French Missionaries Drowned
SYDNEY, Monday.—News of the death of Father Perthuis, a French missionary stationed in the New Hobrides, and one of the Sisters of the mission, was brought to…
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Accidents, 1908
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Drowning Fatalities. Sydney
The bodies of George and James Wattus, who were drowned in the Namoi on Sunday, have bean recovered…
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The Marine Court found yesterday that the collision recently between the Alma Doepel and the Nymboida was caused by the fault of the chief…
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On leaving the punt on Wednesday evening at South Grafton the mail coach to Glen Innes has the pole snapped off by the vehicle getting into a hole at the…
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A railway shunter, named "John Loosemore, residing in, the city, was knocked down by some empty trucks in Eveleigh railway yards yesterday…
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A serious accident occurred in Waterview Bay on Saturday, when the steamer Newcastle, owned by the Hunter River S.N. Co., whilst leaving Mort's Dock, fouled…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—At Buill on Saturday a young man named Charles Davidson, of Balmain, with his nephew, william Amy, went to swin in the breakers, when both…
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A terrific thunderstorm, accompanied by very vivid and dangerous lightining, occurred at Mr. John Granger's selection, between Ward's Mistake and Oban. During…
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On Friday morning, shortly after 10 a.m., the S.S. Kallatina, when approaching the Railway Wharf, close to Fraser and Co's. sawmills, struck…
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A norse attached to a sulky collided with a tram at Waverley this after noon. One of the shafts penetrated the compartment and struck a…
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In connection with the cycling accident in Centennial Park, which resulted in the death of Mrs. Neil and injury to Mrs. Rex, a lad named Ernest Edward Braden, 16[?]…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Yesterday. off Port Macquarie, a small boat was upset, three of its occupants being drowned, and three others picked up…
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At Norfolk Island a disastrous accident happened to the whaling boats on the 9th instant, by which Franklyn Bates Evans, a boat-streerer, lost his life. A boat of No…
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An inquiry was commenced by the Sydney City Coroner into the circumstances surrounding the death of Mrs. Charlotte Nell who was killed by a cyclist in Centenial…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—At Port Macquarie yesterday Thomas Porteus, of the Royal Hotel; J. H. Barsby, Storekeeper; Mrs. Rosenbaum, a daughter of Mr. Porteus;…
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Arthur Richardson (better known as "Dingo" Richardson), the well-known jockey, came to a sad and untimely end at Ulmarra on Thursday…
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The body of the boy Chas. Brodie, who was drowned in the boating accident at Port Macquarie on Wednesday, was discovered to-day, but the…
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LONDON, Saturday.—The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s. Steamer Tongariro collided with the steamer Drumlanrig off Dover. Both vessels were badly knocked about,…
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A Referendum on Defence is what the circumstances call for. Mr. Wade is slow in proposing a reduction of members. On Saturday next, the Australian team of amateur footballers-- the "Wallabies" play at Richmond, the Anglo-Welsh team which recently Mr. H. D M'Intosh has received a cablegram from New York, stating that the beating in most of the American cities in connection with F. Wootton, the popular lightweight jockey, formerly of Sydney, rode four winners one day last week at the Birmingham meeting. The monthly meeting of the above was held at Ulmarra yesterday. The Mayor (Aid. C. Napper) presided and Aldermen Forsythe, McPhee, An unconfirmed report states that a detachment of the Thirty-fourth infantry, which was proceeding to Bosnia, lost four men owing to on In the Assembly to-night Mr. Lee (Minister for Works), introduced a motion authorising the construction of the line from Casino to Kyogle, as Bulgaria is willing to pay £440,000 for the Oriental Railway and capitalisation of the Roumelian tribute. The "Times" says the language The Seat of Government Bill was read a second time and passed into committee in the House of Representatives to-day. At the inquest on the victims of the Paddington tragedy on Friday, which was held this morning, the Coroner found that William Mather died from The Assembly sat all last night discussing the Sydney Corporation Amendment Bill in committee, reading the Industrial Disputes In the Assembly to-night, Mr. Briner asked the Secretary for Lands : "Wits regard to the application made some time ago to have the village or town The mysterious American yacht Coronet sailed for Hobart this afternoon. It was intended to dock the vessel here, but on making inquiries it was The Kee Jang (45) a Chinese storekeeper, was found unconscious this morning on the floor of his shop in Globe-street, City, in a pool of blood News has just reached Sydney that four officers of the American Fleet, as a result of their conduct while in Australia, have been tried by The steamer Tofua, which arrived from Suva (Fiji) to-day, brought news of a murder at Nadi. An Indian woman was found dead, with her throat John Harvey, 18, the night officer in charge of the railway gates on the Sydney Road at Liverpool, was cut to pieces by the Melbourne express The Customs and Excise revenue for November totals £860,922 as against £966,126 in November, 1907, a decline of over £100,000 for the month. In New South Wales the falling off was Some important amendments were made by the Legislative Council in the Lands Act Amendment Bill last evening. On the motion of Mr. A bible at the Melbourne City Court, which had been kissed by a person suffering from cancer, at the suggestion of a solicitor was burnt so as The report of Mr. J. B. Trivett, the Government Statistician, on the vital statistics of the Metropolis for November shows that there were 1261 births The Amending Electoral Act Bill was tabled by Mr. Mahon (Minister for Home Affairs) in the House of Representatives last night and was A number of references to the need for a High Commissioner were made in the House of Representatives last evening. Incidentally, the status of In the Victorian Assembly yesterday the debate on the Treasurers budget took a sensational turn. Mr. J. Cameron attacked the Government's Carumar Moran Visited Strathfield yesterday, for the purpose of blessing the new novitiate and training college of the Christian Brothers. Reference The case in which Billy Wilson (an aboriginal) is charged with the murder of Miss Duffy at Carpentaria Section, was resumed at Georgetown At Hobart, William Sutcliffe was committed for trial on a charge of shooting at William Omay, with intent, at Bellerive (near Hobart). A sad drowning fatality occurred at Plenty (Tas.) yesterday. A brother and sister named Watkins went into the river to bathe. The boy (Jesse, An earthquake was experienced at Whakatane (N.Z.) yesterday. The shock was 30 seconds shorter but more severe that that experienced at The relief ship Nimrod left Lyttalton yesterday for the Antarctic, carrying stores to Lieutenant Shackleton and has party. The Nimrod's commander In a rather tame contest, because it was very much one-sided, Ted Nel[?]on compelled Danny Sullivan (the American middle weight) to withdraw Horatio Bottomiley, M.P., the famous barrister, financier and racehorse owner, has been summoned to answer a charge of conspiracy to These have been 361,197 applications for old-age pensions in England. The elections in Turkey are proceeding. The Armenians and Jews are voting solidly with the Turks throughout Constantinople. The Greeks alone A dense fog prevailed in Paris yesterday and many serious accidents occurred at crossings. A train collided with a carriage containing wedding The South African Closer Union Conference, now sitting in Capetown, unanimously favours the unification of the South African colonies, on the Mr. Stedman, M.P., who has been visiting Germany, reports that the German workman has longer hours for less pay, but is better cared for The first clause in the English Education Bill, giving State aid only to publicly-controlled schools, was carried in the House of Commons, after an When walking to church at Washington on Sunday, President Roosevelt was knocked down by a motor car. The President was not hurt, but he Renewed racial riots have occurred at Prague (the capital of Bohemia) where the gendarmerie cleared the streets at the point of the bayonet. His Holiness the Pope is suffering from a feverish cold and his doctors have ordered him to take a week's rest. It is reported in Newfoundland that the United States Government intends to claim at the Hague Tribunal, when the fisheries dispute is submitted for Mr. w. J. Bryan, the defeated candidate for the United States Presidency, has had a sensational adventure while hunting in Mexico. Mr. The majority of the Marianna miners were Englishmen and Americans It is supposed that a miner struck a pocket of natural gas which ignited, causing…
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The victims of Port Macquarie boating accident, alluded to in the telegraphic items of our last issue, were Mr. Thomas Porteus, licensee…
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