'Carr's Creek, Pittwater. It appears that the little one was only…
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NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--A narrow escape from death by drowning occurred in the harbour last evening. Three men, Edward De Glorion, Alfred Boyd, and Willam Moy, had been on a fisning…
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An inquest was held yesterday before the coroner, Mr. E. P. Barnes, J.P., touching the death of a man named Butler, who died from the effects of a fall from his horse, near Littledale,…
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