Death by Drowning. [By Telegraph.]
WELLINGTON, Saturday.--An inquest was held yesterday on the body of Sarah Toohey, daughter of Mr. Toohey, a fettler on the railway, who met with her death by…
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Sad Case of Drowning. WELLINGTON
An inquest was held on Friday on the body of Sarah Toohey, daughter of Mr. Toohey, fetler, on the railway, who met with her death by drowning on previous evening. The deceased was a servant…
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All inquest was held on Saturday, in the Assembly Hotel, into the circumstances attending the death of, Joseph James Heley, who was killed by a fall of earth at the corner of Pitt and Park streets, on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →News from China. Tee Trouble at Corea. the Glenfriun-camorta Collision
The steamer Woosung, which reached Cookctown on Friday night, brought the following summary of news from China:— There has bees no authentic news received relative…
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The following cases cases been admitted into the Sydney Hospital:—Thomas Lecern, 15, residing at 9, Glebe-street, Glebe, was looking over the hand-rail of a steam lift at some works in George-street. when the…
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An inquest was held at the Assembly Hotel, Hunter-street, on Saturday, before Mr. H. Shiell, J.P., City Coroner, relative to the death of James Joseph Heley, who died in the Sydney Hospital on Friday afternoon from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Accident at Albury. [By Telegraph.]
ALBURY, Sunday.--Just as the mail train from Sydney arrived this morning the engine ran off the rails. A number of men were put on to repair the mischief, and the…
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BRISBANE, Saturday.-- A slight mishap to the steamer Currajong on Friday afternoon gave occasion to ugly rumors of a serious accident. The vessel upon rounding…
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The Marine Board have further adjourned the delivery of their verdict in re the You Yangs—Civility collision, until this evening…
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A serious collision took place in the harbor yesterday morning between the Neutral Bay Ferry Company's steamer Neutral Bay and the North Shore Ferry Company's steamer Osprey…
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NEWCASTLE, Monday.--A fatal accident occurred at a shaft being sunk by the Great Northern Coal Company, Lake Macquarie, to-day. A sinker named Smith went down…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatality in Gundagai. GUNDAGAI
A fatal accident occurred in South Gundagai on Sunday evening to a young man named Bradbury, about 21 years of age. It appears that he was in the employment of Mr. Brooks,…
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The Marine Board yesterday afternoon gave their decision in re the recent collision between the steamers You Yangs and Civility. There were present :--Captains Hixson (president),…
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The members of the Marine Board met at 2 p.m. yesterday, and, after two hours' consultation, decided that the masters of both vessels were in default, inasmuch as they did not take sufficient recognition…
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The Marine Board, consisting of Captains Hixson (president), Broomfield, Jenkins, Robertson, R. T. Moodie, M'Lean, and Commander Lindeman (secretary), met yesterday afternoon to deliver their reserved decision in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Fatal Accident. NEWCASTLE
A fatal accident occurred at a shaft being sunk by the Great Northern Coal Co., Lake Macquarie. It appears that a man named J. Smith went down a rope to add a length of tube to the tubes already in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrible Colliery Accident
A dispatch from Ponty-pridd, Wales, reported that a terrible colliery explosion occurred at the Ferndale pit, near there, about four hundred miners being entombed. A later dispatch said that twelve dead…
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A rather painful accident happened this morning to a young man named John Cooper, residing at Fleet-street, Summer Hill. he was engaged placing some…
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A serious accident happened at Lane Cove on Tuesday. A young man named William Helson, residing in Hampson-street, Balmain, was in a refreshment room at the place named, and there…
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A fatal accident occurred at Toowoomba on Monday. A young married man, named James Dalton, a fitter in the employment of the Government, was fitting a plate in the firebox of a locomotive when…
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