Two Men Drowned
MELBOURNE, Monday.--Two men, John O'Connor and John Fitzpatrick, were drowned at Kelly's Swamp, near Bridge- water, to-day, while duck shooting…
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Two Men Drowned. Melbourne
A sad accident occurred near Bridgewater this afternoon. Two men, named John O'Connor, aged 35, and James Fitzpatrick, aged 17, were out duck-shooting. The latter, in wading in a…
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While some members of the rifle club at Coromandel were practising, the gun of one member accidentally went off, the contents lodging in the body of another member, James Dunn, who…
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AUCKLAND (N.Z.), January 1.-Another sad shooting fatality occurred on Monday. A boy named Geoffrey Hand, aged 2, was accidentally shot dead by his brother,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Zealand. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) Shocking Accident. Auckland
Another sad shooting fatality occurred to-day, a boy named Geoffrey Hand, aged 2, being accidentally shot dead by his brother, aged 12, near Christchurch. The older lad was playing with a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Country Summary. Death of Dr. Jarvie Hood. Numerous Accidents
A son of Mr. Thorn, of Bulge, was taking part in a wallaby drive at Mr. Blaxland's on Boxing Day, and in getting down a declivity bad his gun in front of him with his right…
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A schoolboy named George Sommerville, seven years of age, fell a distance of 15ft. from a rock in Clarence- street, near the Grosvenor Hotel, yesterday afternoon, and…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--A double drowning fatality occurred at the Dhurringle Estate, near Taa, to-day. Charles and Jeff Minter, two of Hie manager's sons,…
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MELBOURNE, January 2.-A sad drowning accident happened on the Dhurringle Estate, near Tatura, on Tuesday, whereby two young men named Charles and Jeff…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Drowned In a Pond. Rookwood Asylum Inmate
A man named Francis Moore, aged 57, an inmate of the Rookwood Asylum, was, on Tuesday afternoon, found drowned in a pool of water within the grounds. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Harbor Collision. the Inquest. (Continued from page 4.)
James Thomas O'Keefe, ordnance officer in the New South Wales Artillery, stated that on the day of the collision he boarded the Princes at the Military Wharf,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Harbor Collision. Inquest on the Victims. To-day's Proceedings
The adjourned inquest on the bodies of Elizabeth Egan and Leila Ward, two of the victims of the Princess-Awhina harbor collision, was resumed this morning at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Harbor Collision. Resumption of the Inquest. Fourth Day's Proceedings. Evidence of the Engineer of the Princess
Further inquiry was made by the City Coroner at his court, Chancery-square, today, into the facts connected with the recent harbor collision between the steamers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Ketch Ashore. Wreck at North Head. The Captain Drowned. Narrow Escape of a Lad. A Perilous Time
A ketch named the Emma Matilda, 30 tons register, was wrecked at about 3.30 this morning on the rocks off North Head. The vessel, which was loaded…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wreak at the Heads. Loss of a Schooner. The Capitan Drowned. The Boat Swamped. The Emma Matilda Drifts Ashore
Lowering the Boat-- The Captain Supposed to Have been Seized by a Shark-- The Survivor's Story-- He Walks to Manly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Shea's Creek Accident. Hurt by a Fall of Earth
Ah elderly man named James Buckeredge, living at Barter-road, North Botany, was admitted to Prince Alfred Hospital this afternoon, suffering from injuries to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Peculiar Racing Accident. a Jockey Charged
A lad named John Griffiths was riding in a race at Blacktown on Tuesday when his horse bolted into the bush. Griffiths eventually controlled the animal and rode…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident at Gunnedah. Thrown Out of a Buggy
Gunnedah, January 2.-While driving in a buggy on Tuesday, a resident named David Qwens was thrown out and seriously injured. His arm waft broken, face badly…
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A butcher named Aaron Maclean, carrying on business at 219 Now South Headroad, was making experiments with an ammonia cylinder in connect with…
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