Accident to a Triplet
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 January 1897 · page 3
Elliott, one of the crack Sydney handicap riders, had a narrow escape from a serious injury at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday afternoon. He was following a triplet at a swinging pace, putting the final touches…
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The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 January 1897 · page 6
A young woman named Emily Olsen, 21 years of age, residing at No. 1 Angel-street, Newtown, sustained somewhat severe injuries to the head by falling off a tram, at the Newtown bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Three Brothers Drowned in a Waterhole. the Enfield Fatality
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 January 1897 · page 6
The loss on Tuesday afternoon of the lives of three boys, brothers, in a waterhole near the head of Cook's River, within the municipality of Strathfield, was inquired into yesterday by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Bicycle Accident. Collision With an Omnibus
The Australian Star · Thursday 14 January 1897 · page 7
David Boyce, a member of the firm, of Boyce Bros., jam manufacturers, was riding a bicycle from his residence, Laurence-street, Alexandria, to the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Shooting Fatality. Brisbane
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1897 · page 5
A St. George telegram states that yesterday evening Bertie Johnson was shooting bower birds in a garden, and after shooting a bird be handed a Winchester rifle to his sister, Mary, saying,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Recent Tram Fatality. the Inquest
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 January 1897 · page 3
Yesterday morning, at the Coroner's Court, the City Coroner (Mr. J. C. Woore) held an inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of John Price, who died after meeting with an accident on the tramline…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Enfield Drowning Case. Inquest on the Bodies
Evening News · Thursday 14 January 1897 · page 5
The city coroner held an inquiry at O'Sullivan's Hotel, Druitt Town, yesterday, regarding the deaths of three brothers, named. George Henry Kerslake, 13, Phillip, 10, and Stephen, 8, who were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Arcade Accident. a Spirit Lamp's Flamr. Two Lads Injured
Evening News · Thursday 14 January 1897 · page 5
Two youths named Albert Ford and St. Clalr, employed at Sydney Arcade, were seriously burnt about the face and hands yesterday. The lads were engaged repairing one of the wires in connection…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Druitt Town Drowning. a Magisterial Inquiry. The Eldest Brother's Sacrifice. Evidence of an Eye-Witness-Finding of Accidental Deaths
The Australian Star · Thursday 14 January 1897 · page 3
A magisterial Inquiry held by the City Coroner at the Royal Hotel, Druitt Town, yesterday, substantiated the statement that George Henry Kerslake,…
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Evening News · Thursday 14 January 1897 · page 5
David Noyce. 28, residing in Burren-street, Alexandria, met with a serious accident in Botanyroad yesterday. He was riding a bicycle along Botany-road, when he collided with a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fearful Mining Accident. a Miner Impaled in a Shaft
Evening News · Thursday 14 January 1897 · page 2
HILLGROVE, Thursday.—A fatal accident happened at 7. o'clock this morning in the south shaft at the Eleanora Mine. Alfred Goodwin, a miner, was at work in the bottom of the shaft…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shot by His Sister. Accident at St. George. BRISBANE
The Australian Star · Thursday 14 January 1897 · page 6
'A' telegram from St. George states that Bertie Johnson, residing at Moore Park, a mile from town, was shooting birds in the garden, when his sister…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Colliery Accident. Fall of Coal at Greta. West Maitland
The Australian Star · Thursday 14 January 1897 · page 5
An accident of a serious nature happened on Tuesday evening to a miner engaged at East Greta colliery, four miles from West Maitland. Henry…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Shooting Accident. a Boy Seriously Wounded
The Australian Star · Thursday 14 January 1897 · page 5
A boy named James Waterman, aged 8, was the victim of a shooting accident in Louis-street, Redforn, last night. He resides in that vicinity and was walking…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatalities and Accidents. a Dead Body Found at North Sydney
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 January 1897 · page 6
The dead body of a man, whose identity is unknown, was found in the Gore-hill Cemetery, North Sydney, yesterday, by a foreigner named John Beneke. When found, the body was in an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Railway Collision
Evening News · Friday 15 January 1897 · page 5
BRISBANE, Thursday.—A collision, took place on the railway at Goodna, between Ipswich and Brisbane, this morning at half-past 1 o'clock. The goods train stopped at Goodna to discharge…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Child Drowned
Evening News · Friday 15 January 1897 · page 5
BULLI, Friday.—A child named Tressider, 6 years of age was drowned at Corrlmal yesterday while fishing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Collision at Goodna
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 January 1897 · page 5
BRISBANE, Thursday.--A collision between two goods trains occurred at Goodna to-day, when three trucks were derailed, and almost completely smashed up. No one was injured…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 January 1897 · page 5
A railway accident, which resulted in considerable damage to rolling stock, but which fortunately was not attended with any fatality, occurred at Goodna shortly before 1 o'clock this morning. A…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Wharf Laborer Injured
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 January 1897 · page 6
A wharf laborer named Thomas Franeis, aged 27, residing a ship at Dalton's Wharf yesterday afternoon, when he lost his footing, and fell down the ship's hold…
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