Drowned in a Tank. NARANDERRA, Monday night
A boy named Hansell was bathing in a tank and was drowned, Another boy named Kete made a gallant attempt at rescue, and was dragged down by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Accidents
Accidents, 1896
433 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 22
Another River Accident. a Ferry Boat Capsizes at Mary Borough. Brisbane
A ferry boat with 10 people aboard was crossing the river at Mary borough at 6.30 on Sunday morning when she was caught in the piles of the bridge and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Railway Accident. LONDON
During a heavy fog in Brussels two trains came into collision and were greatly damaged. Twenty-eight persons were injured, but none killed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shocking Drowning Fatality. MELBOURNE
A shocking drowning accident occurred eighteen miles from here yesterday. Three sisters named Ilsley, while bathing with some older…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accident to Western Train. LAWSON
An accident happened to the 10.15. passenger train near Lawson, whilst it was rounding a sharp curve. Both boggie wheels came off the engine which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gun Fatality
Joseph McMilillan, aged 31, was accidentially shot dead at Keayang Marsh, Victoria, yesterday afternoon by his cousin Thomas, aged 14. owing to the gun exploding…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Drowned in the Macintyre
A man named Thomas Lansley has been drowned in the Macintyre River while in flood, through being washed from his horse…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three Boys Drowned. OBERON, Wednesday night
Three boys, Fred and Herbert Whitley, aged respectively 11 and 8, and John Hayes, 11, were drowned while bathing in the Fish River…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Teamster Drowned. GRAFTON, Wednesday night
The body of a teamster named Murphy was found floating in the river. It has been missing since Sunday. This victim of the flood was discovered 20 miles from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District Intelligence. Oberon. the Late Drowning Case
An inquest was held to-day before Mr. Coroner Back, of O'Connell, at the courthouse, Oberon, touching the death of the three boys—John W. Hayes, and Frederirk…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fearful Explosion at Johannesburg. Hundreds of People Killed or Injured. the Whole City Shaken. [By Wire.] London
Eight railway trucks of dynamite intended for the goldfields were being shunted on a siding at Johannesburg when the dynamite exploded. The whole city…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Buggy accident
ON Sunday an accident occurred at Gamble, in which Miss F. Delaney and a gentleman friend were more or less hurt. It appears from what we…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatality Through Eating Grape Skins. SYDNEY
Two deaths from swallowing grape skins are reported from the country. One was that of a two-year-old child and the other of an old man…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Open Column. We do not identify ourselves with the opinions of our Correspondents. the Late Drowning Fatality. To the Editor of the Bathurst Free Press
Sir,—Re the above sad accident which happened here on the 19th inst, I notice your correspondent makes special mention of three gentlemen who were the only means of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wollongong Accident. SYDNEY, Sunday night
The inquest on Russell McCabe, Wollongong, resulted in a verdict accidental shooting, through a revolver catching in a fence…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Oberon Drowning Fatality
The funerals of the victims of the recent drowning fatality at Oberon took place on Friday. One of the boys, John Hayes, was buried in the Roman Catholic…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Shooting Fatality. ADELAIDE, Monday night
A terrible shooting accident occurred at Bowden this morning. A lad named Darby went out shooting sparrows, with a rifle, and when ho came home, thinking…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Gun Fatality
At Carboor, Victoria, a brother and sister named Nolan were playing with a pea rifle whon the latter acoidentally shot her brother dead…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Mine Accident. Broken Hill
A terrible accident befel a miner named Thomas Hali, at Kelly's shaft, Block 10. While he was ascending with his mate he lost his balance and fell…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Drowned at Glen Innes. Glen Innes, Wednesday night
A lad, aged 10, named Stanley Robinson, was drowned while fording across the creek…
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