Sad Drowning Fatality
A SINGULARLY sad drowning fatality occurred at Circular Quay last night, A marine belonging to H.M.S. Cordelia, named Frederick Callen, was with a number of others…
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A Marine Drowned
A peculiar and sad drowning accident, which resulted in the death of a marina named Frederick H. Callen, belonging to H.H.S. Cordelia, happened last night. Callen, with a number of…
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About 9 o'clock last night a [?] accident accurred at the Circular Q[?] whereby a men named Fred. M. Callen was drowood, and another, name [?] is now in a pro[?]rious condi[?] It appears that the…
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A marine, named Frederick H. Callen, belonging to H.M.S. Cordelia, was drowned at the Circular Quay last night. At about 9 o'clock be and others were standing: on the No. 4 Jetty, when…
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A disastrous fire occurred at Mansfield (Vic.) on Tuesday night, by which the Delatite Hotel was totally destroyed by fire. Mrs. Payne, wire of the lessee, her daughters, and two lodgers…
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BOURKE, Wednesday.—A serious accident befel Mr. Henry Peckitt, of Bourke, on Tuesday. It appears that a Sir. Robertson rode a horse belonging to Mr. A. Adolph to Mr. W…
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BOURKE, Wednesday.--An accident befel Mr. Henry Peckitt, of this town, yesterday. It appears that Mr. Robertson, in the employment of Mr. M'Kenzie, rode a horse belonging to Mr…
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A sad drowning fatality occurred here about 7 o'clock last night, when a young woman named Bridget Farrell met her death. She, with her mother, sisters, and…
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AT the Loichhardt Regatta yesterday Laura Tinsley, aged 3½ years, had a very narrow escape. from drowning. She fell off the flagship into the water, and was not noticed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boating Fatality in Moreton Bay. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.] Brisbane
A fatal boating accident occurred in Moreton Bay on Tuesday. The sailing boat Gitana, having on board S. Webb, J. Moss, G. Thomason, and C. Gregory, left town…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Great Fire in Melbourne. Destruction of the Mutual Stores. Loss of £80,000.--Five Firemen Injured
MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A disastrous fire, which destroyed property roughly valued at about £80,000, occurred shortly before half-past 4 this morning. At that time smoke was seen…
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On Wednesday a youth named Walter Pickett received a gunshot wound, near Gosford, through the accident discharge of his gun. Mr. Buttrey, landlord of the Oxford Hotel,…
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A young man named Kelly, a 'busdriver well known on the Bourke-steeet, Surry Hills, line of 'buses, met with a serious accident yesterday. He was driving four horses, and had just taken…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shooting Accident Near Gosford. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Gosford
A painful gunshot accident occurred yesterday to a youth named Walter Pickett, whilst out wallaby shooting at Kincumber. Pickett stationed himself on the stump of a tree, and the gun slipped from [?] hand…
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MOSS VALE, Friday.--Yesterday afternoon, about 5 o'clock, a young man, aged 21, named Amos, residing with his parents at Manchester- square, has drowned whilst bathing in the…
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PICTON, Friday.--A brakevan and three trucks broke away to-day from a goods train from the Picton Lakes. The trucks were loaded with railway iron and smashed into a truckload…
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John Sharp, a young man, and his stepfather, James Knight, a veterinary surgeon, were charged respectively at the Richmond Court (Vic), on Friday, with wilfully setting fire to the…
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ON Sunday morning one of the inmates of the buildings in Harris-street North used as an extension of the George-street Asylum met his death by…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sad Drowning Fatality at Wagga. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Wagga
About 5 o'clock this afternoon a man named Davis, recently employed for three weeks at Brunskill Bon Accord farm near Bandy Creek, was drowned in the Murrumbidgee near the island, in the river opposite…
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