Railway Collision in Victoria. 'One Man Killed
A RAILWAY accident, resulting in the death of a Chinese named Lee Bow Ong, a market, gardener, living at East Brighton, occurred at about half past 1 o'clock on Sunday…
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Extraordinary Accident in Sydney. Collapse of a Hotel. the Housemaid Killed
AN extraordinary accident occurred in Lower George-street late on Friday afternoon. A very old and dilapidated building, known as the Volunteer Artillery Hotel, and occupied…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shocking Accident at the Broken Hill Mine. a Miner Burned to Death by Molten Slag. Broken Hill
A SHOCKING accident occurred at the smelting works of the Proprietary Mine yesterday morning, which a man was burnt to death by molten slag. From what can be gathered a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shocking Accident at North Fitzroy. a Young Girl Killed
A SHOCKING accident happened at the factory of the Standard Hat Company, in Moorstreet, North Fitzroy, on Friday, when a girl named Emily Adams, 16 years of age…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bathing Fatality. the Rev. Arthur Carnegie Drowned
A SHEPPERTON telegram of Monday says:—This morning considrable excitement was manifested in Shepperton on it becoming known that the Rev. Arthur E. Carnegie,…
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THE already long list of fatalities by drowning was supplemented on Wednesday afternoon (the Argus says) by a shocking occurrence at Preston, by which two brothers named…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Mining Accident at Sandhurst. Five Men Blown Up
A TERRIBLE accident occurred in the Lazarus Company's mine, New Chum lino of reef, on Friday morning, which caused the almost instantaneous death of a foroman of a shift,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Cab Accident in Hobart
MR. John Lord, M.L.C., of Tasmania, was killed on Monday by being thrown out of a cab. Being in ill-health, he was in the habit of going for a drive every afternoon, usually…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Horrible Accident at Lancefield. a Man Torn to Pieces
A FRIGHTFUL accident (the Age says) happened on Thursday at Lancefield on a farm owned by a man named Parked. It appears that a middle aged man named Michael…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sad Case of Drowning at Wagga
A SAD cage of drowning occurred last evening in the river at Hann's paddock, near the railway bridge, whereby a man named Thomas Coyne lost his life. It appears that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Correspondence. (We do not necessarily endorse the opinions of our correspondents.) the Late Bathing Fatality. (To the Editor of the Wagga Advertiser.)
SIR,—This sad event, whereby a family has been deprived of its bread-winner, raises the question: Can anything be done so that in a case of drowning assistance could be rendered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident to an Aeronaut
An aeronant named J. T. Williams, who had previously successfully dessended by a parachute from a balloon, attempted to repeat the performance at the Ashfield Reoreation…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Peculiar Railway Accident in America
THE American papers contain an account of a singular accident which occurred on the previous day on the New York, Susquehanna, and Western Railroad. A coal train of 26 cars…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Collision in the River. a Barge Sunk and One Life Lost
ABOUT 7 o'clock on Monday night the ballast lighter Blackwell came into collision with the steam tug Sprightly, and received such injuries that she sank in the fairway of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fearful Railway Accident in Victoria. Seven Men Killed—nine Injured. Melbourne
ABOUT 7 o'clock last evening, an engine, driving before it a truck belonging to Neil M'Neil, contractor on the Penshurst and Korost line of railway, came into collision…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Child Drowned in Brain at Redfern
MARY Ellen Arthur, nine years of age, met with a sudden death on Monday, shortly before 1 o'clock, in George street Redfern. She was returning as usual from the public…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Mining Accident
A TERRIBLE mining accident occurred at Lensborough, near Stawell, on Monday. Three men engaged in sinking a shaft for the Wimmera Gold-mining Company drilled…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident in Gurwood Street
A VERY painful accident happened in Gurwood street, about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, to a man named Henry Weters, a farmer living at Brewarina. It appears that Waters, after…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Narrabri Flood. the Drowned Family. Narrabri
THE river fell 18 in, during the night, but it is expected to rise again when the upper waters reach here. Doctor's creek is about half a mile wide…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Discoveries made by Accident
CHLOROFORM, which has proved such an inestimable boon to thousands of sufferers, was discovered by chance. Dr. Simpson (who was afterwards knighted) set himself to find…
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