A Blasting Accident
ADELAIDE, Saturday.—A sad accident occurred to a man named George Brady, at Mitcham, on Friday. He was engaged blasting a tree when a charge suddenly exploded, and blew off one of…
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Serious Tram Accident
MELBOURNE, Saturday.—An elderly man named Thomas Williams, residing at Northcote, fell off a tram at the corner of Gertrude and Nicholson streets this morning, the car going over him. He…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.—Early on Saturday morning the goods train which, leaves Geelong for Melbourne at about 1 o'clock met with an accident. The train, which consisted of fifty-two…
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The China Navigation Company's steamer Taiyuan, which left Port Darwin for Sydney and ports, has made a trip to New Zealand since her last visit here. The accident which occurred to her, and which was referred to in these columns…
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A goods train from Melbourne to Geelong on Friday evening met with a serious accident on the Geelong side of Cowie's Creek. The train, of 52 trucks, after crossing the bridge…
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MELBOURNE, This Day.--The early goods train from Geelong to Melbourne ran off the load this morning, some trucks falling over the embankment. The accident is…
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MELBOURNE, This Day.--A goods tram from Melbourne to Geelong met with a serious accident on Saturday morning, when the train parted in the middle, and…
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ADELAIDE, This Day.--John Dareney, a seaman belonging to the barque Lavinia, from Newcastle, fell to the deck from the fore-topsail yard. as she was anchoring…
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An inquest was held before the Acting Coroner on Saturday afternoon into the circumstances attending the death of Stewart M'Alister, 28. who was shot dead at Belmore…
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Fireman T. G. Cutts, when engaged at the fire on Messrs. Gibbs, Shallard and Co's. premises on Saturday morning, had his leg rather severely cut by two pieces of…
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NEWCASTLE, Monday.—While bathing in the breakers on the beach, at Merewether, on Sunday afternoon, a man, named William Ayres, was drowned, He and three fellow workmen had…
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TEMORA, Monday.--A lad 10 years of age, son of J. Schrum, a selector, residing near Temora, was accidentally drowned in the Stockinbingal Greek on Saturday last…
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MR. W. T. PINHEY, J.P., held a magisterial inquiry at the South Sydney Morgue to-day into the circumstances attending the death of Henry Alfred Currie, who…
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The brig Para, which arrived at Lytton to-day, reports that the schooner Northern Belle, met with off Motlab Bank Group, reported that during recent heavy weather…
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BRISBANE, Monday.--The brig Para, which has arrived at Lytton, reports the loss of the schooner Northern Belle, off the Motlab Banks Group, four white men and 16 Kanakas being…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Buggy Accident Near Numurkah. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne
A sad fatal accident occurred yesterday afternoon at Strathmerton, near Numurkah. Miss Fielding, who was on a visit to Miss Christina Smith, Miss Isabella Smith, Mrs. Cummings and her baby were…
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A boy named John Gordon, about 14, in the employ of Mr. Cameron, butcher, at Harden, met with a fatal accident this morning on the road between Harden and the Marshal M'Mahon reef. He was driving a…
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A MARKED feature of Australian life is the hurry and bustle of people who travel. It does not matter whether the journey is from Bridge-street to King-street by…
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MELBOURNE, This Day.--A dreadful buggy accident took place at Strathmerton yesterday afternoon, when a Miss Fielding was killed, a friend of here, Miss Smith…
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MURRUMBURRAH, This Day.--A lad named John Gordon, 14 years of age, met with a fatal accident yesterday morning while driving a butcher's cart between…
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