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A terrible accident occurred on the railway works, about a mile from Gundagai on Tuesday afternoon, by which a man named James Burns lost his life, and another man, whose name has not been ascertained…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Some months ago a Government barge struck and sank, in Newcastle Harbor, the vessel Prospector, belonging to Mr Mitchell, one of the representatives for Newtown…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In the case against John Edward Munro, captain of the A.S.N. Co.'s steamer Wentworth, who was committed by the City Coroner on the 9th instant, for manslaughter, in consequence of the verdict of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Many persons who travel on the North Shore and Balmain steamers have a dangerous habit of jumping on the vessels after they leave the wharfs. As the half-past 9 boat on Tuesday night was leaving the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A frightful accident occurred on the railway works, about a mile from the town, this afternoon, by which a man named James Burns lost his life, and another man, whose name has not yet been ascertained, had one of his legs badly…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →GUNDAGAI, Tuesday.--A frightful accident occurred on the railway works about a mile from town this afternoon, by which a man named James Burns lost his life, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Owing to a strong current in the River Yarra to-day, the cable used in connection with the steam ferry near William-street parted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →From oar Wellington correspondent we learn that a serious railway accident occurred at the Springs this morning to the early goods train. Two engines which were drawing a train were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A serious accident happened to a man named Perlotti Crimenti, on Thursday afternoon, when he was working on the Great Northern Railway line, at Peat's Ferry. Crimenti was engaged in a quarry,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Our Melbourne correspondent wired: The steamer Barrabool, owned by Messrs. Howard Smith and Sons, broke her shaft, bearing about 15 miles off Cape Schanok, at about 5 o'clock on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A carpenter named George Wright met with a serious accident at Manly shortly afternoon on Thursday. He was employed on a building in the course of erection, and lost his footing and fell to the ground,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →WELLINGTON, Thursday.--A railway accident occurred at the Springs this morning to the early goods train. Through points not being properly adjusted two engines…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A man named George Wright, a carpenter by trade, was working at a building at Manly Beach yesterday, when he fell a distance of 10ft. to the ground and sustained very severe…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →GUNDAGAI, Thursday.--The coroner of the district (Mr. C. W. Weekes) held an inquest at Frewin's Terminus Hotel yesterday, touching the death of James Burns, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A frightful accident occurred, on the railway works, about a mile from the town, this afternoon, by which a man named James Burns lost his life, and another man, whose name has not yet been ascertained, had one of his legs badly…
Continued on Trove, page 623 →Henry Prestridge, a boy 11 years old, was playing under a house on Wednesday, and on his getting from underneath knocked his head against a plank. He received a scalp wound. He was taken to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On Sunday morning, at an early hour, two German gentlemen. who had been spending the previous Saturday evening with several friends in town, had a narrow escape from [?]rowniner, After taking leave of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →We are informed that the Marine Board yesterday decided to dispense with an inquiry into the circumstances attending the collision between the A.S.N. Company's steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An incident as wild and improbable as any tale dreamt of by Edger Allan Poe happened lately near Paris. On the road to St. Germain-en-Laye a maddened horse was seen galloping wildly, and the fiacre…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Banco Court yesterday and to-day was occupied with the trial of an action brought by Mrs. Martha Pugsley against the Commissioner of Railways, to recover compensation for the death of her…
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