Shocking Railway Accident. Boy and Man Dashed to Pieces
A sensational accident, resulting in the death of John Faver, an orchardist, and his nephew, victor Maurer, aged 12 years, occurred at a level crossing near…
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Shocking Railway Accident. Boy and Man Dashed to Pieces
A sensational accident, resulting in the death of John Faver, an orchardist, and his nephew, Victor Maurer, aged 12 years, occurred at a level crossing near…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Final Test Match Second Day's Play. Fine Batting by the Englishmen. Large Crowds. Laver Injured. Australia. 325. and None for 76. ENGLAND, 352. SHARP 105. LONDON, Tuesday evening
The second day's play of the final test match commenced this morning at Kennington Oval in fine hot weather, with the wicket in excellent condition, and an attendance at the start…
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A Winton (Q.) wire states that as James Cox, engineer, was being drawn up from a well at Vindena on Saturday, the chain broke. He fell into the water,…
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A seaman named Pelang was lost overboard during the voyage of a steam collier from Sydney to Wollongong…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Train Accident in Paris
A goods train collided with a train at Long Jumeau, Paris, resulting in 11 deaths, and 30 persons injured…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Motor Accident. Territorials Injured. London, Thursday afternoon
A motor van at Tilshead, Wiltshire, dashed into a party of Territorials, returning to Roplesion camp from the day's [?]. First reports stated that four…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alum Mountain Fatality. Tunnel Collapses
A Bulahdelah telegram states that a fatal accident occurred at the Alum Mountain yesterday. While the men were working in the tunnel, part of it fell in. One of the miners…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wrecked Near Capetown. Forty-seven Drowned. London, Aug. 6
The Shaw-Saville liner Maori, which coaled at Capetown on Wednesday, has become a wreck at Duzka Point, between Capepoint and Capetown. The steamer carried no passengers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boy King and Cyclist. Help for an Injured Man
Praise is everywhere heard of King Manoel and his mother, Queen Amelle, for their playing of the good Samaritan on Sunday last, wired the Lisbon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Late News by Wire Serious Street Accident. Sydney, Saturday afternoon
A serious accident occurred this morning to a man named Dennis Maloney 65 years of age, a labourer. While crossing George-street he ran to avoid a passing cart. He…
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One of the Territorials has died in the hospital as a result of the motor van accident at Tilshead…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Serious Accident (By Telegraph). Sydney
Stanley Fay, 23 years of age, a boiler maker, employed in the railway work shops at Eveleigh, met with severe in juries this morning. While working a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Horseman Injured
Whilst riding up High-street this morning on horseback, Mr. Joseph Murray, the well-known butcher, had an extremely narrow escape from meeting with injuries of a very…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Tripped Over the Cat." An Extraordinary Fatality
A woman, named Eliza Cooper, 22 years of age, was brought to the New castle hospital on Saturday night in a state of collapse, and she died early on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Buried Under Tons of Rock. Two Men Killed, One Severely Injured
A terrible mining accident occurred at Bulladellah, in the North Coast district, on Friday, on the Alum Mountain. About 100 tons of rock from the side…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cattle Drowned
During the recent fresh in the river some cattle were swept down the stream and drowned. Two cows became stranded in the water at the foot of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late News by Wire Sydney, Thursday afternon. Harbour Collision
During a dense fog which enveloped Sydney Harbour this morning, the ferry steamers Kai Kai and Kulgoa came into collision, the last-named sustaining damage to about 20 feet of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Lift Accident. (By Telegraph). Sydney
John Leary, a married man, who was injured on Monday night whilst working with another man in a lift well at the Pastoral Finance Association's wool…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collision in Sydney Harbour
During a dense fog which enveloped Sydney Harbour on Thursday morning, the ferry steamers Kai Kai and Kulgoa came into collision, the last-named…
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