Fatal Gun Accident. (By Telegraph.)
PENRITH, Sunday.—Last night, as Mr. and Miss M'Kaughan were returning from a concert at Luddenham to their father's home, they noticed a small fire smouldering about 100…
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Drowned through Cramp
TABES, This Day.--Arthur Palmer, aged 18, whose parents reside in Newtown, was drowned yesterday at 4 p.m., at Kimbriki, Upper Manning. He was on a visit to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Marine Board. The Dinga[?]ee --Woonona Collision
THE Marine Board m[?]t this afternoon to give its decision in the Ding[?]dee-Woonona Collision, which occurred in the harbour on April 11. The following is the Board's…
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The following decision was given by the Marine Board yesterday afternoon in the collision between the steamers Dingadee and Woonona:-- The board now report that the said…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Serious Gunpowder Explosion in Brisbane. Four Men Dreadfully Injured. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Brisbane
A serious gunpowder explosion occurred this evening on the Fortitude Valley railway line, now under construction. Four navvies, who constituted part of the night shift, were going down the shaft…
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NEWCASTLE, This Day.--Mrs. Wilson, of the Glebe, on Saturday night alighted from a bus, and incautiously put her foot on the wheel to lace up her foot. The…
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William Davidson, 13, living in Shepherd-street, Darlington, yesterday fall from a timber stack and broke both his arms. Matthew M'Canghey aged 4, residing with his parents…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wodonga Railway Collision. Railway Officials Punished. (By Telegraph.)
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The railway commissioners dealt with the report of the board appointed to investigate the causes of the collision between the Sydney express and some…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Rich Discovery of Pearlshell. the Fate of Two Pioneers. Drowning of Captain Hutter. (By Telegraph.)
COOKTOWN, Tuesday.--The Ottille arrived here this morning from Finchhaven. She brings the following news respecting matters in the islands:--…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident at Peat's Ferry. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Peat's Ferry
A severe accident occurred to an employee of Messrs. Ryland and Morse, named Charles Mace, at the Hawkesbury Bridge yesterday. While hoisting a piece of timber the rope broke, and in its descent the piece struck Mace on…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Serious Buggy Accident Near Casino. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Casino
A sad accident occurred yesterday to W. C. Bundock, an old and respected colonist. While driving home from Casino to Wyangarie with Mrs. Bundock in a pair-horse buggy, Mr. Bundock let the reins slip from his hands…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fatal Bathing Accident on the Upper Manning. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taree
A sad death occurred on the Upper Manning yesterday afternoon. A young man, named Arthur Palmer, l8 years of age, was on a visit from Sydney to Mr. Edward Donkin's family, and went bathing with a young son of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Late Accident to the Sydney Express. The Driver Reduced
MELBOURNE, This Day.-- The Railway Commissioners have considered the circumstance of the Wodonga railway accident, and decided that Driver Stuart, of the…
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PRAT'S FERRY, This Day.-- A severe accident occurred to an employee of Messrs. Ryland and Morse, named Charles Mace, at the Hawkesbury…
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CASINO, The Day.-- air, W.C. Burdock, while driving from Casino to Wyangarre with his wife, was thrown from his buggy sad had his shoulder blade and some of…
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A wharf-laborer, named Benjamin Bunker was working on the ship Maranoa yesterday when he overbalanced and fell down the hold. He was taken to the Sydney Hospital by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Homerush Railway Accident. £1000 for the Gapekeeper's Widow
Sir Henry Parkes last night laid on the table of the Assembly the papers in connection with the case of the late Isaac Werrill, gatekeeper at Homebush, who lost his life on March 28…
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PEAT'S FEBRY, Tuesday.--A severe accident occurred to an employe of Messrs. Ryland and Morse, name Charles Mace, at the Hawkesbury Bridge yesterday. While hoisting a piece…
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The City Coroner held an inquest at the Soudan Hotel, Lower George-street, yesterday, concerning the death of a man named Thomas Gluyas, who was drowned in the vicinity of…
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YESTERDAY afternoon a collision occurred in the Harbour between the Millie, one of the North Shore Co.'s boats, and the steamer Midget. The Millie was…
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