Accidents
A painful accident happened yesterday to an engineer named James Christie. He was engaged in working a planing machine at the railway works, when two of his fingers became…
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The Boating Accident. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph
Sir,--With some interest, and more amusement I have watched the controversy re above in your paper, and it seems that Mr. Speers has "had all the best of the deal." Anyone going…
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The death of the man George Wilkie, whose body was discovered floating in the waters of Johnson's Bay on Wednesday last, formed the subject of an inquiry before the Acting-Coroner…
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WEST MAITLAND, Thursday.-A man named John Redgrove was killed at Greata[?]on Tuesday under painful circumstances. From what can be learned it appears that Redgrove was driving…
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MELBOURNE, This Day. -- In consequence of the discordant noises of a brass band in Collins-street last night, a cab horse (which has recently conveyed people to…
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Sir,-The old story of the singed moth return-ing to the candle flame has again received an illustration in the case of Mr. W. A. Notting in your issue of Tuesday where he plaintively lifts…
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NEWCASTLE; Thursday.-A terrible accident occurred on Wednesday afternoon to Mr. Fitzpatrick, overman of the railway works at Honeysuckle Point. He was standing with his left foot…
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NEWCASTLE, This Day. -- Yesterday afternoon a shocking accident occurred at the railway yard, Honeysuckle Point, to Mr. Fitzpatrick, foreman of the yard. The…
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Sir,--I did not intend to raise my pen again in reference to this matter, but a duty I owe to the club and the officials has compelled me to reply, on their behalf, to an effusion from the…
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ADELAIDE, Saturday.-A man named [?] Dybing was drowned under sad circumstances at Port Pirie on Thursday. He had the contract for erecting lighting beacons on Port…
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The Acting-Coroner, Mr. J. C. Woor[?], J.P., held an inquest at the South Sydney Morgue yesterday morning concerning the death of a man named John Wilkie, whose dead body was found floating in the water in…
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The Acting-Coroner held an inquest at the Croydon Hotel, Lower George-street, yesterday concerning the death of a man named Charles Viggore, aged 34, who…
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MELBOURNE, Feb. 8.—Captain Lucas, of the schooner Falcon, was proceeding in a boat from Queenscliff to the schooner, when the boat filledand sank. Captain Lucas was drownod, but the…
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LONDON, February 6.—The vessel Largo Bay, bound for Auckland, New Zealand, has been in collision with a steamer in the Channel, and has been brought to Spithead in a sinking condition…
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The wooden barque Belle Isle, about 1100 tons register, about 8 o'clock this morning collided with and considerably damaged the heavy wooden railings of the standing portion of the Pyrmont…
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The ship Largo Bay, bound for Auckland, came into collision with, a steamer in the English Channel, and was towed to Spithead in a sinking condition. An…
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Newcastle, Saturday.-A sad accident took place at Minmi on Friday, whereby a young man named W. Durrant, aged 19 years, was killed. It appears that he had a horse attached to a skip…
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Mr. Lewis Durla[?]er, manager of a station at Fresh Water Camp, Shark's Bay, accidentally shot himself dead yesterday…
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Our Broken Hill correspondent telegraphed on Tuesday : A fatal accident happened yesterday to a man named Thomas Bagwell, a miner in Block 14 Mine. He had descended with the morning shift to the 300ft. level in…
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NEWCASTLE, This Day. -- William Durrant, aged 19, was in the act of getting on to a skip in one of the mines here, when the horse save a jerk, and Durrant's head…
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