Mining Accidents in Victoria
MELBOURNE, Thursday.--John Connell, a miner at Dunoily, was to-day overwhelmed by a fall of earth and killed. Another miner named T. Evanthorpe had his leg crushed terribly…
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A Boy Drowned at Kogarah
A CHILD named Alfred Harris, aged six years, was found drowned yesterday in a tank at Mort's Hill, Kogaran. It appears that the boy left home, in company with…
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A collision has occurred in the Bristol Channel between the ship Celtic Chief, bound for Albany, Western Australia, and a German barque, the name of which, has not been…
Continued on Trove, page 238 →Case of Drowning in the Lachlan. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Eugowra
About three weeks ago a report was current in Eugowra that a man had been drowned in the Lachlan. Constable M'Leod procoeded to the place, and lound some clothes, but no other trace. He searched for several days, but…
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A YOUNG man named Arthur Charta Holder, aged 10 years, a boilermaker residing in View-street, Edgecliffe Estate, was admitted to the Sydney Hospital…
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The City Corner held an request at the Coroner's Court, Ring-street, yesterday, concerning the death of an old man named William Blackie, who died in the Sydney Hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Serious Accident to an Exoursion Steamer. (By Teleguaph.)
MELBOURNE, Friday.—a peculiar accident. occurred to the steamer Lonsdale at Queens- cliff to-day. The steamer advanced to the pier with too much way on and violently collided…
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A magisterial inquiry was held by Mr. Pinhey on Saturday on the remains of a boy named Alfred Harris, aged sir, who was drowned in a tank at Mort's-hill, Kogarah, on the previous…
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A CHILD named Alfred Harris, aged six years, was found drowned yesterday in a tank at Mort's Hill, Kogarah. It appears that the boy left home, in company with…
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A TELEGRAM from Queenseli[?] (Vic.), that Mr. George Adman's he[?]e Royal was found on Wednesday morning to have two deep wounds under both hind…
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PERTH, This Day.--Through an extra charge having been used in a blast in a quarry near North Fremantle, a little child, who was sitting on a stone…
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NEWCASTLE, This Day.--At the Victoria Theatre on Saturday night, during the performance of "Alone in London," by Bland Holt's company. Mr. G. R. Ireland…
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TOOWOOMBA, This Day.--J, J. Kennedy, the comedian, met with a severe accident on Saturday night whilst he was playing in the " Shaugbraun." A gun accidentally…
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AN open boat, containing seven young men, capsized in the harbour on Saturday between Blue's Point and Ball's Head during a severe squall. The Orient steamer…
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WHILE the steamer Murrumbidgee, of the British-Australian line, was backing out from the wharf on Saturday, preparatory to proceeding on her homeward trip, an…
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MELBOURNE, This Day.--John Larkins, a labourer, was run over on Saturday near the Punt-road crossing on the Richmond line, and killed. An inquest is being held…
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Jos. Cox, 22, nightcart man, residing at Newtown-road, broke his leg yesterday. It appears that he was trying to alight from a 'bus, when his foot slipped, and he…
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On Thursday an accident occurred at the Roman Catholic chapel, Lewisham, consequent upon some scaffolding on which two men, Corney Burnett and John W. Drewitt, were working…
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