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The City Coroner (Mr.J. C. Woore) conducted an inquest at the Coroner's Court on Saturday respecting the death of a woman named Maria Theresa Frew[?]ke, 60, lately residing at Ingleburn, Grosvenor-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Saturday morning an inquest was held before the Coroner touching the death of a woman named Maria Theresa Treweeke, who was knocked down by an electric tram in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →James Taylor, a labourer, 17 years of age, residing in Darling-street, Balmain, was working at the Balmain soap and candle factory, when he fell on a wooden spike,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →An inquest was held to-day on the body of Michael Patrick Egan, who was killed on one of the Harbours and Rivers punts yesterday evening. Edward Darragh, a coxswain, gave…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Hon. John Sec, M.L.A., and Mr. James Burns, of Messrs. Burns, Phlip and Co., Limited, have joined the board of the Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation, Limited…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In the Banco Court this morning was commenced a case brought by Daniel Selby, commercial traveller, against the Railway Commissioners for damages caused by a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Arthur Breen, of Surry-hills, pluckily rescued front drowning at Rose Bay on Sunday morning G. S. Black, who resides in Pitt-street, Sydney. Black was bathing a horse in the bay, when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The body of an unknown man was seen floating in Blackwattle Bay about 5.30 yesterday evening. George Pinchane, an employee of the Kauri Timber Co., was the first…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Early last evening George Pinchane, a watchman in the employ of the Kauri Timber Company, Blackwattle Bay, saw the dead body of a man floating in the water. He informed the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The City Coroner (Mr. J. C. Woore) held an inquiry at Marrickville yesterday, concerning the death of George Richard Edward Dunn (15), who was drowned while bathing the previous…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The City Coroner (Mr. Woore) held an inquiry at Marrickville yesterday with regard to the death of Geo. Richard Dunn, aged 15 years, of Edward-street, which occurred at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BINGARA, Monday.--A very sad drowning fatality is reported from Keera Station. A kangaroo shooter named Beasley shot a swan on the Gwydir River, and swam out to secure the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The steamer Rosetta Maru, when entering Hongkong recently from Manila, collided with the Chw'nshan. The Rosetta Maru smashed, one of her own boats and the gangway, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The City Coroner (Mr. J. C. Woore) conducted in inquiry yesterday respecting the death of a boy named George Richard Edward Dunn, 15½, who was drowned in a waterhole off Sydenham-road,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An action against the Railway Commissioners, to recover £2000 compensation in respect of a tram accident, was heard in the Banco Court, before Mr. Justice Stephen and a jury, the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A fearful disaster is reported from Lima, the capital city of Peru: While a priest was. pronouncing a benediction on the work before formally opening a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →While a priest was pronouncing the benediction at the opening of a bridge over the river Maranon, in the district of Lima, Peru, the structure collapsed. Many of those on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The steam tug Irresistible, of Messrs. J. and A. Brown's fleet, Whilst entering port from sea with the four-masted barque Colonist in tow, shortly after midnight, ran ashore immediately under…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. John Scott, managing director of the Wainku Steamship Company, was recently thrown from a buggy and instantly killed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Thomas Hardnnan, aged 50, living in Evans-street, Balmain, met with an accident from a steam hammer at Mort's Dock by which his right foot was fractured. He was taken to the Balmain Hospital, and admitted…
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