A Priest Accidentally Shot
An inquest was held at Yarrawonga on Wednesday respecting the death of the Rev. John Fitzgerald. He had been on a visit to Yarrawonga, and was out on a sporting…
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Terrible Railway Accident Wear Bendigo
A very shocking accident happened at the M'lvor-road crossing, four miles from Bendigo on the Wallan line, on New Year's day, a picnic party in a cab being run into by an…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →Coach Accident in Tasmania
Late on Wednesday night a report was received of a coach accident betwen Spring Bay and Campania (Tas.). On Thursday morning a special train was sent out from…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Sulky Accident
A serious accident happened to Mt. John M'Garry, butcher, and several members of his family on Friday afternoon. Mr. M'Garry, in company with Mrs. M'Garry…
Continued on Trove, page 36 →Railway Fatality. Sydney
A Chi[?]man was cut in two on the railway line this morning in the vicinity of Pennant Hills…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shocking Boating Fatality. Six Italians Drowned
A shocking boating disaster occurred at the end of Long Tunnels south tram, Thompson River, Walhalla, on Sunday afternoon. Six Italians, including a boy and girl, were crossing…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Triple Drowning Fatality. Bathing in a Reedy Lake
Three men, named Win, Howard, Wm. Twitt, and F. Mills, were on Tuesday reported drowned in Loch Garry, adjoining the Goulburn, 16 miles from Numarkah. The…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →Triple Drowning Case. Father and Two Sons Drowned
A triple drowning case occurred in the river at Swan Hill on Sunday afternoon. George and William M'Curdy, two boys, accompanied by their, father, Mr. John G…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Injured by a Pet Bull
Lieutenant-Colonel F, A. Wright, M.L.A., who has the command of the Australian Rifles, met with a serious injuries at his residence Putney, on Thursday evening last…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Fatal Accident. Sydney
A labourer named Thos. Mulcahy fell down a lift well at the Darling Harbour wool stores this afternoon, and was killed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Lightning Fatality. a Man and a Boy Killed
A terrible fatality, caused by lightning, occurred at Marulan about 5 o'olock on Sunday evening. During a heavy storm a swagman called at the house of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Painful Accident
MR. Wm. Dixon, a well-known district farmer, met with a very painful accident on the Yarrawonga-Mulwala bridge on Friday afternoon last. He was going…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Mining Accidents. Two More Victims at Broken Hill
A young man named Chas. Blake met with a shocking and instantaneous death in Block 10, Broken Hill, on Wednesday. Blake and a man named Nott were working in the second floor of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Accident. a Chinaman's Luck
Our old friend Wan Goon, the vegetable merchant of Wodonga, had a very narrow escape of being numbered among the slain on Friday afternoon. As the goods train which…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Drowning Fatality. Sydney
A coach capsized while crossing Mullet Creek, near Brownsvale, last night A girl, aged 18, named McCormack and an infant were drowned. The driver…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Harbor Fatality. Two Pleasure Trippers Drowned
A boating fatality happened in Sydney harbor on Sunday evening, two lives being lost. A party of six, whose names are Mr. Fred. Riley, Mr. and Mrs. Leigh, Mr R. Leigh,…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →Shocking Railway Fatality
A Shocking fatality occurred on Friday morning at Mary Vale, five miles from Wellington, to Mr. Angus M'Millan, a fottler, and his daughter, Miss Kate M'Millan,…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Machinery Accident
A fearful accident happened on Monday morning aT Clark's Beehive Crushing Works, Eaglehawk, by which Philip Williams, aged 17 years, sustained terrible injuries…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Strange Mining Fatality. Killed in a Cage
A shift boss named Henry Wheare, employed at the Junction Mine, Broken Hill, met his death in an unaccountable way on Tuesday morning. The knocker line in the…
Continued on Trove, page 34 →Fatal Accident at the M'evoy. One Man Drowned and Three Injured
When the people were returning from the funeral of Mrs. Johnson on Friday afternoon, they were startled to hear that another accident had occurred at the M'Evoy mine where…
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