Two Miners Drowned. Auckland
A fall of sludge occurred in the Round Hill mine at Southland this morning, which pinned two miners in a hole. The water rose quickly round the unfortunate men…
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Two Miners Blown to Pieces Three Other Men Badly Injured. Bendigo
A terrible blasting accident occurred at the Victoria Proprietary mine, Diamond Hill, at 8.30 this morning. Two men were killed and three others were badly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Easter in England. Holiday Accidents. Car Jumps 40Ft. London, April 18
Bright, dry weather prevailed throughout the Easter holidays. Aeroplane flights at Hendon and elsewhere were popular attractions, many…
Continued on Trove, page 45 →A Peculiar Accident
Miss Myrtle Hancock, a little girl of 9 or 10 years, who resides with Mrs. Weldner, in Whitehead-street, Corowa, had an alarming experience last week. She had…
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Whilst following his avocation as a bricklayer at Mr. D. Nixon's residence at Redlands, Mr. Hugh Kneen, of Wahgunyah, had a serious fall from a scaffold…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shipping Disasters Collision in the Channel. London
A shipping collision occurred on Sunday night in the Channel. The steamer Indralema, of the Tyser line, en route to Liverpool from Australia,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →General Gable News Nine Workmen Drowned. Berlin
Nine lives were sacrificed on Monday in an accident on the river Elbe, in Austria, near Koniggratz, the scene of the Prussian victory over the Austrians on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Tram Accident
Mr. Robert Wiliam Hughes, a member of the well-known city drapery firm Messrs. M'Dowell and Hughes, Sydney, was the victim of a shocking accident in the city…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Collision in North Sea Four Lives Lost. London
A collision, attended with loss of life. occurred on Thursday in the North Sea. The Greek steamer Elle. ran into and Sank the steamer Alfa, belonging to a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Monoplane Fatality. Sevastopol
A military aviator named Matievitch and his brother were flung from a Ble[?]. monoplane and killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Drowned While Swimming to a Boat
Constable Anderson, of Pouncarie, reported to Sergeant Clarke, the officer in charge of the police at Wentworth, on Monday, that a man named Graham…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir William Lyne's Motor Runs Down a Buggy. Two Persons Injured
A sensational collision between a taxicab, in which Sir William Lyne and Miss Lyne were seated, and a buggy driven by Dr. M'Givern, of Northcote, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mysterious Fatality at Elsternwick Railway Station
Thomas Henry Maguire, boot maker, employed by Mr. Blakey, of Richmond, who lived at 12 Chestnut street, and was a stout built man aged 41 years, was picked…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Train Wrecked. 11 KILLED, 50 INJURED. Easton (Penn.) April 29
"An excursion train, travelling at the rate of 50 miles an hour, was derailed yesterday near this city. The accident occurred at a sharp curve, where the track had lately…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →The Injured Bride
"Still unconscious, and absolutely no improvement in her condition," is the latent report from the Melbourne Hospital authoritites in regard to Mrs. Winifred…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatality at Ironworks. Liege (Belgium)
The supports of an aerial railway used for transporting dag at the Teraing ironworks collapsed and five workmen were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Footballer Injured
In the third quarter of tie Collingwood v. Fitzroy football match on Saturday. Richard Lee, a well known. Gollingwood forward, was injured to such an extent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Frightful Railway Fatality Fettler's Sad Fate. Sydney
A dreadful railway fatality happened near Flemington this morning. A railway fettler, aged 53 years, named Michael James Nolan, was crossing the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Driving Accident at Huon
On Monday morning Mr. W. H. Lefevre, a resident of Springvale, "was driving in a gig, and when near the residence of Mr. Stuckey, Huon, his horse shied, causing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Unknown Man Drowned. Coff's Harbor
The dead body of a man, whose name has not been ascertained, has been washed ashore at Baanba Beach, near here. The remains were clothed in such a fashion as…
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