The Accident on H.m S.blake
The Government was questioned in the House of Commons last night as to the serious accident on board H.M.S. Blake, one of the vessels of the Channel Squadron, during a trial trip, by which…
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Fatal Accident on Cessnock Road
A man named Thomas O'Neill, 32 years of ago, a labourer, residing at Cessnock, met with a terribly sudden death on Saturday night through colliding with a telegraph post at Mother Duff's Hill, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A Team Fatality
A woman who was fatally injured yesterday through falling out of a tram, has been identified as Hannah Hamilton, a housekeeper at Alexandria, who, it transpires, was returning from a visit to a…
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It is reported that an attempt has been made to murder the Shah of Persia, Mazaffer-ed-Din. His assailant was was arrested, and admitted that he…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Perth. a Fatal Railway Accident
The accident on the Eastern Railway proves less disastrous than anticipated. It appears a mixed train was shunted on the siding at Leenmill Station to let a Perth bound train pass…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Tram Accident. a Woman Killed. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
A WOMAN, whose name was for some time unknown, fell from a tram between Moncur and Ocean streets, Woolahra, yesterday. The tram at…
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A son of Mr Frank Wilkinson, of Goorangoola, while out riding on Saturday morning, fell from his horse and sustained a fracture of the small bone of the right…
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The Egyptian iren steamer Rahmaich, 1300 tons, has been lost in the Red Sea. Sixty of her Greek passengers are reported to be missing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Warrabri. Serious Accident
A boy named David McPherson, aged 15 years, was seriously injured at noon to-day. He was out riding when his horse bolted and threw him, his head coming in contact in contact with a verandah post. He…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Railway Accident. Perth
News has been received at Perth of a terrible railway accident near Smith's Mill, twenty miles from the city, on the Great Eastern Rail way. Only the moat meagre particulars have been received, but it…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fatal Polo Accident
From the Darling Downs Gazette of Monday we take the following :—A very serious and distressing accident happened on Saturday afternoon at the Polo ground to Master Archie Warner, second son…
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A strange accident is reported from Thaiabah. Two little boys, sons of Mr. Duncan Cameron, had climbed a tree. The elder boy, between 8 and 9 years of age, reached terra firma safely. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Accident to Mr Shelton
Mr James Shelton met with an accident while out driving about 4 o'clock on Thursday afternoon. Mr Shelton had with him in the buggy Miss Kelly, a friend from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Football Accident
A young man named John Robilliard, residing at Parramatta, is lying dangerously ill from the effects of injuries received in a football match at Canterbury last Saturday. Doctors express an…
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A young man named Malcolm M'Lean mysteriously disappeared from his home near Clunes (Vic.) last Sunday week. Search was made in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Peak Hill. a Fatal Accident
James Angus, selector near Tomingloy, and lately a hotelkeeper at Parken, was returning home yesterday, in company with his brother on horseback, when they started rasing. James Angus'…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident to a Boy
On Monday evening a little boy, 7 years old, son of Mr Josiah Gates, who works at Mr H. M'Fadden, junr's coach factory, amused himself by digging a kind of pit in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident to a Vessel
The ketch, Alfred Fenning, laden with 37,000 feet of hard wood, while being towed across the Manning bar was struck by a heavy sea, and before she recovered from the shock grounded on the North…
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Destructive floods, which have been experienced at Toyoma, the centre of commerce on the northern coast of Japan, have destroyed 3000 dwellings…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To-day's Telegrams. a Drowning Case
The water police this morning recovered the body of a man named George Thorpe, who was missed from the dredge Groper on Wednesday week. An inquest will be held…
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