Drowned in a Well
On Monday afternoon a little girl named Charlotte Hessman, 9 years of age, was drowned in a well at the back of the residence, of George Gardener, in George-street…
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Fatal Accident
An accident happened at Port Adelaide on Monday afternoon, January 16, resulting in the instantaneous death of one man and serious injury to two others. It appears that three young…
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A telegram received to-night states that Thcophilus Jones, a miner in the Burwood Extended Colliery, was killed by a fall of coal this afternoon. ALBURY, TUESDAY…
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At the Railway Hotel, Sutherland, on Tuesday evening, Mr. Kenyon, coroner for the Liverpool district, held an inquiry into the cause of death of a young man named George John Menzie, aged…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Victoria. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Fatal Accident. Melbourne
George Criswick, of Middle Brighton, a member of the firm of Criswick, Anderson, and Co., contractors, was to-night cut to pieces on the railway line just beyond Balaclava. There was…
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WOLLONGONG, Wednesday.--A serious accident happened on the Corrimal railway line this morning. An engine was driving a train of waggons up the incline, but apparently had not sufficient steam up to keep…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Collision on the Coast of Japan. Decision of the Naval Board
LONDON, Wednesday Night.--The Naval Board at Yokohama have held an inquiry into the loss of the Japanese cruiser Chishina, which was sunk off the…
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The steamer Waihora brings news that the barque Examiner, Captain Pallant, bound from Clarence River to Dunedin with in onbark timber, arrived at the Bluff on January 12 disabled, having had her…
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A very sad affair occurred at Drillham on Sunday last. Four children--three daughters and a little boy--of Mr. J. Rochri[?] went swimming in a waterhole while their parents…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.-Mr. W. A. Royce, principal Of the Geelong Ladies' College, lost his life yesterday while out fishing He is supposed to have been washed off the rocks by a…
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BRISBANE, Friday.--A terrible affair is reported from Drillham. On Sunday last four of the children of C.F. Rochrig, a selector, were drowned when bathing in a…
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A collision occurred on the river this morning between the steamer Arawatta and a steam ferry punt. The latter was slightly damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Collision in Chicago. London, Jan. 14
A disastrous railway collision has occurred in Chicago. The wrecked carriages took fire. Although no actual loss of life is…
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All Penrith was startled on Monday evening when the news became rapidly disseminated that Alderman Judges, Mayor of Penrith, together with his estimable…
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Yesterday afternoon Mr. T. W. Royce, B.A., principal of the Geelong Ladies' College, was washed off the rocks and drowned near Cape Schank. It is believed he was fishing at the time…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Victorian Hews. Sad Boating Accideat. Four Mea Drowned. Suicide of a Squatter. The Land Credit Bank. Startling Disclosures. Financial Difficulties. Treasury Bills. General News. MELBOURNE, January 17. Fatal Boating Accident
On Saturday afternoon the yacht Ailsa was upset in a squall about a mile and a half off Red Bluff, St. Kilda. The owners, two brothers named George and Edward Bond, and a companion…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Fatality at Gladesville The Drink Fiend Claims Another Victim. Two Men Arrested. The Jury Disagree
ON Saturday night last an old resident of the locality named James Reynolds or "Jimmy the ladderman." was found lying dead in the bar of the Gladesville Hotel, Gladesville…
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Newcastle, Friday.-The inquest to-day on the body of James May, coal trimmer, who died yesterday from injuries received on the Ship Barfillan. on Tuesday, resulted in a verdict of…
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THE Mayor of Penrith (Mr. A. Judges) with Mrs Judges and family, and a most miraculous escape from a horrible death on Monday afternoon. They had been out for a drive, end when returning…
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