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News has just been received that the Atlantic liner Elbe, of the North German Lloyd Company, with 400 souls on board, has foundered with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LONDON, January 24.—The Lund Line steamer Hubbuck, 1776 tons, of London, which was reported on January 14 to have arrived at Dunkirk,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A sad drowning case occurred near the Land Company's jetty to-day. Two brothers, relatives of Dr. Carden, were engaged fishing. One of them, Ernest Carden, hooked a big fish, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A serious accident happened this morning to a wharf laborer engaged at work on the steam lighter Dido, lying at the wharves of the A.U.S.N. Co. William Smith, who…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The people of Springwood were aroused from their usually quiet habits on Friday afternoon last, 25th January, by the alarming report that Charles Hans Wilson—better known locally as "Charley"…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Saturday morning between 7 and 8 o’clock as a storekeeper named Donald McLean was walking along the Collaroy Beach at Narrabeen, he saw an object being tossed…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →LONDON, Thursday, 1.20 p.m.--The captain and the chief officers of the Elbe were all drowned. It is reported that the Crathie was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WAGGA, February 2.-A daughter of a selector named John Lloyd, Irving near Yerong, died on Friday from the effects of a burning accident. The child, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE many friends of Father William Dunphy will regret to learn that a most serious accident befell him on Sunday last at Crystal Brook (says the Port Piric STANDARD). It appears that after Mass he left…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Two miners named James Gurry and Thomas Watson while working yesterday in the Glebe colliery were knocked down by a sudden fall of coal, sustaining severe…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Craithie has been detained by the [?]terdam authorities pending an enquiry into the marine disaster in which the Elbe was wrecked…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →HOBART, February 4.-An accident happened to the steamer Herbert on Friday. The vessel was bound from-Devonport to Melbourne with 1400 bags of oats, when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A boy named Partridge was crossing in the ferry boat to Kinchela Creek school this morning, when he fell out and was drowned. Last month 23,940 persons visited the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Those who travelled to and from Manly bad a rough time on Saturday crossing the Heads, One mail in particular had a very narrow escape, so narrow, indeed, that he…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A terrific explosion startled the people of Southwark to-day. The scene of the occurrence was the bridge, where a terrible explosion, proceeding…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BRISBANE, Sunday.--The experience of tho steamer Leura was of the roughest description. Captain J. D. Joy reports that the Leura left Keppel Bay at 11.30 a.m. on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dr. Malloy, a visitor to Sydney, while crossing the street on Saturday night, slipped and fell in front of a cab, and before he had time to get out of the way…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An inquest was commenced yesterday by Coroner Martin, J.P., into the death of Thomas Watson, who was killed in the Newcastle Company's B Pit on Thursday last by a fall of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dr. Molloy, who came to Sydney a few days since to witness the test cricket match, met with a painful accident on Saturday night through being run over by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A man named Edward Gordon, 35 years of age, suddenly dropped dead on Saturday afternoon at Marrickville. The deceased, who was employed by Mr. J. F. Woods, a…
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