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A serious collision took place in the harbour on Tuesday. night. About 9.15, the steamer City of Grafton, bound to Grafton, while proceeding round Miller's Point, collided with a collier brig, and sustained serious…
Continued on Trove, page 333 →A sad occurrence was disclosed at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon on the North Shore, when the bodies of two brothers, Arthur and Henry Legge, were found…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The body of a man has been found in the Murray at Wegra, and from the appearance of the body foul play is suspected. The features are beyond recognition, and a large hole appears in the skull, in which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A serious collision between the steamers Newcastle and Namoi occurred at sea. in the vicinity of Terrigal, about 2 o'clock yesterday morning, during a dense fog, and although…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Considerable anxiety prevailed here this morning owing to the non-arrival of the steamers Namoi and Sydney, the former of which usually roaches Newcastle at 5 and the latter a little before 6 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A collision occurred early yesterday morning between the steamships Newcastle, belonging to the Newcastle Steamship Company, and the Namoi, of the Hunter River New Steam Navigation Company's fleet, which proved of very…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Bell's body was found on Thursday night by a blackfellow, about 50yds below the scene of the accident in an upright position, with the arms folded. An inquest was held, and the jury returned…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ANOTHER racing accident, similar to that which occurred in the Caulfield Cup last October, happened at Moonee Valley, Victoria, on Saturday afternoon. Ten horses started for the La Rose…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The body of James Bell, the driver of the coach which was submerged while crossing the Barwon, was found last night by a blackfellow in a standing position in the river below the scene of the accident. An inquest was held…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Walgett and Mogil Mogil coach, while attempting to cross the Barwon River at the rocky ford, near Collarendabri, was swept down the river. James Bell, the driver, and a passenger, name unknown, were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 345 →Last night, on the arrival of the Penrith up-goode train, which arrived at Parramatta about 8 o'clock, it was found that the breakvan and two dumpcars were missing. The engine, No. 46, was immediately disconnected and sent along…
Continued on Trove, page 345 →NEWCASTLE, Friday.--A serious accident took place last evening at the Stockton Company's mine, the victim being a young man, 21 years of age, named Alfred Buckle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WALGETT, Friday.--Bell's body was found last night by a blackfellow, about 50yds. below the scene of the accident, in an upright position with the arras folded. An…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WAIIOETT, Wednesday.—A fatal accident took place on Wednesday afternoon at the Rocky Ford Crossing on the Barwon Rivor, near Collarondobri. The mail coach was swopt by the current into a…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →On Saturday afternoon the City Coroner held an inques at The Oaks Hotel, Military-road on the bodies of two boys named Arthur James and Henry George Legg, aged 13 and 10 years respectively, who were found drowned in a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Marcus Dulhunty (the acting police magistrate), accompanied by Dr. Andrews and Senior-sergeant M'Guffie, visited Wagga, on Saturday, for the purpose of holding an inquiry on the remains of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The dead body of a man was found opposite Mosquito Island, near the Waratah shoot, on Sunday morning, and was conveyed to Newcastle Hospital. Dr. Harris, who examined it, said that death had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A sad accident occurred at North Shore on Friday evening, by which two boys named Legge lost their lives. It appears the boys were in the habit of bathing in a waterhole on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In Stawell, on Friday, a magisterial inquiry was held regarding the death of Richard Goatley, a young farmer at Wallalloo, from narcotic poisoning. The decision was that the deceased died from the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The well known Sydney jockey, M'Auliffe, in the employment of Mr. M. Fennelly (the trainer for Mr. Jas. White, M.L.C.) met with rather a severe accident on Friday, on the Flemington Racecourse, while working the racing mare…
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