Fatal Collision at Sea
AT nearly 4 o'clock on Christmas morning a violent collision occurred in Bass' Straits between Messrs. Huddart, Parker, and Co.'s steamer Coogee and…
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Sad Death Through Accident
ON Xmas eve, Mr. John Walmsley, an old resident of the district, met with an accident which resulted in his death. On the day in question, Mr. Walmsley, accompanied by his eldest son and…
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Through a vehicle upsetting, three young women, members of a picnic party, were all drowned in the Petone River, New Zealand…
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AT Sorrento (Vic.), John Main, a young man who was visiting the district, was camping out, and was employing his holidays chiefly in shooting and cycling around the neighborhood. On…
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THROUGH the upset of a vehicle, three young women, named Elizabeth O'Connor, Olive Coker, and —. Mandeline, members of a pic nic party, were all…
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ON Sunday afternoon Norman, the three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Bear, of Wentworth-street, met with a very painful mishap. The little fellow was romping about the verandah of his parents'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegrams. Sydney. Friday. the "Wallaroo" Catastrophe. Error in the Signals. 4 Killed and 3 Injured
The H.M.S." Wallaroo" has arrived. An error occurred in taking the signals. It is officially stated that only 4 men were killed and 3 injured,…
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ON Friday night, as an elderly man named Bates and his son were riding on a railway tricycle from Guyra to Black Mountain, they were rundown by the mail train form Brisbane, and the…
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ANOTHER of those shocking fatalities which are of too frequent occurrence on the railway near Armidale took place on Friday night. It appears that a man named George Bates,…
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Guyra is noted for sensations, but the terrible accident that befel Mr George Bates on Friday night last, probable stands out prominent…
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Alexander Anthony, a wharf laborer, was engaged unloading cargo from a barque this morning when the sling used, hoisting the cargo became broken. A ton of cargo…
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The report of another shocking railway fatality comes from Guyra. On Friday night George Bates, a resident of the northern village, and his…
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Three brothers-named O'G rady and a fourth man named Sands were seriously injured by a dynamite explosion at the Junction Reefs gold-mine,…
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At Gilgandra last night, George Collison mixed some sheep dip with some honey in mistake for sulphur, and gave his eldest boy a dose, and…
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The steam collier "Commercial" foundered off Whitby. Twelve of the crew were drowned…
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A collision occurred at Auckland this morning between the steamer "Sierra" and the pilot "Kanaka." The latter sank, The crew had a…
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A ganger named Maxwell was crushed to death at Parkes this morning by a train shunting back upon him…
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While driving home from Armidale on Wednesday evening, Mr. T. N. Rasoverseer of Urandan[?], met with a serious accident. When near Mr…
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Mr. and Mrs. Tilbrook were overtaken by a train while driving over the Plumpton crossing in South Australia yesterday…
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Regunald Tonkin, an engine-driver, employed at the Jambunna Colliery, Victoria, fell among the machinery yesterday, His arm was crushed…
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