Found Drowned
The body of a man named George Norris was found in a waterhole at Rimbanda on the 7th inst. The man had been out shooting, and as he did not return home a search was…
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Drowning of a Mother and Daughter
A very sad bathing fatality occurred at Metung, on the Gippsland Likes, on the 7th inst. (says the Mercury). Two ladies, Mrs. Ann Hancock and her daughter. Miss Ruth…
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A lamentable casualty is reported near Booligal. At a place called Greenvale a rabbiter named Chandler, together with his wife and two children, were living in a tent, and…
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John Jones, an employe of Naring Naring station, near Streatham, Victoria, was found dead on the footpath in Malop-street, Geelong, at 3 o’clock on Sunday morning, with the…
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A distressing accident happened last week at Nana Creek, where a teamster named Franter was working his team of four horses. He was engaged drawing quartz with his dray…
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Two very sad and fatal accidents occurred on the railway line on Thursday. At Harden, the local storekeeper, Page, was run over by the engine, which damaged his arm and leg. He was taken to the…
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On Thursday, the 8th instant, some men were employed clearing timber for a site for a site for the new bridge across the Nemir River, new road from moulamein to Moama. There was one large tree very much leaning over the river…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Collision in the Channel. London, January 18
A disastrous collision has occurred in the Channel, by which a Dublin and Holyhead steam packet was sank, 22 lives being lost…
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An accident occurred on the North line on Friday afternoon, caused by the inability of the engine to take a large number of trucks to the top of the steep gradient near Rose…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Twenty-seven Fishermen Drowned
Twenty-seven oyster fishermen, twenty-three of whom were bla[?], have been drowned on the Rappahannock River in Virginia, owing to the capsizing of their boats during a…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Frightful Railway Accident. the Sydney Express Destroyed. Terrible Loss of Life
ON Monday morning uneasy rumours were prevalent in Corowa that a terrible accident had happened near Cootamundra to the Sydney express train, in which a large…
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The police have a quantity of luggage from the wreck. The following persons have personally claimed portions:—Levy, O’Brien, Hayes, Pattison, Mrs. Dean, Mrs. Fawcett,…
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A terrible accident occurred on the Southern Railway line a few miles this side of Cootamundra on Sunday last, to the mail train which left Albury for Sydney at 2.45 p.m. on…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →The Railway Accident. a Picture of the Scene. At the spot where the accident occurred, a Strange Spectacle
[?]ets the view. Here in a gap in the embankment some 70 or 80 yards long and over 30ft deep from the top of the embankment lie the locomotive and cars of the wrecked train. To think that the train could…
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Perhaps short account of the recent fatal railway accident, by a passenger on the doomed mail train last Sunday, the 25th January, may be interesting. At Junce: here appeared some difficulty lighting the…
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A serious railway collision took place at Rooty Hill early this morning. Two goods trains collided near the station, blocking the traffic for some time, but no person was…
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The train which left Albury on Sunday met with a mishap on the road to Sydney. After leaving Cootamundra the brake gear und the first-class carriage got unshipped,…
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A singular accident happened on the Southern and Western Railway (says the Brisbane Courier), whereby a down passenger train was delayed for about an hour. Three heavy…
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The Government have determined to give a substantial reward to George Hawke, laborer, for his gallant attempt to save the mail train from being wrecked at…
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A railway collision occurred at “about 4 o’clock a.m. on the 6th inst. near the Booty Hill railway station. A Sydney goods train was being shunted into the siding for the…
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