A Boy Drowned at Mortlake
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 January 1897 · page 6
The City Coroner yesterday conducted an inquest at Mortlake on the body of Ernest James Skinner, aged seven years, who resided with his parents at Emily-street, Mortlake, and who, on the previous Saturday…
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Evening News · Tuesday 26 January 1897 · page 3
JERILDERIE, Tuesday.—An accident happened on Sunday morning when the wife of Mr. Bertram, a contractor at Wunnumurra, lost her life. She got up at 6 o'clock on Sunday morning to light the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat Traffic to South Australia. Accident to a River Barge. Corowa
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1897 · page 5
A barge attached to the steamer Colonel sank yesterday at Collendina with 1300 bags of wheat for Morgan, South Australia. It is estimated that over 1000 bags will be totally destroyed, the rest having…
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The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 January 1897 · page 6
TO[?]MWAL, Monday.--Yesterday the barge Namol, belonging to the steamer Alert, and laden with 1240 bags of wheat from Yarrawonga, struck on a snag a few miles above here. A big hole…
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The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 January 1897 · page 6
INVERELL, Monday.--William Cotter, aged 39, was riding towards his home at Mullamanna on Sunday evening with a companion when he was thrown from his horse. He was picked…
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The Australian Star · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 7
At an inquest held at the Lloyd Hotel to-day on the body of an unknown man, found floating in the Quay by Constable Tyers, of the Water Police, this…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Boy Drowned at Maitland
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 6
WEST MAITLAND, Tuesday. -- A lad named William Tegg, 15 years of age, was accidentally drowned in the Hunter River this morning while bathing near Gillies' Cutting. A strong current…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 5
A drowning accident occurred down the river to-day. A youth named William Tegg, son of Mr. J. T. Tegg, of West Maitland, was the victim. He was bathing at a spot known as the Canal, when he was…
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Evening News · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 5
LONDON, January 26.—A lifeboat capsized off the coast of Jutland (Denmark) to-day, twelve persons being drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Union. Accident to Wally Kerr
Referee · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 6
Wally Kerr has been in the wars or rather he has the appearance of it. Monday morning he stalked in unannounced with his right arm in a sling and splints and looking the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Accident at a Race Meeting. Yass
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 6
A serious accident happened At the Oddfellows' Sports to-day at the finish of the last horse race. One of the stirrups of a jockey broke, and as he could not see where be was going he rode into the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Peculiar Fatal Accident
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 6
WEST MAITLAND, Tuesday. -- A girl named Hitchcock, eight years of age, was killed this morning at her father's residence, Mulbung. She was looking out of a window, when the sash fell…
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Evening News · Thursday 28 January 1897 · page 6
LONDON, January 26.—A collision occurred yesterday off Dungeness, Kent, between H.M.S. Blenheim and the five-masted steel ship France…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sad Shooting Fatality. Coraki
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 January 1897 · page 5
A sad shooting fatality occurred this morning at Moonembar, seven miles from Coraki. A son of Mr. M'Douald, 9 years old, accidentally shot his 18-months' old sister with a loaded gun which was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Lifeboat Disaster. Twelve Persons Drowned
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 January 1897 · page 5
LONDON, Tuesday Night.--Twelve persons were drowned to-day by the upsetting of a lifebate at Jutland, on the coast of Denmark…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Collision in the Channel. London, January 27
The Australian Star · Thursday 28 January 1897 · page 3
A collision occurred yesterday off Dungeness between H.M.S. Blenheim and the five-masted steel ship France. A serious disaster was narrowly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Capsize of a Lifeboat. Twelve Men Drowned. London, Jan. 26
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 January 1897 · page 5
Owing to the upsetting of a lifeboat off the coast of Jutland, 12 men have been drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Twelve Persons Drowned. Capsize of a Lifeboat. LONDON, January 26
The Australian Star · Thursday 28 January 1897 · page 6
A dreadful boating fatality has occurred off Jutland, in Denmark. A lifeboat was capsized, and before aid could reach the occupants 12 of them were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shocking Fatality a Man Cut to Pieces. Run Over by Three Trains. BRISBANE
The Australian Star · Thursday 28 January 1897 · page 6
A fearful accident occurred near Laidley Railway Station early this morning. A night porter found a man's shirt saturated with blood lying on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Collision at Sea. Between a Warship and a French Barque. a Serious Disaster Averted
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 January 1897 · page 5
LONDON, Wednesday.--A collision occurred yesterday off Dungeness between her Majesty's first-class twin-screw cruiser Blenheim, attached to the Channel Squadron,…
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