Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Accidents, all years

New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1893

89 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 5

Intercolonial. Melbourne, Monday. Found Drowned

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1893 · page 5

AN old man named Rawley and his wife were found drowned at St. Kilda. It is believed that they both committed suicide. BRISBANE, Monday…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Baloon Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1893 · page 3

THE baloon Humboldt, belonging to the Society for Promoting Aerial Navigation, met with a serious accident at Charlottenburg on April 4th. While…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Adelaide. Mining Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1893 · page 4

A terrible accident has occurred at Moonta mines. Two men named John Thomas and Ernest Caull, had their heads shattered by a blast, and another man named Griffiths was…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Ten Men Drowned

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1893 · page 3

Ten men were carried away and drowned during a gale in the Atlantic while engaged taking in sail on board the barque Templeton…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Fatal Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1893 · page 4

A man not identified, fell from the Hurstville train yesterday, and was killed. The body was terribly mangled by the following train…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

The Boating Fatality

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 June 1893 · page 2

Five bodies of the seven men drowned at Botany last Friday have been recovered…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The Late Boating Fatality

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 June 1893 · page 2

At the inquest on the five bodies recovered from the Botany boating fatality, a verdict of accidental drowning was returned. The jury added a rider commending Mr. Watts, the only survivor, for his…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Terrible Lift Accident. a Lady Severely Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 June 1893 · page 3

A LIFT accident of a more serious nature than any which have preceded it happened at Nicholson'schambers, the buildings at the…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Six Men and a Boy Drowned

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 June 1893 · page 2

DURING the strong gale that passed over Sydney on Friday, accompanied with very heavy rain, a shocking calamity occurred in Botany Bay, which resulted in six men and a boy being drowned…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Terrible Fatality in Botany Bay. Seven Lives Lost.—only One Survivor. (Saturday's Herald.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 June 1893 · page 3

YESTERDAY afternoon a terrible fatality occurred in Botany Bay. A sailing-boat, in which were seven men and a boy, swamped in the middle of the bay, and of…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Drowning Case at Diehard Creek. the Inquest

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 16 June 1893 · page 2

THE inquest was held on the body of of Mrs. M'Master, who met her death by drowning on Saturday last, at Big Hill on Monday before Mr. J. Denshire, J.P.,. at the residence of Mr. Edward…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

A Desperate Mother. Drowned Her Baby

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 June 1893 · page 3

A CHARGE of infanticide preferred against a respectable-looking girl named Susan Moore was heard at the Criminal Court on Monday…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Drowning Case at Diehard Creek

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 June 1893 · page 5

THE inquest was held on the body of Mrs. M'Master, who met her death by drowning on Saturday last, at Big Hill on Monday before Mr. J. Denshire, J.P., at the…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Fatal Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 June 1893 · page 2

An elderly lady named Sherwin fell down stairs at Rialto Terrace yesterday, and was killed…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Poverty's Pantomime, and Pathos. How the Clown Was Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 June 1893 · page 7

AT most provincial theatres, when the clown leaps through a window in the butcher's or baker's shop, he stations four men, "catchers," two on either side of the…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Terrible Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 23 June 1893 · page 4

Mrs. Solomons, of Victoria-street, Petersham, when getting out of a moving train at Flemington this morning fell and was dragged under the wheels. Both her…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Railway Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 23 June 1893 · page 4

A terrible railway disaster occurred near New York. A train returning from a race .meeting at Sheepshead was wrecked, and 10 passengers killed, and 100 injured…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Awful Catastrophe at Sea. 430 Persons Drowned. London, June 23, noon

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 June 1893 · page 2

A REPORT is current the effect that H.M.S. Victoria, the flagship of the Mediterranean Squadron, has been sunk off the Syrian coast near Tripoli. It is also reported…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Appalling Disaster. Collision Between Warships.—loss of H.M.S. Victoria. London, June 23

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 June 1893 · page 5

NEWS of a disastrous collision between two vessels of the British navy has been received. H.M.S. Victoria came into collision with the warship Camberdown, off the…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

London. the Late Collision

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 July 1893 · page 3

Rear-Admiral Markham has forwarded an official despatch to the Admiralty concerning the disastrous collision between the Victoria and the Camperdown. He agrees with the statement made by…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →