Inquests. a Street Fatality
The City Coroner held an inquest yesterday on the body of William Stephen Chislett, a painter, 58 years of ago whose death occurred on the 27th [?]lt in the Sydney Hospital, from…
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Drowned in a Waterhole
BRISBANE, Friday.--The Commissioner of Police has received word to the effect that a man named Watal Healy, while swimming in a waterhole at Wandyke Creek, Springsure, sank…
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BRISBANE, Friday.--The chief officer of the steamer Norkoowa, which arrived today, said that while at Gavutu the third engineer of the vessel, a young man named Parsons, was…
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We published a short account in Wednesday's issue of the inquest proceedings relating to the death of Ed. Pressell. who was killed at Rookwood station on…
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Edward Buller, a sailor, fell down the hold of a. timber vessel at the Kauri Timber Company's Wharf, Blackwattle Bay, this morning, and sustained concussion of the brain. .He was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Tunnel Tragedy. French Girl's Death Near Rugby. Was it an Accident?
In the dark and lonely wayside station of Crick, in Northamptonshire, there lay on the night of Sunday, January 21, the mutilated remains of an attractive girl of 18, whose tragic…
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An inquest was held yesterday by the City Coroner on the death of Edwin Glover, 32 years of age, a glazier, lately residing at Youngstreet, Annandale, who died at St. Vincent's…
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Yesterday afternoon, while a young man named Bayup was working on an antimony reef at Brereton's Falls, a fall of earth occurred. He rolled and fell a distance of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Fatalities and Accidents. a Glazier's Death. Fell Down a Lift Well
The City Coroner yesterday investigated the circumstances surrounding the death of a man named Edward Glover, 33, who fell down a lift well at W. Buckingham's drapery store,…
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A man, named James C. Robertson, residing in Austenham-road, Leichhardt, came into collision with an electric wire standard in George-street last night when attempting to board a…
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On Wednesday last the City Coroner held an inquest on the body of samuel Thomas Cassell, 38 laborer who had died at the Sydney Hospital on February 25…
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Last night while a man named Thomas Broadhurst, aged 22, a barman, residing over Bond's Stores, Redfern, was trying to board…
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Four horses fell in the Granville Stakes at Rosehill yesterday. Diamond Ring, who came down first, appeared to reach on to Sureto's heels, and then Asiatic, Master Thirza, and Tartarus fell over…
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LONDON, Friday Afternoon.—The cylinder of the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Wakanui has been destroyed. If it is found impossible…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Another collision between electric trams occurred this afternoon, near the Agricultural Society's Grounds, Wendouree, Ballarat. The accident occurred at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Painful Accident to a Porter. Cobar
J. Hardman, a porter at the local railway station, met with a painful accident on Friday evening. He was assisting to remove some pieces of machinery when a plece…
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A young woman named Annie Bu[?]re, residing at Port Hacking, was admitted to the St. George Coltage Hospital yesterday, suffering from severe scalds on the arms and…
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Edward Butler, a sailor, was conveyed on Saturday by the Civil Ambulance to the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital suffering from concussion of the brain. It appears that he fell…
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The cylinder of the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Wakanul, 5824 tons, which was on a voyage, from Wellington to 'London, has been destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sailing. Royal, Sydney Yacht Squadron. Rawsib Cup.—bona Successful. Scotia Wins the Championship. a Chapter of Accidents
It is seldom that so many misfortunes happen in any one time as was the case in the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron's race on Saturday afternoon for the cup presented by his Excellency Sir Harry Rawson…
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