Accidents
A seaman named Joseph Matheson slipped and fell on board the steamer Sydney yesterday and sprained one of his ankles. He was re moved to the Sydney Hospital…
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The Colling Wood Railway Accident. Claims for Compensation. (By Telegraph.)
MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Three persons injured in the railway accident at Collingwood on Sunday have given notice of claims for compensation for injuries. The board of inquiry…
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GOULBURN, Tuesday. -- A young man named Apps, residing at Boyle Falls, was out shooting with a friend an evening or two ago, when a kangaroo passed between them and Apps'…
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HOBART, Monday.—An accident of a somewhat serious character occurred on the main line on Saturday morning. The railway employes had arranged to celebrate their annual holiday by a…
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MRLBOURNE, Feb. 14.—A bricklayer's laborer named George Coombs, while working on the new buildings in the course of erection for Messrs. Sands and McDougall, fell a distance of 100ft…
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That a great catastrophe was narrowly averted last Saturday it Brisbane was pretty well indicated in the telegraphic news in our last Monday's issue. Further details new to hand will be found to fully confirm that message. The…
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Fuller particulars are to hand of the collision between the steamers Barcoo and Beaver in the Brisbane River. The COURIER says :—"The Beaver, in charge of Captain Mitchell, left…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Three persons injured in the railway accident at Collingwood on Sunday have given notice of claims for compensation for injuries. The board of inquiry appointed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Serious Blasting Accident
A serious blasting accident occurred at the Narrabeen relief works on Tuesday afternoon, when a man named Cornelius Downey, who is employed on the works, was badly injured. He was…
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NEWCASTLE, This Day.--A seaman named Harry Larson yesterday fell from the crosstrees of the barque Raven, a distance of 20ft. Fortunately no bones were…
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NEWCASTLE, Saturday.—A sad accident took place at Minmi on Friday, whereby a young man named Wm. Durrant, 19 years of age, was killed. It appears that he had a horse attached to a skip…
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The Acting Coroner held aa inquest at the South Sydney Morgue on Thursday regarding the death of a man who has not yet been identified, and who was drowned in Goodwin's…
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AN in quest was held at the South Sydney Morgue this morning before the acting coroner, Mr. J. C. Woore, J.P., touching the death of a man, name unknown,…
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At the South Sydney Morgue yesterday morning, the Acting-coroner, Mr. J. C. Woore, J.P., held an inquest concerning the death of a man, aged about 35 years, name unknown, who was drowned while bathing in the…
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LONDON, February 28.—A verdict of manslaughter has been returned by the Coroner's jury against the captain of the Nereid, in connection with the recent collision in the channel…
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An inquest was held before the Acting-Coroner at the South Sydney Morgue yesterday into the circumstances attending the death of the man who was drowned in the swimming…
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NEWCASTLE, Thursday. — A seaman named Larsen fell from aloft on Wednesday on board the barque Raven. He was conveyed to the hospital when his injuries, which, were not of a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shocking Building Accident. a Youth Falls 20 FEET
A shocking accident, attended with serious results, happened about 1 p.m. yesterday at a building now in course of erection for Mr. Saywell, as a bonded store, at Dawes Point. A youth…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatal Mining Accident at Ferndale. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle
A fatal accident occurred in the Ferndale colliery this morning. A miner named Davies was working in the pit, when a lump of coal fell on his neck. Decensed never uttered a word after he was struck. His…
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A BOOTMAKER named William Kenny, aged 16 years, employed by Mr. J. C. Marr, of Redfern, met with a serious accident today. At dinner time he was playing with…
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