Gallant Rescue from Drowning
EARLY yesterday morning one of the most courageous rescues from drowning was made from the rocks on the Newcastle shore, which we have yet had the…
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Boat Accidents in Sydney Harbour. ([?] S. M. Herald of Monday.)
A boat accident happened in the harbour on Saturday morning, and narrowly escaped being attended with fatal consequences. A party, consisting of eight persons, went out…
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At the races in Auckland, on Boxing Day, a fearful accident occurred which is thus described in the N. Z. Heral[?]—"In the race for the Cup, Mr. Walters' [?]e Libeller was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Late Gun Accidents in Victoria. (From the Argus.)
The practice of allowing boys the use of firearms has on several occasions been attended with fatal results. A melancholy case of this nature happened on Saturday,…
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Before the Government finally authorise the use of bicycles or tricyles in the streets of Sydney, by telegraph messengers (and of course then by everybody), it would seem…
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An accident (the Argus reports) involving the loss of two lives, occurred off Point Rickards early on Wednesday morning. The cutter Edward, a wood craft, owned by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Distressing Tramway Accident. (From Monday's Echo.)
An accident of a most distressing nature occurred on the tramway to-day, and another was only prevented by the indomitable pluck of one of the guards. The 1.5 tram for…
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The fatal accident which occurred at Sandhurst on Thursday last is thus described by the correspondent of the Argus:—A dreadful accident happened at the Great Southern…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Serious Railway Accident. (By telegraph to the Herald.) Melbourne
A serious railway accident occurred at Beaufort this afternoon, when the passenger train was run into by a goods train, and seven passengers injured; two of them severely…
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A SERIOUS railway accident occurred at Beaufort this afternoon, when the passenger train was, run into by a goods train, and seven passengers injured;…
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A CHILD named Spencer Gagan had a revolver in his hand playing with it, at Parramatta on Thursday, when his uncle, Thomas Gagan, took it from him, and…
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OUR Wardell correspondent writes under date January 24 :— Early on Sunday morning, 23rd inst., James Henry, a free selector and fencer, was found dead…
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We regret to record that the case of the unfortunate man M'Mahon, who, it will be remembered, was seriously injured on Friday afternoon, at Morpeth, through a dray…
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WE read frequently of the drowning of good swimmers, who suddenly sink in the water without any apparent cause. The common explanation of such an…
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The Argus gives the following particulars of the accident on Saturday evening to a girl named Kate Layland, nearly 16 years of age at the Williamstown Junction railway station…
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Some few weeks ago the Goulburn Municipal Council took out a summons against Mr. E. J. Cunningham, contractor, of Goulburn, for a breach on his part of one of the by-laws…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fatal Railway Accident near Leeds. (Home News, Dec. 31.)
On Dec. 21 two of the Midland Railway Company's passenger trains came into collision within a short distance of the Wellington street Station, Leeds. A train leaving Leeds for Sheffield and London was run…
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The Melbourne Daily Telegraph reports that as the 9.45 train from Brighton arrived alongside the platform at the Hobson's Bay station on Sunday night, a Miss Isabella…
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AN accident, of a rather serious nature, occurred on Friday last, to a man of the name of George Myers, an employe of Mr. John Brown, M.L.A., at Ellerslie,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Found Drowned. (From the S. M. Herald.)
The City Coroner (Mr. H. Shiell, J.P.) held an inquest on Friday morning, at the Observer Tavern, on the body of a woman, name unknown, which was found floating in…
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