Boat Sinks Near the Heads. All Hands Supposed to be Drowned
A sensational story was on Sunday told by Mr Alfred Gibson, the signal master at South Head. He stated that shortly before 1 o'clock p.m. he…
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Balloon Accident a Thrilling Experience LONDON
While Miss Daly, an aeronaut, was ascending with a balloon at Middletown, New York, the rope being whirled among the crowd the loop of it caught…
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The Murrumbidgee River reached 20ft above summer level at Gundagai as the result of the recent rains. The flood water, claimed a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Boating Fatality. Unravelling the Mystery
As briefly announced in our telegrams of last issue, the mystery surrounding the identity of the dccupants of the boat which…
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An officer and 11 soldiers were drowned at [?]stendji, Rou[?]ania, on the Black Sea Due[?]g army manoeuvres the soldiers were sent sea, and their boat capsized…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest News by Wire. Tram Accident
An old man in an apparently broken-up condition was admitted late last night to the hospital. He had been knocked down by a tram in Pitt-street, and was smothered in…
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Mrs W. Bailey of George-strect, accompained by three little children and a nurse girl driving along Rotton-street, Dunolly, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ship on Fire. Hull Injured.—stores Consumed. £5000 Damages. Newcastle
Shortly after 4 o'clock this morning, a serious fire broke out aboard the large fourmaste barque Marlborough Hill, which was lying at No. 12 ballast jetty at North…
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An inquest was held this morning at Lin-field on the body of a two-year-old child named Iris Alexandria Mario McNamara, who while playing about strayed from home…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →carco. Rifle Accident
Whilst Mrs. Phillip Scharkey, of Cargo, was preparing breakfast her husband was in the kitchen taking a pea rifle to Pieces. He had a bullet cartridge, and was trying to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hot Weather Suicides. Men Prefer Hanging. Women Drowning
Even to the normal, healthy man exceptional heat is a burden, but to those, who are mentally Ill-balanced It sometimes proves the "last straw" that leads…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Serious Machinery Accident
At M'Beath's sawmills, Cootaniundra, on 'Thursday morning, Arch. M'Beath, a young man employed in the mill, was cuught by his apron and…
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Whilst riding his motor-cycle along the East Maitland road yesterday morning, Mr. Gus Ferguson, manager of the Massey-Harris Cycle Agency, had the misfortune to meet with an accident of a very…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Very Latest. London, Sunday afternoon. Fatal Motor Accident
containing the Duchess of [?] daughter, killed a boy at [?] the accident occurred through [?] fault…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Driving Accident
Mr. Donald Smith, of Dunolly, was driving along the Bridgman road on Sunday afternoon with his daughter, Mabel Smith, aged 4 years and 4 months. When nearing the Dunolly Public School the pony…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fatal Accident. Magisterial Inquiry
A magisterial inquiry was held before Mr H. Pinchin J.P., Coroner for the District, at Dunolly, yesterday, upon tbe death of a obild named…
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"Whilst at the railway station this morning, Mr. T. Shelson, the well-known mail contractor, met, with a Severe accident. A horse attached to a chicle became frightened with the approach of the…
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A sensational occurrence took place at Double Bay on Wednesday afternoon, five persons nearly losing their lives by drowning. A lifebuoy…
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It is stated that 5000 Chinese were drowned by the typhoon at Hongkong, and the damage is estimated at four millions of money…
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An elderly lady, Mrs. Brett, fell from a tram in Crown-street, and sustained a fractured skull…
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