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ON Tuesday afternoon, owing to the violence of the southerly gale, a dingy containing five men was swamped at Homebush Bay, Parramatta River, and two of the occupants, named…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The inquest on the bodies of William Dempsey and John Thomas Atkinson, who were drowned in Homebush Bay on Tuesday, was held at Ryde on Thursday before…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A fatal accident happened on Friday afternoon at the Atlas Works, Woolwich, when a workman named John Moran lost his life. He was engaged with four other men pulling round the jib of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →It is not very long ago since we had to record a somewhat serious accident to a Waverley omnibus in Park-road, Paddington, consequent upon a wheel coming off. To-day another 'bus accident…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,—In 1884 a sapper, under the command of Captain Esdaile, was overpowered by gas while emptying a war balloon at Woolwich. He was found quite insensible under the folds of the balloon, having…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—I beg you will allow me to correct a statement made in your edition of this evening re the above. At 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon a party of five men (including myself) left the fascine…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MELBOURNE, Saturday.—A ganger on the Gippsland railway line named George M'Lean was killed accidentally on Thursday night near Clarendon, Ballarat. M'Lean was on a holiday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ON Tuesday afternoon, owing to the violence of the southerly gale, a dingy containing five men was stamped at Homebush Bay, Purramatta River, and two of the occupants, named…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →THE gangs of men who were on Sunday put On to work at the wreckage of the accident which occurred on that day on the Harden-Blayney line, between Koorawatha and Wattamadarra, near…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →About 4 o'clock p.m. on the 30th ultimo, Mrs. Martin, living in Goodlet-street, Surry Hills, heard screaming in the kitchen of her house, and on rushing into the apartment…
Continued on Trove, page 45 →ALL day on the 27th ult. the water police were engaged in examining the shores of the harbour with a view of ascertaining whether the bodies of any of the persons drowned by the capsizing of…
Continued on Trove, page 45 →Sir,--Notwithstanding Mr. James Banks' lengthy epistle contending that sailing boat should be placed under the control of the Marine Board, I am still of opinion that his…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →LONDON, December 29.—A disastrous explosion of dynamite has taken place in New York. While some workmen were engaged in…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →COWRA, Monday.—A fatal railway accident occurred at a very early hour on Sunday morning to a mixed train which left Harden at a quarter past 9 o'clock on Saturday night…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →A buggy accident of a serious character happened on Thursday afternoon, December 29, at Ballarat East, by which Mrs. Ham, wife of Mr. David Ham, M.L.C., Miss Ethel Ham, Miss Cowle…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →MELBOURNE, Monday.-On Sunday afternoon a fatal boating accident occurred near the Sugar Works on the Lower Yarra. Two men named Thomas Petersen and Charles Rasmussen, of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BROKEN HULL, Monday.-The Silverton Tramway Company has been very free from accidents hitherto, considering the enormous traffic, but on Sunday the first serious collision took place. An…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A magisterial inquiry was held at the Robert Burns Hotel, Bathurst-street, on Saturday, by Captain Preston, J.P., relative to the death of tho boy James Redditt, aged 6 years…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The deputy City Corner, Mr. W. T. Pinhey, J.P., held a magisterial inquiry at the Balmain Cottage Hospital, on Saturday, relative to the death of the unfortunate man John Moran…
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