Fatal Mining Accident
NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--At a coroner's inquest held this afternoon at Tighe's-hill on the remains of a miner named Wm. Banks, who came by his death through…
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News by Telegraph. Fatal Mining Accident
BRAIDWOOD, Thursday.--A miner named George Breach, working at Flannagan's Point, Little River, has been missed since Saturday evening last. A Chinese neighbor…
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On Sunday evening last the town was in a state of alarm owing to the finding of the dead body of a young woman aged 22, named Mary Davies, and as various rumours were afloat several reasons were…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—A painful accident happened this morning at Flemington to a lad named Rowan, in the employment of Joe Morrison. He was engaged riding the horse All Gold a first gallop out he sand track. The horse…
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ANOTHER boat accident, resulting in the loss of three lives, occurred in the harbour on Sunday. Three of the crew of the s.s. Austral embarked in one of the whaleboats belonging to that vessel in the early morning, and…
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The Union Steamship Company have narrowly escaped another serious disaster to one of their fleet. Shortly after the steamship Manapouri left Auckland yesterday for Melbourne, via the Southern ports, one of the…
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A fatal accident occurred this afternoon, at a vineyard, at Great Western, near Stawell. Three men named Trouvette, Cobie, and Thompson were engaged in cleaning an underground vat…
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A young woman named Mes. Larrie, residing in Hoskins-street, was walking between two burning logs. her yard when her dress in light material caught fire. In a moment she was enveloped in…
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The following cases have been admitted info the Sydney Hospital.—John Gilchrist, 13, residing in V2 Begg-street, Paddington, was rifling on trolley in Crown-street, when he jumped to the ground, His…
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TEMORA, Sunday.--A young woman, a Mrs. Currie, residing in Hoskins-street, was walking between two burning logs in her yard when her dress, a light material, caught…
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AUCKLAND, Sunday.--When the R.M.S. Mariposa was leaving Honolulu for San Francisco, having on board Sir Alexander Stuart and other Australian passengers, the…
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Mr. Pinhey, the deputy coroner, held an inquiry in the Soudan Hotel yesterday into the circumstances attending the death of William M'Donald, 16, a jockey. The father of the deceased, a laborer. residing in…
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Mr. Shieli, the City Coroner, held an inquest in the Soudan Hotel to-day, touching the death of a seaman named John Crowe. The evidence was to the effect that the deceased joined the ship Amoy in Liverpool…
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A seaman named John Crane, belonging to the ship Amoy, was drowned off the Grafton Wharf, not far from where the ship lay, between 1 and 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. He was…
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A fatal gm accident occurred at Rockwood on Monday afternoon, the victim being a child named May Matthews. It appears that the child was left at a neighbor's place for safety while its mother went…
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Mrs. Crane, another victim of the recent poisoning case at Tent Hill, died last night. Mr. Crane, father of the family, still lies in a precarious state, and…
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The Marine Board gave its decision to-day in connection with the recent collision at sea between the barques Blanche and Dolphine Melaine. It appeared from the evidence, which is more than usually conflicting, especially as to the…
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A shocking fatality occurred at Rookwood yesterday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, to a little girl named May Matthews, three years. She was left at a neighbour's,…
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An inquest was held by Mr. Pinhey at the Scud n Hotel this morning, concerning the death of William M'Dowell, aged 16, the unfortunate jockey who was…
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At the Soudan Hotel, yesterday, Mr. Pinhey, J.P., held an inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of a jockey named William M'Dowall, 16 years of age. Deceased lately resided with his parents in Amelia-street, off…
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