The Military Road Fatality
An inquiry was held by Mr. J. C. Woore, City Coroner, at the residence of the late Mr. J. B. Markey, Military-road, Mossman's Bay, touching the death of that gentleman, which took place…
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Fatality at Richmond. Melbourne
The body of a man was found on the line at Richmond station to day. It is supposed that he walked off the platform and broke his neck…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The floods in Gippsland are proving very disastrous. At Bairnsdale, about 1000 bags of maize have been washed away, and 100 cattle and…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.—Three fatalities have occurred in connection with the disastrous floods at Gippsland. A rescue party, composed of Patrick Pigott and James Brooks, had their boat…
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London, Saturday Night.--A terriblw drowning calamity occurred at Amsterdam to-day. Owing to the heavy fogs which hung…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Deaths by Drowning. Twenty-five Persons Perish. London, December 30
A fog of unusual density prevailed for a few hours at Amsterdam to-day, and during that time no fewer than 25 persons wore drowned [?] canals…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Country News. (From Our Correspondents.) Sad Shooting Fatality. Narrabri
Mr. Frederick Jenkins, clerk to Mr. M'Donald, solicitor, was accidentally shot by a companion named Wilhams while duck-shooting yesterday. Both had raised their guns to fire at some ducks,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dense Fog in Amsterdam. People Drowned by Falling Into the Canals. London, Dec. 30
There was a remarkably dense fog in Amsterdam yesterday. The fog overhang the city like a pall for several hours, and resulted in much less of life, besides which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Death of Mr. G. B. Rowley. ROSEHILL R.C. Secretary Killed. Result of a Buggy Accident
Mr. G. B. Rowley, the popular secretary of the Rosehill Racing Club, died at his residence, Edgeworth, Macquarie-street, Parramatta, at 8.30 this morning. Yesterday evening he,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accidentally Shot. Two Persons Killed
NARRABRI, Monday.—A shooting accident, resulting in the death of Mr. Frederick Jenkins, a local solicitor's clerk, took place on Saturday. Jenkins and a companion named…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Eastern Mail News. Sir Thomas M'ilwraith. Piracy at Macao. Japanese at Chicago -- Expensive Birthday Celebrations -- Railway Accident-- North Borneo Goldfields
From files brought by the Menmuir, which arrived from the China Seas on Saturday, we gather the following items:-- Sir Thomas M'Ilwraith left Hongkong for…
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ADELAIDE, Monday.--John Mackay, of Murryatville, aged 17, was drowned in a waterhole to-day, while bathing, in the vicinity of Waterfall Gully, with two…
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A serious accident happened to two young children, a boy and girl, while on the Liverpoolroad, Ashfield, yesterday. A mob of horses knocked the little ones down while they were…
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A youth named John Mackay, a resident of Marryattville, while bathing at Waterfall Gully yesterday got out of his depth and was drowned. The body has not yet…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dreadful Fatality at Bulimba. Brisbane
A dreadful fatality, resulting in the death of two little children, occurred last night at Bulimba, one of tho suburbs of Brisbane. A labouring man named Hughes and his wife went out in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shocking Fatality at Broken-hill. Two Children Burned to Death
BROKEN-HILL, Monday.--A terrible accident occurred at Broken-hill late tonight, a fire taking place by which two children were burned to death, The Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victoria. the Loss of the Steamer Alert. Funerals of the Drowned. Another Body Found
MELBOURNE, Monday.--In the midst of the joyousness of the New Year festival the people have been reminded of the sad loss of the steamer Alert by the funeral of the late…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Serious Coach Accident
FORBES, Tuesday.— A young man named Alfred Frost met with a severe accident yesterday. He was driving one of Mr. Girdham's passenger coaches to the Forbes racecourse, and in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dreadful Burning Accidents. Five Children Roasted to Death. an Old Couple's End. Bodies Reduced to Cinders
BROKEN HILL, Tuesday.— A shocking fatality occurred last night through a fire in Crystal-street, two children being literally burnt to cinders. The members of the local fire brigade were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Accident at Kogarah. a Narrow Escape
An elderly lady named Mrs. Milligan was knocked down on the railway line near Kogarah Station this morning, at about 11 o'clock, and had a very narrow escape of her life. It is believed that…
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