Fatality Near Nyngan. DUBBO
On Friday nighty a fettler named Patrick Reedy was killed by an engine on the railway line, about three miles this side of Nyngan. It appears that Reedy, accompanied by another man…
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The Pyrmont Fatality. the Jury's Verdict. No One to Blame
The adjourned inquest on the body of the man Cannon, who died in the Sydney Hospital from injuries received in a quarry in Pyrmont on Friday, was resumed to-day by the City Coroner, in the…
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Miss Boss, daughter of Colonel Ross, of this city, was driving a young lady along the North Quay in a little trap, when the pony took fright and ran the trap against a post. The vehicle was…
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A serious accident happened on Saturday to a man named James Withington, a stone[?] employed by Mr. James Davies, of Organge. Withington had been to the com[?]sing thatches on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Swrious Buggy Accident. GRAFTON
Mons, Leon Caron of the Opera Company, met with a nasty accident to-day. While he was proceeding along Princes-street, in a buggy, at a walking pace, a pin which secured the shaft…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Accidentally Poisoned. BOWRAL
Mr. Richard Welsh, a well-to-do farmer near Robertson, took carbolic acid by mistake for rum at 10 a.m. on Saturday last. He died at noon the same day. A messenger was sent to forward…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Quarry Accident at Pyrmont. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph
Sir, -- In reference to a paragraph which follows Mr Saunders' letter in your issue of to-day, animadverting on the careless manner in which information is conveyed to the Press by the hospital authorities…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Cootamundra Railway Accident. Action Against the Government
The further hearing of the action, Adams v. Commissioner for Railways, for £1000 damages through injuries sustained in the Cootamundra railway accident, was continued in the Banso…
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ADELAIDE, Monday. -- Dr. Chas Goise was thrown from a vehicle in Hutt-street to-day, broke his right leg, and was otherwise injured. His condition is precarious, Dr Gosse is one of the…
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Clifford, the s[?]der, met with a bad accident on Tuesday. He slipped downstari[?] in his temporary residence, Giadesville, and gave his spine so severe a shock that his medical attendant-thinks he will be unable to row a race for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Peculiar Breach of Promise Case. a Claim for Injured Feelings. the Plaintiff Assaults the Defendant
A somewhat extraordinary scene occurred in the Supreme Court, Timaru, N.Z., on the occasion of an action for breach of promise, in which £750 damages were claimed by the housekeeper of a farmer in Waimate…
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A man named Lawrence Hencrow, 63, seaman son board the s[?] Fairlie, met with a severe [?]dent at Rowatree's Dock on Tuesday at about 11 p.m. He was walking on board his ship, when he…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Cootamundra Railway Accident. Action Against the Government
In the Banco Court yesterday, the action Adama[?] Commissioner for Railways, in which damages to the extent of £1000 are claimed for injuries received at the Cootamundra railway…
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BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- A young man named Henry Hatchman was excavating at the South Brisbane cemetery yesterday, when two tons of stone and earth fell, crashing him fearfully. He…
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London, July 1.--It is stated that Hanlan, the ex-champion sculler, has been nearly drowned at T…
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A man named Joseph Kelsall was killed af about 6 o'clock on Monday night while he was returning from his selection on Alice River. The body of the deceased was found lying underneath…
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LONDON, July 1—Edward Hanlan, while rowing at Toronto yesterday, met with a serious accident, by which, he was nearly drowned…
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Amelia Otto, an elderly woman in the employment of Mrs. Kinglock, of Redmyre, suffered a rather serious injury on Wednesday afternoon. She got into a train at the Redmyre station for the purpose…
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A man named John Boyd, 25 years of age, was working on board the ship Barriman, this morning, when some stone ballast, which was being taken in at the time, fell on him from a height of 26ft. He…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accident to Mr. Evan Jones
The friends of Mr. Evan Jones, alderman, of Sydney and Petersham, will be sorry to learn that he met with a severe accident on Sunday. He was driving in Leichhardt when the horse, a spirited…
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