Three Girls Drowned
A distressing accident occurred at Orange on Thursday, 23rd ult. about 4 o'clock, by which two girls named Ina, aged 11, and Margery, aged 9, daughters of Mr. B. A. Crouch, district surveyor,…
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Collision in Sydney Harbour
A marvellous escape from a terrible mantime disaster occurred-shortly after noon on Monday at Circular Quay, when the steamer Princess, laden with…
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A shocking railway accident occurred at Macdonald Town station on Tuesday night, resulting in the death of Mrs. Fanny Edmundson, a widow, aged 58 years. In company with her neice (Mrs…
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A serious railway accident occurred on Wednesday, near Newtown Station, when a train from Parramatta was passing a funeral train travelling to the Necropolis…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Dock Accident. Two Lives Lost at Morts' Dock
A SENSATIONAL accident occurred at Morts, Dock last Tuesday evening, by which two men, named James Gallagher and Peter Nelson lost their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Perry Accident. The Adeline in Collision at Newcastle
SHORTLY after 2 o'clock on Saturday afternoon an accident occurred in the harbor by which the Stockton ferry steamer Adeline received extensive…
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A GREAT sensation was caused in Newcastle harbour on Saturday last, when a ferry boat running to Stockton crashed into a dredge anchored in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Railway Accident. a Lady Killed. Many Persons Severely Injured. London
The East Coast Scotch express was derailed after a collision with a coal waggon at Dunbar, and there was a terrible smash. Three carriages were telescoped and two engines destroyed. One lady…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fearful Mishap in Canada. a Floor Coll Apses. Thirty Persons Killed. Hundreds Dreadfully Injured. London, Tuesday
At a mooting of municipal candidates which was attended by 2,000 persons held in the City Hall, Ontario, the floor collapsed and two hundred persons were precipitated through the Mayor's room…
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A lad named Clarence Gould, aged 10 years, son of Mr Samuel Gould, of Tamworth, had a narrow escape of meeting with a watery grave on Tuesday last. He…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Shocking Catastrophe. Caused by the Collapse of a Building 30 Persons Killed and 100 Injured. [By Cable.] London
A TERRIBLE catastrophe is reported from the town of London, in the province of Ontario, Canada. A meeting was being held which was being…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Collision
In a collision at the Isle of Wight between the Atlantic liner Lepanto and the steamship Knight of St. George the Lepanto sank, but all on board were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Terrible Accident. a Boy Palls a Distance of 40 Feet. Both Legs Badly Broken. Peak Hill
Ernest Holly, aged nine years, a resident of Wingello, climbed a tree yesterday evening to search for a bird's nest. The limb broke. and he fell a distance of forty feet, breaking both legs, one…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Tram Accident
At the inquest on the body of the tram conductor Joseph Vintze[?], who was fatally injured through falling off a tram, the jury returned a verdict of accidental death…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sad Drowning at Bolwarra
About half-past six yesterday afternoon a sad drowning accident occurred at a place known as "The Rocks," Bolwarra, resulting in the death of a promising lad, 14 years of age, named…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Collision. Carriages Telescoped at Parramatta
A COLLISION occurred at the Parramatta railway station on Friday afternoon, between an engine which was being shunted and a train waiting to…
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At a magisterial inquiry on She body of, a boy, Harold Hellyer, who was fatally injured through being run, over by a horse and cart, the Coronet recorded a verdict of accidental death…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Cart Accident
While attempting to alight from a milk cart in motion to-day, a boy named William Taylor was run over. The wheel of the cart passed over the lad's abdomen, causing internal injuries…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Tram Accident. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
AT the inquest on the body of the tram conductor Joseph Vintzneti, who was fatally injured through falling off a tram yesterday, the jury returned a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rifle Butt Accident
On Saturday afternoon last, while the Reservists attached to the "C" Company of Infantry were going through their muskotry, Master E. Hooker, son of Mr D…
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