Another Drowning Fatality Struggle between the Cook and the Captain
JAMES WAGGET, master of the ketch Triumph, was drowned in Sydney harbour, on Monday morning, under distressing and sensational…
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Sad Drowning Fatality. a Man and a Lad Washed off the Rocks
A FATALITY occurred in the vicinity of the Gap, Watson's Bay, Sydney, on Sunday morning. A man named Charles Starrett, was passing along the…
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One hundred fresh cases of typhoid at Maidstone, England, were reported on Friday. The mortality among children is heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Found Drowned. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
THE body of an unknown man, aged about 45 years, was found floating in the harbour near Garden Island this morning. A pencil and memorandum…
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A SHOCKING accident occurred at Auckland last Friday night. Thompson Leys son of the editor of the Auckland Star Chas Akast a youth…
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A painful accident occurred to a little boy, youngest son of Mr H. Crampton, of Singleton, last Sunday morning. While climbing up a ladder he accidentally fell…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Gun Accident. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
The lad, J. Howard, 18, who accidentally fell yesterday at Botany, when the contents of his gun passed through his head, died last night. From the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To-day's News by Wire. Sydney. a Fatal Cycling Accident
While proceeding to work this morning, William "Walsh, aged 10 years, was fatally injured. He was riding a bicycle, and had just entered Sussex-street from Hay-street, when his machine collided…
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At the coroner's inquest upon the victims of the explosion which occurred on board H.M.S. Thrasher, a torpedo-boat-destroyer, when she recently grounded during a fog off Dodman Point…
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The Coroner held an inquest on Monday, touching the death of George School, 42 years of age, who was drowned at the Gap, Watson's Bay, on Sunday morning…
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From the Indian frontier it is reported that the column under General Elles has burned 40 of the Khawaizai villages…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fatal Bicycle Accident. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
At the inquest on the remains of W[?] James Walsh killed yesterday while riding on a bicycle through the city the jury returned a verdict of…
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A verdict of suicide was returned at the inquest on the body of an unknown man who drowned himself in Cook's River on Saturday…
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The district coroner held an inquest to-day into the circumstances attending the death of Constable Fleming, of Boggabri, who died yesterday evening from injuries caused by a horse kicking him while…
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A fire at Cowra on Satnrday night destroyed the rail way engine sheds, and badly damaged four engines. At Coburg Junction (Vic.) on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Fishing Disaster. Two Men Drowned—and Three Have Very Narrow Escapes
A FATAL boating accident occurred at Kiama last Saturday. A party of five men were out fishing in a 22-foot centre-board boat, and while…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storm-swept Steamer Four Men Washed Overboard and Drowned. [By Cable] London
It is reported from Durban, South Africa,, that the Woolloomooloo, from Sydney for London, has arrived there. The vessel met with exceptionally…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Feaeful Burning Fatality Two Children Burned to Death. A Mother's Heroism Cost her her Life
A FIRE attended with fatal results occurred at Cardiff, near Newcastle, a mining township, early on Saturday morning: The fire broke out in a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Fatal Accident at South Greta Colliery
The coroner, Mr. G. F. Scott, held an inquest to-day at the courthouse into the circumstances of the death of the young man Ernest Moore, who was killed in the South Green colliery on Monday afternoon…
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Mr Alfred Benson superintendent of the Archerfield station near Singleton met with a painful accident on Monday. While attending to some horses one of the…
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