Balloon Ascent. An Unlucky Accident
The balloon ascent announced far this afternoon at Coogee Aquarium did not take place. While the balloon was being inflated the top of it accidentally caught fire and…
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The balloon ascent announced far this afternoon at Coogee Aquarium did not take place. While the balloon was being inflated the top of it accidentally caught fire and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A drayman named William Brekenshaw, 67 years of age, residing at 43 Roland-street, Camperdown, was crushed to death by a cart at about 1 p.m. yesterday in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A little boy about six years of age, the son of Mr. Budder, of Martin-street, whilst playing on the verandah of the house, slipped and fell down the steps, breaking his leg. The injured…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Tuesday last, as a [?] containing about 22cwt. of iron and drawn by a powerful borae, was rounding the bend on the Gladsa[?] road, near the gas works, the horse slipped and fell…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Monday, an inquest was conducted at the Woolpack Hotel, Parramatta, by Mr. J. E. Bowden, the Parramatta District Coroner, into the circumstances surrounding the death of a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The newly-erected bridge over the drain at corner of Pennant and Sorrell streets has, to some extent, been affected by the late “heavy weather.” The kerbing and guttering on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ON Monday afternoon the District Coroner (Mr. J. E. Bowden) held an inquest at the Woolpack Hotel, Parramatta, on the body of Ah Lee, then…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The enquiry into the alleged misconduct of a Captain in the New South Wales Artillery, was resumed last week, and brought to a conclusion. Four days were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Yesterday afternoon William Smart, of Inkerman, was killed on the racecourse at Balaclava. He and another man were having a spin round the course, when an employee galloped over to warn…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, January 25.-A heavy gale swept over the English Channel to-day. During the height-of the storm the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our Armidale correspondent telegraphs: Mr. E. M. C. Crohon, who had been selected to play for New England against Mr. Stoddart's team at Armidale next month, had his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WILCANNIA, January 28.-Through an accident at the Wilcannia Water Works on Thursday the town has been deprived of the water supply. By some means the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The city coroner held an inquest to-day at St. Vincent's Hospital on the body of a man named John Doody, a fitter, who died in that institution on Saturday from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An accident occurred on tha Sunlight tramline this morning, by which Mr. E. M. C. Crohon had his shoulder broken. He had been selected to play with the New England Eighteen against the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A man named John Dooley died at St. Vincent's Hospital on Saturday from the effects of injuries received on Monday afternoon last while at work at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The balloon ascent announced for this afternoon at Coogee Aquarium did not take place. While the balloon was being inflated the top of it accidentally caught fire and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At St. Vincent's Hospital this morning Air. J. C. Woore, J.P., held an inquest on the body of a man named John Doody, who died in that institution on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Inquest was held on Saturday at M'Laren's Hotel, Kent-street, on the body of a publican named James Brown, who died on the previous day at the St. Kilda…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A magisterial inquiry was held by Mr. W. T. Pinhey, J.P., at Prince Alfred Hospital on Saturday into the circumstances attendant upon the death of the man William…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An inquest was held yesterday by the City Coroner regarding the death of the man John Doody, who died at St. Vincent's Hospital early on Saturday morning from…
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