Accidents
On Wednesday as a laborer, named James Wolfall, residing at 2, Pyrmont-street, was working at the demolition of Messrs. David Jones and Co.'spremises in George-street, a quantity of debris fell upon him,…
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Accident to a Diver. NEWCASTLE, Thursday, March 18
On Wednesday, at 11 a.m., a diver employed in Stockton sinking a pit, met with a serious accident. He was working at the bottom of the pit, and had been thus employed for a short time…
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The festivities which took place at Botany on Wednesday were terminated with a sad calamity. As is usual on each occasions, the tram accommodation was wholly insufficient to meet the requirements of…
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A young man met with an accident yesterday afternoon on the Botany tram line, and sustained such serious injuries that he died without recovering consciousness, about three hours…
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Mr. Shiell, the city coroner, presided at sn inquest held to-day, in the Assembly Hotel, on the remains of Francis Doherty, shout 20 years of age, who died in the Sydney Hospital on Wednesday evening, from…
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At the Soudan Hotel, George-street North, yesterday, the City Colonel (Mr. Henry Shiell, J.P.) held an inquiry touching the death of William John M'Carthy, whose body was found in the harbour near Goat Island on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Colliery Disaster. a Pit Inundated. Two Men Supposed to Be Drowned. Farther Details, Newcastle, Thursday, March 18
This morning the miners of the Ferndale pit were suddenly alarmed by a roaring of invading waters at the north-east of the workings. The first to give the alarm were those engaged at the point of bursting…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flooding of the Ferndale Colliery. One Miner Supposed to Be Drowned. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Newcastle
News was received in town that the Ferndale Colliery at Tighe's Hill was suddenly flooded out at 9 o'clock this morning. All the miners employed in the workings succeeded in making their escape, with the exception of two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Serious Accident at Gundagai Races. Gundagai, This Day
A dreadful accident happened on the course yesterday, as the Town Plate Handicap was being run. After passing the winning post Edwards, the…
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Mr. H. Shiell, City Coroner, commenced an inquest this morning at the Assembly Hotel, concerning the death of Francis Dogherty, aged about 20, who was killed…
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A terrible accident occurred at Bowenfels to-day. As the midday passenger train was leaving the station a lineman named Guthrie was bidding good-bye to his son, who had been consigned to the training…
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ALBURY, Friday, March 19.—J. Smith, the rider of Excelsior in the Steepechase (which broke its neck at the first jump) although severely shaken, is able to get about to-day. Mr. Ryan's well-known jumber The Masber, after…
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The unfortunate man Guthrie who, in attempting to get into a tram whilst in motion at Bowenfels on Thursday, fell underneath and had both his legs broken, died in the hospital here that night. Guthrie…
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LITHGOW, Thursday.--An accident, which the Government medical officer considers must prove fatal, occurred at Bowenfells station to day as the passenger train was…
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On Tuesday afternoon last the small township of Mulgoa was in a state of great alarm, when it became known that a fine boy 6 years of age, son of an old and respceted resident, Mr. P. Halloran, had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Fatality. MANILLA, Wednesday, March 17
A terrible accident occurred at a place about six miles from here on Tuesday evening. Some men were making a tank for Mr. Wilshire, of Klori station, when a mass of earth, about twelve tons in weight,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Latest Telegrams. Collapse of a Coal Mine. Addition to the Government. Fatal Railway Accident. Riots in Manchester. Sydney, Friday 4 p.m
A terrible mining fatality occured at the Ferndale Colliery, Newcastle, through its being flooded. One man named Jenkins has been drowned, and another, Hargraves, had…
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James Tanks, conductor of the tram on which the accident occurred, stated that all the sitting accommodation was taken up downstairs, but that there was room…
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An old man named William Harrison, a butcher, residing in 62, Hordom-atreet, Newtown, was leaving the tram at the Gipps-street stopping-place, on Friday evening, when he jumped from the…
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A painful accident is reported to have occurred on the evening of the 5th instant at the Burwood railway. crossing. It is alleged that the approaches to the line ate inefficiently guarded; in fact, that here, as…
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