Drowning Fatality at Wallsend. Two Brave Boys
A drowning fatality occurred at Wallsend on Wednesday afternoon, the victim being William. Clark, aged she years, son of Constable John Clark. The…
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Injured at Bombay
G. Sydenham Clarke, the Governor of Bo[?] visited the wounded rioters in the Jejeebhoy hospital. He sympathised with them, and said stopped that they would not participate further…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor-car Fatality. I (By Cable). London
The stepson of Mr Vandcrbilt, the American millionaire, has been virtually incinerated in a motor-ear accident in France…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Murrurundi Quarter Sessions. Tuesday, July 28. (Before Acting Judge Edmonds.) Murrurundi Railway Accident
J. B. Dwyer and W. Gibson, were charged with negligent omission in connection with the Murrurundi rail way accident on the morning of Good…
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William Daniels, aged 54 years, railway guard, met with serious injuries through falling from his train near Banksia station last night. He was en route to Sydney, and while the train was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Accident at Lochinvar. a Young Man Killed
An inquest was held at the Courthouse, West Maitland, on Saturday, before the coroner (Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, P.M.). concerning the death of the young man Edward…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Ragging Fatality
Eight cadets belonging to good families at the Westpoint Military Academy fatally ragged a student. President Roosevelt first approved, but then cancelled their…
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A runaway cab horse dashed into a tramear at Sydney on Saturday afternoon. The horse, which was a valuable one, was killed, and the cab was smash…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shocking Fatality at Murrurundi. Man Cut to Pieces
THE inquest into the death of John Heffernan, laborer, who was accidentally killed at the railway station, Murrurundi, on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accident at Tarro
Mr. Ben Green, a very old and highly respected resident of Tarro, met with a somewhat peculiar, painful, and unfortunate mishap on Sunday afternoon. Mr. Green had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Double Burning Accident. Wife Dies, Husband Seriously Burnt
'A' burning accident happened at Sandford (Victoria) on Saturday night, which resulted in the death of an elderly woman named Mary Rigney, and serious injuries to her…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fearful Fatality in Frisco
The emergency brakes on a motor car at San Francisco snapped, and the car was precipitated over a steep embankment, killing five persons belonging to well-known families in San Francisco…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrible Railway Fatality. Man's Body Literally Torn to Pieces Singleton
Early this morning a gang of railway men came across the remains of a man on the Great Northern Line, a little over a quarter of a mile above the Gowrie railway gates, Singleton. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Double Burning Accident. Wife Dies, Husband Seriously Burnt
A burning accident happened at Sandford (Vic.) on Saturday night, which resulted in the death of an elderly woman named Mary Rigney, and serious…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Rifle Accident
A fatal accident occurred on a private launch off Fremantle on Saturday afternoon. Mr. A.S. Roe, police magistrate of Perth, with Mrs. Roe, their…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fatal Motor Accident. (By Cable). London
A motor car fell over an embankment at San Francisco, and three ladies, a boy, and a baby were killed. Burke, the mechanician of the motor was…
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The Coroner for the district (Mr. H. Finchin, J.P.), held an inquiry on Friday afternoon, touching the death of the man whose remains were found on the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Railway Fatality SINGLETON
Early this morning a gang of railway men came across the remains of a man on the Great Northern Line, a little over a quarter of a mile above the Gowrie railway gates, Singleton. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wounded in a Duel. Fencer Injured by a Novice
A fierce duel (says " Lloyd's Weekly") was fought on the 14th May in the grounds of the Big Wheel in Paris between a young man named…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fearful Fatality
A cloud burst which occurred at Szegedin. Hungary, destroyed a factory, which buried 100 workmen beneath its ruins. Four dead bodies and 14 workmen, who were severely wounded,…
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