Horrible Railway Fatality. Brisbane
A man named William McGrath was run over by a goods train at Brisbane to-day and cut to pieces, portions of flesh being strewn along the line for a distance…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accidents, 1899
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Bull Fight in Paris. the Bull Breaks Away. Sixteen Persons Injured. London, October 9
Bull-fighting, which has lately been gaining a footing in several of the large provincial towns in France, has at length made its appearance in Paris…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Remarkable Accident
A man named Poter Peterson had a startling experience on Tuesday. A tree had fallen from the side of a steep hill across the tram track to Mr. Cowley's mill at…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Railway Collision in Cape Colony. Cape Town
A train from Blomfontein, crowded with refugees, collided at Victoria West station, Cape Colony, with another train. Eight passengers were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Fate of the Armoured Train. A Fatal Railway Collision in Cape Colony. Nine Thousand Troops Sailed From London. Others to Follow. LONDON
The Boers have confiscated another half a million sterling worth of gold at Johannesburg. Mafeking is isolated. It is reported that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Recent Drowning Case at Darlington Point. The Inquest
The body of the man William Hynes, who was drowned in the Murrumbidgee river on the 25th August, was recovered on the 14th instant, and an inquest was held into the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sulky Accident at Walla Walla. Two Sisters Thrown Out
A serious accident occurred on Thursday afternoon at Walla Walla. Misses Mary and Annie Hickey were riding in a sulky when an accident occurred, throwing the two young…
Continued on Trove, page 37 →The Recent Drowning Case at Darlington Point
The body of the man William Hynes, who was drowned in the Murrumbidges River on the 25th August, was recovered on the 14th instant, and an inquest was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The General Injured
While advancing with the rest Sir William Symons was struck in the groin by a Boer bullet and severely wounded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Found Drowned. Sydney
The body of a man was found drowned in Long Bay to-day, and was identified as that of Robert William Reid, who has frequently appeared as a candidate for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sketcher. Drowning
‘Drowning is a pleasant death’ is a remark constantly made by those who ever gulped down salt water into the delicate tissues of their lungs. Twice I have had the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Australian Hero. Saves Twelve Persons From Drowning
Mr. Sydney Joseph Barnes, who was to have been presented with the Royal Humane Society's certificate of merit by Lord Tennyson, of Adelaide, on Friday, October 13, for…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Accident to a Cup Candidate. Melbourne
Fleet Admiral burst a blood vessel at Flemington this morning, and will probably not start for the Cup…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sensational Poisoning Accident. Sydney
Twenty [?], of Murtee Station, Wilcannin, were poisoned through drinking tea accidentally made in a bucket which had been used for mixing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Terrible Accident. the [?]
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Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accidental Death. Sydney
A verdict of accidental death was returned at the inquest on the body of a young man named Leslie East, who died from injuries received in a collision…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sketcher. [?] Drowning
'Drowning ia a pleaaaat death'is a remark constantly made by those who never gulped down aslt water into the delicate ti[?]ues of their lungs. Twice I have had the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drowning Fatality
A melancholy case of drowning occurred at Bon Accord, about 15 miles from Wagga, on Saturday, the victim being a fino young fellow named Jas. Mooney, son of Mr. Thos…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →Sketcher Drowning
‘Drowning is a pleasant death’ is a remark constantly made by those who never gulped down salt water into the delicate tissues of their lungs. Twice I have had the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shooting Fatality at Balaclava. a Woman Killed by a Spent Bullet
A sad tragedy occurred on Wednesday evening in Duke-street, Balaclava, were a Miss Mary Russell Jeffreys was shot through the head and killed. An old…
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