Drowned in the Richmond River
BALLINA, Monday.--A lad named Thomas Sweeny was drowned yesterday near the pilot station on the Richmond River. He tried to cross the ford in .Shaw's Bay, which is only 2ft…
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Inquests. Fatality on the Illawarra Line
An inquest was held by the City Coroner yesterday morning, at the South Sydney Morgue, relative to the death of John Pascoe, a widower, of about 50 years of age, who met…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accident on the Westers Railway. Collision Between Two Goods Trains at Wentworth Falls
A collision took place at 1.30 yesterday morning at Wentworth Falls, a station on the western line of railway, between two goods trains. The accident happily has not been…
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WALGETT. Tuesday.--Two young men earned Gronan and Brown, employed on the Kireargo Station, were drowned there this afternoon whilst endeavoring to cross the Namoi in a…
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The following is an official report, under date of Tuesday, April 5:—"At about 1 o'clock this morning the goods train whcih left Penrith at half-past 10 o'clock last night collided with the goods train which left…
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NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--The District Coroner held an inquest this morning concerning to death of Thomas Williams, drowned on Sunday morning at Long Beach. The evidene…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tram Accident in Belmore Park
A tram accident, which fortunately was not attended with serious consequences, occured yesterday morning, and resulted in a total block of traffic for a considerable time at an hour when such a stoppage was most inconvenient. At…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Tram Accident at Belmore Park
A rather peculiar tram accident occurred about a quarter-past 8 o'clock yesterday morning in Belmore Park. A Leichhardt tram ws proceeding towards the city, when as it reachd…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accident to the Austriana. (By Telegraph.)
NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--This morning the American ship Austriana, 1519 tons, loaded, and almost ready to sail for Negapatam, broke adrift from her moorings near the dyke and ran…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The Union Company's steamer Te Anau, while turning round in the basin preparatory to being bertued, ran her stem into the old Queen's Whart and tore…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Serious Coach Accident in Victoria. Twenty Passengers Injured. (By Telegraph.)
MELBOURNE, Friday.--A serious coach accident happened this morning at Koroit, when a vehicle capsized, owing to one of the horses becoming unmanageable. There were over 20…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Accident near Goulburn. Goulburn, April 1
A most distressing fatality occurred to-day at Wollogorang, the residence of Mr. J. W. Chisholm, by which Mr. John Chisholm met with his death. Mr. Chisholm left home on horseback alone, sad in 20 minutes afterwards his…
Continued on Trove, page 772 →Fatal Accident to a Vanman
An inquest was held by the City Coroner on Saturday afternoon at the Prince Alfred Hospital concerning the death of a man named John Griffen, 40 years of age, who was fatally injured on the 4th instant by a large iron water…
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MUNGEE, Saturday.--A terrible gun accident happened here yesterday morning, when a boy aged 7, named Glancy, accidentally shot a boy named Sneider, aged 4. The two lads were…
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Our special reporter at the National Park Encampment writes :--"A serious accident happened to Captain Dodds of the Sydney Lancers on Saturday afternoon. After parade and when…
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An inquest was held by the City Coroner at the Prince Alfred Hospital on Saturday afternoon, the subject of which was the death of a man named John Griffin, who died in that…
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An inquest was held by the City Coroner yesterday morning at the Soudan Hotel touching the death of John, Barker Fordyce, a plasterer, who was drowned in the waters of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coroners' Inquests. Drowned at Farm Cove
An inquest was held yesterday by the City Coroner, Mr. H. Shiell, J.P., at the Soudan Hotel, Lower George-street, concerning the death of a man named John Barker Fordyce, whose dead body was found in Farm Cove at an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accident to Captain Dod Us. National Park. Saturday. 5. 30 p. m
Captain Dodds was severely injured at 5. 30 to - day, while jumping his jumping his horse over a rail. His horse fell, and getting up planted one of its hoofs on Dodds chest. Captain Dodds'…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Naval and Military. the Easter Encampment. Our Soldiers and Sailors. The National Park Encampment. At middle head On board the Wolvorene Accident to Captain Dodds National Lark
The Encampment of 1887 is now in full swing, fine weather having prevailed so far, although rather a cloudy and threatening sky has appeared every day. The staff and cooks…
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