British General fatality wounded
At a midnight raid on a farmhouse a Hussar seeing a Boer arise rushed forward and received a bullet in the stomach. The Boer…
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Accidents, 1900
87 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 5 of 5
Another cycling accident
Three men fell in the East Melbourne Club race. Fontaine had his right shoulder badly injured, but Pye and Swan were not…
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Body stated that a map in front of him slowed and he collided with the latter's back wheel. This brought Body down, and the others…
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At the cycling sports at St. Kilda, Melbourne, twenty-five men started in the ten-mile Intercolonial scratch race. After six laps three retired,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Fatality. Struck Dead by Lightning
THE "Southern Star days:—the great crash of thunder which occurred in Bega shortly after noon on Friday drew forth from almost everybody's lips the words…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Train accident at Ashfield. SYDNEY
William Smith, was crossing the rails at the Ashfield station late on Saturday night, when he was knoked down by the engine of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Monday. Collision in the Sydney Harbour
A cutter and pinnace, both belonging to man-of-war collided in the harbour on Saturday evening. The pinnace was almost divided…
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