Great Storm at Orange. Five People Drowned. Crops and Fruit Destroyed
The Orange district, on Sunday evening, experienced the most devastating storm that has ever been seen there. Orchards, cereal crops,…
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Drowning Fatality. Death of Edward Joseph Robinson
A sad drowning fatality occurred in the Hunter River on Tuesday afternoon, near the old wool-wash Oakhampton-road, when a lad, named Edward Joseph Robinson, son of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cessnock Shooting Fatality. Coroner's Inquest
The district coroner, Mr. G. Brown, held an inquest at the Cessnock Courthouse last week, concerning the death of John Thomas Cousin, who met his death on December 16,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Disastrous Storm. Serious Damage at Orange. Six People Drowned
The most disastrous storm in the history of the Orange district occurred at about six o'clock on Sunday evening. Orchards and weal crops suffered tremendous damage…
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David Fleming, a railway worker, who lives with his wife and two young children at the Tumbarumba railway construction camp, near Wagga, left the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Naval Accident. Two Destroyers Sunk. London
The British Admiralty reports that two destroys were sunk through a collision in the North Sea on Thursday last due to bad weather. Six officers and 51 men were lost…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fatal Burning Accident a Father's Sacrifice
While Florence Stratton, 30, daughter of Taradale, between Wagga and Tumbarumba, was making ten at an open fire place at her father's home,…
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