Accident at a Circus
During a performance at Hobart by Fl'zgerald's Circus on Tuesday night, Mrs. Fitzgerald, when elevated on the ladder, missed her balance and fell a distance of 30ft. She…
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Sad Shooting Accident. a Boy Killed by His Sister
A fatal shooting accident of a very [?] nature occurred at Boweya, about 20 miles from Benalla, on Saturday at hall-past 11 o'clock. The victim of the accident was a…
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A strange and fatal accident happened to a son of Mr. George May at Millthorpe on Tuesday. The boy was leading a horse by a piece of rope, which was fastened to his wrist, when…
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Mrs. Barlow, wife of Mr J. Barlow, was the victim of a deplorable accident at her residence, Myall Grove, on Saturday last, at about 12 noon. Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shocking Mining Fatality. Two Brothers Killed
A shocking fatality occurred at the Wentworth Proprietary mine, Lucknow, on Wednesday evening. Three men named Samuel Roberts, Thos. Roberts, and Beckford were engaged in…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Terrific Explosion at Waltham. a Cordite Factory Blown Up. Four Persons Killed and Thirty Injured. London, May 7
A terrific explosion occurred to-day in a cordite manufactory at Waltham, near London. At the time of the accident there were in the building a thousand jars of nitrate and sulphuric…
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A very strange and uncommon accident happened to one of Mr. J. G. M’L[?]an’s well known racehorses at Coleraine (says the Albion) It appears that the groom was riding…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Accident in the Eldorado Mine
An accident occurred in the Eldorado mine at Eldorado on Monday, whereby William Laurie, aged 24 years, was badly injured by an explosion of dynamite. Laurie and a mate…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →“Coxey's Army.” a Ferry Boat Cafsized. Nine Persons Drowned. London, May 16
A serious outrage has been committed in the United States by one of the bands of unemployed labourers known as “Coxey's Army.” The scene of the occurrence was Yackima in…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Fatal Railway Accident. a Porter Killed
A shocking accident, resulting in the death of a porter named Thomas Hooper happened at the North Fitzroy railway station on Tuesday morning. Hooper was engaged in some…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Boating Accidents at Ipswich. London, May 15
A number of boating accidents occurred on the Orwell at Ipswich yesterday. Six persons were drowned…
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The mixed train from Cooma to Goulburn, which connects with the southern mail at Goulburn at 12.58 a.m., ran into a bullock on Saturday night. The train was delayed for…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Railway Accident in Central America. a Train Derailed. Three Hundred Persons Killed. London, May 16
A cable message has just been received from Panama which states that a train has been derailed railed in the Central American republic of Salvador and that 300 persons have been killed…
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A terrible accident happened on the farm of Mr. Geo. Irvine, distant some few miles from St. James. Mr. Irvine was engaged chaffcutting, when his little four-year-old girl,…
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A man named John Crozier, who was engaged ringbarking trees at Eltham on Saturday, sustained injuries during his lunch hour which led to his death in the Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Shocking Accident at a Steam Laundry. a Woman’s Scalp Torn Off
A shocking accident occurred to Mrs. Catherine Beal at a steam laundry at Redfern on Tuesday. When stooping to turn on the steam to one of the washing-machines she…
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A sad shooting fatality occurred at [?] on Monday morning. Mr. Geo. Clarke, a well-known resident, was after a fox that been seen early in the morning by his son,…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Fatal Football Accident
An Inquest was held at Warragul on Monday afternoon touching the death of a young man named Andrew Watson, aged 27, who was injured at a football match at B[?]nylp,…
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An accident of a shocking nature happened near the Rockdale railway station, on the Illawarra line, about 7 o’clock on Friday night. The victim of the accident was an…
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It was well into afternoon of Sunday when the Orlando came into port from Auckland. She has come to be docked, and will coal and get ready to leave in a few days, with…
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