Sad Fate of Two Sisters. Drowned While at Play
Two children named Dorothy and Amy O'Brien were drowned in a lagoon at Bondi on Saturday evening. The children were 9 and 8 years of ago respectively, and resided…
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Accident to the Governor of Canada. Narrow Escape of Lady Aberdeen. London, April. 23
A sensational accident, almost involving lamentable consequences, look place yesterday at Ottawa. The Earl of Aberdeen, Governor-General…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Circus Fatality in Sydney. a High Diver Killed. From our own Correspondent. Sydney
A fatal accident occurred at Fitzgerald's Circus, which opened in Sydney last night. One of the performers, Peart, who dived 70ft into a tank of water, struck the edge in his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accidents in the Hunting Field. MR. D. C. M'murtrie Dangerously Injured
THE rains which fell during last week made the hunting country slippery and treacherous, and several accidents occurred, the most serious of which happened to Mr. D…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Appalling Catastrope at Russian Feast. 1100 Persons Killed. 730 Injured. London, May 31
A most appalling catastrophe has occurred in connection with the festivities in Moscow to commemorate the coronation of the Czar…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident to Lord Neville
Whilst following the Burwood hounds on his horse Reporter, last Saturday afternoon, Lord Neville experienced a nasty fall. Crossing Ekin's paddock in Malvern, he steered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shocking Railway Accident. a Man and His Wife Killed. Horsham
Particulars of a terrible fatal accident were reported to the Horsham police this afternoon, the victims being Charles Kobins, a baker, of Natimuk, and his wife. On…
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Gundagai, Saturday.--The body of Michael Gleeson, who was drowned whilst crossing the Murrumbidgee river at Gobarralong on Tuesday last,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drowned at Gobarralong. How Michael Gleeson Met His Death
IN connection with the deplorable beating accident, resulting in the untimely death of young Michael Gleeson at Gobarralong, on a recent Tuesday, the following additional particulars, supplied…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Australian Champion Sculler. Falsely Reported Drowned
A sensational report was circulated in London on Monday afternoon that James Stanbury, the New South Wales sculler, and champion oarsman of the world, had been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shocking Mining Fatality
A SHOCKING double fatality occurred at Lansell's Sandhurst mine, American Gully, Bendigo, this afternoon. The victims are Woodman Higman and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Serious Railway Accident. an Engine Derailed. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, Monday, 8 P.M.
A SERIOUS railway disaster occurred on the Goulburn-Cuoma railway line about 3 o'clock this morning. While travclliug at a high rate of speed, without the slightest warning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Extraordinary Accident in A Theatre. Sydney
A scramble for seats at the Tivoli Theatre last uight when the doors were thrown open led to a serious accident. A young follow named Gill, in seeking to get to the front…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Railway Accident near Goulburn. Wild Excitement. Sydney
About [?] o'clock this morning the engine of the mixed mail train left the rails near Goulburn with two trucks and fell over an embankment. The goods were scattered in all…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident at the Tivoli. Fall From a Gallery
A scramble for seats at the Tivoli Theatre, Sydney, on Saturday night when the doors were thrown open led to a serious accident. A young fellow named Gill, in seeking to get…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident to the Cooma Train. the Driver and Fireman Hurt. Sydney
A serious accident to the Cooma train occurred three miles from Goulburn, at 2.43 this morning. A train with 16 waggons of goods, 10 empty sheep vans, and 2 carriages…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Serious Railway Accident. the Cooma Mail Train Derailed. the Driver and Fireman Injured
NEWS reached Cootamundra on Monday morning that the Cooma mixed mail, passenger, and goods train had rolled over an embankment, and that two passengers had…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sad Fatal Accident near Queanbeyan
An accident of a particularly distressing nature, and which unfortunately has had a fatal termination, occurred on the Tarago road on Monday weak, the victim…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Terrible Accident. Two Men Scalded to Death. Adelaide
A SHOCKING accident occurred on board the steamer Wendouree at Port Adelaide this afternoon, James Sinclair being scalded to death, while Donald Carmichael and Arthur…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Railway Accident to the Cooma Mail Train
The train, consisting of 17 trucks, two passengers' carriages, with 19 passengers on board, and a brake van, left the Goulburn station at the usual time with Driver…
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