Sad Fatal Accident
On Saturday morning a shocking accident— which unfortunately resulted fatally—occurred on the Sydney Road, at Auburn. A lad named Herbert E. C. Mansell, whilst trying to jump…
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On Saturday morning a shocking accident— which unfortunately resulted fatally—occurred on the Sydney Road, at Auburn. A lad named Herbert E. C. Mansell, whilst trying to jump…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An accident of a serious character occurred on the Beaumaris tramway at noon on Friday, January 8. The conveyance, which is a horsetram, after leaving the terminus crowded…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Arthur Mansell, 13, lately residing with his parents at Southern-street, Auburn, met his death in a peculiar manner on January 9. He was riding on a trolly which was conveying pipes from Potts…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Early on the morning of January 7 rumors were current of a serious mishap at the Prospect Dam, A representative of this journal on visiting the viaduct telegraphed as follows from…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →ON Saturday morning a boy named Herbert Ernest Crawford Mansell was fatally injured by being run over on the Sydney Road by a trolly laden with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE connection between the Granville and Parramattta Wator Supply system made last month, was on Sunday last brought into use for a purpose…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON Monday evening a little boy named Henry Furlong, aged 12 years, son of Constable Furlong, of Liverpool, was admitted into tho Parramatta…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A sad drowning accident occurred in Volcano Lagoon, near St. Arnaud, to-day. A pleasure party left St. Arnaud this morning, and a young man named Pounceby and John Brisbane, aged 16,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Monday.—A fatal accident occurred in Volcano Lagoon, near St. Arnaud, yesterday. Early in the morning a pleasure party left St. Arnaud, and two young men, named…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A profound sensation was caused in Parramatta on Sunday evening by a rumor that Miss Lucy Hicks, daughter of Mr. W. H. Hicks, of Woodrising, Wentworthville, had been killed while out…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A boy named Hector George Cyras Water-houee, aged 4 years, was drowned on Friday evening in a waterhole at the foot of his father's boat-yard, Blue's Point. At 7.30 he was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A boy named Hector George Cyrus Waterhouse, aged 4, lately residing with his parents at Thomas-street, North Sydney, was drowned on Friday evening in a waterhole at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MELBOURNE, Sunday. -- William Mackay, second officer of the American harque Margaret, lying at the South Wharf, had been absent from his ship for a fortnight when he…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A most miraculous escape from drowning took place about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. It appears that several children were securing pieces of wood that were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The coroner's jury to-day found a verdict of death through drowning by his own act at the inquest on the body of Thos. M'Kay, second officer of the American barque…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An accident happened about half-past 5 p.m. on Saturday at the corner of Hunter and Elizabeth streets, whereby a man named Henry Jenkins, 38, living at No. 6 Lincoln-street, North Shore,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →During a yacht race at Glenelg, on Saturday, J. P. Boucaut's yacht the Nautilus, sailed by Messrs. Clarke, Thompson, W. Spence, P. Ritcher, and P. Edward Jagoe, shipped heavy seas. Having…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A very serious accident happend yesterday to a lad named Charles Francis, son of Mr. John Francis, a fettler, residing at Morundah. It appears that the lad, who is 10 years old, went out with an elder…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fatal accident occurred in the down main shaft of the Baker's Creek mine at 11 o'clock this morning. Three men were engaged in timbering and were working a heavy piece of timber 8ft. x 8ft. and 14ft…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A drowning accident under exceptionally sad circumstances took place during a sailing boat race at Glenelg on Saturday. A boat containing a number of young men,…
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