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With the hot weather yesterday came another series of outbreaks of small bush fires in the suburbs and on the outskirts of the city. The first call was received by the Burwood Brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →ORANGE, Wednesday.--It has been reported to the police that William Langham, a member of a well-known Orange family, this afternoon about 5 o'clock, went to his brother's home,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A young girl burglar who robbed a Paris tobacco shop recently was escaping by the root when the put her foot through the kitchen sky-light. The cook saw her foot appear…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →An inquest concerning the death of Joh[?] Harrington, who died on January 22 as the result of injuries sustained in a cage accident, at the Golden Horseshoe mine, was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A railway accident occurred last night at Murphy's Creek, on the Brisbane-Toowoomba line, when 17 waggons of mixed goods and cattle train left the rails. Some were piled…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. Hawkins, City Coroner, inquired into the death of Ernest Watson, 26, railway shunter, who died from injuries received while at work. He was engaged shunting empty trucks…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Elizabeth Boyd Spark (66), a spinster, lately residing at 16 St. Peters-street, St. Peters, was found dead in her room yesterday. Life had apparently been extinct far several days. The…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →GOULBURN, Thursday.--Alick M'Farlane (7 12), while padding on Sunday at Burrinjusk with a companion, fell into deep water, and was drowned. Nearly 100 men were within call, but…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →"Found drowned" was the verd[?]t at an inquiry held by [?] City [?] Mr [?] this morning, regarding the death of [?] Tro[?] a laborer, a[?] about [?] whose [?]oly…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Coroner returned an open verdict at the inquest this morning concerning the death of Joseph Tronilette, 66 years of ago, whose body was found floating off Clontarf…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The City Coroner recorded that Dorothy Ann Edwards, 9, was accidentally drowned while paddling in the water at Johnstone's Bay, Balmain, on January 25. From evidence, it…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A boy named Alick M'Farlane, 7½, was drowned at Burren Jack through getting into deep water while paddling with some companions. There were nearly a hundred men…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A verdict of accidental drowning was recorded at the inquest this morning concerning the death of William Carr, aged 63, a donkeyman aboard the island steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A middle-aged man, James Murphy, who lives in Burton-street, Darlinghurst, was admitted to St. Vincent's Hospital, on Thursday night, suffering from a fractured skull, and this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BRISBANE, Thursday.--A serious accident occurred at the scene of the derailment of a live stock and goods train which occurred last night a short distance from the Toowoomba side…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →About 6.30 p.m. last Saturday. Thomas Summers, [?] employed as a steward's assistant on the steamer Baitana, and a number of ship's mates, viatted the Municipal Baths in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The danger of leaving trams in motion is being continually pointed out to passengers. Two persons were injured last night. Edward Howarth (31), a Salvation Army officer,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →James Wibund (32), a railway porter, residing at 71 William-street, city, was admitted to Sydney Hospital yesterday morning by Dr. Tansey, suffering from poisoning by oxalic acid…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →WELLINGTON, Friday.--An inquest into the circumstances surrounding the drowning of James Ferry on Anniversary Day, was held by the Acting Coroner yesterday. It appears that…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →An elderly gentleman named Routley met with a somewhat serious accident on Tuesday. He was driving in his sulky and was going across the level crossing…
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