News by Telegraph. Drowned While Duck Shooting
WILCANNIA, Monday.—A rabbiter named Dan. Hannan, aged 24 was drowned yesterday in Little Lake, two miles from town. Hannaa shot a duck,and attempted to swim in to obtain…
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Australian. South Australia. Double Collision at Port Adelaide
ADELAIDE, This Day.--The barque Meta experienced a double collision on the Port River on Saturday last. As she was being towed down by the tug Eleanor the rope…
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PERTH, This Day.--Information has been received here of terrible floods which have taken place in the vicinity of Geraldton. Without any previous warning,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrible Floods in Western Australia. Four Persons Drowned.—immense Destruction of Property. the People Take Refuge on the Hills. (By Telegraph.)
Perth, Monday.—A great flood occurred on Saturday at Greenough, near Geraidton, an important farming district. The water came down suddenly flooding the whole of the districts…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coroner's Inquest. Fatal Accident to a Cabman
The City Coroner (Mr. H. Shiell, J.P.) held an inquest yesterday at the Coroner's Court, Chancery-square, regarding the death of a cabman named Peter Conlon, who died in the Sydney Hospital on Sunday. The deceased was…
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Jos. Cox, 22, nighteart man, residing at Newtown-road, broke hie leg yesterday. It appears that he was trying to alight from a 'bus, when his foot slipped, and he…
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ROCKHAMPTON, This Day.--The only son of Mr. L. Martin, agent, of this town, was drowned whilst bathing in the Yep-poon lagoon on Sunday. The body has…
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A man named "William Pollard, whilst working on a building in Liverpool-street, yesterday fell from a scaffold at the second storey to the pavement, a distance of about 17ft. He was…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--In the Supreme Court to-day an action Prank Raker v. the Railway Commissioners, in which the plaintiff sought to recover £10,000 damages…
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A[?] LUNDIN, aged 32 years, a seaman belonging to the s.s Alhambra, was admitted to the Sydney Hospital to-day suffering from contusion of the chest…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Fatal Accident at Balmain. Arrest of the Driver
ALEXANDER SAUNDERSON, of Crown-street, whose cart yesterday passed over tho child Alfred M'Kee, at Balmain, killing it, was charged at the Balmain Police Court…
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A CHILD named Alfred M'Kee. on of Louis M'Kee, residing in Francis Cottage, Collins-street, was ran over about half, past 6 last evening, in Darling- street,…
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Yesterday while a laborer named William Dee, residing in Botany - street, Waterloo, was loading a waggon with cases at the Circular Quay, one of them fell on his left leg and…
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WILCANNIA, This Day.--At the inquest on the body of Daniel Hannon, who was drowned while out duck shooting on Sunday, a verdict of accidental death was…
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A very distressing case of drowning occurred at the Caledonian mine, Rosewood, yesterday. William M'Master, aged 17, was let down an old shaft by his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Death by Drowning Near Wilcannia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Wilcannia
An inquest was held yesterday before Mr. Gower, P.M., on the body of the man Daniel Hannon, who was drowned on Sunday. A verdict of accidental death was returned. The deceased fired a shot at some swans in the lake, and,…
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Sumatra, while on his way to the Geelong meeting, met with a serious accident in the train, which, it is feared, will take her some time to recover…
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An inquest was held yesterday by the City Coronor, at the Warwick Castle Hotel, Darling and Mort streets, Balmain, concerning the death of a boy named Albert Josoph William James M'Kee, 2½ years of ago, who was run over…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sad Accident to a Child. Knocked Down by a Motor
A sad accident happened this morning to A girl about five years of age, in George-steet West, near St. Benedict's Church. The 8. 30 Forest Ledge tram was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australian. Victoria. The Windsor Railway Accident. Heavy Compensation
MELBOURNE, This Day.--The jury returned a verdict,carrying with it damages to the extent of £4000. in the action brought by Mr. R. C. Morgan, solicitor…
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