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A considerable amount of excitement was caused in Parramatta yesterday by a collision between two carts at the junction of Church and George streets. A country cart, in which was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →TAMWORTH, Wednesday.—A fatal accident happened near here yesterday afternoon. Mrs. John Carey, John Carey (a son), and James Guy (an old age pensioner), were driving from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A deputation of suburban Mayors and aldermen was introduced to the Railway Commissioners yesterday morning by Mr.J.F.Smith, M.L.A., to ask that some means be adopted to prevent accidents in…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Yesterday afternoon a labourer, named John O'Neill, was holding a horse attached to a cab near the Redfern raiway staion, when the animal beca[?] frightened and bolted. O'Noill held on the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →YOUNG, Tuesday.--Mr. Robertson, P.M., Coroner for the district, held a magisterial inquiry to-day touching the death of William Henry Beadon, aged 15, who was allot on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mrs. Adams, 66, living in Hill-street, Leichhardt, was taken to the Prince Alfred Hospital by the Australian Ambulance Brigade last evening. suffering from a fractured thigh, sustained…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A boy named Ferguson, aged 9 years, had a narrow escape from drowning at Beulah to-day. He fell into a dam and sank out of sight. One of his companions ran to a house 200 yards distant and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Alexander John Gray, 28, lately residing in George-street, Erskineville, who was admitted to Prince Alfred Hospital in a serious condition on the 5th inst. suffering from severe burns…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →As the pilot steamer Captain Cook was returning to her moorings in Watson's Bay about 9.30 last evening, she came into collision with the Government steamer Dayspring. The latter…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A seaman named Poter Dixon, living at 50 Druitt-street, was unloading timber in the hold of the ketch Phil Forbes, lying at Mackenzie's Wharf, Pyrmont, yesterday, when one of the slings broke. In its…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A collision between the Government pilot steamer Captain Cook and the Government steam-tug Dayspring occurred at about half-past 9 o'clock last night in Watson's Bay, resulting in slight damage to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A butcher named Alexander John Gray, 29, lately residing at 23 George-street, Erskineville, died in the Prince Alfred Hospital yesterday from the effects of burning injuries received on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A friendly wrestling bout between Daneso Hortiguela and Peter Rooney a week ago last Wednesday at the Social Club in Lower Mosley-street resulted in the former sustaining an injury…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A sad drowning fatality occurred at Botany Bay early yesterday afternoon, Ephraim James, aged seven years, lately residing with his parents in Bay-street, Botany, being the victim…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →CROOKWELL, Friday Afternoon.—A young man named Thomas Cridland, a cycle agent of this town, met with a fearful accident at Crookwell last night, which is not unlikely to have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A repentant-looking woman named Maud White (20), was brought before the Water Police Court, to-day, charged with attempting to commit suicide, by drowning, on the 31st ultimo. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →While bathing with his two sisters, in Botany Bay near the entrance to Cook's River, yesterday, a seven -year -old boy named Ephriam James, whose parents live at Botany,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A boy named Ephraim James, 7 years of age, residing in Bay-street, Botany, was drowned yesterday. Shortly after noon the boy, accompanied by three sisters older than himself, left home for the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A fatal accident happenod at Anderson's sawmill, Warburton. Two men named Patrick Judge and Daniel Crowley were riding down a steep incline in a trolly used for the carriage of timber,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →William M'Keriban, aged about 12, was playing with an old Winchester rifle at midday to-day in a bedroom, and accidentally shot his mother, Mrs. John M'Keriban, who was standing near the…
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