Gun Accident
A MAN named Jacob Backhouse, a vinedresser, employed at, Mr. Coop's vineyard, Toongabbic, met with a serious accident on Sunday afternoon…
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Victoria. a Peculiar Fatality. One Man Killed and Another Injured
MELBOURNE, Sunday.--About 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon a shocking accident took place in the Yarra, near the steam ferry at the fool of Spencer-street. The steamship Elingamits…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sad Drowning Fatality on the Lower Hawkesbury. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Wiseman's Ferry
Another case of drowning occurred in the Lower Hawkesbury this afternoon. Miss Clara Miller, aged about 18 years, teacher of the Lower Hawkesbury Provisional School, was returning with Mrs. Mappin from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Carpenter Drowned
BRISBANE, Saturday.--Rockman Davis a carpenter on the South Brisbane railway was drowned yesterday. He jumped of the Bulimba Berry mint to get his hat which…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tram Collision. Passengers Shocked
As the tram from the city rolled into the platform at the railway station shortly after noon to-day the guard was considerably exercised as to what to do in the…
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WISEMAN'S FERRY, Saturday.--A young lady named Miss Clara Miller, about IS years of age, teacher of the Lower Hawkesbury provisional school, was drowned in the Hawkesbury River…
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WINDSOR, Monday--A young woman named Miss Miller provisional schoolteacher on the Lower Hawkesbury was drowned on Saturday by fulling out of a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Man Fatally Injured
AT an inquest held to-day at Balmain relative to the death of John Shortall, the man who died at his residence Cullen street yesterday from injuries received on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods in China. a Thousand Persons Drowned. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, Feb. 6
Terrible floods have taken, place in certain districts of China, and have spread desolation in their course. At present it ib estimated that not less than 1000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident to a Ballet Girl
A young woman, named Kate Olliphant, 18, residing in Comber-street, Paddington, was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital about 11 o'clock on Friday night in an unconscious state. She was…
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A serious gun accident occurred on Saturday 16 miles from Boggabri to John M'Cann. He was extracting a cartridge from the weapon, when it Exploded and shattered his hand and destroyed…
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The City Coroner held an inquest at Balmain on Saturday touching the death of the man John Shortall, who, on the 3rd instant, received while working at Elliott Bros.' Chemical Works, Balmain certain…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Accident at Moss Vale. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Moss Vale
While an old man named Joseph Starkey, aged 72 years, working for Mr. Richard Allen, was digging clay for brick-making, about 3cwt, of clay fell on him this morning. He was dug out, when it was found he…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Peculiar Accident at an Auction Sale. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle
During an auction sale in Wolfe-street on Saturday afternoon, a man named Thomas Shaw, who was assisting the auctioneer, Mr. W. Grahame, took up a revolver, and whilst in the act of seeing if it was in good…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Mining Accident Near Mount M'donald. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Mount M'donald
The body of the un fortunate man Littlefield was recovered at Battery Point mine yesterday. The men were unable to make much headway, in conscquence of sand constantly coming in. The second body has not…
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KEMPSEY Saturday.--A sad accident happened at Danger and Watts sawmill this morning by which a man named William Duncan lost his life. It appears…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Mine Cave-in. a Shocking Accident. COWRA
A tunnel at Battery Flat caved in on Thursday morning and the accident remained undiscovered until the men were missed for dinner. A messenger came…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatalites and Accidents
On Saturday afternoon a lad named Julius Thompson was ran over by a cart in Brisbane-street and sustained such severe injuries that be was admitted to the accident ward of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Cowra Mining Accident
COWRA, Saturday.--The statement given yesterday that two bodies had been recovered at the Darby Falls mines, is incorrect, as only one of the bodies has yet been brought out,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Collision in the Yarra a Man Horribly Mutilated. Another Seriously Injured
AN extraordinary occurrence, that will form the subject of official inquiries by the Melbourne Marine Board and the City Coroner, took place on the River Yarra…
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