Fatality to a Shearer
On Saturday, a shearer, named O'Brien who had been shearing at Grubbing Station, in company with a mate, paid a visit to Henty, and after remaining in…
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Steamers in Collision. 100 Lives Lost. London, November 4
A fatal collision has occurred between the French steamers Gi rondo and Schiaffini, near Bona, Algeria. Tho Gironde sank with 100 Kabyle (Berber…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Brigands in Persia. British Representatives Injured. London, November 3
Advices from Teheran state that brigands in the Baktiari country, in the west of Persia, attacked Major Douglas, military attache to the British legation, and…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Shocking Accident
A shocking accident occurred in Flinderslane, Melbourne, on Friday, in the building formerly occupied by Messrs. Troedel and Co., printers. These promises were gutted by a…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Fatal Accident to Crew of a Warship
On the 3rd inst., while a whaleboat belonging to the warship Penguin was engaged in detached surveying duties off Kawau Island, in the Hanraki Gulf (N.Z.), it capsized, and all on…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Strange Accident
A young woman, named Jane Nichol, who at Lindfield, on the Milson's Point line, a sensational experience at the Milson's Point railway station on 3rd inst. During the…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Victoria. Melbourne, Friday Building Fatality
The inquiry into the death of Alexander Dyker, who was killed at a building in Flinders-lane last Friday, was resumed at the Morgue. A girder…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Drowned in the Murray
On Wednesday a man engaged by Mr. Paris, of Norong, was drowned in the Murray (says the "Sun"). A picnic party, principally composed…
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While bathing in the sea at Brighton yesterday afternoon, a young man who resided at North Carlton was seized with a fit. He would have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident in a Coal Mine
During the absence of the engine driver, a collier, who was in charge, lost control of the winding engine at the Maesteg Deep Colliery in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident to the King. Hurts His Leg
King Edward has met with a slight accident. While shooting at Sandringham on Saturday, he struck hi foot. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Racecourse Fatality
The circumstances concerning the death of the jockey Charles Skirving, whose horse fell in the Hurdle Race at Williamstown on Monday, and who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Found Drowned
From a report received from Bourke by the Inspector-General of Police there appears to be considerable doubt that the man found tied under the water in the Darling River near Louth was…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Fearful Mining Accident
George Beadle, employed at the Mt. Pleasant colliery, met with a frightful accident this afternoon. His arm was drawn into the cog wheels of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Shooting Fatality
A little girl, aged 9, named Grace Nalooff, was shot to-day at Koowerup. She was watching her sister, aged 14 years, cleaning, her father's…
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A man who was swimming at Manly Back Beach to-day got caught in the undertow, and was carried out to sea. Several other bathers, including two…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victoria. Melbourne, Monday. Sewerage Accident
Charles Constantine, of North Richmond, who was working on a sewerage contract in North Fitzroy, sustained serious injuries to-day. He was using…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Found Drowned
This morning the body of a man was found in Coode's Canal. The police removed it to the Morgun, where it awaits identification. Deceased was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sad Suicide at Kerang. Drowned in the Railway Dam. Recovery of the Body
On Thursday morning it was rumoured at an early hour that a shocking tragedy in Kerang had been committed, but it was not until the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accidental Death
An inquest was held at the Morgue touching the death of Joseph Tyrell, coal lumper, who fell down a ship's hold on November 15. Deceased was…
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