Gunnedah Colliery, on Fire. Miners Injured
GUNNEDAH, May 10.—A sensational mining accident has occurred at the Gunnedah Colliery Company's mine, about five miles from town. The manager (Mr. J. Watson), on…
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GUNNEDAH, May 10.—A sensational mining accident has occurred at the Gunnedah Colliery Company's mine, about five miles from town. The manager (Mr. J. Watson), on…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →A burning fatslity is reported from Adaminaby, the victim being the five-year-old daughter of G. Melville. The child's clothes, through being too near the fire, i[?]ited. The mother was also burnt…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A magisterial inquiry was held at the residence of Mr Thomas Henderson, at Luddenham, yesterday (Friday), before Mr W H Mackenzie, Acting Coroner, touching the death of James Henderson,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A boy named Jose Evans, of Tottenham, was taking some cattle to Woodstock on Thursday of last week, when the horse he was riding stumbled and threw him heavily…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Yesterday a man, whose name is unknown, was knocked down by a tram at the corner of Hunter and Elizabeth streets, receiving injuries which necessitated his removal and treatment…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Yesterday a man, whose name is unknown, was knocked down by a steam tram in Hunter-street. The victim was taken by Detective Jones to the Sydney Hospital, where…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A lift accident occurred at the Hotel Metropole, Bourke-street, this afternoon. Two hotel employees (Norton and Williams) were taking some crates of poultry up by the lift from the ground…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A schoolboy named. James Amos Strute, 9½ years of age, residing with his mother, at 99 James-street, Leichhurdt, was run over by a Leichhardt tram going citywards, in Norton-street, yesterday evening, and killed…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →NEWCASTLE, Friday. -- Mr. J. L. Fegan, Minister for Mines, returned to Newcastle this morning from Gunnedah, where he went on Wednesday night, attended by inspector Humble, for the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Shortly before 11 o'clock last night a man fell under one of the steam trams as it was about to enter Belmore Park. The wheels passed over his head, almost…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →IN one particular at least, the Lyne Government is following in their pred[?]cessors' footsteps, as already two [?]demned criminals have been snatched from the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The list is made up each week AT 12 NOON ON SATURDAY. Amounts received after that hour will be acknowledged the following week. Contributions should be…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Shortly after daylight yesterday morning, the body of a middle-aged man named William Stretch was found flouting in the harbor at the foot of Bathurst-street. Deceased, who was about 60 years of age, a native of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →On Saturday morning the City Coroner held an inquiry into the death of a schoolboy, named James Amos' Spruce, aged 912 years, who was killed by a tram on Friday afternoon in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →PENRITH, Monday.—A magisterial inqury was held at Luddenham on Friday concerning the death of a lad named James Henderson, who was shot whilst opossum-shooting on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A fatal accident occurred at the Cobar Copper Mine at 3 a.m. to-day. Two men, Curley Hurst and Macauley, both young and unmarried, were sinking a shaft known as K[?] and were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WOLLONGONG, Saturday. -- A sad boating fatality took place off this port this afternoon. Constable J. W. M'Andrew, with his little boy, Clarence, about 8 years of age, and Messrs. A…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →As an electric train was travelling on Saturday evening from Mosman to North Sydney, it came into collision with a coal cart. A lad, named Cecil Dare, 11 years of age, who was riding on one of the front seats of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A sad fatality, the victim being Clarence M'Andrew, the 8-year-old son of Constable W. M'Andrew, occurred of the port on Saturday afternoon. M'Andrew and his son,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A party of local residents, cons[?] of Policeconstable N'Andrews, Mr A.G.[?] and Mr. A.Wearne, and a son of [?] M'Andrews, aged 9 years, had a terrible experience this afternoon…
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