Railway Accident Averted
MITTAGONG, Wednesday.—Some excitement was occasioned at Mittagong Railway Station at 6.55 a.m. to-day by the blunder of someone placing the points incorrectly, and two trains arriving…
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Fatalities and Accidents. Crookwell
John Bryant 55, a widower, was killed yesterday on the railway. Deceased, with others, was erecting posts for a tank-stand, when one of the posts fell, knocking over several others, and pinning…
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Shortly before noon yesterday a child named Amy Hayek, aged 3 years, was run over by a cart at the turner of Elizabeth and Castlereagh streets, Redfern She was removed to the Sydney Hospital…
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John Marriott, 71, a painter, residing at Jamesstreet, Redfern, was working on a building in Youngstreet, Redfern yesterday, when he fell from a ladder to the ground, a distance of 14ft. He was…
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A fatal accident occurred yesterday at Moonta Bay, the victim being Arnold Southcot, aged 15, son of Mr. James Southcot, of Adelaide. The lad with his cousin, Percy Beaglehole, accompanied an uncle to…
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'Alexander Wilson, a labourer, of 52 Washington-street, Sydney, was unloading cases from a lighter at the A.U.S.N. Co.'s wharf yesterday evening. when a case of…
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During the storm yesterday a colored man named Matthews was crossing the roadway at the intersection of Pitt and Hunter streets, with his eyes shut and Ills head down, when he was…
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Thomas Campbell, a driver in the employ of Wood and Co., undertakers, and carriage proprietors, was crushed by a horse in a stall of the firm's stables yesterday afternoon. He was…
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John Marriott (74), a signwriter, residing at Redfern, was admitted to Sydney Hospital by Dr. Foster, yesterday suffering from a dislocated thigh, the result of a fall. Marriott was working…
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Ernest E. Hagen (17), was admitted to the Sydney Hospital yesterday in an unconscious condition. He is said to have been at work at Patterson, Laing, and Bruce's warehouse, in…
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WAGGA, Wednesday.—A burning accident, which terminated fatally. occurred near the experimental farm, about four miles from town, yesterday. Alfred Ernest Butt, aged 2 years…
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A young man named Samson Easy, aged 25 years, met with a horrible death at the Mount Morgan Company's mine on Monday night. He was working in one of the tunnels, and must have tried to enter the cage…
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The circumstances connected with the death of a child named Amy Hayek, aged 3 years, who died at Sydney Hospital on Tuesday, formed the subject of an inquiry before the city coroner yesterday…
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A boy named Alexander Hill, 11 years of age, lately residing with his parents at Devonshire-street, Newcastle, was drowned in the harbour this afternoon. It appears that deceased, with other boys,…
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At the Coroner's Court, Chancery-square, yesterday, the City Coroner (Mr. J. C. Woore) inquired into the circumstances connected with the death of Amy Hayot, who was run over at…
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A boy of 11 years, named Alexander Hill, who resided with his father, Mr. John Hill, a plumber, at No. 11 Devonshire-street, Newcastle, was drowned in Throsby's Creole at Carringtoh Bridge…
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Charles Shipway, of Ultimo, had his right hand severely crushed by a road-roller yesterday, and had to be admitted to St. Vincent's Hospital for treatment…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Poisoning Fatality. The Poison Self-Administered
After all the witnesses had been examined in connection with the death by poisoning of James Joseph Frederick Green yesterday, the jury retired, and after about a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Casualties. a River Fatality. Fall From a Parramatta Ferry Boat
James Ogier, a deck hand on the Sydney berries' steamer Halcyon, lately residing at Hunters'-hill, accidentally fell overboard yesterday, and was drowned. Ogier was last seen alive…
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A shocking accident happened to James Rutherford, 60 years of age a resident of Clyde, late last night, on the Parramatta railway line. After the 11.25 train went out the railway hands heard…
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