Country News. Drowned Whilst Bathing. Lismore
Percy Martin, aged about 12 eldest son of the postmaster here was accidentally drowned in the river to-day whilst bathing COROWA, Saturday…
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Parramatta District. Pistol Accident
On Saturday a lad named Errol Knox, aged 11 years, residing at Weatworthville, was admitted into the Parramatta District Hospital suffering from a wound from a pistol shot. It appears that the lad…
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TOCUMWAL, Alonday.--News wns received on Saturday evening of the shocking death of Mr. Joseph Tuck, of Tuck Bros., sawmillers, Cobrani, 10 miles distant, on the Victorian side of the river…
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A fatality occurred this morning at Block II Proprietary mine, off Smith's open cut. Thomas O'Shaughuessy was engaged with a mate knocking out some timber in a tunnel towards Weatherley's…
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BROKEN-HILL, Monday.--A minor named Thomas O'Shaughnessy met with a dreadfully sudden death at Smith's open out, Proprietary mine, tills morning. Deceased and two males…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cab and Electric Car. Collision at Circular Quay
The additional traffic on the electric tramline at Circular Quay was possibly the cause of a somewhat serious accident yesterday. Until Sunday only the electric cars for the railway and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Late Country News. Man Drowned at Taree. [?]Aree
An inquest was held this afternoon at the Commercial Hotel on the body of Gavin Hamilton Blair, who is supposed to have fallen into the river from the punt on Sunday night. There was no evidence…
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TAREE, Monday.— Gavin Hamilton Blair, punt lessee at Taree, was drowned here on Saturday night. About midnight he took the punt, with a boat attached, intending leaving the punt on the…
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Seaman G. Smeesby, of H.M.S. Dept, and Petty Officer J. Corbett, were rabbit shooting near Kempton to-day. Smeesby was accidentally shot in the back by Corbott. He was carried to the…
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A son of Mr. John Knox, of Wentworthville, a boy aged about 10, met with a dangerous accident on Friday. He was playing with a toy, pistol, and appears to have concealed it under…
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May Stetuin (4 12), residing at 308 Palmer-street, Woolloomooloo, met with a serious accident early yesterday evening. She was standing on a chair, when she overbalanced, and fell, sustaining a fractured skull. The…
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The Deputy-City Coroner, Dr. Todd, held an inquiry yesterday, into the death of John Fordyce, aged 62, whose body was found floating in Darling Harbour, near the…
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Yesterday morning a carter named Thomas Cronin, employed by Cook and Sons, carriers, was engaged at Darling Harbour, unloading a square tank, when it tell on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →District Court. (Before Judge Backhouse.) Collision Between a Cart and a Bicycle. Meyer v. Doyle
Mr. A. R. J. Watt, instructed by Mr. John Buchanan, appenred for the plaintiff, Honry Meyer, an infant-at-law, who resided at Kent-street, and Mr. Pickbur[?]. instructed by Messrs. Gatnnon and…
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Thomas Cronin, a carter, in the employ of Cook and Son, carriers, was admitted to the Sydney Hospital yesterday, suffering from severe internal injuries, caused by an iron tank falling upon him while it was being…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Law. Tuesday, April 3. Accident to a Cyclist. Meyer V. Doyle
An action was brought in the District Court by Henry Meyer, aged 10, through his father, Carl Mover, of 332 Kent-street, to recover £30 from P. Doyle, of Euston-road, Alexandria, in respect of an accident plaintiff met…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Current News. Sulky Accident
Last Wednesday, Mr. L. Noakes, grocer, of Church-street, Parramatta, with his wife and brother, were out driving, in a sulky, near Prospect, when the horse stumbled and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatality at Sea. Melbourne
A painful incident involving the death of a young Norwiegan sailor named W. Fiek marred the voyage of the British ship Dartford, which arrived in Hobson's Bay from London to-day The occurrence…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fatality at Kempsey. a Man Shot Dead
KEMPSEY, Wednesday.--Yesterday at Smith's Crook, 12 miles from Kempsey, a man named James Lawson, was shot dead. The police went out this morning to investigate the…
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