Three Boys Drowned
A very sad bathing fatality occurred at Elderade last Wednesday afternoon, three boys losing their lives. They were two sons of Mr. Hugh Falconer, manager of…
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Dream That Came True. Fisherman Foresees his Own Drowning
The story of a dream and its tragic realisation is causing a sensation among the fishing folk in the South Devon port of Brixham, England…
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On Monday last Mr. Wm. Morley, an employee of Mr. F. Tyrrell, skin dealer, of Corowa and Wahgunyah met with an accident which…
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A boat containing 19 sailors, belonging to the Turkish corvette Manura, capsized yesterday off Tripoli. All the occupants were drowned…
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Twelve seamen were proceeding to a vessel in distress off Newbiggin, Northumberland, when the boat capsized, Eleven were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Unpopularity of the War. Ten Thousand Russians Demonstrate. Charged by Mounted Gendarmes. Fifty Persons Injured. London
A mighty demonstration, consisting of 10,000 Russian students and work men, has been held at St. Petersburg. They demanded from the Government…
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A married was named John Reynolds, aged 25 years, employed post splitting for Messrs. Sloane and Sons on Mulwala Station, met with Injuries which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Marine Disasters. Nineteen Men Drowned. London, December 8
A serious disaster has occurred off the coast of Tripoli. A boat belonging to the Turkish corvette Manura capsized, and 19 men were drowned…
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John Reynolds, 25 years of age, a married man with two children, died on Friday from injuries received through a limb of a tree falling on him. He was employed post splitting…
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A terrible accident occurred on Friday morning at the Colonial Sugar Company's new offices, in course of erection at the corner of Bent and O'Connell streets, Sydney, which resulted in a…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Accident at a School Picnic. Twenty Children Drowned
A terrible catastrophe has occurred at Charlestown, West Virginia. A gigantic school treat had been organised for the children, and while…
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The body of Ernest Morton, a lad 11 years of age, who resided at Toorak, was to-day recovered from the Yarra near Princes Bridge. Deceased…
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The Albury police have been advised that the nude body found in the Murray at Redbank. North Barnawartha, has been identified as that of the missing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Magisterial Inquiry. Death of Thomas E. Farr. Verdict of Accidental Drowning
A magisterial inquiry touching the cause of the death of Thomas Evan Farr, was held yesterday afternoon by the P.M. The following evidence was…
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Quite a commotion was caused throughout the town on Wednesday morning when it became known that our respected townsman Mr Charles Nance, had lost his second son,,…
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A sad accident, resulting in the death Of a little girl named Grace Scott, aged five years, occurred at the Perry-streot railway crossing, Williamstown, on…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →A Picnic Tragedy. Twenty Children Drowned. London, December 16
A shocking disaster has occurred at Charlestown, in West Virginia. While six waggon loads of children were being driven to a picnic, a bridge over which…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →Naval Accident. Five Men Killed. London, December 16
An explosion with serious consequences occurred in the engine-room of the United States battleship Massachusetts while the vessel was in the River Delaware, near League…
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At midday on Wednesday a lad aged 13 named Alfred Edwin Nance, son of Mr C. P. Nance, of Cressy street, was drowned in the river opposite Caldwell’s, a couple of hundred yards above…
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A sad drowning fatality occurred at Tocumwal on Monday, the victim being a surveyor connected with the Victorian Railway Department, named P. J…
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