Peculiar Drowning Case
A boy, name unknown, was drowned on Thursday afternoon, in a dam at Geddes's woolwashing works, Waterloo, under peculiar circumstances. At about 2 o'clock in the afternoon he and…
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Found Drowned
The body of a woman, whose name is at present unknown, was found by Constable Killier about 9 a.m. on Friday in the water at Blackwattle Bay, and removed to the South Sydney…
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MELBOURNE, March 1.—The fishermen, Benson and Guy, who were reported as missing at Portland, have been drowned, without a doubt. Their boat was on Thursday washed ashore near Cape…
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Two boys, William Edward Daniels, 12 years, and Thomas Barker Wilkie, 12, were drowned on Thursday evening while bathing in the dock, River Clyde. With another boy named George…
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Mr. J. E. Bowden, the Parramatta District Coroner[?] held an inquest yesterday touching the death of two boys, aged about 12 years, named Thomas Edward Wilkie, son of Mr. Thomas Wilkie, of Goulburn, and…
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BRISBANE, This Day.-- The Marine Board inquiry commenced yesterday into the collision between the steamers Barcoo and Beaver, in Brisbane river…
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A MAN named William Speed, aged 65 years, residing on tho Iron Cove-road, Five Dock, has been found drowned in a well at his residence. Deceased was…
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Yes, thou art kind with thy whispers of hope; But what are they with my wild grief to cope? For, even as thou speakest loud in mine ear, Soundeth the storm-wind; nought else can I hear…
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The Acting-Coroner held an inquest at the South Sydney Morgue last week regarding the death of a man who was drowned in Goodwin's Baths, Newtown, on February 22. Between…
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ADELAIDE, This Day.--The body of Mr. Ralph Moss, who was drowned in Nellie Greek on February 22, has been found 40 miles from the spot where he attempted…
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A serious accident happened this morning to a seaman named Mares Remond, 25, who resides at No. 13, Jamieson-street. He was employed on the steamer Alameda, and while unloading in…
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NEWCASTLE, Friday.—A peculiar shooting accident occurred on Thursday in a boarding-house in Wolfe-street, when a youth named Townsend was showing a customs officer a revolver, and…
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NEWCASTLE, Friday.—On Thursday, Charles Wilson, employed at the Great Northern Colliery, was engaged moving a waggon when he fell between the ine, the wheels passing over his…
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WHILST a seaman named Moses Bomond, aged 25 years, was unloading in the hold of the steamer Alameda this morning, a heavy cask of Lager fell on him. He…
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A NEWS-VENDOR named Daniel O'Grady, aged 28 years, was admitted to the Sydney Hospital by Dr. T. J. Henry this morning, suffering from shock to the system and a…
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MELBOURNE, This Day.--A German named August Conrad Sottorf was found dead on the railway line near Newmarket yesterday. His head was severed from his…
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A SERIOUS accident happened this morning, at about 9 o'clock, to a Chinese hawker named Ah Hain, aged 20, whilst he was driving his vegetable cart in St. John's…
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James Broad, a schoolboy, aged 12, residing with his parents at No. 21 Macquarie-street south, was yesterday playing with some cartridges when one of them suddenly exploded…
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NEWCASTLE, March, 1.—An old man named Davies met his death on Thursday in the Ferndale Colliery. He was at work when a quantity of coal came away, striking him on the neck and…
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