Boiler Explosion in Kentucky. Ten Persons Killed. Others Injured
LONDON, Sunday Night.--A disastrous boiler explosion occurred at Lexington, Kentucky, yesterday. Ten persons were killed and several…
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Collision Near New York Harbor. the Steamer Ailsa Sunk. Cowardice of a Foreign Crew
LONDON, Monday.--A collision has occurred at the entrance to New York Harbor between the French steamer Bougoyne, 2089 tons and the British…
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A boy, aged 9, named John Howes, residing with his parents at Centre-street, Redfern, was run over and seriously injured by a vehicle at the intersection of Cleveland and Castlereagh streets…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Streets As a Cemetery. a Trio of Dead Infants. Mysterious Brown Paper Parcels. The Coroner's Inquests--Verdict of Asphyxia From Drowning
Three dead infants have been found in the streets of the city within the last two days. On Sunday night a Redf[?]rn police constable found a body in a laneway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle News. Serious Gas Explosion. Three Persons Injured. A Sinking Steamer Righted--Import of Produce--A Thousand Cases of Butter--Miners' Wages. NEWCASTLE
A gas explosion, resulting in slight, injuries to three persons, occured at Carpenter's Bellevue Hotel, Wickham, at about half-past 6 on Saturday morning. It…
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A colored fireman belonging to the Tanais, named Assam, was knocked down and run over by a cab in George-street last night, sustaining a fractured leg. He was admitted to the Sydney…
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HOBART (Tas.), Tuesday.—At Curtain and Davis's Mine on Friday night, while a man named Bath was cutting wood, a log rolled over and pinioned his leg against a stump. The log had…
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A woman named Amy Dampier, 28, was knocked down by a cab in George-street to-day. She was taken to the Sydney Hospital by Constable Eagar, of No. 2 Station, and was found to…
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A young man named Major Cooper, a resident of Appletree Flat, was admitted to the Mudgee Hospital to-day with severe injuries to the arm and eye, received by the discharge of a gun. An air of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tasmania. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Terrible Blasting Accident. Hobart
A blasting accident [?]ccurred in the Silver Queen mine this afternoon. A miner named William Carboult, thinking that a charge had missed fire, approached the hole, when the…
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At about 6 o'clock yesterday evening a boy named John Howes, whose parents reside at No. 7 Centre-street, Redfern, was run over by a sulky at the corner of…
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An inquest was commenced yesterday at the Prince Alfred Hospital in connection with the death of Catherine Olivia Lean, who died at that institution on Saturday evening. The…
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HOBART, Monday.--A serious accident occurred at Curtin and Davis's mine on Friday night. A man named Bath was cutting wood, when a log rolled over and…
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A woman named Alice Watson, 39, rending at Bathurst-street, was rescued from drowning at the foot of Market-street last night. How Watson came to get into the water is not quite…
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ALBURT, Wednesday.—The passengers of the train from Melbourne had a startling experience yesterday, owing to the faulty action of the Westinghouse brake attached to the train. The…
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LONDON, March 3.—The river Tigris, in Asiatic Turkey, has overflowed its banks and flooded the surrounding country. Six hundred Arabs in Mesopotamia have been…
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LONDON, Tuesday.--The river Tigris. in Asiatic Turkey, has overflowed its banks, and 600 Arabs are reported to have been drowned in Mesopotamia…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in Asiatic Turkey. Six Hundred Arabs Drowned. London, March 3
The River Tigris, in Asiatic Turkey, has overflowed its banks and flooded the surrounding country. Six hundred Arabs in Mesopotamia have been drowned…
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WALCHA, Wednesday.—A boy named Gardner is at present in the cottage hospital in a serious condition. He was blowing down the barrel of a gun when another boy put a match to…
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A woman named Alice Watson was last night picked out of the water at Pyrmont Bridge and taken to the Sydney Hospital by Mr. Henry Gillham and Mr. Ainsworth…
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