The Recent Drowning Case in the Goulburn River
The Alexandra correspondent of the Melbourne Telegraph reports that a young man named Nicholls was out mustering cattle, when his attention was drawn to a…
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News of the World by Cable. the Railway Accident in Russia. Further Particulars. Twenty-one Persons Killed and Thirty-seven Injured. Suicide of the Railway Manager. London, November 2
Further particulars have been received respecting the railway accident on the Azoff railway, when the Czar and other members of the Imperial family narrowly escaped being…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Latest Cablegrams. the Russian Railway Accident
London, Thursday.—The Czar has dismissed the Minister of Railways in consequence of the recent accident on the Azoff line…
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An alarming accident occurred on September 17 on the London and North-Western Railway, between Wigan and Warrington, the Scotch mail coming to grief under circumstances…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Collision in the Channel. Two Vessels Sunk. London, November 10
A collision occurred in the Channel yesterday between the German ship Theodor Ruger, 1576 tons, bound from Hamburg to Sydney, and the steamer Nantes. Both vessels sank…
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London, Friday—The German ironclad Kaiser, with the Emperor's bro[?] on board, has grounded at Copenhagen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Railway Accident in Pennsylvania
By the arrival of the B.M.S. Parramatia at Albany yesterday, the Argus received the following from their London correspondent:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Accident at Manchester
London, Thursday.—A whole train, whilst travelling over the Manchester bridge, fell into the street. No lives were lost, but a number of persons were injured…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Russian Railway Accident. London, November 7
In consequence of the defective construction of the line on the Azoff Railway, which resulted in a serious accident to the train in which the Czar and the Imperial family were…
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London, Friday.—The German ironclad Kaiser, with the Emperor's brother on board, has grounded at Copenhagen…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Distressing Accident at Swan Hill
A serious accident happened at Swan Hill on Friday last to Mrs. Bilker, wife of H. Baker, laborer. The unfortunate woman was attending to some domestic…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drowning of an Irish Member. London, November 15
Mr. Jasper Douglas Pyne, the Parnellite member for West Waterford, when crossing the Irish Channel from Holyhead to Dublin to-day, fell overboard and was drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Escape of a Tiger in Brisbane. a Man Terribly Injured
An incident which caused intense excitement occurred about noon on Wednesday. Mr. Higgins has a small menagerie in George-street. Among his animals are two large Bengal tigers,…
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Cornelius Courhlan, a rabbiter in the employ of the New Zealand Government, was out shooting with his brother William in the bush at Invercargill, when Cornelius eat down on a…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Two Boys Drowned Whilst Bathing
A sad fatality occurred in Collingwood on Monday afternoon, when two boys named Ernest and Alfred Shapcott, aged 10 and seven years respectively, sons of Mr. Henry…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Shocking Accident in Hobson’s Bay. a Pleasure Boat Capsized. Five Persons Drowned
A sad accident, resulting in the drowning of four young women and an infant, occurred In the bay, between Port Melbourne and St. [?]ilda, on Sunday afternoon about 4 o’clock…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Another Sad Shooting Accident. a Youth Accidentally Kills His Sister
A sad accident occurred at Elsternwick, near Melbourne, a few days since, when a young girl named Sarah Butcher, 17 years of age, residing with her parents in Brighton-road,…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Collision in the Suez Canal
London, Monday.—Two vessels collided in the Suez Canal, and the steamer Port Phillip from Sydney is damaged. She has now anchored for the purpose of effecting repairs…
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It is with regret that we have to announce the death of Mr. Townsend Duryea, of Parkside, Glen Emu, which took place at his residence early on…
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