The Sydney Water Supply. the Cataract Dam. Particulars of the Accident. (See Illustrations on page 26.)
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 26
CAMPBELLTOWN, February 9.—I arrived at Campbelltown last night, and proceeded to the scene of the break in the dam at Cataract Creek at 4 o'clock this morning. T[?] place is situated…
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Sunday Times · Sunday 27 February 1898 · page 7
A CORRESPONDENT informs us that yesterday afternoon at Lincke's Brighton Baths, Lady Robinson's Beach, Mr. Osborne, captain of the Rockdale Swimming Club, noticed a man…
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Truth · Sunday 27 February 1898 · page 6
AT 4.30 yesterday afternoon two boys while walking along the embankment at Shea's Creek, saw a-fishing line tied to a jetty, and on pulling the line in they brought the body…
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Sunday Times · Sunday 27 February 1898 · page 7
YESTERDAY afternoon about 4.30 p.m. two lads werE walking along the bank of Shea's Creek, when they saw a fishing line attached to a temporary wharf. Fulling it up, they…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Great Fires of Sydney. a Huge Tobacco Factory Demolished. a Loss of £100,000. A Fireman Killed and Four Injured. Powder Explosions—Fire in an Hospital—A Woman Burnt. No. VII
Sunday Times · Sunday 27 February 1898 · page 5
Since the last article of the series, there have been tremendous conflagrations in London, Melbourne, and elsewhere, all pointing to the necessity for greater…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pitt-street Fatality
The Australian Star · Monday 28 February 1898 · page 6
A magisterial inquiry was conducted by the City Coroner, at the Coroner's Court, Chancery-square this morning, into the circumstances surrounding the death of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Drowned in Darling Harbor
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 February 1898 · page 6
An inquiry was held on Saturday afternoon by the City Coroner with reference to the death of Emanuel Phillips, aged 71 years, whose body was found floating in Darling Harbor, near…
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The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 February 1898 · page 6
A boy named Charles Oscar Phillips, 12 years of age, was drowned at about 4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon in Shea's Creek, Alexandria. It appears that, with his younger brother and another…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coogee Beach Fatality. An Open Finding
The Australian Star · Monday 28 February 1898 · page 6
This afternoon the City Coroner conducted an inquiry, at the South Sydney Morgue, touching the death of the young woman whose body was this morning found on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Terrible Mining Accident at Broken Hill. Three Miners Killed. Two Truckers Injured
Evening News · Monday 28 February 1898 · page 4
BROKEN HILL, Monday.-The most serious mining accident since the South disaster occurred at the British Mine about 1 o'clock this morning, when three miners, named J. Reid, J…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Boy's Death. Drowned in Shea's Creek
Evening News · Monday 28 February 1898 · page 3
A boy named Charles Oscar Phillips, 12, was drowned in Shea's Creek canal on Saturday evening. Deceased, who resided in Henderson-road, Alexandria, accompanied by a younger brother…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatalities. a Remarkable Case. a Young Woman Drowned
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 February 1898 · page 6
On Saturday the City Coroner held an inquiry in connection with the death of Minnie Jane Lynch Roberts, of Bishop's-avenue, Randwick, whose body was found on the beach at Coogee…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Trawling Expedition. Delay Through an Accident. (From Our Special Reporter.) Barranjoey
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 February 1898 · page 5
The second trawling expedition in the Thetis dropped the trawl off Cape Three Points, outside the locality of the wreck. The soundings showed 41 fathoms, with a mud and sand bottom. This…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accidents to the Steamers Port Phillip and Port Denison
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 February 1898 · page 6
The following particulars were received at Lloyd's:- Buenos Ayres (by cable, received January 15), British steamer Port Phillip, from Colastine, partly Isden with linseed, in entering dock, came into collision with the dock…
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The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 February 1898 · page 6
Inquiries were held on Saturday with reference to tho death of Thomas Grimshaw, the night-watchman, who died at Sydney Hospital on Friday from the effects of a fall; and of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Accident Near Broken-hill. Seventeen Trucks Wrecked
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 February 1898 · page 5
ADELAIDE, Sunday.--The Engineer-in-Chief has received a telegram stating there has been a washaway on the Broken-hill line, three miles on Broken-hill side of Winninnie station. Very…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Alexandria Drowning Case
The Australian Star · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 6
A magisterial inquiry was conducted this morning by the City Coroner, at the Camelia Grove Hotel, Henderson- road, Alexandria, into the circumstances surrounding the death…
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The Australian Star · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 7
An inquiry was opened this morning by the Coroner on the cause of death of a lad named Charles Oscar Phillips, 12 years of age, who was drowned in Shea's Creek, Alexandria,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Paddington Fatality
The Australian Star · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 3
An inquest was held yesterday by the City Coroner, at the Rose and Crown Hotel, Glenmore- road, touching the death of the man Charles Petersen, who, as reported…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boy Drowned at Alexandria
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 March 1898 · page 6
An inquiry was held yesterday with regard to the dentil of Charles Oscar Phillips, the boy who was drowned on Saturday afternoon at Shea's Creek while fishing. The circumstances…
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