Struck by Lightning. Fatality at Bathurst. BATHURST
A very sad death by lightning occured early yesterday. About 10.30 a.m., when the bulls of the two Cathedrals were ringing merrily a slight rumbling…
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Fatality at Bathurst. Struck Dead by Lightning. Bathurst
A fatality occurred to-day. Two young men named Edward Donnelly and George Marks were walking along Bentinck-street West, and were approaching Rocket-street. There was every sign of…
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BATHURST, Monday.—Edward Donnelly, 21 years old, of this city, was killed by lightning in Bentinck-street on Sunday, and a companion, George Marts, was somewhat seriously injured…
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PERTH (W.A.), Monday.—William M'Ganchery, a victim of the dynamite accident at the Mount Charlotte Mine, Kalgoorlie, has succumbed to the deadly fumes. This brings the…
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The adjourned inquest respecting the death of a vanman named William Dear, who was killed on Friday through being run over by his own vehicle in George-street, was resumed and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lord Loch. Narrow Escape From an Accident. London, April 2
Lord Loch has had a narrow escape from a serious accident. He was being driven along Parliament-street in a hansom when the horse bolted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mining Disaster in West Australia. the Mount Charlotte Accident. Death of Five Men. a Relief Fund Started
KALGOORLIE, Sunday. -- John Wiekeroft, Ken Wilson, and John Murphy died at the hospital yesterday from the results of injuries received at the Mount Charlotte accident, thus making…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lord Loch in London. Narrow Escape From a Serious Accident
LONDON, Friday Night. -- Lord Loch had a narrow escape from a serious accident in Loudon to-day. While riding in a hansom the horse took…
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An adjourned inquest in connection with the death of William Dear, who received fatal injuries on Friday afternoon at the Haymarket through the wheel of a van passing over his body, was concluded yesterday. Dear…
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An inquest was held to-day on the body of Percy Ralf Faveill, who was drowned or Saturday by falling from a boat while on a visit of inspection with the Minister for Works and other…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Capsize of a Boat. a Man Drowned
TWEED HEADS, Tuesday.—A man named Edward Vaughan was drowned on Sunday. Vaughan and a friend named John Moriarty were returning from Cudgen to Cave Point in a flat…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Accident. The Mail Delayed. From Melbourne to Sydney. Runs Over a Cow--A Stoppage of Five Hours--Goes Off the Line Near Yass--The Express Also Delayed--No Passengers Injured. YASS
The mail train from Melbourne to Sydney last night, shortly after 11 o'clock, got derailed four miles on Goulburn side of Yass through running over…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident at Broken Hill. a Miner Killed
BROKEN HILL, Tuesday.—An accident occurred at the Block 10 Mine yesterday afternoon which, resulted in a miner named, William Thompson being killed and his mate, Samuel…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Painful Accident. a Hand Severed
A painful accident happened yesterday to a lad named Herbert Jones, employed at Beale's sewing machine manufactory, Annandale. While attending to a planing machine he reached across…
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YASS, Tuesday.—The up mail train to Sydney met with a slight accident last night between Yass and Coolalie, caused by running over a calf which had strayed on to the line. Two carriages were derailed…
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A lad named Herbert Jones, an employee of Beale's sewing machine factory, Annandale, had his loft hand torn off by some machinery yesterday. He was admitted to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Second Edition. Accident to the Melbourne Express. Wreck of the Train Narrowly Averted
YASS, Tuesday Morning.--The mail train from Melbourne ran off the line last night about three miles on the Sydney side of Yass station, through running over a calf which had strayed on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Accident at Broken-hill
BROKEN-HILL, Monday.--A miner named William Thompson was killed at the Block 10 mine this afternoon, and his mate, Samuel Thomas, was injured. The two men were working…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Omnibus Fatality
The City Coroner opened an inquest at the South Sydney Morgue to-day touching the death of Mabel Elizabeth Cridland, aged 5. who was run over in Botany-road,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Street Accident. a Child Run Over
A child, aged 5, named Mabel Elizabeth Cridland, living with her parents at Pickup-street, Alexandria, was fatally injured in Botany-road last evening. Deceased was crossing the road when she was…
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