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The steamer Gambier arrived here from Melbourne and Sydney on Monday night Captain Brown reports quitting Fort Phillip Heads at midnight on the 10th, and passing Cape Otway at 6.30 a.m. on the 11th…
Continued on Trove, page 608 →LONDON, September 16.—A fearfnl railway accident occurred this morning. Two excursion trains conveying passengers to the autumn meeting at Doncaster collided near that town…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shortly before 5 o'clock on Friday morning, 9th instant, a serious railway disaster, but, happily, accompanied by no fatal results, occurred between Lewisham and Petersham, and resulted in the wreck…
Continued on Trove, page 608 →A frightful accident happened on Wednesday to Robert Elliott, who was mixing material in Warden's store for a torch light to be used to-night. The material exploded, blowing off the man's left hand and tearing away all the…
Continued on Trove, page 608 →Yesterday morning Thomas Stewart was admitted to the Prince Alfred Hospital, suffering from a serve scalp wound [?] by a fall from off a ladder. John M'Gaben was also…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →GOULBORN.—The body of Charles Churchill, supposed to have been drowned in the Wolloadiily River on September 2, was discovered on Saturday morning about half a mile from where…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The Pilot Board have found that Captain Richardson, of the steamer Palmerston, committed an error of judgment in connection with the collision between that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Acting Coroner (Captain Fisher) held an inquest this morning at the Albert Hotel, North Shore, into the circumstances attending the death of Francis M'Clafferty. Deceased was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two excursion trains, conveying passengers to the autumn race meeting at Doncaster, collided this morning near that town. Twenty persons were killed, and 70 were injured…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LONDON, Friday.--Two excursion trains conveying passengers to the Autumn Meeting at Doncaster collided this morning near that town. Twenty persons were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, September 16.—At the time of the collision between the two railway trains at Doncaster, the train from Sheffield to Doncaster races was standing at the Hexthorpe siding while…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →PERTH, Saturday.--The overdue immigrant ship Helena Mena arrived at Fremantle yesterday evening. Nothing has been heard of the overdue steamers Rob Roy and Australand. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Saturday evening a fatal accident happened in Penkivil-street, Bondi. While Mr. William Martin was entertaining some guests at his residence, " The Glen," his little boy, aged 5 years and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, September 16.—A fearful railway accident occurred this morning. Two excursion, trains conveying passengers to the autumn meeting at Doncaster collided near that town…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MELBOURNE.—A frightful railway accident occurred this afternoon at the Malvern station. A man named Groves, whole attempting to pass over a crossing was struck by an incoming train…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The following cases have been attended in the Sydney Hospital:—David Simpson, 30, wound under chin; Robert Curry, 17, grocer, George-street, injuries; Bridget Davidson, 1, North…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,—After the number of fatal tram accidents that have recently occurred in and at the Gipp-street entrance to Belmore Park, I would urge the Government to consider the advisability of closing the present dangerous pathway…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →At about 10 minutes past 9 on Saturday morning a little boy named John O'Keeffe, aged three years and seven months, was knocked down by tram motor 88, attached to a railway…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Acting-Coroner, Captain Fisher, J.P., held an inquest yesterday morning, at the Albert Hotel, Mount and Walker streets, St. Leonards, touching the death of a man named Francis M'Clafferty, who was drowned at Neutral…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An inquest was held at the South. Sydney Morgue on Monday, before the acting-Coroner (Captain Fisher), concerning the death of a little boy named John Thomas O'Keefe. The…
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