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The close of the voyage of the ship Eskasoni, which arrived in port yesterday afternoon from New York, was marked by the violent death of a seaman named James Charles Gilbert. With others, he was on one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →An accident of a peculiar nature occurred about 6 o'clock this morning on board the German barque Gudrun, Hamburg, Captain Thompson. The vessel was getting ready to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →This morning, when the German barque Gudrun, of Hamburg, 1424 tons. Captain Thomsen, cast anchor behind Garden Island, her voyage terminated with a serious accident. The crew, had manned the capstan,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The R.M.S. Mariposa yesterday brought news of a collision about 14 miles outside Honolulu whereby the four -masted barquentine William Carson was sunk. The William Carson, under…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →GUNNEDAH, Monday.—An accident happened on Saturday afternoon, when John M'Kenzie, aged 70, a very old resident, met with instantaneous death. He had been using a horse and cart…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BRAIDWOOD, Monday.--A fatal accident occurred on Saturday at Mr. HAnnaford's farm, Monkittee, by which a youth named Billon lost his life. He was driving horses attached to a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A serious accident befell three seamen on board the German barque Gudrun. The vessel was heaving up her anchor off Watson's Bay, and a number of the men were at the capstan pulling it in. Suddently…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Richard Thompson, a driver of a 'bus plying to and from Leichhardt, was admitted to the Sydney Hospital yesterday, suffering from concussion of the brain and other injuries, He was driving a 'bus along George-Street,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →While working at the construction of the new sewerage works at Burwood on Monday afternoon, William Eadie, 26, residing at Redfern, had his leg severely crushed through a piece of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →QUEANBEYAN, Tuesday.—While shunting at the railway station last night, the engine of the mail train ran into some standing carriages and trucks. No one was hurt. The concussion…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two brothers, named Francis and John Heaton, received severe injuries yesterday while working at a house in course of erection next to the Presbyterian Church, at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →C.A. Sampson, the renowned wieght lifter, after a lengthy tour through Australian and the principal Continental cities, has returned to London. His tour abroad,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A fatal accident occurred at 3 o'clock this morning in Block 10 Mine.It appears that the connecting pin of the air compressor became heated, and the engino driver, Robert Jones, started playing water…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →This barque, to Messrs, Gibbs, Bright, and Co., arrived yesterday from Liverp of. She reports leaving the Mersey on October 20,crossed November 19, the Caps on December 14, and to Tasmania in 83 days. From there…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Yesterday the City Coroner held an inquiry into the death of Charles Gilbert, a seaman, who fell on Monday from the quarter cross-jack yards of the barque Eskasoni, then…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →BROKEN-HILL, Tuesday.--A lamentable accident befel Mr. John Cameron Fraser, local representative of Messrs. Wood and Son, wholesale grocers, about 1 o'clock this morning. He lived…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →ARMIDALE, Tuesday.--At Toryburn Station, on Sunday afternoon, a lamentable accident happened by which a youth named George Frost (19) met his death, With his father and two other…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A serious accident occurred yesterday to two brothers, from Balgowlah, who were working at a house in course of building at Manly. The names of the men are Francis Heaton and John Heaton. They were employed biting…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →MELBOURNE, Friday Afternoon.—John Vickers, a jockey, while exercising a racing pony at Flemington this morning, was thrown heavily to the ground, and had several ribs fractured…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fatal riding accident took place on Sunday afternoon at Toryburn station, the victim being a youth named George Frost, aged 19 years. With his father and two boys, he was out mustering…
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