Railway Accidents in America
Mr Eddy, the chief Railway Commissioner, has received from the railway official who has been travelling in America a communication in which the writer states that the number of…
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Disastrous Railway Accident in Russia. Fifteen Passengers Burnt to Death. London, January 30
A terrible railway accident has occurred Russia. Two trains, one laden with petroleum and the other a passenger train, came into collision on the lino from Samara…
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A young woman named Lana L[?]ter, residing the village settlement, Childers, whilst cooking on Sunday morning received very severe injurles through her clothes taking fire…
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A serious shooting accident occurred at Prospect on Tuesday night through the incautious use of firearms. A man named Hone, at Smith's Hotel, was examining a…
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A terrible accident is reported to have occurred at Malla through Frederick Nelson, a farm hand, getting one of his feet between the beaters of a thrashing machine…
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Princess Ena, aged 7 years, daughter of Prince Henry of Battenberg has been thrown from her horse while outriding at Osborne, and seriously hurt…
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On Sunday last quite a gloom was east ow[?] Rutherglen when it become known that Mr. Charles Edgar Wheeler, [?]nagor of the "Hit of Miss" furniture warehouse had met his death…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Case of Drowning at Wagca
A case of drowning was reported to tbe police last Monday evening. A boy named Walter M’Dermott, 7 years of age, returned home from school and went with…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Accident to the Premier and Party
The Premier’s visits to the country seem fated to be attended with untoward incidents. On arriving at Tallangatta the party were taken for a drive round the very…
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The Corryong Courier says:—“On Thursday morning last an accident of a peculiarly distressing nature occurred on the training course at ‘Pine Mount,’ Cudgewa. On the…
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The annual excursion to the sea of the residents of Castlemaine and district was held on Tuesday, and the pleasure of it was marred by a sad fatality which occurred to…
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The Corryong Courier says :—“The eldest child, about three years of age, of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Harris, of Colac Colac, met with a most peculiar experience on Saturday last…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Fatal Boating Accident On the Murrumbidgee. Two Lives Lost
A sad accident, resulting in the loss of two lives, occurred at Hay on Sunday night. Mr., Mrs., and master Davy, Mr. and Mrs. Cottrell, a child Stella Percival, and an old…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Boat Accident. a Woman and Child Drowned
ON Sunday night about half-past nine a accident of a distressing nature occured on the river, whereby a woman named May Davey and a little girl named Stella Percival…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collision in Sydney Harbour
A serious collision occurred on Wednesday morning between the ferry steamer Lady Napier, owned by tha[?] Balmain New Ferry Company, and the tag Newburg. When rounding Dailing…
Continued on Trove, page 37 →Drowned in the Murray
About noon on Sunday, a young man named James Anderson, a swagman, was drowned in the Murray at Echuca. He and a boy named Birry went into the river, near B[?]tilesu, to…
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The Police and others continued dragging the river on Wednesday morning for the body of the child Stella Percival, drowned by the upsetting of the boat on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Shooting Fatality
“Good business!” exclaimed Reggie Anstruther, delightedly, as he read a letter, just received, at breakfast one morning. “What’s good business?” inquired his…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shocking Accident at Flemington
The proceedings at the continuation of the V.R.C. Autumn meeting at Flemington on Tuesday were marred by a sad accident, which resulted in the immediate death of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sawmill Accident
A shocking accident occurred at Maple son's’s sawmill, Neerim, on 1st March, to one of the employes named William Baylies, who was in the act of clearing the dust from where the…
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