Drowning Accidents
AT Carrathool a son of Mr. P. Carroll, 17 years of ago, was drowned in a tank on Howlong Station whilst ha bathing on Christmas Day. An attempt was made by one of his…
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11 stories in Northern Rivers's papers
The Diving Fatality in Sydney Harbour. Evlaence of Non-Suffocation
ON Friday morning all doubts were set at rest as to the cause of the death of Chriatien, Madsen, who died in a diving dress while on an experimental trip in the deepest part of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Accident at Redfern
THIS terrible railway accident at Redfern a few years ago was all but repeated on Monday morning, when two passenger trains collided in the station yard. Fortunately no one was killed,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Ballast Train Accident
SIR,—As you are aware, the ballast train, with about to mou (mostly married), when going from Bangalow to Byron Bay a few weeks ago with a full load on, left the rails at a place known as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Charles Cavill Drowned at San Francisco
NEWS was received in Sydney on Monday of the death of Mr.Charles Cavill, the well-known Sydney swimmer, formerly propertiers of the Lavender Bay baths. Deceased returned to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fatal Accident
A FATAL accident occurred at Elsmore, near Newcastle, last week. Four children belonging to Mr. James Bennett proceeded to Penberthy's mine on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Accident to a Train
BY the mail steamer Warrimoo letters have been received at Government House from Lady Hampden and her party on their way across Canada to England…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Terrible Accident at Hobart. the Patient Sent Over to Sydney Hospital
ADVICES to hand convey the news of a terrible accident having befallen a well-known and highly-esteemed resident of Hobart. The unfortunate sufferer has, as the result of her…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sensations of Drowning
"DROWNING is a pleasant death," is a remark constantly made by those who never gulped down salt water into the delicate tissues of their lungs. ... As…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boat Accident at Kiama. Two Men trowned
A BOAT containing five men was caught off Kiama, oh Saturday afternoon, by a southerly burster which sprang op at 3 o'clock. The boat filled and sank. One of the occupants reached…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sad Drowning Fatalities
A DISTRESSING accident occurred on Thursday last at about 4 o'clock by which two girls named Ina (aged 11) and Margery (aged 9) daughters of Mr. H. A Crouch…
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