Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] a Shooting Fatality. SYDNEY
Thomas Parker was out Kangaroo shooting at Wellingrove station when he dropped his rifle and an explosion resulted, killing him instantly…
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Accidents, 1897
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Serious Accidents in a Bicycle Race. One Competitor Killed and Another Badly Hurt. MELBOURNE
In a bicycle road race, from Melbourne to Werribee on Saturday afternoon, a competitor named William Sheppard was thrown against the wall…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →3rd Edition Miner Office, 6 p.m. the Cycling Accident. Coroner Youl on Scorching. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Monday Afternoon
Crotty, the cyclist, injured in the Werribee road race on Saturday, is recovering. A verdict of accidental death was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Cycling Accident. Coroner Youl on Scorching. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Monday Afternoon
Crotty, the cyclist, injured in the Werribee road race on Saturday, is recovering. A verdict of accidental death was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph. Sudden Deaths. SYDNEY
Bernard Conrad, a lad residing a[?] Rylestone, had been eating green quinces. Inflammation was caused, and he died in a few hours…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Weather. Heavy Gale at Captain's Fiat. Two Miners Injured. [By Telegraph] Sydney, Tuesday Afternoon
Heavy gales are prevalent in parts of the colony, and it is hoped that they will contribute to a break-up of the drought…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Sandy Creek Accident. MELBOURNE
Continuous efforts have boen made to reach the body of the unfortunate miner, Feter Pomeroy, who was entombed in the Sandy Creek alluvial ll…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] a Sea Captain's Suicide. AUCKLAND, Tuesday Night
The barque E. Hudson has arrived at Port Chalmers from Glasgow. Daring the voyage Captain Glasson committed suicide by jumping…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane
A Rockhampton telegram states that the body of Bryan Spurway has been found in the river there. Sparway had been residing at the Criterion…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Thursday Afternoon
The body of a respectably-attired young Chinaman hag been found in the harbor. How he got in is unknown…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] An Extraordinary Occurrence. Caught in a Kangaroo Trap. Narrow Escape from Strangulation. SYDNEY
An Albury message reports an extraordinary accident to Mr. Nowland, of the District Survey Office. He was ridipg in the bush where a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatality at Lands Office. Sydney
A terrible accident occurred at the Lands Office yesterday, by which an employee named Frederick Wileie met his death, He was walking on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Sandy Creek Accident. MELBOURNE
The body of Peter Pomeroy, the victim of the mining accident at Sandy Creek a fortnight ago, has not been recovered yet. It is visible, pinned with timber and debris, but…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Two Young Women Seriously Hurt. Knocked Down Going to a Fire. BRISBANE
Another fire broke out at Smith's coachbuilder's shop at the One-mile, near Gympie. Two young women named Annie Weir and Mary Kiley, who were going to see the fire,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Suicide by Drowning. SYDNEY
Charles Farrington has committed suicide by drowning in the harbor. He jamped off one of the jettrs af Circular Quay…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bicycle Accident in Tasmania. HoBART
James Saunders, a young man of 26, was thrown from a bicycle which he was riding yesterday, and sustained concussion of the brain. He lies in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Charles Cavill Drowned. SYDNEY
A private cable message received here reports that Charles Cavill, one of the well-known swimming family, has been drowned in America…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Pilot Drowned. BRISBANE
The masher of the schooner Stells, from the Tweed River, which has arrived at Lytton, reports that Pilot Craven fell overboard and was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Children Injured by Fireworks. One Death. SYDNEY
The celebration of Queen's Birthday was the cause of a number of children being treated in the city and suburban hospitals yesterday for injuries from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Scalded to Death. SYDNEY
Mrs. Lalor was preparing a bath for her son, aged seven, and had poured a kettle of hot water into the tub She left it for a moment to get some cold water,…
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