A Railway Fatality
A fatality has occurred at the Perth railway-station, a man aged about 40 being literally cut to pieces. The name "Gerald Fitzgibbons, Post-office, Colac,…
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Accidents, 1897
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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Found Dead in a Hut. ADELAIDE, Wednesday Evening
A man whose name is at present unknown by the police has been found dead in an old hut at Farrell's Flat. It is supposed from appearances that he…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shocking Boating Fatality. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne
A shocking boating accident occurred at Mornington yesterday. Easter was being celebrated by a regatta and a strong gale was blowing,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
A widower named James Muirhead Findlay, aged 37, a mining manager by occupation, who recently arrived in the city from Wellington, has suicided…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An Accident at the Sydney Docks. a Sailor's Narrow Escape
H[?]AD STRUCK PIER WHILE ROWING ASHORE WITH THE LLNE FROM A SHIP AND FELL INTO THE WATER BRUISED AND INSENSIBLE…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Fatality at a Rifle Range. SYDNEY
William Fazz, laborer, of Coonabarabran, was fixing the sights of his rifle, when the rifle exploded and a shot passed right through his heart…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mysterious Drowning Case. a Woman's Strange Fate. Pathetic Devotion of a Dog
CONSIDERABLE mystery surrounds the death of a young woman whose body was recovered in the Yarra, near the junction of the river with the Merri…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] a Coal Miner Crushed. SYDNEY
Thomas Coxson, aged 30, a miner, has been killed at the Wickham and Bullock Island colliery, Newcastle; he was crushed by a fall of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Street Accident
A horse, while being galloped along Beryl-street last night by a boy named James Lowe, fell opposite Strachan's Hotel, rendering his rider unconscious…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Damages for Be Loss of a Husband Sequel to a Fatality on the Overhead Railway
IN the Liverpool Court of Passage, on March 3, before Judge Baylis, Q.C., and a jury, an action was brought by Jane Hopley, widow, against Messrs Herbert Mason Nowell and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Mine Accident in Mexico. 170 Miners Perish by Fire
A LETTER from the city of Mexico, dated February 28, shows that a frightful mine disaster has occurred at Zacatecas. The report states:—"Fire broke out in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accident to a Footballer
THE popular young athlete and footballer, Fred Black, who won the double on Easter Monday at the Hillside, met with a bad…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Sudden Flooding of a Sewer. Two Men Drowned. SYDNEY
Three Water and Sewerage Board's laborers were yesterday cleaning the main sewer in Wattle-street, Ultimo. William M'Pherson and Patrick…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Extraordinary Mining Fatality. Killed while Ascending in a Cage. MELBOURNE
An extraordinary fatality occurred in the Unicorn mine, Bendigo, yesterday afternoon. John Barnes, the underground boss, was ascending in a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sad Railway Fatality. A Girl Killed While Trying to Save as Infant. SYDNEY
A Cootamundra telegram reports that, as a goods train was approaching Fettler Morrie, who was on duty at the town common crossing on the road…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accidentally Shot. AUCKLAND
Mr. Roger M'Kellar, formerly a tea planter in Ceylon, was accidentally shot dead yesterday with a pea rifle. The contents of the rifle entered his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drowned in a Sewer. Sydney
A man named William M'Phorson was washed down a sewer yesterday and drowned. The body was not, recovered till to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
In a section of Balmain last night a loud report was heard seeming to proceed from Glenalva, the residence of the Rev. Mr. Fox. No notice was taken of the matter, however;…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Accident at the Sydney Docks. a Sailor's Narrow Escape. Head Struck a Fier While Rowing Ashore with the Line From a Ship and Fell Into the Water Bruised and Insensible
When a member of our staff went in search of Mr. John Smith, of Wilmot-street Sydney be fortunately found him at home, and on his remarking that the object of his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
William Loughrey, farmer, of Gulgong, was hammering the sight on a loaded Winchester rifle. At the moment the muzzle was pointing towards his son, aged 14; the…
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