West Maitland. Sad Accident
A dreadful accident happened in West Maitland yesterday afternoon, through which an unfortunate man named Wright lost his life. It appears that the railway authorities…
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Accidents, 1891
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Fatality at Cardiff
ABOUT 8 o'clock on Saturday morning the body of a man named Robert Ramsay was found lying partly between two large logs a short distance from David Thomas's hotel at…
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Between 6 and 7 o'clock yesterday morning a collision occurred in the harbour. As the schooner Swordfish was sailing inwards, she was tacking across the horseshoe, and with the strong…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Australia. Adelaide, Sunday. Horrible Fatality
A child, aged 5, the son of J. Condon, tide inspector of H.M. Customs. fell from the balcony of the boarding station at the Semaphore, and was killed…
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LONDON, Monday.—A disastrous collision occurred yesterday near Stabbs Head, off the British coast. From particulars to hand it appears that a passenger steamer collided…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australian News. New South Wales. Rescued From Drowning
LAST week a lad named Wm. Donohue, 13 years of age, rescued a child named Dwyer, 5 years old, from drowning in the River Tumut, near…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →South Australia. Drowned While Cray-fishing
The son of Mr. Smith, of the Narracoote Hotel, went cray-fishing in the creek at the back of the hotel on Tuesday evening. He was missed…
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AN old gentleman named Edward Stokes, of Norwood, aged 71, was found early this morning in a barrel, in which was about 1ft of water. It appears that Stokes went to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australian News. New South Wales. Drowned in the Murrumbidgee
AN elderly woman named King, an old resident of South Gundagai, was found drowned in the Murrumbidgee Riveron Wednesday morning, near the…
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FOUR children, two girls and two boys, aged from 12 to 15 years, were drowned recently at Bloxwich, near Walsall, owing to the breaking of the ice upon which they were…
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The steamer Devon collided with the ship S. F. Hersey at Hobart last week, carrying away the ship's jibboom. The Devon lost her own foretopinast, part of the rail, and her davits…
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A DRAYMAN of the firm of Burge and Co., Windsor, was returning from Egham with empties, and, when passing near the Bells of Orizley, the fog became so thick that the…
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An inquest held on Spokes, who was found dead in a water barrel at Norwood, resulted in a verdict of accidental drowning…
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A TERRIBLE accident occurred yesterday afternoon at Bryan's Creek, near Morgan, to a picnic party. Four ladies went bathing in the creek, and fell into a deep hole. None…
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NOTHING fresh has transpired in, connection with the discovery of the dead body of a man which was made in Darling Harbour, Sydney, early on Saturday morning, by a…
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ABOUT half-past 6 o'clock last evening a son of Mr. H. Wegg, the well-known watch-maker, fell over the balcony at his parents' residence, Parnell-place, and was severely…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Darling Harbour Mystery. a Stockton Resident Drowned. SYDNEY
AT the South Sydney Morgue to-day, an inquest was held before the city coroner concerning the death of John Shaw, the man whose dead body was discovered floating in…
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Particulars are to hand of the accident to Messrs. Huddart Parker and Co.'s steamer Despatch, off the Victorian coast. It seems from the statement of Mr. J. Thompson, chief engineer of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Risks. Accident at the Co-operative Colliery
A SERIOUS accident occurred yesterday at the Cooperative Colliery to an old and respected resident, Mr. William Fisher. It appears that the unfortunate man was in the…
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A SEAMAN named Thomas Johnston lost his life under very distressing circumstances about half-past 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. He was engaged painting the side of the…
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