A Swimming Fatatlty. a Second Mate Drowned. ADELAIDE
William G. Corkhill, second mate of the barque County of Ayr, lying at the Princess Wharf, Pott Adelaide, was drowned while Bathing in the vicinity of this vessel on…
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Heavy Rains in Queensland. a Continuous Downpour. A Ship's Officer Drowned. BRISBANE
It has been raining in Brisbane continuously since. yesternight, accompanied by heavy squalls. The rain extended from Rockhampton southerly, and west as far as…
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The authorities have offered a reward of £20 for the capture of Tommy Ryan, the aboriginal who shot Constable Hadley at Copmanhurst early this week. The wounded man is doing well…
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Newcastle, Friday.—The steamer Jubilee, of the Ellis line, which arrived here on Thursday afternoon from Sydney, met with an accident while entering the harbor. It appears that when…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.--Just before the steamer Lusitania was timed to leave Williamstown pier on her homeward voyage a valve burst with a loud report, scalding two men…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Peculiar Railway Accident Near Melbourne. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne
A peculiar railway accident occurred to-day. As a ballast train was proceeding from Mordial[?] to Melbourne, one of the studs of the fire-box blew out. This was followed by a rush of steam, which…
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NEWCASTLE, Monday.—A man named Wilson, while walking on an overhead bridge over the railway on Sunday, slipped and fell to the ground, a distance of 15ft. He was severely…
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WINDSOR, Jan. 24.—On Thursday a frightful accident happened to a farmer named Ivery, at Cornwallis. He had partly loaded a dray with hay, and in going to the back of the vehicle to…
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On January 23 a married woman named Elizabeth M'Callum expired at her residence in Smith-street, Marrickville. On the afternoon of Wednesday, January 8, the deceased was…
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DENILIQUIN, Monday.—A very sad drowning accident occurred here on last Saturday afternoon, by which a young drover from Queensland, named John Ryan, lost his life. The…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Hugh Wilson, ex-Mayor of North Melbourne, was found drowned in Watts River at Healesville on Saturday morning. He was on a visit to some friends…
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NEWCASTLE, Monday. -- The body of an old man was found floating in the harbor last night by the son of Captain Hannell. The water police dragged the body on…
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NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--A drowning accident occurred in the harbor this afternoon. About half-past 5 o'clock the body of James Dalton, an old resident of Newcastle, was seen floating…
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BEGA, Monday.—About 2 o'clock on Saturday morning the mail coach from Bega to Lyttleton capsized in Bembooka River. The front wheel and pole of the coach are only visible…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident to a Mail Coach. the Driver and Horses Drowned [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Bega
News has just reached town that the coach from Bega last night, which met the Sydney mails at Lyttleton, has been capsized in Bembooka River, the accident occurred about 2 o'clock this morning. The front…
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BRISBANE, Sunday.--To-day the weather has been fine but hot, and a strong westerly wind has set in. Rain tell in Brisbane all yesterday, accompanied by heavy squalls, which extended…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Case of Drowning in Newcastle Harbour. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle
This afternoon at half-past 6, the body of James Dalton, brother of John Dalton, the well-known tug owner of Newcastle, was picked up in the harbour opposite the Customs House. He was last seen alive on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Latest Cables. Terrible Mining Calamity. Collapse of a Shaft. Dreadful Gas Explosion -- Two Miners Killed -- A Great Number Fatally Injured. LONDON, February 1
A despatch from America states that a terrible mining disaster has occurred at the town of Wilkesbarre, the capital of Lucerne County, Pennsylvania. The miners were…
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Mr. J. Gibb, clerk to St. Paul's Cathedral authorities, Melbourne, was robbed at the City of Melbourne Bank on Saturday of a hand-bag containing £175…
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A WHARF laborer, named James Wood, aged 27, living at 210 Sussex-street, was taken to the Sydney Hospital this afternoon suffering from some rather painful injuries…
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