'A' Strange Fatality
While Mr. R. Alston, a well-known resident of Corowa, was proceeding, to Beechworth by train to take part in a bowling match, a tin trunk fell from the hat-rack of…
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Railway Fatality
The six-year-old on of Mr. Jehn T. Wale[?] railway [?] at Spring [?] was killed on Tuesday afternoon. The first division of the [?] passenger train…
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A dingy capsized in Moreton Bay (Q.) on Saturday, throwing a party of excursionists into the water. Elsie Atthow and Willie Fielding, two of the…
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A very sad drowning accident occur[?] near the Lane Cove River Bridge [?] Wednesday evening, when a young girl of 14 years, named Reno Hyde,…
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Mr R. Alston, a well-known resident of Corowa, has died at Beechworth He was one of a party of bowlers who left Corowa by train for Beechworth…
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Frederick Toysbin died in the Wagga. Hospital on Monday from injuries alleged, to have been inflicted by John Marshall, aged 50, drover, and…
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On Sunday a boy named Water Hodges was handling a boaded gun at Sedgefield when suddenly the weapon exploded, shattering the big too too on the right foot…
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During the voyage of he barque Zelatein from Hokianga, New Zealand, a sailmaker was swept overboard by a tremendous sea. The vessel was immediately put about, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest News by Wire. Sydney, Drowned 'At Coogee
An inquest on the body of Frank Vagara (recently found at Coogee) was held to-day. After hearing evidence the coroner found that death was due to asphyxia by…
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A sensational drowning accident occurred near Nambour on Saturday afternoon at Marooahy Heads (Q.) Five young fellows, all about 21 years of age, residents in the neighbourhood, went bathing at the…
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A horrible fatality occurred at the Ivanhoe Mines, Kalgoorlie. charles [?]ass and a mat[?] George Holmes, were working on a rise between the 100 and 500 feet, levels…
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A cablegram was received in Melbourne by the postal authorities on Friday from New Zealand, as follows:—"Mail agent, reports that the Overland,…
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A strange fatality is reported from Wellington. As the scow Oban was being towed into Wellington the tug, noticing the vessel steering badly, dropped back and was…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Accident to the Sydney. a Broken Shaft, Sydney
The steamer Sydney, which left Newcastle at 11.30 o'clock last night, broke her intermediate shaft when abreast of Terrigal, rendering the vessel's starboard paddle wheel…
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On Christmas Day, Alderman William Rutland, of Wrightville, near Cobar, fell off a milk cart and broke his neck. Mr. Rutland was due at…
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A youth named William Briggs, of Wangaratta (Vic.),has been injured in a peculiar manner. He was a passenger from Melbourne by the Sydney…
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While a passenger express was running from Warrnambool to Koroit (Vic.)on Wednesday night the springs of a truck broke, and the body of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sad Drowning Case. Unsuccessful Search for Body
For several days unceasing efforts wave been made to recover the body of Thomas Walsh, 14 years of age, lately residing in Windsor (Vic.),…
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A shocking accident occurred at Tarnagulla (Vic.) on Sunday evening. A man named John Wotherspoon had been out with the Rev. J…
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A girl named Irene Brodie, 20 years of age, had an exceedingly narrow escape from drowning in the Pyrmont Baths on Friday night…
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