Suicide by Drowning
Mr. John Scott, 60 years of age, for many years past a malster at the Warrenbeip distillery, has committed suicide by drowning himself in Lake Wendoure[?]. He had been…
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Saved From Drowning Only to Die
The Pastoral Times relates that Mr. Lonegren, the licensee of the Bridge Hotel, Deniliquin, had carried several buckets of water from the Billabong Creek for the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Shocking Accident
A shocking accident occurred on the Tar win, at Waterloo, on Friday night by which a young man named Murphy met with his death. Murphy, who was working for a selector named…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Another Terrible Mining Accident
A terrible accident happened on Wednesday at the Union GoId-Mining Company Registered, Mr. Greenock, Victoria, which is expected to terminate fatally to two out of the four men…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Serious Coach Accident
A serious coach accident is reported by the Bombala Times to have taken place on Saturday, the 22nd December. Mr. K Ivill was driving his coach to Eden, and the passengers…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →A Painful Accident
A man named Alexander Fawcett was admitted to the Deniliquin Hospital on Sunday last suffering from a severe scalp wound, and broken jaw. The Pastoral Times says :—“He…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Steamer on Fire. a Passenger Drowned
The Clarence and Richmond River Steamship Company’s steamer Tomki left Sydney for the Richmond River on the 2nd inst. All went well until about 9 p.m., the vessel then…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fatal Coach Accident. Two Passengers Killed
A fatal coach accident occurred on Tuesday morning about 10 miles from Port Macquarie on the Manning-road, by which two passengers were killed. The driver left Port Macquarie…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Accident in Canada. Toronto, January 2
A disastrous railway accident occurred to-day in the vicinity of the city, resulting in a large number of fatalities. A railway train containing many workmen came into violent…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Collision in Sydney Harbour
On Tuesday last the Sydney coroner resumed the inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of the late Mr. Thomas Lamb, who was the principal suffe[?]er by the collision in…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Serious Railway Accident
The Toowoomba correspondent of the Brisbane Courier gives the following details of the serious collision on the Roma railway line on the 9th instant:— “The train which left…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Accident at Yackandandah
The correspondent of the O. and M. Advertiser says:—“ An accident of rather a serious nature occurred to Mrs. George Kinchington, wife of the shire herdsman, on Friday last. She was…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Railway Accident in Victoria. Melbourne
A railway collision occurred to-day on the line from Ballarat to Warrenheip. Several persons were injured. The line is blocked…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →European Telegrams. [By Submarine Cable ] Collision in the English Channel. London, January 26
A serious collision occurred yesterday evening in the English Channel between the ship City of Lucknow, from Adelaide, and the ship Simla, bound for Sydney. The collision…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatal Accident in a Mine
A fatal accident occurred at the No. 1 shaft, Madame Berry mine, at Creswick, on Monday, by which a young man named William M’Donald, employed as assistant braceman, was…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Original Correspondence. We do not identify ourselves wi[?] nor are we to be held responsible for, opinions expressed by our correspondents. the Mulwala Drowning [?] CASE. To the Editor
SIR,--I wish to draw your attention to the following facts, viz :--On Friday afternoon a man named Michael S[?]nlan (up to December last employed as a cook at Boomanooniana station) fell into a lagoon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Accident Near Sydney
On Tuesday morning a railway accident of a most serious character, though unattended with loss of life, occurred at the Rookwood station, oil the suburban line. It appears that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Shocking Fatality in Hungary. London, February 12
A shocking fatality is reported from Hungary. A wedding party, consisting of 35 persons, have been drowned in the River Theiss…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fatal Mining Accident at Creswick
Another fatal mining accident occurred at Creswick on Tuesday. A miner named John Boucker was working in a blocking stope in the No. 3 shalt of the New Australasian mine,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Another Dynamite Explosion.— Seven Persons Injured. London, February 26
An explosion of dynamite, involving Serious personal injury and great destruction to property, took place last night at the Victoria station, the terminus of the London, Chatham,…
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