Shocking Accident. Sydney
A terrible accident occurred at the Works Department this afternoon A young man named F. Hooke, a draughtsman, fell from one of the second-storey windows to the pavement…
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Strange Fatality Among Cattle in Gippsland
In reference to the extraordinary disease which has occasioned so much mortality in a herd of cattle owned by Mr. W. Pearson, M.L.C., at Eilmany-park, Gippsland, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Railway Collision. Sydney
A serious railway collision occurred near Wellington, between a goods and the mail train, this morning. Several passengers were injured, but not seriously…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Fatal Collision in the English Channel. One Hundred and Forty Lives Lost. [By Submarine Cable.]london, November 20
A collision, involving great loss of life, occurred yesterday evening in the English Channel between the Rotterdam steamer Scholten and another steamer whose name…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Fatal Accident to a Boy
An accident occurred at Swan-hill on Tuesday, which caused the death of a boy named William Matherson, about 12 years of age. At a magisterial inquiry held before Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →The Fatal Boating Accident
An inquest was held at the Court House Hotel on Monday afternoon, touching the death of a boy between eight and nine years of age named [?] a son of Mr William…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Serious Riot in Limerick.— Eighteen Persons Injured. London, November 28
A meeting was held in Limerick yesterday, to do honor to the memory of Allen, Gould, and Larkin the so-called' “Manchester Martyrs,” who were executed at Salford in…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Colliery Accident in South Wales. [By Submarine Cable.]london, November 28
A serious colliery accident has occurred at Aberdare, in South Wales, 340 miners being suddenly entombed ; 200 have been rescued. The rest are still living, and every effort are…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The Colliery Accident in South Wales. London, November 29
All the miners who were entombed by the colliery accident at Aberdare, in South Wales, have been rescued alive…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Collision Off Dover. London, December 2
News has been received of a collision between the Catherine, bound for Sydney, and the and O. Company's steamer Clyde, from Australia, which occurred off Dover during a…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Accidental Death on the Railway Line
A coroner’s inquest was held by Mr. L. Solomon on Friday evening, at the railway station, on the remains of a man accidentally killed on the railway line the same day. The…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Sad Drowning Accidents. Two State-school Masters Drowned
A fatal accident occurred at Yambuk, Victoria, on Sunday evening at about 6 o’clock to two State-school teachers, Wm. Beilby and Joshua H. Vaughan. Whilst fishing along…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Two Children Drowned
A sad case of drowning occurred at North Hamilton, Victoria, on Monday. Two little children, the son and daughter of Mr. John Brown, a farmer, on leaving school went to…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Terrible Storm in the Shetland Islands. Twenty-four Persons Drowned.by Submarine Cable.]london, December 12
A terrific storm was experienced off the coast of the Shetland Islands on Friday last, and a fleet of fishing boats were wrecked, 24 of the fishermen being drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Fatal Railway Accident
A shocking railway accident, by which a railway porter named William O’Brien was killed, took place at the Kensington station on Saturday. It appears that two trains meet at…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Serious Accident on Board the Steamer Gunga. Two Lives Lost
The steamer Gunga went on an excursion from Mackay (Queensland) to Port Newry on Monday in very heavy weather, which caused her to miss the tide. She anchored under…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Accidents and Emergencies. What to Do Till the Docter Comes
WOUNDS AND CUTS,—Wash the wound thoroughly with cold water, see the bleeding ceases, put the edges of the wound together, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Belfast Fatality
Some relics of the two state school teachers recently drowned near Belfast were identified this morning by the widow of one and the widowed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Cases of Death by Drowning at Seymour
A young lady named Miss Elworthy, the daughter of Mr. Elworthy, of Port Melbourne, who had been spending her holidays at Beechworth, was returning to Melbourne on Friday,…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Latest by Telegraph Found Drowned. Sydney
The body of a young woman was found floating near Lady Macquarrie's Chair this morning…
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