Death by Drowning
About 7 a.m. yesterday the dead body of a man named Thomas Wardell, 36 years old, employed as cook on the ketch Jeesie Sinclair, lying in Johnson's Bay, was found floating in the water near…
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Mother and Son Drowned. WAGGA
The district coroner (Mr. L. A. Fosbery) held an inquest to-day at North Berry Jerry touching the death of Mary and Frederick Horrocks (mother and son), which occurred on Wednesday…
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An accident of a painful nature happened to a young man named Thomas Massey in Mr. Hoskins's engineering works. Hay-street, on Thursday. He was employed with some other men working at a…
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ADELAIDE, Sunday.--William Bowyer, a fisherman, of Woodville, was thrown from a dray yesterday at Port Adelaide. He fell on an unsheathed knife which he carried in his pocket…
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TEMORA, Friday.--An accident happened to a men named Wilson at King's saw mills. They were running out 4 by 2 quartering when the heel of the saw caught the last piece, driving it with…
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Arthur Ellis, who was employed in Garton's Hotel, was drowned while boating on the Tarra on Sunday afternoon. It appears that his hat fell into the water, and in his attempt to get it…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.--Arthur Ellis, employed as waiter at Garton's hotel, was drowned while boating near Hawthorn, on the Yarra, yesterday. It appears that deceased caught a crab when…
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An inquiry was held in the White Horse Hotel, George-street, as to the death of Thomas Wardell, formerly a cook on board the Jessie Sinclair. The deceased, in company with two other men, left the…
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Mr. Hugh Taylor, M.L.A., met with a severe accident to-day. He was looking at horse is his yard and patted him to make him stand over when the animal suddenly sprang Tound and kicked…
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PARRAMATTA, Monday.--Mr Hugh Taylor met with a frightful accident this morning. He was kicked by his horse, while putting the animal into his buggy, in his yard. He was picked up…
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A man named Edward Coburn, age 22, by trade a plumber, was admitted at the Sydney Hospital yesterday, suffering from injuries received through a kick in the abdomen from a horse…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.--The official report respecting the claims in the Little River accident which occurred in April, 1884, have just been presented to the Railway Department. The 47…
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A sad case of drowning occurred at the waterhole near the brickworks, St. Leonards, on Monday afternoon. It appears that a boy named William Doran, 8 years of ago, who resided with his parents at the…
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NEWCASTLE, Tuesday. -- The body of an old man named Conway, who bas been missing since Monday morning, was discovered to-day in Tighe's Creek by a little girl. He was very well off…
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A man, whose name is at present unknown, died on Monday, from tHe effects (it is supposed) of a fall from the Dangar Bridge. An inquest was dispensed with. It is not positively known…
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A little boy named Campbell, eight years of age, and some others, were bathing in the river on Monday, when Campbell got beyond his depth and sank, to rise no more. The body was recovered…
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PARRAMATTA, Tuesday. -- A change for the better took place this afternoon in the state of Mr Hugh Taylor, The doctors are satisfied that with quietness and the attention he is getting he will…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- The steamer City of Adelaide struck forcibly against Quean's whin to-day, end narrowly escaped injuring the Nemesis, which was moored below. A considerable portion…
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A sad case of drowning occurred on Tuesday While several small boys were bathing in the river near the police [?] a little fellow about five years of age, a son of Mr. J. F. Jones…
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A serious seciflent occurred yesterday afternoon to a child named Joseph Darnell, seven years of age, living in 52, Union-street Pyamont. The little fellow was standing on the footpath, when a buicher's cart…
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