Peculiar Accident
To-day at noon a seaman named Samuel Atkinson, residing at 103, Harrington-street and who has only been three months in the colony, was admitted into…
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Terrible Accident. a Cabman Crushed to Death
Edward Vail, a cabman, was killed on Monday opposite the Prince's Bridge Station, Melbourne. Vail was standing by his cab when a lorry horse bolted, knocked him down, and crushed him so…
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GOULBURN, Monday.--The coach driven by Arthur Pooley left Braidwood at 6 o'clock last night, reaching Boro about 20 minutes past 9, pulling up as usual in front…
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Yesterday morning the City Coroner held an inquest at the Assembly Hotel relative to the death of an elderly man named James Clark, who died at the Sydney Hospital on Saturday…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.--A cabman named Edward Vail was killed in Flinders-Street to-day. A horse, which was drawing a lorry, bolted and collided with Vail's cab. Vail…
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RICHMOND, Monday.--A shocking accident occurred here on Saturday afternoon, which resulted in the death of Miss Mitchell, the only daughter of Mr. Alderman…
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The City Coroner held an inquest yesterday morning at the South Sydney Morgue relative to the death of a man of about 40 years of age, who was found drowned in the water of…
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At about 1.30 a.m. today, an assistant guard in the employment of the Railway Department was killed at the Ashfield Station, in the following circumstances. He was engaged in shunting some…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Drowned at Parramatta. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Parramatta
A man named James Mitchell, a patient in the Parramatta Hospital, was found drowned in the river this evening. Deceased had been an inmate of the hospital since his admission in January, and had undergone two…
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CARCOAR, Tuesday.--Two accidents, attended with somewhat serious results, have occurred on the railway works this week. On Sunday some men were engaged putting…
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The City Coroner held an inquest in the South Sydney Morgue this morning on the body of John Spencer assistant guard in the employment of the Railway Department, who was run over on the line…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Yesterday a lad, 11 years of age, son of Mr. J. Palmer, of Warrnambool, was drowned in Curdie's River. His little sister, seven years of age…
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The Marine Board this morning commenced an enquiry into the collision between the steamers Parramatta and Waterview, which occurred on the…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The Pilot Board acquitted Pilot Press of any blame in connection with the collision between the steamer Khandalla and the ship Prince…
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LONDON, May 5.—The departure of the British-India Co.'s R.M.S. Merkara, for Queensland ports, has been delayed in consequence of the breakage of a piston…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Accident Near Brisbane. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Brisbane
A serious accident occurred on the Southern and Western Railway this afternoon. It appears that the men engaged in duplicating the line were working on the approach to the bridge near Goodna. The…
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An inquest was held at the Parramatta Hospital on Wednesday before Mr. J. R. Bowden, District Coroner, on the body of James Mitchell, who was found drowned in the fresh water…
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The Marino Board commenced yesterday at the Custom House-buildings an inquiry into the collision between the steamers Waterview and Parramatta, which occurred off Long Nose Point on the evening of the 29th April. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Collision Between Two Steamers Near Brisbane. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Brisbane
A collision occarred at South Port yesterday afternoon between the small steamers Natone and President. Both were full of passengers. It appears that each was trying to reach the jetty, when the Natone ran…
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