Pound Drowned
AN inquiry was held at the Court-house on Monday by the coroner, Mr. Pearce touching the deth of a man named David Dougall, who had been found in the…
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Fatal Accident at Chah Sing
A man named Charles Servent, a native of Newcastle-on Tyne, aged 24 years, employed as a groom on the Chah Sing station, met with a fatal accident on Wednesday week…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accident to a Russian Cruiser. London, May 22
The Russian crusier Vit[?] has gone a[?] in [?] Bay, in the Grecian Archipelago The vessel lies in an unfavorable position, and is expected to become a total wreck…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Accident at the Chicago Exhibition. London, May 21
A serious accident occurred yesterday in connection with the Women’s Congress which is being held at the Chicago Exhibition. A platform suddenly gave way and fell to the…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →General European Telegrams. Railway Accident in Ireland. London, May 23
A shocking railway accident has occurred at Tralee, in county Kerry, Ireland. A train ran off the rails and fell a depth of 40ft. into the river. Four persons were killed, and 11…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Drowned in the Murray
A sad case of drowning occurred in the Murray yesterday morning. It appears that a young man named Thomas Mellor, who has only recently arrived from England, wert in a…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Terrible Lift Accident in Melbourne. Madame De Alba Shockingly Injured
A lift accident of a more serious nature than any of the many accidents with lifts which have preceded it happened at Nicholsonâs-chambers, the buildings at the corner…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Terrible Fatality in Botany Bay. a Boat Swamped. Seven Lives Lost
On Friday afternoon a terrible fatality occurred in Botany Bay. A sailing boat, in which were seven men and a boy, was swamped, and of the occupants only one…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Terrible Accident
News reached Mudgee on Monday morning to the effect that a fearful accident bad befallen a young lady named Miss Richards, of Newtown, who is on a visit to her uncle, Mr. W…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Railway Accident
A railway accident occurred at Cootamundra on Friday to the mail train from Gundagai, due at 7.20, half an hour before the Southern mail. At the crossing points from the…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Fatal Accident
ON Thursday the Coroner, Mr Pearce, held an inquest at Carathool, on the body of a man named Alexander Cross, who fell out of a buggy while drunk on the 4th…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Cases of Drowning. Brisbane
The flood which has visited Brisbane has proved more serious than was anticipated yesterday. The waters continued to rise slowly but steadily throughout last night…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Mining Accident at Eaglehawk. Fatality in the Catherine United Mine
A shocking fatality occurred in the Catherine United mine, Eaglehawk, on Tuesday morning, the victim being a young miner named M‘Naughton. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Yachting Accident in the English Channel. Three Yachts in Collision. London, June 13
A serious accident occured at the second day’s racing of the Royal Cinque Ports Yacht Club Regatta, which took place to-day. Three of the yachts, namely, H.R.H. the…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Shocking Accident to a Railway Guard
Another fatality occurred near Murchison on Tuesday evening. Thomas Uren, aged about 30 years, a guard on the goods train from Numurkah to Melbourne, who…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Sad Accident. a Little Boy Burnt to Death
A sad accident occurred on Sunday morning at Newington station. A little boy aged over four years old, named Whelan, the son of the manager of the…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Serious Tram Accident at Chicago. London, June 13
A serious accident occurred at Chicago today, caused by the snapping of the brake, of a steam tram. Five persons were killed and 20 more or less seriously injured…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →The Late Drowning Case. Magisterial Inquiry
A magisterial inquiry was held on Saturday last by Mr. T. B. Coe, J.P., upon the remains of Thomas Mellor. Constable Lever gave evidence as to the…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Sad Shipping Casualty. a Yacht Run Down in the Mediterranean. Two English Officers Drowned. London, June 19
News has been received of an unfortunate casualty in the Mediterranean. The P. and O. Company’s mail steamer Sutlej, 4164 tons, collided with a vacht near…
Continued on Trove, page 37 →Country Edition. The following appeared in our country edition on Saturday last: Terrible Collision in the Mediterranean. Great Loss of Life. Admiral Tryon Drowned. SYDNEY
The British warships Victoria and Camperdown collided in the Mediterranean. The former sank, and over four hundred men, including Vice-Admiral Tryon, formerly on…
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