Serious Accident. BULLI
A man named John Melville fell from the railway bridge on Friday night, and was found on Saturday in a paralysed condition. He was removed to the Wollonpong Hospital; but no hopes are entertained…
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Fatal Accidents
An elderly man, name unknown, was knocked dewn and cut to pieces by the 2 p.m. passenger frain from Parramatta to Penrith, on Saturday last, a short distance wast of the Westmead platform. Deceased had been walking along…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Fatal Boat Accident Off Point Piper. Inquiry Into the Death of Mr. Senior
On Saturday afternoon the Acting Coroner (Mr. W. T. Pinhey. J.P.) commenced an inquiry at the Soudan Hotel, George-street North, into the circurnstances attending the death of Arthur Hastings William Senior, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatality in Brisbane. BRISBANE
A fatal accident occurred here on Monday to a Finn named Warlkkass. He was on a punt ballasting the barque Zoila, when a bucket of ballast was being hoisted to the punt's mast. The rope broke,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Sad Fatality. DENILIQUIN
A sad and fatal accident happened at Mathoura station on Sunday to a young man named George Dunn. The deceased was the son of a selector on Mathoura run, but he was in the employment of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Accident at the Circus
We are pleased to hear that there is every likelihood of Miss Ruby Scarsdale, who fell from the trapeze at Woodyear's circus on Saturday last a distance of about…
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A man named Michael Morrison died in the Sydney Hospital on Monday afternoon, from the effects of injuries sustained in a cab accident in College-street, on December 29. While passing St. Mary's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Serious Accident. Wagga Wagga
Severe injuries were received by a young man named Brown. He was riding a race along the Tarcutta-road on Saturday, when the animal threw him against a telegraph pole, and be sustained a cut…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Boat Accident Near Garden Island. Searching for the Bodies
The search for the bodies of the three persons who were drowned off Garden Island through the swamping of a boat on the [?]st instant was resumed by the water police yesterday; but up to a late hour nothing had been discovered,…
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The deplorable boating fatalities on New Year's Day have once more directed public attention to the dangers of the harbor and multiplied all manner of suggestions for the…
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Like the skeleton in the banquet halls of the ancient Egyptians we have had the figure of death weirdly prominent in our recent harbor festivities. Four…
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The body of the man who was found in Woolloomooloo Bay on Saturday afternoon has been identified as that of William Williams, of Harrington-street who had been employed at Cowper's Wharf…
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Robert Draper, a laborer, was found drowned in the City Swimming Baths this morning. It is supposed that the man struck his head while diving. He must have climbed the fence during the night, as…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatality near Wagga. Wagga Wagga
A young man named Moses Brown, 24 years of age, son of William Brown, of Tarcutta, received injuries on Saturday afternoon, which have since proved fatal It appear that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Harbor Fatality. the Inquiry Quashed. Probable Exhumation of the Body
The adjourned inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of Arthur Hastings William Senior, who was drowned off Point Piper on the evening of New Year's Day, was resumed in the Soudan…
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A laborer named James Boyce met with an accident on Tuesday afternoon from the effects of which ho died a few hours afterward. He was employed in cutting down a large tree in William-street, when it…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Deplorable Accident. Sinking of a Steamer. Five Lives Lost. Hobart
A deplorable accident occurred on the River Derwent on Tuesday night close to Bridgewater. The steamer Colleen Bawn had been chartered to bring time from Heron's kiln, four miles beyond…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boat Accidents in the Harbour. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Boats for hire should be licensed, and the number of people to occupy them should be painted on the sternsheets. Owners of boats for [?]ire should be obliged to have their boats fitted with canvas bugs, filled with cork, lashed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →News by Telegraph. Fatal Accident at Wagga
WAGGA WAGGA, Tuesday.--A man named Moses Brown received injuries on Saturday afternoon which resulted in his death this evening. He was riding along the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Accident in Brisbane
BRISBANE, Monday.--Another tragic death occurred to-day. A seaman named Martin Wartkala, a native of Finland, engaged in loading ballast into the barque [?] was…
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