Mine Accident
Just after 10 o'clock last night a miner named J. T. Hicks had his right leg broken in the Central mine. It is reported that his mate was rolling a boulder of sulphide ore,…
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Accidents, 1898
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Aid to the Injured
PAHTLY with the object of increasing public interest in the work of the classes formol for instruction in first aid to the injured, and partly also to increase the interest and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Two Youths Drowned. AUCKLAND
Harry Raynbird, aged 17, and Albert Thorn, ll, have been drowned at Otago through the upsetting of a boat…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Shooting Fatality. Suspicions of Foul Play. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Friday Afternoon
A fatal shooting fatality has occurred at Lilydalo, where the body of Thomas Carpenter, aged 40, was found dead from a gunshot wound, which had shattered the head terribly…
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A MEETING of the recently-formed St. John Ambulance Practice Club was held at the Town Hall last evening, Mr. D. Maclaren (president) in the chair. It was decided…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Drowned Whilst Bathing. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Saturday Afternoon
A terrible fatality occurred this afternoon at the Brighton baths. Mrs. Strange, a resident of St. Kilda, went with her husband to Brighton beach. While he was fishing she…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gales in the North Sea Forty-five Fishermen Drowned. [REUTER's Message.] London
Terrific weather prevails in the English Channel and the North Sea. No less than 45 fishermen have been drowned off the Loffoden Islands, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Mishaps on a Racecourse. SYDNEY
Quite a number of accidents occurred at the Rosehill races on Saturday. In the Maiden Handicap Jewel King fell, but both rider and horse were uninjured. In the Hurdles Marlo…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Buggy Accident in Adelaide. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Monday Afternoon
Mr. Troy, a well-known livery stable keeper, and Tom Kain were thrown from a trap in Bundle-street on Saturday evening; Both were seriously injured…
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A man named Alf. Manley received rathe severe injuries to the head in Block 14 this moraing. Two miners put in a shot closo to a pile of mullock in a drive; and, after firing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Death of a Shipping Manager. MELBOURNE
Mr. Parker, manager in Melbourne for Messrs. Huddart, Parker, and Co., Limited, died suddenly yesterday afternoon, before medical aid arrived. Organic disorder of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Accident at the New Markets. Sydney
A fatal accident has occurred at the new markets. Six workmen were descending a lift which became displaced, when Richard Barbour and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident at the Sydney Markets. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Tuesday Afternoon
Richard Barbour and Even Roberts, whilst descending a lift at the new city markets to-day, fell a distance of 50ft. Barbour's head came in contact with a cask…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Chapter from Tasmania. A Son Accidentally Shoots his Father. HOBART, Wednesdny
Joseph Sheriff, a well-known resident of Deloraine, was out shooting with his son, when the latter, taking oil a cap from his gun, accidentally discharged the weapon. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] a Clerical Error. AUCKLAND
The Rev. Mr. Beecroft, Wesleyan minister at Timaru, drank a quaatity of poisonous liniment in mistake for his regular cough mixture. Subsequently he became very ill,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Children Drowned. [By TELEGRAPH.]
MELBOURNE, Wednesday Afternoon. Two children of a farmer named Shepherd —a boy aged 6 and a girl aged 8 —were drowned in a dam at Nhill during their…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Explosion in Salvation Army Barracks. An Officer Injured. [By Telegraph.]
MELBOURNE, Wednesday Afternoon. A tremendous explosion occurred to-day at the Salvation Army Barracks. Staff-captain Rackham, noticing a strong smell of gas in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Accidents and Fatalities. [By TELEGRAPH.] Mining Accident in Tasmania. Three Miners Killed. Suffocated by Foul Air in a Prospecting Shaft. HOBART
A terribly serious accident happened near Port Cygnet to-day. Three men named Edward Dillon, Edward Ryan, and James Wicks were working at a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accidents and Fatalities, [By Telegraph.] Atropine Dispensed for Cocaine. A Chemist Committed for Trial. MELBOURNE
Yesterday afternoon the inquest on the body of Dr. Williams, who four weeks ago succumbed to atropine poisoning, was conconcluded. Dr. Williams, who was in practice…
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Three men have been suffocated in a mine at Port Cygnet. Their dead bodies were brought to the surface after great difficulties had been…
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