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A rather serious accident happened in Market-street at about 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon. An old woman named Elizabeth Ghost was crossing the road near Her Majesty's Theatre, when she was knocked…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A good deal of excitement and consternation, especially in mining circles, was caused in town this morning by the circulation of a report that a coal pit was on fire in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A serious tram accident occurred on Saturday night. It appears that the bolts of a pulley wheel at Spring-street, just at the top of a deep decline got loose, the gripper smashed against them and threw a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →During the voyage of the ship City of Corinth from Sydney to London, on January 7 an aprentice named James Douglas fell from the main rigging to tho deck, aud sustained such…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News has been received from Cooktown, of a melancholy boat accident. The lugger Arthur, which left Cooktown on Thursday, for Bloomfield, with fifteen persons aboard, two of whom were women,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LITHGOW, Monday night.—After the recovery of Mr. John Doig (the manager of the mine) the reseue party redoubled its exertions; for it was apparent, from the critical condition of Mr. Doig,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BRISBANE, Monday,--A collision occurred between the dredge Platypus and the steamer of Glanworth in Port Denison on Monday Week last. The dredge Was Struck…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →About 9 o'clock last night, at the East Tamworth railway station, the men employed in shunting allowed two of the trucks to break away, and as there is a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Monday a quarryman named Andrew Irwin, residing in 62, Kent-street, had his foot crashed by a stone weighing about 4cwt, which, fell upon him while he was working at the Grafton Wharf. William…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →News has been received from Cooktown of a melancholy boat accident. The lugger Arthur, which left Cooktown on Thursday for Bloomfield with 15 persons aboard, two of whom were women,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The steamer Alexandra reports that the steamor Menmuir anchored 30 miles north of Cooktown with her shaft broken. The chief officer left the vessel yesterday at 1 p.m. for Cooktown in an open boat, with the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →COOKTOWN, Monday.--The steamer Menmuir from Hongkong has broken her shaft off Cape Flattery. The Alexandra brought on her passengers, and takes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →COOKTOWN, Monday,--A fearful boat accident occurred on Friday night off Point Thomas. The lugger Arthur capsized during a squall. There were 15 passengers ;…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The body of a well-known farmer, named Gottlieb Grosse, was found by some children going to school, at 9 o'clock to-day. Grosse was alive then, but expired soon after he was removed to the house. He…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A sad accident happened here to a girl named Wood on Monday night. It appears that as a goods train was shunting at the Tamworth station at about a quarter to 9 o'clock, a couple of tracks got away…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The death of the three men, Doig, Rowe, and Younger, has cast a gloom over the whole district. The efforts of the rescuing party, and their pluck in carrying out their work, are highly praised. Doig was a married man with a…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The recent railway accident at Culcairn formed the subject to-day of a prosecution instituted by the Commissioner of Railways against Labbel, night officer at Culcairn station. Defendant was charged with neglect of duty by…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →WALGETT, Monday.--It now turns out that Bell's life was not insured, therefore his wife and family of five young children are left entirely destitute. A public…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ALBUEY, Tuesday.--Lovell, an employe at the Culcairn railway station, was prosecuted to-day at the police court on a charge of neglect of duty. The proceedings were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Betts, the district coroner, held an inquest in Tarago on Tuesday, touching the death of a farmer named Bernard Graham, who was thrown from his horse on the previous night. The deceased never…
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