Collision in Sydney Harbor
A collision occurred off Prince's Stairs on Monday afternoon between tho ferry steamers Cammary and Princess. The latter was leaving the…
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Accidents, 1898
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Fatal Accident at Geurie
AN accident, resulting in fatal consequences, occurred at Geurie on Monday, to a man named John O'Mara, who died the same night in the Wellington hospital. A Magisterial Inquiry was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Foundered at Sea. the Crew Drowned. (Bt Telegraph.) Sydney, January 4
Further particulars of the foundering of the br[?] Minora off Broken Bay state that the vessel shipped two heavy seas and sank within five minutes. There was no time to launch…
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An accident of a serious nature happened to a boy named James Hogg, of Pericoe, near Bombula, a few days ago. He was going home from…
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For some time an old man named James McGinnis has been camped above Dr. Faile’s residence, doing any odd jobs he could get about the town,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Accident. Auckland
An engine and two carriages of a trian on the Kaukapakapa line were derailed owing, it is supposed, to the rails expanding through the heat…
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On Saturday evening last (says the Dubbo Liberal) a youth named James Flynn was drowned in the Macquarie River some distance below the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrible Burning Accident. a Sydney Man Falls on a Hot Steam Pipe in a Bath. His Flesh Adhered to the Pipe Like a Steak to a Frying Pan. an Awful Sight
WHILE in a bath in Pitt-street, a Mr. Jarvis had the misfortune to slip and fall on the hot water pipes, and before he could be rescued he was scalded and burnt in a terrible way. The shock of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two Ladies Drowned. Sydney
Two ladies, Mrs. London and Miss Devine, were drowned at Cooper's Creek, Lismore, whilst crossing the stream on horseback One tried to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Sad Fatality. a Boy Drowned
It is with very great regret that we draw the attention of our readers to the sad calamity which hotel a bright, intelligent little son of our esteemed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Jockey's Terrible Condition. a Series of Accidents
It may be taken for granted that nothing ia further from the mind of the jockey, when riding a close contested race, than the chances of an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Collision. London
The warship Galatea and the steamer Martella collided in the Humber River. The latter was sunk, and a number of valuable horses drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Drowned in the Barwon
ON Tuesday last the s.s. Excelsior was returning to Bourke from Brewarrina, and when opposite Wolkara (about 14½ miles by land) the attention of the crew was drawn to some…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Jockey's Terrible Condition. a Series of Accidents
IT may be taken for granted that nothing is further from the mind of the jockey, when riding a close-contested race, than the chances of an accident occurring. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Drowned at Barringun
A drowning fatality is reported from Barrinyun. It appears that a man named Robert Hinds was crossing the crook, which was considerably swollen as the result of…
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On Wednesday evening about five [?] a man named George Higgins, aged about 52 years, a shearer, and well-known in charleville and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Late Drowning Case at Wellington
THE following are the fuller particulars of the drowning fatality briefly mentioned in our last :--The numerous friends of Mr. James Breeze, one of our oldest residents, and his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Accident. Sydney
A serious railway mishap occurred late last night to the Tamworth train. When near Ryde the axle of a second class carriage broke with immense…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Fatality at Wellington
ON Tuesday, about fine o'clock, information was brought to the Wellington coroner that a lad named John Pound, fifteen years of age, son of Mrs. J. W. Pound, Oakhampton, had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreck of the Maitland. Twenty-four Drowned. a Hero Rewarded. [By Telegraph.] SYDNEY, May 13
It is now definitely known that 19 people were drowned in the wreck of the Maitland, whilst five others are missing. It is supposed they have shared a similar fate. The directors…
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