Mysterious Death by Drowning
ON Friday last, Mr. Raven Wade, while rabbiting near the river, saw the head and one arm of a man caught in a snag in the water. He gave information to the police, and…
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An Ocean Horror. Collision in the Atlantic. Over 100 Persons Drowned
The cabled report of the terrible collision between the B.S. Geiser and the [?] Thingvalla off the coast of Nova Scotia, conveyed but a faint idea of the terrors that attended the…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Fatal Accident on the Gippsland Lakes. Three Persons Drowned
A fatal boat accident occurred on Sunday afternoon on Lake Victoria, near the Paynesville shore. In the morning a yachting party left Paynesville for a [?]ail. One boat contained…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Sad Fatality at Sea. Disastrous Voyage of the Mararoa
The Union Company’s steamer Mararoa, which arrived at Sydney on Monday night from Auckland, experienced very rough weather, having to stand up against strong…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Extraordinary Cab Accident
A most extraordinary story of miraoulous escape from death was on Saturday morning last reported to the Toorak police by John Orange, driver of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Accident in Pennsylvania. Collapse of a Platform. London, October 9
At a ceremony held in connection with the Roman Catholic Church, in Pennsylvania, yesterday a platform collapsed. Twenty-three persons were fatally injured, and nearly…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Extraordinary Cab Accident Near Melbourne. Miraculous Escape of the Driver and His Horse
Late on Friday night a hansom cab driver, named John Orange, whilst in a state of intoxication, drove his horse and cab over a steeply-sloping embankment, about 80ft. high,…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Railway Accident in America. Collision of Excursion Trains. Heavy Loss of Life. London, October 11
A serious railway accident, involving heavy loss of life, has occurred in the State of Pennsylvania. Two excursion trains came into and telescoped. Sixty persons were…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Fatal Alpine Accidents
The accident which occurred to two Englishmen on the 11th August, while climbing the Dent du Midi, has been followed by a similar disaster, with a fatal…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Serious Railway Collision. Fight Persons Injured. Sydney
Information has been received of a serious railway accident on the southern line, at Yamma. A mixed goods and passenger train was standing while the engine of the train…
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A serious affray is reported on the River Tay, 12 miles north-west of Dundee. Two parties of river-bailiffs (12 in number) surprised a gang of 30 poachers while fishing…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Accident on the Gippsland Railway Line. Collision of Two Goods Trains. One of the Engine-drivers Killed
On Saturday night, about 11 o’clock, the 8 45 p.m. express goods train from Warragul to Melbourne ran into the 8.5 milk train from the same place whilst it was standing at the…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Serious Railway Collision. Eight Persons Injured. Sydney
The following appeared in our Country, Edition on Saturday. Information has been received of a serious railway accident on the southern line, at…
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London, Saturday.—An extensive landslip has taken place on the railway line from Naples to Brindisi. An ex[?] train was completely buried; ninety persons were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Accident in New South Wales. Several Persons Injured
A serious railway accident occurred on the Southern railway at Fish River, near Goulburn, early on Sunday morning. It appears that a goods train was travelling in two…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →The Fatality on the Midland Railway. London, October 25
Mackill, the stowaway on board the R.M.S. Ormuz, who was committed for trial for the murder of King, a passenger from Sydney by the steamer, whose dead body was found on…
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London, Thursday.—A railway accident which happened to the Czar while travelling on an off line, was very serious. Twenty-one persons were killed, including several members…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Accident in Russia. London, October 31
The railway accident which happened to the Czar while travelling on the Azofn line was very serious. Twenty-one persons were killed, the Minister of War being amongst the injured,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →News of the World by Cable. Terrible Railway Accident in Italy.an Excursion Train Buried by a Landslip. Ninety Lives Lost. London, October 22
A terrible railway accident is reported from Italy. A landslip occurred on the Naples and Brindisi line, burying an excursion train. Ninety of the passengers were killed, and 50…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The Recent Accident in Russia
London, Monday.—The recent accident on the A[?]off railway was caused by the excessive speed of the special ordered by the C[?]…
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