The Fatal Accident at South Wallsend. Inquest and Verdict
AFTER concluding the inquiry at Teralba, the Coroner proceeded to Cardiff, and held an inquest on the body of Thomas Ashley, a labourer,…
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Accidents, 1891
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The Tomago Drowning Case. Inquest on the Body
THE body of Ellen Roach, the girl who was drowned at Tomago on Monday, was discovered in the river by the captain of the steamer Planet…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Victoria. Melbourne, Friday. Girl Found Drowned
Amy Beohemer, aged 22, was found drowned in Lake Wendouree, under circumstances which point to suicide. SUPPOSED MURDER…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victoria. Diggers' Rest Railway Accident
The Railway Commissioners have received the full reports respecting the accident at Diggers' Rest, on Sunday, by which the rear portion of a goods train detached itself, and…
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At a building used as a laundry at Osterley House, I[?]leworth, a seat of the Earl of Jersey, on December 15, the wife of a labourer, named Powell, was engaged in the…
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WHILE an officer and seven men of the Italian Alpine Chasseurs were employed on the summit of Mont Sacharel, between La Briga and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Latest District News. Wallsend. Fatal Accident
AN inquest was held on Saturday before Mr. G. C. Martin, district coroner, touching the death of a youth named George Ebenezer Green, son of Alderman Green, of Wallsend,…
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AN accident of a serious character took place at South Wallsend on Saturday, owing to a charge of powder having exploded in the face of a workman named William Parr. He was…
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LAST night while Mr. Arthur Ludlow was riding on a bicycle in Bolton-street, he found that the brake refused to act, and in turning the corner of the street at its intersection…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District News. Islington. a Painful Accident
A rather serious and exceedingly painful accident occurred on Sunday morning last to a young daughter of Mr. George Robson. It appears that the child was left sitting at the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Australian News. New South Wales. a Shooting Accident
A BLACKSMITH named Matthew Lynch, residing at Tarago, was out on Lake Bathurst on Saturday morning in a boat. While pulling a gun out from under the seat, the…
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THE body of a man named Westcott was found floating in the river at Lismore, on Monday, near the bridge. A bundle of new clothes belonging to the decensed was found…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Drowning Fatality. The Inquest
AN inquest was held at the Clarendon Hotel, before Mr. G. C. Martin, district coroner, at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, on the body of a man who fell from the A.A. Co.'s wharf…
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YESTERDAY afternoon an eighteen months' old daughter of Mr. James Jackson, Cardiff, fell into an underground tank near the house, and, before she could be got out, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Australia. Adelaide, Friday. a Shooting Accident
A farmer, at Alliston, on the west coast, named William Barnes, was out shooting to-day, when his gun burst, blowing his left hand almost to pieces…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Collision of Two Steamers in the Yarra. One Man Killed, another Severely Injured. MELBOURNE
THE steamer Despatch and Elingamite collided in the river yesterday, doing no harm to themselves, but smashing to pieces a small boat in which were two sailors. One, named…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Australia. Adelaide, Sunday. Boy Drowned
This afternoon the police were informed by some boys that they had found some clothes on the banks of the Torrens, near the railway bridge The police, after dragging…
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A SERIOUS accident, and one which should act as a warning against the careless handling of firearms, occurred in Mr. G. T. Edwards' auction mart, Wolfe-street, about a quarter…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accident to the Monowai
The Union Company's R.M.S. Monowai, on her passage to San Francisco, met with an accident on January 7. The air-pump valves carried away causing a stoppage of eight hours, and necessitated…
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A TWO YEAR-OLD child of Mr. Scott, living at Smedmore, narrowly escaped being drowned on Sunday morning in the river, near Turner's terrace, Smedmore. The…
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