The Latest Telegrams. Bathing Fatality. Sydney
Two brothers, named George and Arthur Bignell, aged 17 and 19 respectively, were drowned on Sunday whilst bathing in the river [?]t Hay…
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Accidents, 1896
47 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 3
Boating Fatality. Mr. Bleakely of Nyngan Prowned. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, January 6
Yesterday a [?] excursion was undertaken at Coogee by Mr. A. T. Breakley, storekeeper of Nyngan, Mr. F. Arnold, the well-known [?] Mr. Jas. Williams,…
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A shocking railway accident has occurred in South Africa. A train from Johannesberg to Durban was derailed. Twenty-five passengers were killed, and 30 injured…
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By a boating accident in Kaipara Harbour yesterday, ten lives were lost. Mr. Edwards, the only survivor, made a gallant but ineffectual attempt…
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A boat Was capsized in Kaiparu Harbor, New Zealand, and ten lives were lost, including six women and girls…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Terrific Storm. Vessels Wrecked, Lighthouses Washed Away. Towns Isolated. Many Deaths by Drowning. Fearful Damage to Property. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, January 31
A great storm has taken place in Northern Queeuslaud. and twelve small vessels were wrecked. The Adelaide Steamship Come pany's office is under water; houses were…
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Three sisters named Ilsley, aged 19, 16, and to respectively, were all drowned yesterday whilst bathing near Euston…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Ferry Boat Accident. Brisbane, February 18
At Maryborough yesterday, a ferry boat, containing ten people, was crossing the river when it caught the piles of the bridge and capsized. A strong fresh carried the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Intercolonial, Accident to Dr. McDONAGH. SYDNEY, February 18
Dr. McDonngh sustained a severe injury at the Royal Hotel on Saturday night. Through an accident in the life one of his legs was badly crushed. He narrowly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Shooting Fatality. Adelaides, February 25
A boy named Darby accidentally she his brother dead ness here, thinking that a rifle which he pointed at deceased was unloaded,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Collision. London, March 2
A collision occurred in New York harbor between the steamers Bourgoyne and Ailsa. The latter, which was sunk, was manned by foreigners who fought for the boats. The…
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On Thursday afternoon between five and six o'clock the report reached us that a boy named Albert Leo Davidson had been drowned in a railway tank at the back of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Accident. Sydney, MArch 24
A serious accident occured yesterday at Adams' new theatre, which is in course of erection in Pitt-street. A number of bricklayers went at work at a height of about…
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In a boating accident in Port Augusta, South Australia, three men named Walter Evans, Edward Addison and Charles Addison were drowned…
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A faial accidcnt occurred last night. The yachf Cacique was run down in the west channel by the steamer Burrumbeet. Marie Hall Ramsay, 26; W. Terry, 24; and a…
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A serious accident took place on board the excursion steamer Namoi yesterday. While the vessel was being moored alongside the wharf at Cowan Bay one of the davita…
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During an excursion by the sieamer Namoi to Cowan Bay yesterday, a young lady named Amy Turner, 18 years of age, was killed by the breaking of a davitt; her…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Accident. Sydney, April 10
A girl named Greswell, residing at Marriekvilla, accidentally set fire to the nets of her bed which was shortly after enveloped in flames. Matilda Greswell, aged 11, and her…
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While returning in a buggy from the Stone Quarry, on Friday evening constable Murphy, of the local police, met with a very nasty accident. It appears that in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Accident. Adelaide
Four men who were killed in a railway accident on Sunday night, have been identified as Sheridan, 23, William McCombe, 23, A. Hall, 24,…
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