Drowned in a Dam
WELLINGTON, Thursday.--At Stuart Town this morning the dead body of a man whose name at present is unknown, was found in the dam at Poorman's Claim. Mr. R. Porter, the district…
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A Midnight Sensation. Saved from Drowning
About midnight Constable Chappell, of the water, police, was patrolling the Circular Quay; in the vicinity of Princes Stairs,, when he saw a woman…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Serious Lift Accident. a Young Man Injured
A serious lift accident occurred shortly before noon to-day at the N.Z. Loan Company's Stores, Bridge-street, when a young man named Frank R. Jones was seriously injured. Jones, who is not employed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Drowning at Pyrmont. Fall From a Wharf
A young man named Henry Brittain, 19, was the victim of a peculiarly distressing drowning at Pyrmont this afternoon. Shortly before half-past 12…
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A youth, aged 18, named Henry Britton, was drowned yesterday in Darling Harbor through falling into the water while in a fit, Deceased (who resided with his parents at Pyrmont-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Capsize of a Boat. a Man-o'-warsman Drowned
AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Friday.—During a sailing race at Wellington yesterday afternoon an accident happened. The race was for a cup presented by Lady Brassey for boats from vessels of…
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James Fleming, 20, re[?]ing at 3 Hobbes street, Lewisham, met with a serious accident yesterday. From what can be gathered it appears that Fleming, who was employed "By Messers. Langdon, Hopkins…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →News by Cable. The Mountain Murders. Butler's Story. Startling Admissions. Admits Going Prospecting. Weller Shot by Accident. Extradition Proceedings Adjourned
LONDON, Thursday, 6.35 a.m. Butler has regained his bravado and posed yesterday for the artists of several newspapers. He declines now to state what is his true…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Redfern Railway Accident. MR. R. D. JONES
The popular Metropolitan Inspector of Stock, Mr. R. D. Jones, was in the railway accident at Redfern this week. He is a bit stiff yet, but looks…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accidents to North Coast Co.'s Steamers
A telegram received by the Telegraph Department states that the Burrawong is aground at the south entrance of the Macleay, apparently near the bar…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Latest Cables. Butler in Gaol a Spirit of Bravado. He Poses for His Picture. Leo Weller's Death. Described by the Prisoner--Alleged Accidental Shooting--A Third Man Spoken of--Dividing the Dead Man's Effects--The Extradition Proceedings. LONDON, February 4
Telegrams from San Francisco report that Butler has now regained his spirit of bravado. He talks freely of the mountain murders, and has also…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident to a Railway Porter
BATHURST, Thursday.--This morning while H. Fullerton, a porter at the railway station, was attending to his duties at an incoming train, his foot slipped on the neck of a buffer upon…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Butler and Lee Weller's Effects. How They Were Obtained. Lee Weller Accidentally Shoots Himself. Butler and a Mate Divide the Dead Man's Goods
LONDON, Thursday.--From San Francisco it is reported that Butler declines to reveal his true name, but admits that he advertised in New South Wales for a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Distressing Fatality
A very distressing occurrence took place on Sunday, January 31st, in Sorrell street, whereby Edward James Maling, aged 14 months, the son of Mr. A. Maling lost his life. It seems…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A Harbor Collision
Captain Stafford, a river pilot, in the service of the Hunter River S.S. Company, has asked the Marine Board to hold an investigation into the matter of the narrowly-averted collision of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Another Lift Accident. a Young Man Injured
A lift accident occurred this afternoon at the store of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Bridge-street, by which a young man…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatality at Granville a Railway Man Killed. A Mysterious Accident. The Inquest
A sad fatality took place at the Clyde railway marshalling yards in Saturday night when Charles Palmer, a well-known resident of Granville, lost his life. The details of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamers in Collision. London, February 5
The B.I.S.N. Co.'s steamer Duke of Buckingham has been damaged by collision with an unknown steamer off Holehaven, on the south coast of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Accident at Redfern. a Carriage Wrecked and Its Occupants Injured
It was on the 31st October, 1S94, that the dreadful collision occurred at Redfern. involving the loss of eight lives. The occurrence of a similar accident within two brief yearsâ fortunately with no loss of…
Continued on Trove, page 292 →Collision in the Thames. the Duke of Buckingham Damaged
LONDON, February 5.—A collision occur-red yesterday, off Holehaven, at the mouth of the Thames, between the R.M.S. Duke of Buckingham, bound from London to…
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