Sad Case of Drowning at Corowa
ON last Friday afternoon a very distressing accident occurred in the Murray, at Corowa, resulting in the drowning of a child named George…
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Catastrophe in America. 100 Persons Injured—12 Killed.[by Submarine Cable.] London, January 3
A dreadful catastrophe has occurred at Shanesville, a small village in Ohio, America during the holding of a New Year’s festival. The building in which the festivities were taking place was…
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The Tamworth News reports that a few days ago, near Attunga, an accident occurred through a kerosene explosion, by which a lad named Dugan was seriously injured. It appeared that…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Sad Bathing Accident at Albury. Three Girls Drowned
NEVER in the history of Albury has such a sad catastrophe been chronicled as that which happened in the River Murray on last Tuesday night. From what I can…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dreadful Railway Accident in America. Twelve Persons Killed, and Numbers Seriously Injured.[by Submarine Cable.] New York, January 14
Intense excitement has been caused here by the sews of a distressing fatal railway accident which took place last night on the line of railway between Albany, the capital of the state, and this…
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John Walsh, a man of intemperate habits, paid the penalty of a drunken freak (says the Western Grzaier) on Sunday last with his life. He and his family were camped on the river near…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Fatal Accident at Dubbo
A frightful accident occurred on the 27th ult. in Dowling’s paddock, Dubbo, where sports were being held. Five horses started in a race, and a man named Devine, supposed to have been drunk,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Death by Drowning. Coroner’s Inquest
Mr. F. W. Vyner, district coroner, held an inquest on Friday, February 3, touching the cause of death of a boy named Warburton, who was drowned in a waterhole the previous day…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Overwinding Accident at Sand-hurst
An occurrence took place at Sandhurst on Saturday last, at Linsell’s No. 180 claim, which would have resulted in a frightful mining accident but for the combined action of the patent…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Melancholy Racing Accident. [By Electric Telegraph.] Sandhurst
The Marong races took place to-day, but excited no more than local interest, except for a sad accident which occurred in the first race of the day, the Maiden Stakes. Eleven horses started…
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G a the night of the 13th inst. (says the Newcastle Herald), between 7 and 8 p.m., Mr. Hugh L. Holt (railway stationmaster, Waratah), after having indulged in a swim, was returning…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Sad Accident a T Point Lon[?]dale. Three Men Drowned
A telegram from Queenscliff on Friday states: —“ About 1 o’clock to-day the resident of Queenscliff were startled by the receipt of a message from Point Lonsdale, conveying the information…
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The Mr. T. Belford referred to in the appended paragraph is an old resident in the Border district having been at one time a shareholder in the celebrated M’Evoy claim at Eldorado ; he was…
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A rather painful sensation was created at Bethanga on Saturday afternoon, when the news was brought in that a eon of Mr. Vandenberg’s had been drowned while bathing. It appears…
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A very serious accident occurred at the Cope Cope railway station, Victoria, on Monday morning, by which four persons were more or less seriously injured. Owing, it is stated, to some…
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News was received in Bairnsdale on Saturday evening that a horse belonging to the Rev. E. W. F. Hartmann, Church of England minister of that town, had been found, with saddle and bridle…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Serious Tramway Accident in Sydney. [Br Electric Telegraph.] Sydney
At about 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon a tram, heavily laden with persons who had attended a land sale at Camden, was approaching the main line at Campbelltown, when, through the points…
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The Mudgeel independent reports that a young man named Benjamin Joni-s, a navvy on the Mudgee railway works, was employed in excavating the side of a declivity, when a huge rock-like houlder was…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Serious Railway Collision Near Melbourne
A railway collision, which, with the Jolimont disaster in August last fresh within their recollection, created intense alarm amongst the passengers, occurred on one of the suburban…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Frightful Accident Onboard H.m.s. Nelson
The Hobart Mercury reports that on the 14th March a fatal accident happened on board H.M.S. Nelson, the victim being James Davie, aged 18 years, a native of Cardiff, Wales. It…
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