Sad Burning Fatality
AT Grafton early on Sunday morning week a disastrous fire, attended with the lost of five young lives, totally destroyed the store and dwelling occupied by Mr. T. Long, a…
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Sad Fatality at Gloucester. April 13
An awfully sad fatality occurred at Gloucester River on Tuesday afternoon, when a little boy, aged 6 years, son of Mr. James Taylor, a selector, met a terrible end…
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An awful disaster has occurred at Port Arthur. While the Russian battleship Petropavlovsk was manoeuvring outside Port Arthur she was…
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The Russian battleship Petropavlonsk accidentally struck a torpedo off Port Arthur, and was blown up. Only 20 men were rescued…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Russo-Japanese War. Russian Battleship Blown Up. Appalling Loss of Life. Admiral Makaroff Drowned. London
General Kuropatkin telegraphs that on the night of the 8th inst. a detachment of Russian sharpshooters crossed the Yalu River towards Wiju, surprising and killing 15 Japanese scouts who were just…
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Whilst driving home from Kempsey on Saturday night Mr. Joseph Hodgson and family narrowly escaped a very serious accident. When passing along the road near…
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At the inquest on the body of William Snelling, the victim of the recent tram smash at Randwick, the jury returned a verdict of manulaughter against the Pointsmand Denis…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Narrow Escape from Drowning. a Plucky Rescue. April 26
On Monday last a peculiar accident happened at the Lower Manning Dairy Co.'s factory, but happily ended without serious result. It appears that two little girls, daughters of Mr…
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On Tuesday evening a son of Mr. I Richards, as was his custom, went to the field to cut down corn st[?]iks, using a brush-book. While cutting, his little sister, aged five, ran in front of the hook, the…
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A CURIOUS story was told in an application respecting costs made before Judge Addison at Southwark County-court, England. A man had brought an action…
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On Saturday morning last the body of Mr. William Henry Washington, of the Upper Bellinger, was found lying stark dead on Beatties cutting…
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An accident of an alarming nature occurred to Mr. A. Rock, of West Kempsey, whilst returning from the race course on Tuesday evening. From particulars to hand,…
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Aa accident of an alarming nature occurred to Mr. A. Rock, of West Kempsey, whilst returning from the race course on Tuesday evening. From…
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A MAGISTERIAL inquiry was held at Belbourie on Thursday last, by Mr. A. Gates, District Coroner, into the cause of death of a young man named John Frederick Young, aged 17 years. Sergeant Hogan…
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On Thursday last Mr A. Gates, P.M., held a magisterial enquiry at Mr R. Easton's, Belbowire, into the circumstances of the death of John…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Fatality. Excursion Steamer Burned. Sydney
The excursion steamer, General Slocum, was burnt while proceeding to East River, Long Island, New York. One thousand children and 900 adults,…
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JUST before going to press, word reached us that Mr. Alf. Maitland, driver in A. & H. Ellis' pontoon had been seriously injured. From information to hand we gather he was working on the log wharf,…
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Mr. James O'Connell, of Rainbow Reach, whilst driving home from the funeral on Friday last, met with a serious accident. It appears that in endeavouring to pass Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Russo-Japanese War. Another Japanese Naval Victory. Russian Battleship Sunk, and 750 Man Drowned. London, Friday afternoon
Recent reports of heavy fighting are apparently based on the constant skirmishing in the vicinity of Suiyen and Haicheng road. Russian accounts snow that General Oku, .Nodzu…
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FOLLOWING we give summary of the principal cables received during the week:-- Admiral Togo, in command of the…
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