Capsized by the Wash of a Steamer. a Waterman Drowned
The boat of a waterman named Christian Peterson, who was rowing in the harbor near Circular Quay yesterday, was [?] by the wash from…
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Drowned in a Drain Pipe. Woman Swept Along a Street Gutter. Tragic Death of Mrs. Brown. Sydney
The phenomenal monsoonal rains, which have flooded Sydney during the past week are still in force, and are the cause of much inconvenience and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victoria' Melbourne, Monday. Corowa Girl Shockingly Injured
A horse riddon by Miss [?] M'Mahon, of Corowa, ran away with her yesterday afternoon, and collided with a verandah post at the corner of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →His Finger Prints. Victim of the Singleton Railway Accident Identified. Sydney
The finger-print system of the identification of criminals was made use of in a novel way to-day as a means of identifying the unfortunate man whose…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Riding Accident
Whilst riding a horse after stock at his farm at Tallaogatta on Saturday last David Willinson, aged 40, was thrown and rolled on. Willinson…
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Miss Nellie McMahon, daughter of Mrs. McMahon, of the Terminus Hotel was the victim of a sensational riding accident on Sunday afternoon…
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A pitiful tragedy was enacted ,at the Kensington railway station on Saturday afternoon, when assistan-stationmaster John M'Auley was run over by a train…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Shipping Catastrophes a Disatrous Collision. London
A serious collision has occurred off the English coast. The four-masted barque Tasmania, 2038 tons, was run into by the steamer…
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A strange chapter of accidents led up to the recovery recently near Bruges of Van Dyck's great painting. "The liaising of the Cross," stolen by night from the Church of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Shooting Accident
A serious accident occurred at Wagga while a number of Young men were using a repeating rifle. Thinking the magazine had been emptied…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Airship on Fire. Man and Woman Killed. Many Persons Injured. London
A fatal accident occurred at the Franco-British Exhibition grounds at Shepherd's Bush, involving the loss of two lives and injuries to several others…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident at Henty
At Henty on Friday evening an accident occurred to Mr. John Tracey. He was engaged with some work at the planing machine in Mr. Haberecht's [?], when his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[?] Cry Saved Drowning Boy. Maybe Distant Mother's
"I don't know whether you'll call a telepathy or [?], said the dentist, "but I can teel you a queen story of second [?] from my…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Return of the Sightseers. an Unprecendented Crush. Many Persons Injured
A tremendous rush back to the city set in after the fleet had anchored. Tramears, motor cars, huge pantechnicon vans, contributes, [?]. cabs, buggies, ferry boats…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Albury Council Sued. a Street Accident
Thomas Patrick Dessaix, a local laundryman, sued the Albury Borough Council, claiming £100 damages for injuries caused by the negligence of the council in the…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Items of News. Serious Accident While Making Jam
Mrs. Mar[?] the wife of a grazier and a well [?] of the kergunyah (Vie.) [?] yesterday morning and in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cablegrams. a Steamer Founders. Off the Norwegian Coast Forty Passengers Drowned. London
Advice have been received from Bergen a [?]port in the west of Norway, to the effect that the Norwegian steamer Folge [?] because stranded at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shocking Belting Accident Man's Arm Torn Off. Sydney
A shocking belting accident occurred this morning at the works of Koertz and Co., wool press manufacturers, at Pyrmont, A. workman [?] Alfred Aloy, 85 years of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Seaman Drowned
The body of a seaman named Leo Cassidy, belonging to the U.S.S. Georgia, was found floating in the harbour by members of the crew of another war-ship. It…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →Victoria. Melbourne, Thursday. Little Brothers Drowned
Two lads, aged six and eight years respectively, sons of Mr. J. Bennett, farmer, of Knowsley, 14 miles from Bendigo, last night wandered to the Back Creek. Their…
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