Fatal Accident at Big Springs. Thrown From a Horse. the Inquiry
A fatal accident occurred on Saturday afternoon at Big Springs Station, the property of Mr. G. P. Wilson. It appears that a young man named Cecil Facy, 22…
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Fatal Accident at Big Springs. a Young Man Killed
An accident attended with fatal results befel Cecil Facey at Big Springs Station at midday on saturday. He was spending a holiday with Mr. G. P. Wilson…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Mining Mishap. Three Men Entombed. Two Killed. One Injured
A creep was discovered in the Central Mine at Broken Hill last night. It has affected a large area of ground, and the full extent is not yet known…
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A sleeping car attached to the Melbourne express train, was derailed this morning three miles from Albury, and with the brake van had to be left behind…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident to the Express. Fortunate Escape From Disaster
The passengers travelling by the express from Sydney to Melbourne on Wednesday morning had a sensational experience. While the train was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident to a Workman
Yesterday afternoon a resident of Wagga, named John Davis, was admitted to the hospital for treatment. From particulars gathered it appears that he was chopping…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Attacked by a Lion. Sydney Zoo Sensation. a Man Desperately Injured
Considerable consternation was created among patrons of the Sydney Zoological Gardens on Friday by a tragic incident in front of the lion's cage. A man named…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In the Grip of a Lion. Tragic Incident at the Zoo. an Old Man Seriously Injured
A SENSATIONAL incident occurred at the Sydney Zoo last week. In attempting to rescue his little grandchild from a perilous position near a lion's cage,…
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A boat capsized in the Upper Yarra, Melbourne, yesterday. A young couple named Ernest Lahey and May Perriman were both drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Shooting Accident
During Thursday, John Box, aged 19, the youngest son. of Mr. Joseph Box, a well-known resident of Lavington, near Albury, took a rifle from his home, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Accident at Granmain
THE Coroner, Mr. Alex. Scobie, held an enquiry at Ganmain yesterday touching the death of Patrick Fitzgerald. who was killed on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Balloon Accident
The inventor of a steerable balloon, with a friend, made an ascent on Sunday at a suburb of Paris. When at a height of 400ft. the ropes sustaining the car…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shocking Fire Fatality
A burning fatality occurred at Mulwala some time between 10 a.m. on Saturday and 3 p.m. on Sunday. A dealer named Houry Cornelus, of Cobram, with his son…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Fatality in Melbourne. a Guard Run Over by an Engine
A shocking railway accident occurred at the Richinond (Melbourne) Railway Station at an early hour on Tuesday morning, resulting in a railway guard,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident at Ganmain. Dashed Against a Tree and Killed
A terrible accident happened at Ganmain (reports our local correspondent) on Sunday. A shearer named Patrick Fitzgerald, native of Cooma,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Tragic Fatality
News has been received in Sydney that Captain Goulding, of the ship General Gordon, was killed at San Francisco in a tragic manner by a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Accident at Ganmain
THE Coroner, Mr. Alex. Scobie, held an enquiry at Ganmain yesterday touching the death of Patrick Fitzgerald, who was killed on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Seriously Injured by a Lion
A sensational incident occurred at the Zoo on Monday last. In attempting to rescue his little grandchild from a perilous position near a lion's cage…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Zealand. a Barquentine Wrecked. the Crew Drowned. Auckland
The barquentine May was wrecked on the west coast of New Zealand this morning. The crew, numbering seven, were, with the exception of a native boy,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A "Live" Wire Accident. the Action Against the Postmaster-general
The case of Hannah v. Drake was before the Full Court in Sydney on Monday, on an application by plaintiff for a rule nisi calling upon defendant to show cause why a…
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