Narrow Escape from Drowning
Charles Kenny, about 5 years of age, residing is Kent-street, had a narrow escape from drowning on Saturday. In some manner he fell into the water near Pyrmont Bridge, and was rescued by…
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A Painful Accident. Wagga Wagga
A peculiar and painful accident occurred on Friday, to a girl named Elizabeth Wor[?]leaton, daughter of a fetler living on the railway line at Bethungra. A canister of gunpowder had been…
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An accident happened in the Ballarat Academy of Music on Thursday night. Dunning's Opera Company was playing "Rip Van Winkle" to a crowded house. At the close of the second act Mr. Howard…
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John Stewart, 28 years of age, residing at 55, Regent-street, Newtown, was admitted into the Sydney Hospital, on Saturday, suffering from a compound fracture of the right thigh. The patient…
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On Monday afternoon, a wharf laborer named Thomas Pedro, who resided at 135, Kent-Street, and who was working on board the steamer Corinna, lying at the Tasmanian wharf, met with a fatal accident…
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Two gentlemen named John Gates and Edward Martin were riding in a b[?]gy along St. James'. road, toward Elizabeth street, yesterday. They passed behind a tram proceeding in a southerly…
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A serious mishap occurred yesterday to a men named Henry Littey, a fitter, living at No. 191 Bourke-street. While taking a loaded revolver out of his pocket to shoot a cat, the weapon…
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On Monday morning a lad named Albert Eggleton, 16 years of age, in the empl[?]yment of Mr. R. Viner, of Umbango, met with an accident, caused by a fall with a horse. It appears that the lad…
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PENRITH, Tuesday,--An accident of a very serious nature occurred near the residence of Mr James Ewan, Glenleigh, near Penrith, yesterday. A son of Mr R. Lennox had been out on the…
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A narrow escape from drowning occurred in Balmain last Friday week. Henry Curchod, 2 1/2 years of age was standing on the flap of a well in the yard of his parents' residence, in New Johns-street, talking…
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NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--This morning as Pilot Taylor and four of his crew wore proceeding up the harbour in tow of the steamer Pearl, his boat was run into by the steam tug Adeline. The beat…
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A gun Accident occurred on Tuesday afternoon to a young woman named Lennox, residing at Regentville, near Penrith. It appears that her brother had been out shooting on the previous…
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The City Coroner, Mr Shiell, held an inquest yesterday at the Assembly Hotel, Hunter-street, on the body of Thomas Prideaux, aged 27, who diad at the Sydney Hospital from an accident he…
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WAGGA, Wednesday.--A fatal accident occurred here to-day. Charles Johnson, in the employ of A. Smith, of Kyamba, was bringing his wife for medical advise, she having met with an…
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An accident occurred here this afternoon, which resulted in the death of a man named Charles Johnston, aged 55. It appears that the man, accompanied by his wife, was coming into town from Kyamba, when a spirited horse he…
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An accident which occurred here on Wednesday, resulted in the death of a man named Charles Johnston, aged 55. The man, accompanied by his wife, was coming into town from…
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A man named William Smith, aged 60, met with a frightful accident on Wednesday evening in the vicinity of the Victoria Gold-mining Co.'s claim, South Gundagai. It appears he was…
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To-day the City Coroner held an inquest in the South Sydney Morgue, on the body of a man supposed to be named John Whincup, who was found lying dead on the road at Bexley, near Hurstville, on…
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GUNDAGAI, Thursday.--A man named William Smith, aged 60, met with a serious accident yesterday evening near the Victoria mine, Tarrabandra. He was engaged felling a tree, but…
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On July 31 Mr. Jas. Park, licensee of the Empress of India Hotel, Botany-road, Alexandria, happened to go to his stable to look after the horses. As he did not return Mrs. Park went to see what detained…
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