Found Drowned
BRISBANE, This Day.--The body of the woman Walsh, who suicided in the river at Bulimba Ferry, was found floating in the town reach yesterday…
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Collision in Newcastle Harbour
NEWCASTLE, This Day.--Title morning the collier Western, when putting out far sea, backed her stern into the Robert S. Bernard. The latter wan damaged…
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TERARA, This Day.--A young man named William Sweeden was drowned in the creek here on Monday evening, supposed from cramp. He had been in…
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On Thursday afternoon a lad named Victor Hadley, son of Thomas Hadley, nearly 15 years of age, left home about 4 o'clock to go shooting. The lad was by himself,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Gun Accident at Castlereagh. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penrith
A sad case of shooting occurred at Castlereagh last night. A lad named Victor Hadley, about 15 years of age, went shooting, and did not return last night. At first no notice was taken of his absence, as he had previously…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Serious Accident at the Glebe Colliery. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Newcastle
Yesterday a serious accident happened at the Glebe Colliery to a minor named John Grey. He and a mate were knocking out sets of cross timber at a bord end, and a large mass of stone and part of the timbering…
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A shocking boating accident occurred in Port Phillip Bay on Good Friday, in which four young men, well-known residents of Port Melbourne, were concerned. Their names are—William Grundy, Claude Hadley,…
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An accident, fortunately unattended with any serious consequences, happened on Tuesday morning near the Wodonga railway station. Whilst the shunting of a goods train was in progress, and the train was about 60 yards…
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An accident occurred yesterday evening at the Bellinger bar. A large boat left at Nambucca Heads by the men who escaped from the J. T. Berry was purchased by william Hicks, who, together with two men named S. O…
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Mr. SHIELL, City Coroner, held an inquest to-day, at the Soudan Hotel, North George-street, on the body of John Johnson, aged 42 years, who was killed…
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THE hearing of the action Hills, v. the Orient Steam Navigation Company was concluded in the Supreme Court yesterday, before the Chief Justice and a jury of four…
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TRUNEEY, This Day.--A shooting accident occurred here yesterday. Dr. Clark, of St. Leonards, was out shooting with a friend, Mr. Edwards, when he accidentally…
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PERNITH, Friday.--A boy named Victor Hadley, aged 15 years, was found dead at Castleagh this morning, on the bank of the Nepean River, with a gunshot wound…
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WAGGA, This Day.--The jockey Stanmore, rider of Celerity, who was thrown at yesterday's races, is in the Wagga Hospital in a dangerous condition. It is…
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BRISBANE, This Day.--A man, whose name has not yet been ascertained was run over by a train last night between Brisbane and Oxley. The engine-driver…
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BRISBANE, This Day.--The man who was run into by a train yesterday is still uncenscious, but he has been identified as ouis Monz, an escaped lunatic…
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BRISBANE, This Day.--A sad accident occurred at Cabbage Tree Creek, near Sandgate, yesterday. A boy and girl named Ruttenberg were sitting under a…
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NEWCASTLE, This Day.--A horse met its death in a peculiar way yesterday. He got on the coal line, when a horse box was run along the line, and becoming…
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On Saturday last, Mr.Frank Kenyon, Liverpool Coroner, held an inquest in the Liverpool Courthouse, touching the death of John Munro, who was found dead in a waterhole at the back of Mr. John Pope's residence, Canley Park, on…
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