Three Boys Drowned. HOBART
Three boys—two brothers named Anderson and a third named Montrose—have been drowned while bathing in a lagoon. Nothing is…
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Accidents, 1902
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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] a Chemist's Suicide. SYDNEY
The inquest was concluded yesterday afternoon on the body of Christopher de Lacy Clarke, chemist, a native of Warwiok (Q.),…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Serious Coach Accident. One Passenger Killed, Several Injured. SYDNEY
A telegram from Murwillumbah states that as the outgoing Queensland coach was going down a steep incline at Redhill the brake failed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
Allen Johnstone, 93, and his wife, 80, residing at Cargo, drove a sulky into Molong yesterday to obtain their old-age pensions. They were returning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatality at the South Blocks. One Man Killed: Another Injured
LAST evening, about a couple of hours after the afternoon shift had gone in, a shocking fatality occurred at the South Blocks mine. An…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collision at Sea. Sinking of a Liner. [Reuter's Message.] London
The American liner Waesland collided with the Houston liner Harmonides off Holyhead. The Waesland sank, but not until 200…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Accident at Warratta
A fatal accident occurred at Warratta Creek on February 28 to a fine young fellow named Mark Emaley, who with his mate were engaged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Blown to Atoms. HOBART
A man named Harris, who formerly resided in Sydney, while working on the Macquarie Heads breakwater, was blown to atoms…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Seaman Drowned. SYDNEY
D. Kayalamer, a seaman, while bathing from the Newcastle beach yesterday, was taken out to sea by the backwash and drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The South Blocks Fatality. The Inquest
THE circumstances attending the death of Thomas Ninnis, who was killed by an explosion at the South Blocks on friday night, were inquired into by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Serious Coach Accident. a Prominent Resident Killed. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
A telegram from Bega states that the Moruya coach arrived at the postoffice there as usual at about half-post 7 on Saturday night, carrying five…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] a Fata Blow. MELBOURNE
Thomas Mohar, a miner, and Frederick Williams, a swagman, had a drunken fight at Ballarat on Saturday night. Williams felled Mohar,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Leper Drowned. ADELAIDE
A wire from Port Darwin states that while a Chinese leper was being conveyed to the leper station from Palmerston he jumped overboard…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Miner Injured. ADELAIDE
At the Prime Alfred copper mine, near Carrieton, yesterday, a fall of lode-matter took place, with the result that a miner named Harris…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatality at White Cliffs. White Cliffs
Harry Bricknell, 27, has been killed by falling down a shaft, 30ft. deep, on Block 6. Bricknell, who is a new arrival from Fitzroy,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Cycling Accident. MELBOURNE
Arthur Sharp, a married man, with four children, was cycling at Bendigo when he collided with a cart and was killed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accidents and Fatalites. [By Telegraph.] Killed by Lighting. Son Dead, Father Unconscious. SYDNEY
A severe thunderstorm ocourred at Mudgee last night. Frederick Deale and his son were proceeding to Carpenter's slaughter yards, where they…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coach Accidents. SYDNEY
A coach was washed down the Waihi Creek, near Timaru, New Zealand, and four of the occupants drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Struck by Lightning. SYDNEY
A man named M'Donnell, working on Curro Farm, Condobolin, driving a cultivator, sought shelter from a thundersto[?]m under a tree…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Poisonous Cyanide Tailings. One Miner Killed, Another Expiring. PERTH, Wednesday Evening
William S[?]ater and James Berryman, miners employed at the Jacoletti mine, Southern Cross, were engaged mullooking the worked-out…
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