Shocking Accident with Kerosene. [By Telegraph.]
ADELAIDE, Monday.--A frightful accident occurred near Strathalbyn on Sunday. Two little boys named Prisk, while playing with lucifer matches, set fire to a drum of…
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The Boating Accident Off Garden Island
The body of one of the unfortunate young people drowned off Garden Island on New Year's Day was recovered yesterday. A resident on the island, named William Forster,…
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Two seamer, named Henry Fisher and George Ricius, employed on board the schooner Liggie Daws, carly this morning found the body of a man floating in Darling Harbor, near the end of Bathurst-street…
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An inquest was held by the Acting-Coroner (Mr. W. T. Pinhey, J.P.) yesterday morning, at the Soudan Hotel, relative to the death of the unfortunate man, William Williams, who was…
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All inquest was held on Tuesday on the body of Moses Brown, 24 years of age, who met with his death on Saturday by a horse accident. The verdict was that death had resulted from injuries, but that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatal Steamboat Accident in Tasmania. Foundering of the Colleen Bawn. Five Persons Drowned. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hobart
A fatal boat accident, which occured on the river yesterday, has created a great sensation here. The boat upset was a small steamer, the Colleen Bawn, which was loaded with a large quantity of lime—375 bags…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →DEATH by DROWNING at Cootamundra. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent). Cootamundra
A very sad accident, attended with fatal results, occurred here yesterday evening. Two young men, named respectively Young and Clifton, took their horses to the reservoirs for the purpose of giving them a drink, and Clifton,…
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A very narrow escape from drowning occurred on Wednesday afternoon. It appears that a sailing boat, belonging to the North Shore Gas Co., laden with coke, and in which were two men named Clement de…
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Yesterday afternoon a sailing boat belonging to the Neutral Bay Gas Company, laden with coke, and manned by two men, which had left Neutral Bay earlier in the day for Manly, was struck by a large wave when off Middle…
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The adjourned inquiry into the cause of death of Arthur Hastings William Senior was to have been held at the Soudan Hotel, George-street North, yesterday. The Acting-Coroner, Mr. W. T. Pinhey, J. P. took his…
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The belie of John King and Miss Williams, two of the persons drowned near Garden Island, were recovered yesterday morning by the water police. That of the former was found…
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Sir,--The perusal of your interesting leader of to-day re the recent deplorable boat acciden off Garden Island calls for practical suggestions to prevent or guard against similar…
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We understand that Mr. Pinhey, late acting coroner, has been called upon by the Minister of Justice to furnish an explanation of the extraordinary circumstances in which it became necessary to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Harbour Fatality. Inquest on Mr. SENIOR
The Acting-coroner, Mr. W. Pinhey, J.P., commenced an inquest at the Courthouse, North Shore, this morning, upon the body of Arthur Hastings William Senior, who…
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The inquiry into the circumstances of the death of Arthur Hastings William Senior was resumed denovo in the St. Leonards Courthouse, North Shore, to-day. Mr. W. T. Pinhey (the deputy-coroner) presided. Mr. E. P. Simpson, of Messrs. Want,…
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Christina Myera, 9 years of age, residing in 40, Merriman-street, met with a serious accident on Thursday. While she was playing with some companions at her residence the child's clothes took fire…
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A rather serious accident happened in Balmain i this morning. A man named Owen O'Connor was working on Mr. Woods's new building, which is being erected near Mr. Barns's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Garden Island Boat Accident. Verdict of Overloading
At the Soudan Hotel, George-street North, yesterday, the Acting Coroner (Mr. W. T. Pluhey, J.P.) began and concluded an inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of John Ashton King, Ruch Herford, and Mary…
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The inquest on the three young people who were drowned near Garden Island on Friday last was held yesterday and ail concerned exculpated from blame. The party to which these…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →This Boating Accident Off Garden Island. Coroner's Inquest.--verdict of Accidental Death
The Acting-Coroner (Mr. W. T. Pinhey, J.P.) held an inquest at the Soudan Hotel yesterday morning, touching the death of the three young people--John A [?] King, Ruth Herford and…
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