Maroubra Tragedy. Young Girl Drowned. Caught by the Current. Sydney
While three young lads and Misses Annie and Susan Millar and Nurse Porter were bating at Maroubra Bay yesterday afternoon, they found…
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Engine Collides with Standing Train. Twelve Persons Injured
An engine collided with a stationary train at Finchley crowded with passengers returning from a Lancashire football match. Twelve people were seriously…
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While driving along Fitzmaurice-street yesterday afternoon in a sulky, Mrs. Keating and three of her children had a lucky escape from serious…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Escape From Drowning. Methodist Minister in Peril. Albury
Rev. W. Perat, Methodist minister at Wodongh, drove his horses into the stream below the Mitta bridge in order to give them a drink, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourne Express Fatality Fireman Knocked Off the Engine. Sydney
William Bray, fireman of the engine of the Melbourne express which left Sydney last night, came in contact with an overhead bridge at Yass…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegraphic. Still Another Collision Express Collides with Goods Sydney
Another railway collision occurred at Goulburn at midnight last night, when the Melbourne limited express collided with a stationary goods train,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Express in Collision Runs Into Stationary Train Bad Smash Just Averted. the Limited on the Wrong Road. Goulburn
The Melbourne limited express collided at Goulburn station last night, with a stationary goods train. It appears that the latter was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mysterious Accident Bathurst Lady Found Unconscious Lying on the Permanent Way. Surrounded by Her Luggage. Sydney
Miss Minnie Little, 65, was found lying unconscious this morning, surrounded by a pile of luggage, on the permanent way at Newtown. Miss…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Fireman Killed. Melbourne Express Accident
An accident also occurred on the Melbourne express on the previous night (Wednesday), which resulted in the death of the fireman of the engine,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →League Players Injured
Five Rugby League grade footballers were injured in matches yesterday. Kyle, while playing with Armandale…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Skating Accident
Miss Lillie Smith, daughter of Mr. Alick Smith, of "Conjura," Fox-street, while skating on Saturday afternoon, fell and snapped her collar-bone…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shocking Railway Accident
A shocking accident occurred at Roderick Drayton, a porter was picking up waste papers on the railway line, and did not notice an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Porter Injured. SYDNEY
Railway porter Roderick Drayton jumped down on to the line at Summer Hill for the purpose of picking up waste papers off the metals, when…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Carpenter Decapitated Railway Fatality in Brisbane. Brisbane
A railway carpenter, Henry Holland, was crossing the line at Roma-street station, Brisbane, when he was struck by an engine. His head was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrific Explosion Dynamite Magazine Blows Up. Eight Killed Many Injured. Panama City
A terrible explosion occurred in a dynamite magazine. A fire broke out in some scrub surrounding the place, and gradually spread, until the flames began to lick…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairying. Renovating Paspalum. An Accident and Its Consequences
According to the Inspector for the North Coast district, the Department's advocacy of the renovation of old and deteriorated paspalum pastures by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motorist's Distressing Accident. Kills His Own Child. Orange
Mr. W. R. Glasson, owner of Brigalow station, near Orange, and a well-known New South Wales motorist had the misfortune yesterday to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Road Train Arrives in Wagga. a Series of Engine Accidents. Best Day's Run 32 Miles
After a series of difficulties on route the much discussed Falkiner-Boll road train arrived in Wagga on Thursday night, and made its entry to Messrs. Ed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hundreds Dead. Thousands. Injured. Rome
Latest news from the district affected by the earthquake states that many hundred are dead and at least 1000 injured…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rescue form Drowning. the Broken Trail-street Crossing. Lady's Narrow Escape
A sensational incident occurred between 10 and 11 o'clock last night, and which nearly resulted in a drowning fatality. Miss Delaney was…
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