A Sad Drowning Fatality
SHORTLY after 11 o'clock on Wednesday morning a well-known citizen of Sydney named Captain George Drover was drowned in a dam at the Centennial Park. Captain Drevar was a…
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Accidents, 1890
384 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 1 of 20
Boating Accident in Sydney Harbour
Another sad disaster, involving the loss of three lives, occurred in the harbour on New Year's Day. Very little information has so far been obtained beyond the names of those who…
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SHORTLY after 11 o clock on Thursday morning a well-known citizen of Sydney named Captain George Drevar was drowned in a dam at the Centennial Park. Captain Drevar was a great…
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A SAD harbour calamity, whereby it is feared the lives of three youths have been sacrificed, curred shortly after 6 o'clock last evening. It appears that a party of eight, on New Year's Day…
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Carcoar, Friday.—At Mount Macquarie yesterday afternoon two little girls, children of D Arthur, a farmer, aged 9 and 6 years, and a daughter of J. Hoadly, farmer, went to a dam…
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Melbourne, Friday.— A terrible accident occurred at the Standard Hat Factory, North Fitzroy, to-day. One of the employees, named Emily Adams, aged 16 during lunch hour was…
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SHORTLY after eleven o'clock on Wednesday morning a well-known citizen of Sydney named Captain George Drevar was drowned in a dam at the Centennial…
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Broken Hill, Sunday.—A horrible accident occurred at the Proprietary mine smelting works on Saturday morning, whereby a man was burned to death by molten slay. From what…
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PERTH(W.A.), Monday.—Two boat accidents occurred yesterday. One was in the South Passage, near Garden Island, and resulted in the Messrs. Tuckey (2) and Mr. Evans, of Evans…
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Melbourne, Monday.—The Rev. A. Carnegie, Wesleyan minister, in charge of the Shepparton district, was drowned in the Goulburn River this morning whilst bathing…
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NYMAGEE, Saturday.—A sad drowning fatality occurred last evening at Mr. T. H. Scott's farm near town. Three girls, aged between 12 and 15 years, named Essie Scott, Millie Harley, and…
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Charters Towers, Sunday.âA terrible and fatal accident occurred yesterday at the School Reserve deep shaft. Four man were down boring with the machine when an explosion was…
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COWRA, Saturday.—A mixed midnight train from Harden to Blayney, when near the Holm-wood siding, a few miles from Cowra, ran off the rails, fortunately with no very serious results…
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YESTERDAY morning William Heaslip, son of Mr. Alick Heas[?]p, left home for the purpose of yarding some horses. Not returning when expected, the father went…
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A TRAM accident, resulting in the death of a child named William Slattery, 5 years of age, occurred on Thursday at the corner of Oxford and Pelican streets. The little fellow was seen…
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HILLGROVE, Friday.âAt 5 o'clock this morning a miner named Michael Greeny was killed at the Golden Gate mine. He was working in the night shift with a man named Phillips, who…
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A LITTLE girl named Gillett, whose parents live at Mummell, fell yesterday and fractured her right arm. She was brought into town and the fracture was reduced by Dr. Morton…
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BULLI, Monday.—Thomas Rhoden, aged 55, a miner, residing at Austinmer, was knocked down and killed by a ballast-engine near Robinsville station shortly after 4 this afternoon…
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Intelligence has been received from America of a frightful catastrophe at the works on a bridge over the Ohio River. The water rose in a caisson in which 18 men were at work. A…
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A railway accident has occurred at Sydney, a settlement on the Union Pacific Railroad, in Nebraska Territory, U. S. The train caught fire, and the whole of the…
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