Boating Fatality
Two men, George Cottell and Nichol, were drowned in the Marnochy river (Queensland), through the capsize of a boat…
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Railway Fatality
Thomas Crocker, a carriage fitter, was run over and killed by a locomotive at Adelaide. His legs were severed and his head crushed to a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Harbor Collision. SYDNEY
The ferry steamer Kangaroo collided with the steamer King Edward at Circular Quay to-day, damaging the latter's bulwarks. Serious results…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Salesman Injured. Nasty Fall at Homebush. Sydney
E. Carloss, salesman for Joseph Leads and Coy., while conducting sheep sales at Homebush this morning met with a painful accident…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accident on a Cruiser Four Men Killed. Admiral's Narrow Escape. a Plucky Stoker. London
A serious accident happened on board the United States armored cruiser Tennessee, 14,500 tons, while the vessel was off San Pedro Bay (California)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Burnt to Death. Series of Fatal Accidents
A wood-cutter, William Barrows, working at the Long Tunnel Extended Company's wood reserve, Walhalla (Vic), was burnt to death in his hut yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Buggy Collision. BRISBANE
Two buggies collided at Tribonne yesterday, and one of the occupants, Mrs. Hislop, was fatally injured…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Ship Accident. the Irresistible in Danger. Engines Submerged. London, June 10
The valve forming the outlet for the blow-off pipe of the marine engine was blown off the irresistible while she was lying off Portland roads. The…
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A British steamer, bound for Hongkong, was wrecked on the Chinese coast. Eighty Chinese passengers were drowned…
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The body of Jerry Sullivan, who mysteriously disappeared from Barcaldine, Queensland, ten days ago, has been found in a water hole…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Disaster. Plunge Over Bridge. Seven Killed and Injured
A motor-car accident in the heart of Tuirn last night (l2th March) caused the death of two young Ladies, fatal wounds to a third, and fearful injuries…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Burning Accident
Mrs. Shine, of Yass, a mother of 15 children, was fatally burned through her clothes catching fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Action for Compensation Cowra Railway Collision. Verdict for £1200 by Consent. Sydney
The action brought by Eileen Cross, on infant, against the Railway Commissioners for injuries sustained in the railway collision at Cowra, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collapse of a Crane. Two Men Injured. One in Serious Condition. Sydney
Two men named Vaughan and Brooks were injured this afternoon through the collapse of a crane at the Eveleigh workshops…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident to German Empress
The German Empress was thrown from her horse while out riding with the Kaiser, near Potsdam, on Wednesday; but she escaped without…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Preventing Railway Accidents. a Gundagai Invention. Gundagai
Mr. James Kriss, a local blacksmith, has invented an apparatus which he claims will minimise the danger of railway accidents similar to the Braybrook…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alpine Fatality. a Student Killed: Companion Injured. London
Two students from the University of Zurich, the capital of the Swiss Canton of that name, after ascending Mt. Flockistock 12,200 feet, fell over a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alpine Fatality. Fall of 2800 Feet. London, June 15
Two Zurich students after ascending the Flocinstock to a height of 12, 200 feet, fell 2800 feet. One was killed, but the other escaped with a fractured [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Missed His Footing. Seriously Injured by a Tram. Sydney
William McPherson (52), a carter, attempted to board a tram while in motion this morning in Pitt-street and missing his footing fell, and was struck on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Powder Explosion. Sensation at Newcastle. Two Men Killed: Two Others Injured. Sydney
A serious powder explosion occurred at Fullerton Cove, Newcastle, this afternoon. A gang of men from the powder…
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