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An accident, which was nearly attended with fatal consequences, occurred at M'Leod's cutting, four miles from Cockle Creek, Wallsend, on Saturday night. A large blast of over…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A man named John Brown, about 28 years of age, and described as a laborer, was conveyed to the Sydney Hospital at about half-past 8 o'clock this morning, suffering from a serious injury to the foot…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An accident of a somewhat alarming character occurred, on Wednesday afternoon, in Liverpool-street, at the works now in the course of construction in connection with the Bondi sewer. Several shafts…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Yesterday afternoon an alarming accident occurred in Liverpool-street, at the works now being carried on in connection with the Bondi sewer. As is generally known, several shafts have been sunk in order to carry on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Last evening, at about 7.30, a man was brought to the Sydney Hospital in an unconscious state by several men, who states that he had fallen down a ship's ho;d. Dr Llyod-Apjohn, House Surgeon,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An accident occurred on No. 8 contract of the Bondi Sewerage Works, yesterday, in which four men narrowly escaped serious injury or indeed death in a wonderful manner. They were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--A magisterial inquiry was held yesterday on the body of a man named William Fullarken, a navvy, formerly working on the Homebush railway, found in Cockle Creek…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A plumber named Henry Warren, aged about 30. years, residing at Harris Park, Parramatta, was admitted to the Sydney Hospital on Thursday afternoon, suffering from a lacerated scalp…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Yesterday a man named William Abern, a stone-mason, 40 years old, residing at Tudor-terrace, Church-street, Balmain, overbalanced himself from the balcony rails of the house, and fell to the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →On inquiry we find that James Cormick, who was taken to the hospital yesterday in consequence of injuries received while experimenting with a detonator at Berry's Bay, is progressing favorably. It appears…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WE notice with regret in our files of the West Australian Catholic RECORD that his Lordship the Right Rev. Dr. Griver, Bishop of Perth, recently met with a very painful though…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →A fatal accident occurred on the railway line at No. 20 cutting on Friday night. It appears that three men, named respectively Michael Dwyer, Philip Dwyer, and John Harris, were on the night shift conducting blasting…
Continued on Trove, page 1017 →An accident occurred at M'Leod'e cutting on the railway line, four miles from Cockle Creek, Wallsend, on Saturday night. An enormous blast of over one ton of powder was exploded some 20 feet behind the face of a deep cutting of…
Continued on Trove, page 1017 →A carter named Dennis Mulqueeny, when riding on a cart along Factory street, Darling Harbour, yesterday, fell off and sustained some [?]perficial wounds. Constable Stewart conveyed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →An accident of a somewhat alarming charactor occurred, on Wednesday afternoon, in Liverpool-street, at the works now in the course of construction in connection with the Bondi sewer. Several shafts…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Thus a New Zealand correspondent on May 8:— Shipping casualties on the coast have been somewhat numerous. The barque Villatta, on her way from Wellington to Dunedin, during thick weather, had a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Saturday night a fatal accident occurred on the line near South Creek. On March 26 last a timetable was issued by the Railway Department, intimating that the 1l.25 p.m. train from Sydney to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A teamster named J. Harvey, working on the Queanbeyan railway line, got his right leg terribly smashed by his waggon passing over it while it was heavily laden on Thursday last. Dr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A lad named Charles Lee, 16 years of age, resides at 99, William Henry-street, Ultimo, was conveyed to the Sydney Hospital on Sunday, suffering from a compound fracture of the skull, which he…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A man named John Cook, described as a circus rider, was admitted on Saturday evening into the Sydney Hospital, suffering from a dislocation of the elbow, which he [?]lleged he received by a fall from a…
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