Serious Accident to Hanlan. 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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The Cootamundra Railway Accident. Action Against the Government
The action brought by George Adams, a miner, against the Commissioner for Railways, in which damages to the extent of £1000 are claimed for injuries sustained in the Cootamundra railway…
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An elderly woman named Amelia Otto, servant to Mrs Kinglock, of Redmyre, met with a serious accident yesterday at the railway station of that suburb. By mistake she entered a first-class for a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alarming Accident. Fall of a Scaffold in George-street. Miraculous Escape From Loss of Life. Three Men Injured
For a week or two past the new building of the Australian Joint Stock Bank, at the corner of George and King streets, having approached, completion externally, workmen have been engaged in taking…
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John Lamson, a miner working at the Cooperative pit, Wallsend, while at his work yesterday, was caught by a "skip," and had his thigh broken. Dr. Nash at once did all that was…
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Dr. Gibbons and his wife had a narrow escape yesterday afternoon, while driving a buggy on the Bowenfels-road. A goods train which was passing at the time frightened the horse, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Cootamundra Railway Accident. Verdict for the Government
In the Banco Court yesterday, the action Adam v. Commissioner for Railways, in which the plaintiff claimed £1000 damages for personal injuries sustained in the Cootamundra railway…
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A coronial inquiry was held yesterday afternoon at the Soud[?]n Hotel, Lower G[?]orge-street, into the circumstances surrounding the death of a man c[?]med Lawrence Hancrow, aged 63 years, a…
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An accident happened shortly after midnight on Wednesday at the Bondi sewerage works, which yesterday terminated fatally, to a man named Thomas W[?]ace. He was working at the No. 7…
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Denny Ryan, a miner, was severely injured by a fall of earth in the old Bushmau's Reef, yesterday. Both his legs were fractured. He was taken to the hospital, where he died this morning. An…
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While the usual busy crowd was burrying along George-street yesterday morning, the thorough fare at the corner of King and George-streets, always the busiest part of the city, being thronged…
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To-day the City Coroner held an inquest in the Assembly Hotel on the body of a man earned William Williams, 30 years of age. The deceased, was a Welshman and unmarried. It appeared from the…
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Another sheet accident occurred in Sydney yesterday morning, by which three men were more or less seriously hurt, the only wonder being that no lives were lost, and that the suffering inflicted was slight in compatison with what…
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After nearly three weeks' hearing, the action, Adams v. the Commissioner for Railways, was brought to a conclusion on Thursday, and resulted in a verdict for the defendant. For the first fortnight the interest taken in the case,…
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On Friday forenoon, the 26th ultimo, three quarry men, named John Cannon, about 50 years of age, married, residing in Greek-street, Glebe Point; James Nixon, 26 years of age, residing in…
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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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A sad case of drowning occurred at Bondi on Sunday. Three young men, named David Miller. Frederick Power, and Hayman Burkett, were fishing at about noon off some rocks on the eastern side of…
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PARKES, Monday.—The inquiry into the cause of the death of Denis Ryan resulted in a verdict of death from shock and hemorrhage brought on by injuries accidentally received while he was working…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Milling Fatality. PARKES
Denny Ryan, a miner, was severely injured by a fall of earth in the old Bushman's Reef, yesterday. Both his legs were fractured. He was taken to the hospital, where he died this morning. An…
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