Gas Generator Explodes. Two Men Injured
An acetylene gas generator which exploded on Wednesday night caused serious injuries to two men. Mr H. Ashley, who is employed at Mr F…
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Railway Accident. Benalla
When returning home about noon, after finishing work this morning. Mr. Banfield, a line repairer, waw an old lady lying beside the railway track nearby a mile from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway-accident Two Passengers Killed Train Falls Over a Bridge. Three Contradictory Accounts. Brisbane
A serious railway accident, resulting in the loss of two lives occurred this morning. The first news of the disaster which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Gale in the City Three Walls Collapse. Several Men Injured. Sydney
A terrific gale swept over the city at noon to-day, the force of the wind at one time attaining the velocity of 52 miles an hour. So great wes the violence that…
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A fatal, accident occurred at Specimen Hill mine, Eaglehawk, on Saturday, the victim being Thomas Michelsen, a married man, residing at Ironbark He celebrated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accident at Waugunyah
On Wednesday last Mr. Jas. Bartiett was engaged in removing bark from a tree on his properly at Wahguayah. Mr. Bartett was on a ladder attempting to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Disaster. Tragedy in Queensland. Train Falls Through Bridge. Two Killed, 14 Injured. Brisbane
Information was received by the, Railway Commissioner that a serious accident had occurred to the passenger train which left Roma at half-past six…
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A boy named Norman Gray, aged 15 who lived at Brunswick, on Tuesday met with a terrible accident, which caused his death, while ascending in a lift at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sensational Bolt in Melbourne Two Persons Injured. Melbourne
A sensational bolt occurred in Elizabeth-street this afternoon, as a result of which two persons were injured and several of hers had very narrow escapes, Shortly before I…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Disaster. Tragedy in Queensland. Two Killed, 14 INJURED
Information was received by the Queensland Railway Commissioner on Saturday that a serious accident had occurred ho tho passenger train which left Roma at…
Continued on Trove, page 44 →Steamer and Tug in Collision. Newcastle
[?] this afternoon a collision occurred between the steamer Colac and the tug Leveret, in which sine of the plate of the Colac were damaged the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods in Manchuria 1000 Drowned at Kirin. London
News has been received of the occurred of disastrous floods in Manchuria. Great damage has been wrought over a large area of country…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Explosion of Fire Damp Mines Seriously Injured
A sensational accident. occurred at the New Madame Berry mine, Allendale (near Creswick) about. 1.30 a.m. on Monday, just after the night shift had gone below…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Collision of Trams Seven Passengers Injured. Sydney
There was a scene of great excitement at 8 o'clock this morning in Elizabeth-street, near the railway station. A Botany tram, bound for Circular Quay…
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Mrs. Andrews, a god 75, an old age pensioner, was rousted alive at her married daughter's residence in Trevitt-lane, Balmain, on Friday afternoon. The deceased…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Sydney Tram Collision
The junction of Elizabeth-street and Foveaux-street, near the central railway station, Sydney, was the scene of a collision between two heavily-loaded…
Continued on Trove, page 45 →Quickfirer Explodes. Accident on a War-ship. London, August 1
A serious accident happened at Devonport on Saturday on board the new Dreadnought battleship Temeraire, which was commissioned in May last, and is attached…
Continued on Trove, page 41 →Wreck of the Maori Forty Seven of the Crew Drowned Only Eight Survivors Grim Discipline in the Face of Death. [?] Sinks in Four Minutes. London
New has been received of the wreck of the Shaw, savill, and Allson Company's steamer [?], 5317 ton., which left London on July 6 for [?], via Hobart,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck of the Maori. Ten More Survivors. Saved by Clinging to the Mastheads. Dreadful Tale of the Sea. Thirty Four Men Drowned. London
Later particulars which are filtering through concerning the wreck of the ill-fated steamer Maori, which left London on July 3 for Lyttleton, via Hobart, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Tram Accident
Another of these wholly preventable tram accidents which have to numerous of late, occurred yesterday, when two electric [?]collided in oxford-street. The…
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