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Broken Hill & the Far West · Accidents
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The river has fallen lin., and is now 21ft. 10½in. above summer level. The Murray is rising rapidly at Swan Hill, and is now 11ft. 8in., and at Echuca 19ft,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fatal accident has occurred at the Day Dawn block. Two centre props fell, killing one miner named Lindsay, and seriously injuring another named Williams…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A collision has occurred in the English Channel between the barque Ethel, from London to Brisbane, and the Umbilo. The Ethel foundered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AT 2.30 this afternoon whilst Mr. Clark, the celebrated lecturer, was proceeding in a buggy down Sulphide-street, the horses took fright and the driver who was, it is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A man named Edward Burrows fell from the scaffolding of St. James' Buildings, William-street, yesterday, and was killed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A man named William Davis, a ganger on the North line, near the Burra, was killed this morning by a special cattle train to Adelaide. He was riding a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The P[?]ince Frederick, a Dutch troopship, and the steamer Marpesia have collided in the English Channel. The troopship foundered, and seven…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At the inquest on Thomas Abbott, who met his death in tho squabble between the secularists and anarchists at the Hall of Science, Victoria Parade, on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nine fishing boats have been lost off the Orkney Islands, north of Scotland, and 35 men drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A lad named D. Robarte, of Murchison, was thrown from a buggy on Saturday and killed. William Rose, of Malmsbury, while…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A collision occurred on the Southern coast yesterday between the steamers Egm[?]nt and Hesketh. Both vessels were badly damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The barque, Brunette was caught in a gale on the voyage from New Zealand to Sydney with timber. During a storm in which the vessel was severely strained…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →EARLY this morning a man named James Sutherland, employed as braceman, at Block 14, by some means fell away while working on the main shaft. He was at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A medical student named King, aged 26, living at Moonee Ponds, met his death in a fearful manner last night in the train leaving North Melbourne satation…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The wife of Mr. James O'Connor, proprietor of the United Ireland, and four of his daughters have died through eating poisoned mussels…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This morning James Langley, a shooter in the Sydney railway yard, was ran over by a train, which passed over his leg and cut it off. He is now in a precarious state…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A woman named Walters was cut to pieces by a train at Stanmore last evening…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A coach accident occurred at Mount Egerton, near Ballarat, yesterday. A two-horse Cobb's coach bolted and was upset Several passengers and the driver…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A miner named William Williams, aged 40, was killed at the Specimen Hill mine, Eaglehawk, to-day; 20 tons of stone fell on him, nearly catting him in two…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An old resident of Newcastle named Walsh run over by the coal skips in the Duckenfield tunnel on the 26th ultimo, died from he injuries received last night,…
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