Fatality to a Postman
Thomas Ross, a young man engaged as a letter carrier at the General Post Office, met with a fatal accident on Thursday night. He seems to have been riding along Elizabeth-street when he was thrown…
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Collision in the Harbor
A collision occurred in the harbor at about 4 o'clock yesterday morning between the steamers You Yangs and Civility, which was [?]tanately not attended with loss of life. The You Yangs…
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An inquest was held on Tuesday at Post's Bight, Hawkesbury River, on the body of a man found drowned in Freshwater Creek, near Joseph Izzard's and identified as that of Frederick…
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Steps will immediately be taken to raise the sunken steamer Civility. The. You Yangs will be placed in Mort's Dock for examination and…
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A collision took place in the harbour shortly before 4 o'clock yesterday morning, between the steamer You Yangs, belonging to Messrs. Howard Smith and Sons, and the steamer Civility, owned by. Mr. George Hill. The You…
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At about half-past 2 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, a boy named Arthur Sutton, about 13 years of ago, was riding a horse along King-street, Newtown, when the animal became suddenly somewhat restive…
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At about 4 o'clock on Thursday morning, as the steamship You Yangs was coming into Sydney, she collided with the steamship Civility, off Bradley's Head. The Civility was badly damaged, and her captain…
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A collision occurred early on Thursday, just east of Bradley's Head, and off Taylor's Bay, but, fortunately,it did not result in any loss of life. It appears that the. steamer Civility, outward. bound…
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[?] occurred this morning near Brungle [?] about nine miles from Gandagai, to a young [?] M'Kinnon, about 20 years of age. It[?] that the went to water his horses, riding a…
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ADELAIDE, Friday.--News has just reached this city of a very sad drowning accident in the River Murray to-day. Thomas Cave, aged 16, son of Mr. W. R…
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A telegram from Chowilla Station, River Murray, said that Masters Tom Cave and Muecke, sons of Messrs. W. R. Cave and H. C. E. Muecke, had been drowned in the river while bathing…
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Mr. H. Shiell, J.P., the city coroner, held an inquest this morning, at the Assembly Hotel, upon the body of a young man named Thomas Boss, lately employed…
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A LAMENTABLE gun accident occurred at, Bringelly, near Liverpool, last week, resulting in the death of Christopher Smith, aged 36, papermaker, who leaves a widow and four young children to bewail…
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Atlanta, Ga., December 15.—One of the most terrible railroad accidents ever known in Georgia occurred at midnight, 15 miles from this city on the Georgia-Pacific Road. The East Tennessee and the Georgia-Pacific Road use the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fatal Accident at Brungle. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Gundagai
Information was received in town this morning that a young man named D. M'Kinnon, 20 years of age, son of Mr. M'Kinnon, grazier, Brungle, was killed yesterday afternoon by a fall from a horse. It appears that the…
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It has been reported to Mr. H. Shiell, J.P. (City Coroner) that at about 1.10 a.m., yesterday, a man named Thomas Ross, a letter carrier, died at the Sydney Hospital, where he had been admitted at 11.30 p.m., on 14th instant,…
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The steamer Wairarapa, en route from Wellington to Sydney, has returned to the former port, owing to the piston-rod of the engine having been bent…
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Amongst the matters that might well have parliamentary attention, when mining matters are dealt with in detail, is the making of provision for accidents. It is remarkable that notwithstanding…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Dreadful Bugary Accident. Glen Innes, January 8
A frightful accident occurred in town this morning. A Mrs. Leonard and her daughter were bringing in a buggy "the deed body of a child for burial. When they reached Marriage's hay and corn stores, at the…
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