Terrible Shipping Collision. London
The barque, The Highfields, form Cardiff, collided with the ship Kaiser, whilst anchored in Tao[?]e Bay, on the coast of Cape Colony. The Highfields sank, and…
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Railway Fatality. Breakdown Train Kills a Fettler
An engine attached to a goods train, while shunting at Wyong in the siding on Saturday morning, jumped the rails in some unaccountable manner and ran some…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →American Mail News. a Chapter of Calamities. Terrible Maritime Collision. Fifty Lives Lost
The Ventura, which arrived at Sydney from San Franscisco on Saturday, brought the following account of a terrible collision on the river Elbe, in Germany…
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A little boy named Robert Holt, aged 5 years, whilst playing at Turuutta on Sunday was shot by a pen rifle. From particulars gleanod at the hospital last night, it appears…
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A somewhat remarkable shooting accident, resulting from the careless use of firearms, occurred at Tarcutta on Sunday, when a child 5 years of age,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victoria. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Friday. a Terrible Fatality
Charles Thwaites, aged 43, a married man, employed at Harper's mills, Port Melbourne, was fixing a belt to a fly wheel today, when he was caught by the machinery…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mount Kembla Disaster. Clearing the Debris. Condition of the Injured. the Relief Fund
Considerable progress has been made during the past week in clearing away the debris from inside Mount Kembla Colliery. It is anticipated that if the present rate of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrible Drowning Fatality. Five Little Girls Drowned. London
While five little girls were paddling in the water on the beach at Filey, Yorkshire, yesterday, they were overtaken by the tide, and were drowned, despite the…
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A serious shooting accident happened this morning to a lad named James Harrison, residing at Ultimo-street. He was out with two other boys shooting pigeons…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Blasting Accident
A married man named John Chalker, aged 44, a member of the Salvation Army, has been admitted to the Albury Hospital suffering from terrible injuries…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alpine Accidents. Nearly 40 Fatalities. London, Friday Afternoon
Three more accidents have occurred in the Alps, including two fatalities. Two English tourists, brothers, who were ascending the Wetterhorn, are missing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fall From a Train. a Woman Seriously Injured. Quirindi
Early this morning a women fell from a goods tram whilst in motion between Currabubula and Werris Creek Stations. A special train brought her to Quirindi…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Railway Accident. Women and Children Killed
A locomotive whilst shunting, collided with a train full refuges at Johannesburg. Several women and children who were on board were killed…
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A VERY serious and painful accident happened to Mrs. Carroll, of Deep Creek, on Tuesday last. Mr. and Mrs. Carroll had just returned from a trip…
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John Belshaw, employed in the railway yards, was crossing the track between the platforms at Redfern Station this morning, and was knocked down by a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Horrible Fatality. Two Lads Scalded to Death. Sydney
A serious explosion of steam occurred this afternoon on the steam collier Duckenfield, belonging to J. and A. Bowen. Two lads were killed and several men somewhat…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shocking Double Fatality. Bursting of a Steam Pipe. Sydney
A shocking accident occurred this afternoon on Messrs. J. and A. Brown's steam collier Duckenfield, at Hexham, a steam pipe bursting and causing the deaths of two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Horrible Fatality. Two Lads Scalded to Death. Sydney
A serious explosion of steam occurred this afternoon on the steam- collier Dukenfield, belonging to J. and A. Bowen. Two lads were killed and several men…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland. Alleged Railway Accident. a Peculiar Case. Plaintiff Committed for Trial. Brisbane
The trial of the action brought by John Richarads Campbell, a commercial traveller, against the Commissioner for Railways to recover damages, laid at…
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