Drowned at Sea. BRISBANE
While the cutter P.C.E. was off Plantation Creek, near Townsville, a man named Park. M'Kinnon fell overboard and was drowned. He was fixing a jib-sheet at the time. After he fell…
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The Post-office Fatality. To the Editor
Sir,—A friend has kindly forwarded to me £1 for the sufferers of the Post-office [?]ity. I beg to forward it.—Yours, &c., C. LOVELY. Sydney, June 6. £1 received.—Ed. E.N.]…
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As [?]ent of a shocking nature oc[?] on the [?] of the suburban [?] which arrived [?] Sydney at 4.30 p.m. on Saturday. It [?] that a [?] named john…
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A buggy accident occurred at Waverley on Friday afternoon by which a child named Gordon G. Snepherd four months old, lost its life Mrs. Shepherd and baby and Mi[?] Bruce and a servant were…
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A serious accident happened on Wednesday last to a man named O'Keep, of College-street, Balmain. He is employed by the Mort's Dock Company, and was working at Cockatoo island, where a heavy plate of…
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The passengers by the 2.15 p.m. tram to Coogee on Friday were considerably alarmed by an explosion which occurred in the engine when nearing Liverpool-street. As the tram came to a standstill the…
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On Saturday a lad named R. A. Pope, 8 1/2 years of age, was climbing up the railing of a balcony attached to the second storey of his father's house, when he lost his balance and fell to the ground. As…
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We are fortunately but seldom called upon to report the occurrence of fatal accidents on the suburban railway, bat a terrible one happened on Saturday evening at Burwood, in which a laborer…
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An inquiry was also held on Saturday by Mr Shiell into the circumstances surrounding the death of an infant, aged four months, named Gordon Chapman, the son of Mr Chapman,…
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On Monday the City Coroner held an inquest on the body of an old man named John Bowie, who was found floating in the water near Saunders's Wharf, Pyrmout. It appeared from the evidence that some…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Marine Board. Post Jackson-australian Collision
At the usual weekly meeting of the members of the Machine Board held on Monday, under the presidency of Captain Hixson, R.N. the Board found that the collision was caused by the wrongful act…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Post-office Fatality. To the Editor
Sir,—Reading is your paper the very unfortunate accident that happened to the man working at the General Post Office tower thought it a case that requires aid from all for the poor unfortunate widow…
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An accident of a shocking nature occurred this morning to a young man about 25 years of age. It is supposed that he was driving a cart and tumbled off. Thee wheel of the vehicle passed over his head, which…
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A man named William "M'Kelvey, 33 years of age, working in Chadwick's sawmilL at the foot of Liverpool-street, had his foot crushed between two logs on Monday afternoon. He was taken to the hospital…
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A buggy accident of a somewhat serious nature [?] on Friday evening to Edward Robson a servant in the employment of Mr. Fitz A Boyd of Guildford Robson it appears was proceeding from…
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A man named John Collins, 46 years of age, was killed on Saturday evening by a train. He did not expire immediately, but was conveyed to town, and died between the Rodfern Railway Station and the…
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An accident occurred at the Post-office this morning, bat was fortunately unattended with each serious consequences as on the last occasion. A carpenter named Thomas Cunningham, 24 years of age, was at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Accidents in ENGLAND in 1884
The Board of Trade has presented to Parliament its annual paper containing returns of the accidents and casualties reported to the board by the railway companies during the year 1884…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fatal Bail Way Accident
The death, through being knocked down by a train, of the man John Colin, aged about 38 years, was the subject of a colonial inquiry by Mr Shiell, at the South Sydney Morgue yesterday. Deceased…
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An inquest was held to-day in the Assembly Hotel, by the City Coroner, on the body of a man named Patrick Sheady, who died in the Sydney Hospital yesterday forenoon. He had been admitted a couple…
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