Terrible Accident
At Limestone Creek, near Mount Franklin, a terrible shooting accident happened on Friday to Mr. Thomas Dolphin, who with Messrs. W. G…
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Collision at Sea
The barque Firth of Solway bound to Dunedin, collided with a steamer near Greenock, and sank very shortly afterwards. 13 of the crew and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Accident on the Clyde. 15 Lives Lost. London, April 20
A terrible disaster occurred on the Clyde, near Greenock, to-day. The ship Firth of Solway, which was bound for Dunedin, came into collision with a steamer and sank…
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A shocking accident happened on Friday afternoon at the warehouse of Messrs. Bennie, Teare, and Co., Melbourne. Two men, Frederick Shaw and…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →The Governor-general of Canada. Singular Carriage Accident. London, April 23
An alarming accident occurred yesterday at Ottawa, which might have had serious consequences. The Earl of Aberdeen, the Governor-General of Canada, and the…
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A case of drowning occurred about half-past two on Tuesday afternoon near the Black Horse Brewery, when a young man named John Southron lost his life. It…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Drowning Fatality. The Inquiry
A magisterial inquiry concerning the death of John William Southion, who was drowned in the Murrumbidgee River on Tuesday, 5th inst., was held at the Court…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collision at Sea. 200 Chinese Drowned. London, April 30
A collision between the two Chinese steamers, the Nowchwing and the Onwo, which was accompanied by great loss of life, is reported. The accident occurred off…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Fatal Lamp Accident. Professor Geffcken Killed. London, May 1
Professor F. H. Geffcken, the well-known German political writer, has died from the effects of injuries caused by the explosion of a petroleum lamp…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Shooting Accident
On Saturday morning at Dunolly a lad named William Freame, about 14 years of age, in company with another boy went out shooting, and on the road they met a…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Fatal Accident at Mudgee
A fatal accident occurred at Mudgee on the 30th ult., at the flour mills owned by Mr. George Crossing, a member of one of the oldest families and a justice of the…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Shocking Railway Fatality
Late on monday au elderly man mamea Thomas Counoughton, farmer, of Dingee, was ran over aud shockingly mutilated by the goods train from Woodend arriving…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Fatality in a Circus
A sad fatality marred the success of the opening performance of Fitzgerald Bros'-circus at Redfern on 7th inst. The tents erected at the Benev lent Asylum were…
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A magisterial enquiry was held on Saturday afternoon at Numarkah by Mr. Thomas Richards, J.P., touching the death of John Blows, who was employed by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →The Earl's-court Wheel. a Singular Accident. London, May 22
A singular mishap has occurred in connection with the gigantic wheel at Earl's court, Kensington. Through some defeat in the machinery the wheel stopped, and…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Accident at the Paris Opera-house. Fall of a Chandelier. London, May 21
An extraordinary accident happened at the Paris Opera-house last night. A chandelier fell in the gallery, killing a lady and injuring three other persons. The crash…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Collapse of a Bridge. 62 Persons Drowned. London, May 27
A serious disaster, attended by great loss of life, has occurred at Victoria, Vancouver's Island, the capital of British Columbia. A bridge collapsed, and 62 persons who were…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Cablegrams. Cyclone at St. Louis. an Awful Disaster. 540 KILLED, 700 Injured. Estimated Damage, £4,000,000. LONDON, May 28
News has just been received of a terrible disaster that has occurred at St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, one of the most important cities in the United States, the population of…
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LAST Sunday night a man named Frederick Ferdinand Sturm, 27 years of age, was thrown from his horse on Albury Road, Corowa, and sustained such severe injuries…
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A shocking railway fatality occurred at 11 o'clock on Sunday morning on the line between Natimuk and Noradjuha, the victims being Mr. Charles Robins and his…
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