A Sad Fatality. WOLLONGONG
A sad fatality occurred at Unanderra on Saturday afternoon a lad named Frank O'Donnel aged 11, the eldest son of Mr. O'Donnel J.P. of the Five Islands…
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Accidents, 1897
514 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 26
A Blasting Accident SYDNEY
A terrible accident occured this morning during the blasting operations in connection with the colliery works in progress adjoining Birchgrove public…
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Three brothers named Kerslake, aged 8, 10 and 14 years respectively, were drowned whilst bathing in a water hole at Enfield, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Foundry Accident. SYDNEY
James Herringham, a workman at Hoskin's Foundry, Chippendale, was the victim of an accident to-day. He was engaged in breaking up old iron when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Triple Drowning Fatality. Splendid Heroism of a Boy. a Brave Rescuer Drowned with His Two Brothers. Sydney
At Enfield last evening three brothers named Kerslake, aged 8, 10, and 14 years, respectively, lost their lives by drowning. The two younger lads went…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Three Brothers Drowned. a Gallant Lad's Death
The following are faller particulars of the drowning accident at Enfield, to in yesterday's Free Press, by which three brothers named Eerslake, aged 8, 10. and 14…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Ship's Officer Drowned. SYDNEY
During the passage of the steamer Australian, from Newcastle in a heavy gale, the sea carried Mr. Macalister, the chief mate, overboard and he was never…
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A SERIOUS accident happened to Mrs. [?] of Cave Creek, on Monday 4tj inst., She was driving down German's [?] Fards home, when her horse…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatal Lift Accident. a Noted Auctioneer Killed. Sydney
Mr. Joseph Leeds of Joseph Leeds and Co., one of the leading Sydney stock auctioneers, left Flemington after his day's work by the 6.15 train this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Peculiar Shooting Accident. SYDNEY
James Waterman, aged 8, was the victim of a shooting accident at Redfern last night. He was walking in the street when a ballet fired from the…
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The deepest feeling of sympathy is expressed throughout the city to-day at the sad death of Joseph Leeds. An inquest was held this morning and a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Lift Accident. Death of Mr. Joseph Leeds. Sydney
Mr Joseph Leeds, the well-known stock and station agent, met with bis death last night by falling down a lift well at his office in George-street. He was found by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drowning Fatality. KIAMA
At Kiama, a child named Tidmarsh, aged 15 month was drowned in a creek near a house…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Drowned In a Pond. SYDNEY
The body of a laborer named Denis Fitzgibbon was found floating in an ornamental pond in Victoria Park this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →2nd Edition. The World A Fatal Runaway Accident. SYDNEY
A horse attached to a cart bolted last evening on the Parramatta Road and collided with a post, the Driver, Robert Martin, being thrown out on his head…
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The death by drowning at Boggabilla on the Queensland border of Mr. Peter Mahoney has just occurred, but beyond the announcement bis mother, Mrs. B…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatality at Molong. MOLONG
Mr. Robert Hyland, a son of Mr. W. Hyland, J.P., was killed this morning through the wheel of a loaded dray passing over his head…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatality on a Steamer. BRISBANE
A fatal accident occurred on board the steamer Warrego this morning whilst she was lying at the A.U.S.N. Co's wharf; one of the firemen named James…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatality at Narrandera. NARRANDERA
A miner named Thomas Connolly died at the hospital last night. At the inquest this moraing the medical evidence showed that he had burst a blood vessel on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Late Collision. Big Compensation Claimed. London
The owners of the ship Siren which sank in July last by a collision with the warship Landrail claim compensation from the British Admiralty amounting to…
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