Collision in Adriatic Sea
London, Thursday—A collision between the steamers Agna and Ikan in the Adriatic Sea resulted in the sinking of the latter, 36 passengers being drowned…
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Accidents, 1897
78 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 4
Terrible Accident
Auckland, Saturday.Mr. Thompson Leys, son of the editor of tn'e "Aucklond Star," Ohas. Akast, a youth, and W. Ness, 'bus driver, were killed last'night by a train running…
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A TERRIBLE boating accident happened at Kiama on Saturday afternoon. A party of five went out in an open boat fishing. A southerly gale sprang…
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The following story is told across the Atlantic about Dr. Talmage:-"It was years ago, of course, and occurred in New Jersey, Belleville. Dr. Talmage was preaching there, and one week…
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London, Monday—A telegram received at Lloyds estimates that the total loss of life by the wreck of the steamer Triton at 200…
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AN accident of a peculiar nature bapponed to Mr. W. Rolfe, son of Mr. Edmund Rolfe, of Gold Creek, Gininderra, early on Wednesday morning last. Just before the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Accident Fund
A mass meeting of miners was held in the public park Captain's Flat on Sunday for the purpose of discussing the best means of providing for an accident fund Mr. James…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mother and Child Drowned
The wife of a Goulburn carpenter named Johns left home on Thursday morning, taking her infant with her. As she did not return, a search was instibuted, which was…
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On Tuesday afternoon a son of Alderman Grady[?]met with an accident, the result of which was a broken with other boys, was…
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Two men named Robert Hughes and Andrew Aitken together with two youths named Hatch and Hartie, were drowned at…
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Sydney, Tuesday.—A boat was upset near Invercargill, New Zealand, when all the occupants were drowned. They were Robt. Hughes, Andrew Aitken, Albert Hitch and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Accident at Moraya
On Thursday morning last Constable Tombs met with an accident which unfortunately terminated fatally within a couple of hours after (reports the Moruya Eaminer). It appears he was mounted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Bicycle Accident
YESTERDAY morning a very serious accident happened to a bicycle rider at the Queanbeyan railway station. Engine- driver Richards had brought the train on from…
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On Monday, morning, about 6 o'clock, the first local bicycle accident happened. Of course numerous minor spills have occurred, but no hurts to mention has followed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Recent Sewage Fatality
THE jurors in the inquest on the recent sewerage fatality, after considerable deliberation, brought in a verdict that tho deceased, Thomas Staddon, met his death by…
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ON Saturday as Mr. W. Randell of Sydney, one of a party of cyclists returning from Cooma, was riding down a hill about two miles from Tarago, he came upon a soft…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Sad Fatality at Coogee
A YOUNG woman named Elizabeth Hooper, who resides in Little Selwyn-street, P[?]ton, was killed at Coogee on Tuesday evening under…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Fatality at Temp
A TERRIBLE accident occurred near t[?] Tempe station on Monday night. F[?] men were in company crowing the line [?]livous of the fact that a train was…
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