The Injured Jockeys
On the arrival of the special train which took the sufferers to Melbourne, stretchers were procured, and Cracknell and M’Grath were carried on one to the Melbourne Hospital,…
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67 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 4
Fatal Mining Accident
A horrible accident is recorded by the Ipswich correspondent of the Brisbane Courier, which occurred at the Wallon coal mine on 8th inst. A young man named Timothy…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The Caulfield Accident
At an inquest held in Melbourne on the jockey Nicholson, who was killed at Caulfield, a verdict of accidental death was returned. The evidence proved that Sardius came past…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Fatal Boating Accident. Four Persons Drowned
A party, consisting of John Craig (aged 52 years), Ernest Craig (his son, aged 11 years), William Matthews (aged 24 years), Michael Desgan (aged 17 years), Thomes Armstrong (a…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →A Shocking Accident
A terrible accident, resulting in the death of a young married man named Robert Walker, occurred on Monday morning at Header’s brick and tile works, Brisbane. Walker, who…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Shocking Accident at Nyngan. Three Children Burnt to Death
News was received at Dubbo on Monday that a fire involving loss of life had occurred at Nyngan. The police received a telegram the effect that two children, named Baker,…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The Nyngan Fatality
Geo. Baker, father of the poor children who were burnt to death at Nyngan, arrived in Dubbo on Tuesday evening last week, in time to attend the funeral of his fourth child, who died from the effects of his…
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