Shooting Fatality. a Sad Accident
A shooting fatality possessing extremely sad features occurred on Saturday at Keera, near Bingara. A young man, named Harry Rose, was out shooting with two other young men,…
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A Mother and Child Drowned
A very sad case of drowning occurred at Fenton’s Creek, near Wedderburn, on Sunday night. A young married woman named Mrs. Stevens, wife of a farmer in the…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Tragedy at South Melbourne Pier. Gallant Attempt to Rescue Drowning Woman. A Second Death Caused. [Argus, 3Rd January]
A tragedy with sensational incident occurred at the pier at South Melbourne last night, and the distressing nature of the particulars generally is…
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The Narandera Argue says : —“The accident which we reported in our last issue as having occurred to Andrew M‘Gaw at the Whitton races, has, we regret to say, terminated…
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A boy about 12 years old, son of Mr. William Farrell, accidentally shot his brother at Wickliffe on Monday. He had returned from shooting, and noticing there…
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The body of a man was found floating in the Yarra, Melbourne, last week. When the body was taken to the morgue, it was found that one arm and both legs were fastened with…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Accident in the Broken Hill Mine. Subsidence of Ground. Two Men Buried
A serious accident occurred in Block 11 of the Proprietary mine on Tuesday morning. The ground in the neighbourhood of Binney’s open cut, which is sunk in…
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A peculiar accident happened on Thursday night to Mr. Richard Skilkeck, J.P., of Yangery-grange. He was returning from Port Fairy, and on getting near Southern Cross the…
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Walter James Green, a bright little schoolboy of 12 summers, residing with his parents North F[?]zroy, whilst playing near Merri Creek had his life cut short by a treacherous…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Terrible Railway Accident. Collision Between Express Trains. Twenty Persons Killed. London, January 15
A terrible railway accident has occurred at Jersey City, in the State of New Jersey, and a mile distant from the city of New York…
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A singular action was tried at the Greenwich County Court in 1888, in which a widow sued a baker for damages, medical attendance, and loss of time, on account of…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →Death of a Well-known Squatter. Mr. L. McBean Killed. By a Buggy Accident. SYDNEY
Lachlan McBean, a well-known squatter of the Deniliquin district, and a reputed millionaire, has been killed by being thrown from his buggy…
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A Penrith correspondent of the Evening News says :— “Near where a man was drowned Mulgoa Creek on Wednesday, the police have found a number of torn-up letters. With…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Serious Buggy Accident
A serious buggy accident occurred at Yarrawonga on Saturday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Carley, of Bundalong, accompanied by Mrs. William Ambrose, the well-known…
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A shocking accident happened last week at Anderson’s foundry, Richmond, to a workman named John Shands, 35 years of age. Shands was working near a large emery-wheel, when…
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A shocking gun accident occurred at Craigieburn on Saturday afternoon, resulting in the death of John Mitchell, an old resident of Campbellfield, which is a small township…
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A Deniliquin telegram, dated Friday, runs as follows: “"A fatal accident occurred about 10 miles from Deniliquin this afternoon, resulting in the immediate…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Fatal Mining Accident. a Miner Killed in a Shaft
A fatal accident happened at the Ironbark Gully rush, Avoca, on Monday, by which Andrew Lindgrew, [?]ner, aged about 60 years, lost his life. He was working…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Alarming Railway Accident. Explosion of a Locomotive Boiler at Ringwood
On Saturday evening last, a terrific explosion occurred at the Ringwood station, which shook the earth for miles round the spot and was heard for still greater…
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A sensational accident occurred on Saturday morning at Woodburn Creek, near Meredith, to a miner named Daniel Gissane. He had descended the shaft of the St. John’s…
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