A Terrible Accident
A SERIOUS accident occurred at Mr. Reid's saw mill at Gleareagh on Wednesday morning, by which John Fincham, an employee at the mill and aged over 60 years, met with frightful…
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Accidents, 1899
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Collision in Hobson's Bay
During a heavy fog in Hobson's Bay on Tuesday morning a disastrous collision occurred between two steamers trading between Melbourne and Geelong. It…
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DETAILS of the horrible accident near Grafton. mentioned in our telegrams last week, show that the victim was John Finchem, a man of 61 years. Finchem…
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A SENSATIONAL railway smash which occurred in the Newcastle district on Wednesday evening only came to light on Saturday, extraordinary secrecy having prevailed regarding it. It appears…
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MR. W. WATTS met with a severe and painful accident on Saturday night. He was riding out of town horseback, and when near the Criterion hotel sulky collided with him. The point…
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AT Riley's Hill last Monday week the continued wind, and rain uprooted a large tree and sent it crashing on a hut occupied by Mr. Martin Anderson and his wife. They were at…
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A FIFTEEN-year-old son of Mr. W. Case, of the South Arm, cut his right hand severely with an axe a few days ago. While running with an axe on his shoulder he tripped and fell, the axe…
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YESTERDAY morning a son of Mr. P. Dougherty, aged about nine years, fell overboard from the Harwood ferry punt when about 50 yards from the Harwood shore Mr. H. Bushnell,…
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THE annual meeting of members of the above was held in the library of the School of Arts on Monday, August 7. The reports presented by the secretary…
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Strange tales of a curious religions sect in Puerto Rico are told by a missionary. The sect, which carefully excludes foreigners, is known as Chiros. One of its peculiar…
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Serious disturbances have occurred in Paris, in the course of which many persons were injured. Owing to the leniency displayed by the…
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A BIG smash occurred at the Moonee Valley races yesterday. Seven horses came down in one event, and, with their riders, were thrown into one kicking, struggling mass in the space of a few…
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An action arising out of an accident on a wharf was tried before Mr. Justice Owen and a jury of four, in No. 2 Jury Court. The plaintiff was John William Sparker, a miner, and the N.C.S.N…
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ON Saturday evening at 6.3O a sensational accident occurred at Circular Quay, as a picnic party iu connection with the Christ Church Sunday school at Enmore was disembarking. The…
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While chopping some wood at Fernmount yesterday morning, Mr. James Maloney, a well-known and respected young man from Bowra, met with a painful accident. A…
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A SAD ending to a day's pleasure occurred on Sunday afternoon, when an 18ft, sailing boat was swamped between Shark Island and the Rose Bay Convent, and…
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A SHOCKING fatality occurred at Newby's Mill, Maclean, on Wednesday last. A lad named Ambrose Davis, engaged in the mill, in stepping across part of the machinery slipped and fell…
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Between 10 and 11 a.m. on Wednesday a horrible accident occurred at Mr. Newby's sugar mill near Maclean, by which a lad named George Ambrose Davis lost bis life. Deceased, who was between 16…
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BETWEEN 10 and 11 a.m. on Wednesday a horrible accident occurred at Mr. Newby's sugar mill near Maclean, by which a lad named George Ambrose…
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On Saturday afternoon last Mr. W. Hicks had an exciting experience at Bowra. He was driving a buggy and pair of horses, one of the horses being a young one. When…
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