Found Drowned
A MAGISTERIAL enquiry was held by Mr. F. C. Piggin on Monday, 28th December, 1896, at the Court House, Corowa, on the body of the man,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accidents, 1897
178 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 9
Collision with a Tram Car
An accident arising out of a collision of a spring cart with a tramear, and akin in many respects to that from which Miss Snodgrass was recently a victim…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Fatal Accident
A young man named Trapp, aged 25 years, a resident of Glen Innes, met with a most untimely end on Boxing Day The young fellow was accompanying Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Lamp Accident
A serious accident happened on 7th inst. at 486 Lygon-street, Carlton, in which Mr. Deane, a bookmaker, and his daughter were severely burned, owing to…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Fatal Accident
Following closely upon recant sensational vehicle accidents come another, news of which will be learned with much regret. Mrs. Salas Harding was on…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Natal Accident
A telegram from Orange states that at Frederick's Valley, near Lucknow, a boy eight years old named Edward Beasley went for the cows, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drowning Case
A sad case of drowning occurred on Sunday at Botany. Mr. Donald Wiggins had taken his three young nephews, named Tobin, out for a walk, and sought…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Fatal Accident
The Warren Herald bas the following:—"It was reported to the police that a man named John Doyle, aged 32 years, a native of Bathurst, drover, was missing…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Gun Accident
A little girl, 11 years, the adopted daughter of Mr. Genkins, monumental mason, of Grafton, was the victim of a shocking gun accident (says the local…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Serious Accident in the Harvest Field
A Tumut correspondent says:—"A laboring man named Thompson fell from a ladder while he was making a wheat stack at Gilmore, and received a spinal…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Found Drowned
The Bathurst Free Press says:—"Considerable excitement was caused in town on Sunday by a report obtaining currency that Mr. Wm. Sawyer had met his death…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Fatal Accident
A fatal accident happened on the South Coast railway on Saturday night. When the evening train reached the Mount Pleasant Coal Company's crossing, at…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Railway Collision
A serious collision occurred at the Redfern railway station, Sydney, on Monday morning. The engine of the 25 minutes to 9 outgoing train to Homebush ran into…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Serious Accident
A serious accident happened on Monday to William Wilson, an old resident of Beechworth, who is employed as a waggoner by Mr. Allen, of the Spring…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Coach Accident
A coach accident occurred at the Borenore railway station, about 12 miles from Molong, last week. It appears that the mail coach from Forbes had just arrived…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Small Accidents That Sink Big Ships. Some Strange Stories of the Sea
The insurance of ships and their cargoes against the "perils, losses, and misfortunes of the sea, men-of-war, fire, enemies, pirates. jettisons," etc., etc.—as runs the quaint old…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Drowning Case
The Wellington Times says:—"A sad drowning fatality occurred here at 8 o'clock on Saturday evening. Two young men, employed at the Post Office Mine…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Fatal Accident in the River. a Young Man Drowned
Mr J. Witcombe, J.P., coroner, yesterday conducted a magisterial inquiry as to the cause of death of a young man named Brownie, who was drowned opposite the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drowned While Bathing
A magisterial inquiry was held at the court house on Monday afternoon, before Mr. J. Witcombe J.P., into the cause of the death of a man named John Browine…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident to a Cruiser. Torpedo Explosion. London, February 14
A serious accident occurred to-day on board the cruiser Gibraltar, 7700 tons, 12 guns, at Portsmouth. While the primers of the torpedoes were being tested an…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →