Drowned in a Waterhole
GOULBURN, Monday.—Mary Hardman, a widow, of Singleton, 65 years of are, who was on visit to her son in-law, James Painter, of Gundary, was drowned yesterday evening in a waterhole. She is…
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A Blasting Accident. Man Injured at Balmain
A terrible accident occurred this morning during blasting operations in connection with some works in progress adjoining the Birchgrove Public School, Balmain. The victim, shortly after 11, was in the act…
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A fatal accident occurred on the Charlestown-road, near Adamstown, yesterday afternoon. Three young then named Hester, Hodgson and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Collision at Geelong. Melbourne
A collision occurred on Saturday in the Hopetoun Channel, Geelong, between the ketch Lulu, bound from Melbourne to Geelong, and the steamer Excelsior, bound for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Collision in the Hopetoun Channel. Melbourne
A collision occurred yesterday morning in the Hopetoun Channel, Geelong, between the ketch Lulu, bound from Melbourne to Geelong, and the steamer Excelsior, bound for Melbourne. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Country. a Fisherman Drowned at Warren
WARREN, Saturday.--A man named James Kohler was yesterday afternoon drowned in the Macquarie River near Warren. The deceased was formerly employed at Haddon Rig station, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Collision in Hobson's Bay. the Steamer Melbourne Damaged
MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Between 4 and 5 o'clock this morning a collision took place in the bay, the vessels concerned being the Melbourne Steamship's Company's steamer Melbourne and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victoria. Collision at Geelong--the Ketch Lulu Sunk
MELBOURNE, Sunday.--An unfortunate collision occurred on Saturday morning in the Hopetoun Channel, Geelong. The steamer Excelsior left Geelong at 9 o'clock for Melbourne,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer and Ship. Collision in Hobson's Bay. MELBOURNE
The steamer Melbourne was yesterday morning getting under way in the bay in order to proceed to West Australia, when a heavy squall struck her, and she…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shipping Disasters a Schooner Sunk. No Lives Lost. The Barque Maude D. Sabled- Cargo of the Disabled Langton Grange-- A Disastrous Collision. MELBOURNE
The barque Maude, when passing Caps Otway, outward bound, yesterday, was struck by a hard squall, and had her foretopgallant mast and jibboom…
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An employee of the Grand Central Coffee Palace named John Strong fell downstairs there on Saturday night, and was seriously injured. He was admitted to Sydney Hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Accident at Unanderra
UNANDERRA, Monday.—A melancholy occurrence, by which Mr. Frank O'Donnell, J.P. of the Five Islands Estate, Unanderra, lost his eldest son, Frank, a promising youth of 11 years, took place late…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident to a Racehorse
TAMWORTH, Monday.—James Keenan, the owner of the racehorse Aberfoyle, received word this morning that the horse bad met with an accident, having got caught in a wire fence at Pine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Mining Accident. Broken Hill
E.Degenhardt, a miner working in Block 12, in the vicinity of Dickenson's shaft at the third level, met with a fatal accident last evening at about 7 o'clock. Whilst shifting ore he fell headlong down…
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The ketch Volunteer, which went ashore on the south spit of the Macleay, was floated off yesterday. The barque Maudo, which sailed from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Buggy Accident. Newcastle
An inquest was held this morning on the body of Simon Bland, who was killed by being thrown from his buggy yesterday afternoon. The jury…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Fatal Carriage Accident
MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Mrs. Silas Harding, the widow of the late Mr. Silas Harding, a well-known squatter, has been killed in an accident at Dunkeld. The accident took place…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Strange Drowning Case
GOULBURN, Monday.--An inquiry was held to-day by the coroner concerning the death of a widow named Martha Hardman, aged 65, by drowning. The deceased, who was on a visit to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Little Bay Fatality
In connection with the death of the man John Price, which took place at the Coast Hospital, Little Bay, on the 2nd Inst., under circumstances already reported, the City Coroner, (Mr. J. C…
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