Accident at Fillis' Circus. Melbourne
About 7 o'clock the large tent belonging to Fillis' circus was blown down, together with a hoarding…
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Accident to a Mailman
The following is a copy of a telegram received by the postal authorities from the postmaster at Mungindi:--"The mailman who was due at Mungindi 6 p.m. Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Newtown Railway Accident. the Coroner's Inquest
The City Coroner held an inquest at the South Sydney Morgue to-day on the body of the man William Jones, who was killed on the railway line at Newtown…
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BLAYNEY, Thursday.--In the Jockey Club Handicap at the Blayney races yesterday a jockey named Flynn, of Bathurst, whose horse ran against a tree, was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Floods in Queensland. Further Details of the Calamity. Hundreds of Families Driven From Their Homes. Scenes of Misery and Ruin. Many People Completely Heartbroken. Awful State of Affairs at Toowong. Dreadful Condition of the Streets. the Work of Cleansing and Disinfecting. Sensational Escapes From Drowning. the Estimated Damage—£2,000,000. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Toowoomba
The flood has pretty well subsided all over the colony. At Brisbane the gunboat Paluma und the steamer Elamang and the hulk Mary Evans, which were washed on to the Bunya Walk in the…
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BRISBANE, Friday.--Three little boys, the sons of Mr. William Robertson, secretary of the Civil Service Board, were playing on the river bank near…
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Another death occurred in the family of the late Miss H. S. Dight, who, as mentioned in our issue of last week, was drowned while bathing at Bodalla recently. The victim in this…
Continued on Trove, page 41 →Shocking Fatality at Port Pirie. Adelaide
A fatall accident happened at Port Pirie to a young man named David Boulderstone, a porter on the railway. The deceased was engaged in shunting, and in running between the trucks, he…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Shipping Disaster. Fishing Fleet Wrecked. 122 Persons Drowned. LONDON, February 10
News has been received of the wreck of a fishing fleet at the Lo[?]odon Islands, off the coast of Norway. The vessels were caught in a gale and driven ashore, many of them…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in Queensland. Towns Under Water. South Brisbane and Ipswich Inundated. Imme[?]se Damage to Property. a Beave Constable. Terrible Collieey Disaster. Mine Flooded and Minees Drowned. Many Persons Drowned
On February 2 reports arrived in Brisbane from various parts of the country recording heavy rains. As the rain showed no signs of cessation, fears were entertained that there would be a…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →News by Cable. Disastrous Storm at Sea. Destruction of a Fishing Fleet. 123 Fishermen Drowned
LONDON, February 10.-The Norwegian fishing fleet oft the Loffoden Islands has been destroyed in a terrific Storm. Great loss of life took place, 123…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Great Flood in Queensland. Bundamba, Ipswich, and Goodna Under Water. Churches and Other Buildings, Submerged. People Fleeing to the Hills. Seven Men Drowned in a Submerged Mine. Four of a Family Drowned. the Highest Flood on Record
TOOWOOMBA, Sunday, 1 p.m.--Communication has been cut off from Brisbane since Friday afternoon, and no news is to hand from the capital of any sort. The following…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Special Cables. From the Herald's London Coreespondents. Disaster Off the Coast of Norway. Destruction of a Fishing Fleet. 123 Fishermen Drowned. London, Feb. 10
The Norwegian fishing fleet at the Wooffotten Islands has been destroyed in a terrific storm. Great loss of life took place, 123…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Floods in Queensland Brisbane After the Deluge. Scenes of Desolation. Succoring the Destitute. Prompt Action of Government. Estimates of Private Losses. I Inquests on the Drowned. Famine Prices for Food
BRISBANE, Saturday.—Although heavy rain fell yesterday, it had not any appreciable effect on the river, which remains at about its average height, and the floods may be fairly considered a…
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A grocer named Mark Isaacs, who lives in Albion-street, Sorry Hills, met with a serious accident in Parramatta-road, Camperdown, yesterday afternoon. He was driving in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Accident at a Mine. Melbourne
A peculiar accident occured on the Princess Dagmar mine, Bendigo, this afternoon. The new poppet-legs were being raised into position when the rope slipped and coiled round the legs of a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Railway Accident. Bathurst
A shocking accident happened this afternoon on the railway line near Kelso to an employee named James Swan. He endeavoured to ascend an engine while in motion, but slipped and fell under the…
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Shortly after 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, when the children were leaving the Bourke-street Public School, Surry Hills, one of the boys, a lad about 10 years old,…
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Mr. Mark Isaacs, a well-known grocer, residing in Albion-street, Surry Hills, met with a serious accident in Purramatta-road to-day. He was driving a horse and cart…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Victorian News. Flotation of Treasury Bonds. A New Zealand Mystery. Sir Benjamin Benjamin's Estate. Shocking Accident. Mr. Munre's Insolvency. Miraculous Escape from Death. General News. MELBOURNE, February 7. Flotation of Treasury Bonds
Calculations which have been made by the Treasurer with respect to the flotation of the Treasury bonds show that the Associated Banks tendered in all for £450,000 at 98. The…
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