Fatal Mining Accident
James Buss, an old resident of Gilgai, about six miles from Inverell, was smothered by a fall of earth last week at that place. The deceased and another man were engaged in…
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Strance Accident
A peculiar accident betel the Rev. T. Evane, organising secretary of the Church of England, on Sunday last. He had been at Wyalong holding service, and was riding back, when…
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A shocking accident happened on Monday to [?] youth, aged 17, named Silas Ackland, a son of Mr. J. S, Ackland, a farmer residing about 16 miles east of Hopetoun. The…
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An unfortunate accident happened at Sorrento on Tuesday to a lad named Stewart Adamson, aged 10 years, who arrived with his father and mother by the Oz[?]ne. The…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Serious Bathing Accident
A serious accident happened in the Mordialloc baths to Mr. Frank Summers. Mr. Summers was bathing with some friends, and was diving in and out with much enjoyment…
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An accident happened at the E[?]bank [?] works near Lithgow, whereby a well-known young fellow named John Tougher was badly scalded. At the time he was about to open a…
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A shocking railway accident happened on Sunday last at the level crossing on the town side of the Kensington station, and as a result of it Mary Frances Nugent, 11 years of age,…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Drowning Accident
Two brothers named Ernest and Leslie Moore, aged 18 and 13 years respectively, lost their lives by drowning off Rosny Point, near Hobart, Tasmania. With two other lads they…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →What Drowning Feels Like. an Admiral's Experience
There are several authentic records of the experiences of persona who have been snatched from a watery grave when life was all but extinct. One of the most interesting (says the…
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A painful accident took place at the Eagle Farm Meatworks, Brisbane. A man named R. M'G[?]ary, engaged in the slaughter-house, was hoisting the carcase of a bullock by means…
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Our Tallangatta correspondent reports:— “A little boy named Oscar Robinson, aged 8 years, was drowned at Mitta Mitta on Saturday afternoon. The boy, in company…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Street Fatality
A street fatality occurred at Malvern on the 13th inst., by which Mr. Wm. R. Barber, a traveller for Montgomery’s brewery and the Red Heart jam factory, lost his life in a very…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Disastrous Collision in Sydney Harbor. a Steamer Run Down. Four Lives Lost
A disastrous collision occurred on Tuesday evening off Chowder Bay, Sydney Harbor, which resulted in the cutting down of the steamer Princess and the loss…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Extraordinary Accident in a Lift
An employe at the wool warehouse of Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co. Limited, Bou[?]k street, Melbourne, named James Brennan, [?] [?]tained terrible injuries in the lift at the ware…
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News has reached Mainland of the occurrence of a fatal blasting accident at the Modkeroi gold field in the Dungog district. From the particular two men, one of whom was…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Disastrous Railway Colision. Thirteen Persons Killed and Many Injured. December 23
A disastrous railway collision has taken place, attended with serious loss of life. The express from Manchester to London, crowded with passengers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at the Chatham Dockyard. Lord Charles Beresford Injured. London, December 24
A fire occurred at the Chatham Dockyard to-day, during which Lord Charles Beresford, the captain of H.M S. Algiers, the flagship of the Admiral…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →The Late Fatal Accident at Henty
A magisterial inquiry was held on Friday into the death of Andrew Swanson, by Mr. Hawkins, J. P. Dr. M'Gregor deposed: I saw deceased…
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A shunter at the Albury railway station named Thomas William Buckpitt met with a terrible accident on Friday last, resulting in his death a few hours later…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Accident to H.M.S. Lynx. Seriously Damaged. London, December 26
The torpedo-boat destroyer Lynx, which was recently launched from the works of Messrs. Laird, Birkenhead, has gone ashore on the coast of Cornwall…
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