Accident to a Labourer
A LABOURER named Charles Ellis, 39 years of age, residing at No. 45 Leicester street, Paddington, was admitted to the Sydney Hospital this morning, suffering…
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Collision at Sea. Two Drowned. London, January 21
The B. I. S. N. Co.'s mail steamer Duke of Buckingham ran into and sank the ship Ben Bightshire off Walmer, a seaport in Kent. Two persons belonging to the latter…
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WILCANNIA, Wednesday.--Milparinka reports a serious accident as having just occurred at Strynges-hill, to a miner named John Stevens, in shaft 16ft. deep. A quantity of earth fell on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fatal Mining Accident at Lithgow. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Lithgow
An inquest was held to-day, before Mr. T. H. Neale, district coroner, on the body of Thomas Stokoe, who was killed yesterday morning, in the Vale Colliery. It appears the deceased and his mate, named Burke, were…
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In some hours lees time than was generally expected it would take her, the Burwab towed up the disabled steamer Rodondo from Jervis Bay yesterday, arriving ast Messrs. W. Howard Smith and Sons whar[?] before 2 o'clock in the…
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MELBOURNE, This Day.--At Flemington training track this morning a jockey named A. Cox, while exercising the Gondolier mare, was thrown against a…
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A BOILERMAKER named Robert Wilson, aged 20 years, was working at G. C. Hosking's establishment in Hay-street this morning, when he fell a distance of 10ft…
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WHILST a seaman named William Lowe, aged 19 years, was working on the main yard of the barque Cashmere, lying in Woolloomooloo Bay, this afternoon, he…
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JOHN SMITH, 35, labourer, was admitted by Dr. T. C. Fisher to the Sydney Hospital this morning, with a wound on the left foot caused through it being struck…
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A London cable under date January 21, published in another column, reports the steamer Riverina, which left here last October for London, was again outward bound for Australia, and while going down Channel she collided with…
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COONAMBLE, Wednesday.-A serious buggy accident happened here on Tuesday afternoon, to Mr. Nail, a resident of this town. He was driving home, when his horse bolted, smashing…
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PAINFUL and serious injuries were received last night by Mr. Patrick Hogan, the ex-member for the Richmond. Mr. Hogan had been attending a meeting of…
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A boilermaker named Robert Wilson, aged 20, residing at 24 Kippax-street, was working at Mr. Hoskings' workshop in Hay-street yesterday, when by some means or…
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MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Two sons of Mr. M'Kinn, of Pettavil, were drowned to-day while bathing in the River Barwon at Murdeduke. One of the bodies waa recovered…
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LONDON, January 25.-The barque Glenlora, bound for Melbourne, sank at Coxhaven, on the coast of Germany, after having been in collision with the steamer Rossehl. No lives were lost…
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WINDSOR, Jan. 17.—A sad case of drowning occurred here this morning. A youth, aged 16 years, son of Mr. H. Kelk, of Stanmore, on a visit to his relations, the Messrs. Greenwell, was…
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HOBART, This Day.--Miss Oakden, sister of Mr. Percy Oakden, architect, who was only married a few days ago, and started on his bridal tour to Europe--on…
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LONDON, January 25.-The steamer Nantes has been adjudged solely blamable for the collision with the barque Theodore Kuger, bound from Hamburg for Sydney with a general cargo. The…
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The steamer Nantes has been adjudged solely blameable for the collision with the barque Theodore Kager, bound from Hamburg to Sydney with a general cargo…
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PERTH (W.A.), January 18.—The quiet town of Newcastle was the scene of a considerable amount of excitement on Thursday morning, on the receipt of news that an old and much…
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