Three Children Drowned. Rush of Flood Waters
On Tuesday morning while a number of children were playing in the First Creek in the Prince Alfred College grounds, at Kent Town (S.A.), a rush of water following the…
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Flood Catastrophe. 200 Persons Drowned. London, April 4
A serious calamity is reported from the United States, resulting from the floods which have prevailed for some time past on the River Ohio. The river burst its banks…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Painful Accident
An extraordinary accident of the most painful nature happened in Parkville, Melbourne, the victim being Catherine Shorcess, who is employed by Mr. David…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Fatality at Wodonga
A very painful sensation was created in Wodonga on Friday evening by the intelligence that a shocking accident had occurred at Adams' Hill, and that Mr. Andrew…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Railway Accident. Twenty-five Volunteers Injured. London, April 12
A railway accident occurred yesterday at Bisley, whore the annual meetings of the National Rifle Association are held. An engine came into collision with a…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Mountaineering Fatality. Two New Zeal Anders Killed
Two residents of Hawera, Messrs. C. R. Beanmont and J. T. M'Gough, started on Sunday on an attempt to ascend Mount Egmont. Not returning, a search party went…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Extraordinary Accident. an Intrusive Axle
A singular accident happened late on Monday night. The northern train broke down while on its way from Newcastle to Sydney owing to the fracture of the axle of…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Fatal Gun Accident
The danger of those cot expert in the of fire arms going on shooting expeditions, except under the supervision of an experienced sportsman, was once more…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Burning Fatality. an Old Man Roasted Alive
"William Johnston, 89 years of age, recently caretaker of the Presbyterian Church at Echuca, met with a terrible death on Tuesday morning. He was in charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Collision in Port Phillip. the Steamers Edina and Manawatu
A collision between the well-known passenger steamer Edina, belonging to Howard Smith and Sons, and the Manawatu, a steamer of 112 tons, trading between…
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A terrible burning accident occurred on Sunday morning at Dunbulblane to a child 4½ years old, the son of Mr. Theophilus Williams, farmer. The little…
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An aged woman, Mary Jane Jones, aged 62 years, died in the Melbourne Hospital, the result of an accident caused by a man tripping on the…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Accident to the Balranald Hay Coach
A coach accident which might have been attended by very much more serious consequences (says the GRAZIER) occurred on Saturday morning to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Accident at a Sawmill
A young man, Ernest V. Shanks, 18 years of age, was fatally injured at Oxley on Saturday. He was employed at Montgomery and Son's sawmills, and while putting soap…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Fatal Railway Accident
A fatal accident occurred on the Great Northern line, Dear Black Mountain, about 30 miles from Glen Innes, last week. It appears that about 6 o'clock in…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Railway Fatality at Newmarket
A shocking accident occurred on the railway line, near the Newmarket station, on Monday night, when a woman named Helena M'Grath was run over and almost cut to…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Shooting Accident at Sunbury. an Ex-officer Badly Hurt
A shooting accident, from which any holiday is almost inseparable, happened at Sunbury on Tuesday, when Mr. James Hamilton, a retired officer of the Imperial army,…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →The Sunbury Shooting Accident. Death of Mr. Hamilton
Mr. James Aitken St. Clair Hamilton, who was accidentally shot through the leg whilst rabbit shooting at Sunbury on Tuesday, died at the Melbourne Hospital on…
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On Tuesday afternoon a lad named Daniel Kay, 16 years of age, was out looting with two other youths, at Hamilton, and when climbing the bank of the…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Collision at Sea. a British Steamer Sunk. London, May 30
A disastrous collision has occurred off Fire Island, near New York, between the steamer Foscolia, 1536 tons, owned by Messrs. Watts, Watts, and Co., of London,…
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