Shocking Accident in Melbourne. Two Men Killed
A shocking accident under sensational circumstances happened on Saturday at the new building in course of erection far the Equitable Insurance Company of New York,…
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Drowning Fatality at Geelong. Two Children Drowned
A very Bad drowning accident occurred on the Barwon River at 4 o’clock on Sunday afternoon, by which two children, named Ellen and Annie Downes, aged eight and…
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A peculiarly sad drowning accident happened in the river Yarra on Friday afternoon. Several little girls were playing on the bank of the river when one of them, named…
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On Friday evening the steamers Courier and Edina, when leaving the wharf at Geelong, came into violent collision. The Edina struck the Courier immediately abaft the gangway,…
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A FATAL no ident occurred at the Gr at Northern Extended Co.'s claim near Rutherglen, on Thursday last, by which a man named Thos. M ller…
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A fatal accident happened at Lamplough near Avoca, on Thursday night. William Fish, a miner, over 60 years of age, [?] for gold in an old working, and while in a…
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The local paper says:—“A serious accident, which terminated fatally, happened on Tuesday afternoon last to a man named Frederick Ward, an employe of Mr. E. E. Beveridge, of…
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A singular accident occurred recently at the Dandenong State school to a lad named Searle. It appears that he with several other lads was playing cricket in the school ground,…
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One of the most distressing accidents that has occurred of late in Melbourne took place in an abandoned clay hole at an old brick yard at West Brunswick on Friday afternoon. The…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Shocking Accident at a Colliery. a Man Mutilated and Killed
A shocking accident happened at Greta on Monday. Alfred Nuttall, an engineer at the Anvil Creek Colliery, moved some trucks standing near the engine-house to enable him…
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An accident occurred at M’Cullcch’s new shaft on the Proprietary mine, Broken Hill, at noon on Monday, by which a miner named Wm. Williams lost h's life. He was engaged…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Fatal Railway Accident. a Station Master’s Daughter Run Over
As the 10 45 p.m. train was leaving Rutherglen on Monday night a very sad accident took place. It appears that two children, a girl and a boy, aged about 11 and 10 years,…
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The Onewhero correspondent of the New Zealand Herald writes :—“ A peculiar accident happened the other day by which a valuable horse, the property of Mr. Wilson, lost its…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Fatally Injured by a Tiger London, May 8
Lieutenant-General Sir James C. D. Dormer, the Commander-in-Chief of the Madras army, has died from wounds inflicted upon him by a tiger. The deceased…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Disastrous Collision at Sea. a Steamer Run Down Off English Coast. the Twenty-four of the Passengers and Crew Drowned. London, May 13
News has been received of a disastrous collision at sea off the northern coast of Devonshire. The s.s. City of Hamburg, 1174 tons, of…
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A lad named Martin, a resident of Lower Beaconsfield, met with a fatal gnu accident at his residence on Saturday evening, when examining, in company with a lad named Muir,…
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An accident of a shocking nature happened at the South Head Artillery Barracks on 12th inst., which resulted in a gunner named John Molyneaux being crushed to death. He was a…
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A Yarrawonga journal says :—“On Friday last an accident of a serious nature befel Master Rupert Gibson, second son of our esteemed townsman, Mr. James Gibson of…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Alarming Accident at a State Banquet. Fall of a Chandelier. London, May 15
A state banquet which was held at Paris yesterday evening was interrupted by an extraordinary and alarming accident, which threw the guests into the utmost confusion…
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The polices magistrate! held a magisteria, inquiry, yesterday, concerning the death of David Dougall, whose body was found in the river on the previous day…
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