Extraordinary Fireworks Accident. a Bomb Bursts. London, August 6
An extraordinary accident occurred last night daring a display of fireworks at a Foresters fete at Brighton. A bomb burst, and the fragments were…
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Terrible Collision at Sea. Two Ships Sunk. Great Loss of Life. London, August 9
A terrible marine disaster has occurred in the Atlantic Ocean, resulting in the loss of two ships and forty lives. Seventeen survivors from the ship Prince…
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A borrible railway accident occurred at 10 o’clock on Saturday night. On the arrival of the down train at Gal[?]quil station Mrs. Barnes, a local farmer’s wife, feeling ill,…
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A shocking accident happened at Stanmore railway station, whereby [?] named John Albert Dalton, 36, a groom by occupation, lost his life. As the 7 35 p.m. train from Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Fatal Steeplechase Accident
We regret to announce the death of the well-known jockey, Charles Lewis, who was killed at the Victoria Club meeting held at Caulfield on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collision on the Elbe. Seventeen Persons Drowned. London, August 16
A disastrous collision has occurred between a steamer aid a sailing boat on the Rive Elbe, in Germany, near the village of Falkenthal…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Collision in the Channel. London, August 21
A serious accident occurred yesterday in the English Channel, but, fortunately, it was not attended by any loss of life. During a heavy fog the screw steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Racing Fatality at Caulfield. Death of a Popular Jockey. Charlie Lewis Killed
Another of the fatalities which have occurred with alarming frequency of late in connection with horse racing in this colony took place at Caulfield on Saturday,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Explosion at a Mine. One Man Killed and Another Injured
A serious explosion took place on Tuesday at the Cobar copper mine. Three men were engaged patting in a charge of dynamite to loosen a pole of ore that had…
Continued on Trove, page 37 →Accidental Death at Benerembah. a Boundary Rider Killed
The coroner, Mr J. E. Pearce, held an inquiry at Cuba Tree, Benerembah run, on Tuesday, as to the cause of death of Richard Chapman…
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Shortly alter 1 o’clock on Saturday morning, during the process of shunting some cattle and goods trucks at the Dabbo railway station, an employee named Fisher, while examining…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Shocking Tramway Accident. a Young Lady Killed
As a Richmond tramcar was rounding the curve from Flinders-street into Spencer-street on Tuesday shortly after noon a springcart dashed into the dummy and…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Fatal Shooting Affair at Adelade. Murder or Accident?
At Balaklava George Lynch is under arrest for having shot Donald M’Pherson Ross at Ford, near Dunn’s-bridge, South Australia, on Saturday afternoon. Some…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →MELBOURNE. Tuesday. Drowning Fatality
A shocking drawing accident has occurred at Nathalia. Two gentlemen named Williamson and Bennett took a short cut by Broken Creek towards the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sad Drowning Case. Father and Son the Victims
A very sad case of drowning occurred at Nathalia on last Friday morning. Mr. M’Coy Williamson, and his father, Mr. William Williamson, had arranged to go…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →The Accident at Eldorado
If the proprietors of the M’Evoy mine at Eldorado were totally unprepared for the explosion of fire damp which resulted in the injury of four men last week, it was…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Railway Accident in America. London, September 3
A railway accident of an extraordinary character has occurred in the United Spates. An engine on the Sea Beach line, New York got beyond the control of the driver, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Railway Accident in America. an Excursion Train Wrecked. Several Passengers Killed. London, September 1
A serious railway accident has occurred In the United States, the locality being Macon, a town In the state of Georgia, situated on the central railway of that…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Remarkable Accident at Sea
A strange tale of the sea was told on Monday to the visitors who boarded the barquentine Handa [?] upon her arrival from Mercury Bay timber laden (says the Sydney Telegraph)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Redfern Railway Accident
[?] action for damages by Mrs Grainger against [?] Railway Commissioners was commenced to-day, [?] was adjourned until Monday, Edward Fallick to-day recovered £641 16a 6d…
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