"Stand, or I'll Shoot." Serious Pea Rifle Accident
A serious pea rifle accident recently occurred at the residence of Mr W. C. Packham, of Garra, near Molong. Mr Packham placed a loaded rifle on the…
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Burning Accident. Man Leaps into the Harbour. (By Telegraph). Sydney
This morning Thomas Johnstone, a wihch driver, was engaged at work near Darling Harbour. Some kerosene spilt on his clothes, which came into contact…
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Lurline Cotter, aged 20, was bathing at Little Coogee this morning when she was carried out with the undertow and drowned. A man named Edward Owen made…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Great Steamer Sunk. Collision in a Fog. All on Board Saved. London, Jan. 24
The While Star liner Republic, 15,378 tons, came in to collision with an unknown vessel in a dense fog off Nantucket, Massa-chusetts. The Republic sank, but all on…
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James Gillis, a peanut vendor, who was knocked down by a motor car at Thursday, died to-day…
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Lurline Cotter, 20 years of age residing at Waverley was bathing at Little Googee this morning, when she was carried out to sea by the undertow and…
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The White Star liner Republic, 15,378 tons, yesterday came into collision with an unknown vessel in a dense fog off Nantueket, Massaehusetts. The…
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Mr. Charles Stevens, the well-known manager of James Wolsterholme and Co.'s, Limited, aerated waters and cordial factory, has been tho victim of a serious accident in peculiar circumstances…
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Roy McIntyre, aged 7 years, a son of Mr Herbert McIntyre, of Stroud, met with a very painful accident at Tellegherry on…
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At an inquest on the body of William Parker, aged 15, who was killed by a gunshot wound while playing "Robbery Under Arms" with some other boys,…
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A find fatality occurred at Balranald on Tuesday afternoon, when Doris Studdart, aged about 16, and Elsie Buist, aged about 15, were drowned in the Murrumbidgee, whilst bathing. Both…
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Doris Studdart aged about 16, and Elsie Buist, about 15, were drowned in the Murrumbidgee at Balranald on Tuesday afternoon whilst bathing. Both…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Policeman and Prisoners. Constable Severely Injured. (By Telegraph). Sydney
Constable Iverach of the Newtown police was severely injured this morning by a man be had under arrest on suspicion of having robbed a little…
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An inquest touching the death of the young man Charles William Peach, whose body was found floating in the Hunter River on Thursday, 21st, was conducted at the…
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Blame all round is the verdict in the case of the lamentable fatality by which 15 men-of-warsmen lost their lives. There was a deplorable lack of seaman…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Smash. One Man Killed, Five Injured
A serious railway accident occurred on Thursday morning, at Marshall-town crossing, three miles from Geelong, on the Colae line, one man being killed, and…
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The White Star liner Republic, 15,378 tons, came into collision with an unknown vessel in a dense fog off Nantucket, Massachusetts. The Republic sank, but all on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Railway Accident. HARDEN
A train ran off the line at 4 o'clock this morning, seven miles from Harden. An engine and three trucks and a suburban carriage, ran off the line, and tore it up for…
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From particulars published in the metropolitan papers in regard to the death of Mr. John Hourigan, and the arrest in Melbourne of Dr. Foley in connection therewith, it appears that…
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A Marine Court inquiry was opened into the recent collision between the barque Iverna and the tug Advance, when the latter sank, the whole of the crew, with the exception of the mate, being…
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