The Silverton Fatality
THE funeral of the young man, Burgess, who died from the result of an accident at the Silverton goods station, took place on Sunday. It was one of the largest that…
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Accidents, 1890
331 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 4 of 17
The Latest. Collision with a Cab. MELBOURNE
Last night a cab for South Melbourne with a load of passengers was run into by a train at the Falls Bridge crossing. The cab was smashed to atoms and four…
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A strange incident is reported. About 10 o'clock yesterday Dr. Little was sitting in a verandah in the city, when he saw a man rush round his house and jump over…
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ABOUT 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon a little girl named Fanny Abbott, aged 7 years was playing round a dam at the rear of her parent's house, in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreck of a Barque. The Captain and Seven Men Drowned. Sufferings of the Survivors. AUCKLAND
The barque Emelie, from The Bluff, bound for Port Pirie under charter to Mr. Ward, has been wrecked. She was struck in a squall in Foveaux Straits and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Floods. a Man Drowned. No Chance of Water Subsiding for Several Days. Bourke, Wednesday (midnight)
The water is receding slightly. It was rumored yesterday that two men had been drowned, but the report turned out to be incorrect as regarded one. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Collision. Terrible Railway Accident. Three Persons Killed. Others Seriously Injured. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent). Bathurst, Friday Night
A frightful railway accident happened here this evening, resulting in the instantaneous death of three passengers, and it is feared several persons are seriously hurt…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Collision. Four Fatalities. Cause of the Accident. Bathurst, Sunday (midnight)
The total fatalities arising out of the railway accident are four, and one other is in an exceedingly critical condition. Michael Downey and Mrs. Franklin were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Frightful Mining Accident. A Man Hangled to Pieces. Recovered by Bits. MELBOURNE
A fearful accident occurred at the Lansell's No. 180 mine, Sandhurst, on Saturday night. John Jamieson, James Gray, and John Crawley were working at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Bourke Floods. Narrow Escape From Drowning. BOURKE, Monday (midnight)
The waters have now fallen six inches, and are still falling. It is unlikely there will be any further rise of water. In some of the streets it is too low for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Powder Explosion. A Child Seriously Injured. NEWCASTLE, Tuesday Afternoon
A resident at Carrington, Mrs. Page, while cleaning up her house, took out a drawer from a safe, intending to clean it. While her attention was drawn away for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Frightful Mining Fatality. Two Men Killed Instantancously. BRISBANE, Monday Afternoon
Two miners named John Davis and William Ponsbery have been killed in the Brilliant Claim, Charters Towers. They were ascending the shaft, when the…
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IN spite of repeated warnings in the shape of fatal accidents which have occurred through the incautious use of firearms, there are still individuals who…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Supposed Suicide. anager of the Port Augusta Farm Found Drowned. Poisoned by Strychaine Fames. ADELAIDE
A telegram from Port Angusta states that Mr. Thomas Williams, manager of the Ostrich farm near that town, has been found drowned in Spencer's Gulf. A man…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Accident. Two Boys Killed by a Runaway Horse. AUCKLAND
Two boys, named Benjamin Martin and Michael King, have, been killed in Dunedin through being thrown from a cart, the horse having bolted…
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A boy named James M'Lelland has been killed by a fall of earth at Goulburn; and James Regan was killed at Gundagai yesterday by a loaded waggon passing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Child Drowned. BOUREE, Saturday Afternoon
A drowning fatality occurred here yesterday, the victim being a little child of Mr. Shaw, butcher. Whilst she was being taken with others for a row the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Salyationist Drowned. BRISBAHE, Saturday Afternoon
Capt. Riddle of the salvation Army, was drowned while bathing in the breakers at Sand Hills, near Bunderberg, through being unable to swim…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →And Edition Miner Office, 5 p.m. A Baseball Team Drowned. [Br Cable.] London, Friday (midnight)
While crossing a river in the state of Virginnia, U.S., a ferry boat met with an acciaent, by which 12 members af abaseball team, were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Building Fatality. SYDNEY, Tuesday Afternoon
A box of sand, weighing two tons, fell while being hoisted at the new Lands office yesterday afternoon. Arthur Wynn and Robert Turner, both aged 18, and…
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