Thursday Island. a High Tide. Two Vessels Lost. Their Crews Drowned
Evening News · Thursday 12 February 1891 · page 5
THURSDAY ISLAND, Wednesday.—Heavy gusty squalls still prevail here. It is reported that the larger Kingfisher has been wrecked off Mount Adolphus Island, and the…
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Evening News · Thursday 12 February 1891 · page 5
At the Blayney Police Court on Tuesday, Arthur Doyle was remanded for a week on a charge of embezzling money, the property of the Commissioner for Railways…
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Evening News · Thursday 12 February 1891 · page 6
CAMDEN, Wednesday.—About 1.45 p.m. to-day a fatal accident occurred in Argyle-street to a man named John Roberts. The deceased had been in town during the morning selling fruit,…
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Evening News · Thursday 12 February 1891 · page 5
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—While Thomas Cox and James Sims were working in an intermediate level 65Oft from the surface of the South Devon shire Mine, at Eaglehawk, they were startled by…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 February 1891 · page 5
A terrible accident occurred about 11 o'clock to-day at the South Devonshire mine, Eaglehawk, causing the entombment and probable death of a miner named Thomas Cox, who, with a young…
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The Australian Star · Thursday 12 February 1891 · page 5
No Sign has been discovered up to the present of the victim of the fearful mining accident which occurred yesterday at the South Devonshire mine, Eaglehawk, a few…
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The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 February 1891 · page 5
Mr. Larmour, chairman of the Federal Artesian Well and Mineral Boring Company, Limited, received a telegram from Llanrheidal station, Queensland, yesterday, stating that…
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The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 February 1891 · page 5
CAMDEN, Wednesday. -- John Roberts, a highly-respected resident of Narellan, met with an accident this afternoon which resulted fatally. Deceased was hawking fruit at the…
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The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 February 1891 · page 5
COWRA, Wednesday.--Last night the body of Schey, one of the victims of the Darby Falls mine collapse, was brought into town. The funeral took place this morning and was…
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The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 February 1891 · page 5
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Owing to the dangerous state of Antonio Labrovitch, the man who was in the boat with Lambert when the latter was killed in the collision between…
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Evening News · Friday 13 February 1891 · page 5
Shortly before midnight, on Thursday, Senior-constable Bruce, of Botany Station, had his attention called to a man lying on the Botany-road, North Botany, by Charles Williams, a tramway…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 February 1891 · page 4
Were the famous builders of the once Aberdeen White Star line ship George Thompson to have seen her in tow coming round Bradley's Head yesterday they would have regretted to see so handsome a model so much battered…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 February 1891 · page 6
Yesterday a boy named Blacker, aged 13, whilst bathing, in company with other boys, in a billabong running out of the Darling, was drowned. He was endeavouring to carry a boy across on his back when he…
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Evening News · Friday 13 February 1891 · page 6
A man named Noonan, an employe at the Mount Morgan Co.'s Mine (Q.), had his right arm cot off just above the wrist by a circular saw. He was endeavoring to effect repairs, or to alter…
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Evening News · Friday 13 February 1891 · page 5
An inquest was held at the City Coroner's Court, Chancery-square, yesterday, respecting the death of a little boy earned Arthur O'Meara, aged 3 years, who died in the Sydney Hospital on…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 February 1891 · page 5
A man named Joseph Sherd met with a dreadful accident yesterday at the Kembla mine. While undermining coal a large quantity suddenly came away, breaking one wrist and one thigh, besides smashing…
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The Australian Star · Friday 13 February 1891 · page 6
THE death of the boy Arthur O'Mara, who, as reported in our issue of yesterday, was fatally injured through being run over by a trolly in Sussex-street, was inquired into…
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The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 February 1891 · page 5
WOLLONGONG, Thursday. -- A young man named Joseph Sheard, employed as a miner in the Mount Kembla colliery, sustained a frightful injury yesterday forenoon through a large…
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The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 February 1891 · page 5
AUCKLAND, Thursday. -- A fatal gun accident happened to-day at Southlands. Jonas Miller was out shooting, and while attempting to pull his loaded gun through a fence the charge…
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The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1891 · page 6
WE regret to announce the death by drowning of Miss Clara Miller, oldest daughter of Mr. Hugh Miller, of Parramatta. The young lady was well known in this district and was…
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