Drowning Accidents
SINGLETON, December 24.—A sad [?] of drowning occurred at Belford on wednesday evening. Frank Edwards, aged 7, and his brother Alexander, aged 9; wont fishing in the creek about 7 o'clock that…
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Fatality at Mort's Dock. a Ship Slips From the Cradle. Two Men Drowned
Tuesday afternoon a sensational accident took place at Mort's Dock and Engineering Company's works, Mort's Bay. For the purpose of effecting repairs and making a general overhaul the A.U.S.N…
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MELBOURNE: Friday.-The inquest on the bodies of the men Mossop. Porter, Stevens, and Gibson, the victims of the sewerage catastrophe which occurred on Tuesday morning last, was for many opened to-day…
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A somewhat exciting adventure was that which befell a little girl named Amy Bohringer a few days ago. She fell into a waterhole on her father's property at…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Shooting Fatality. a Youth Accidentally Killed. BRISBANE
A youth named Alfred Bodero was shooting birds at Alam on Sunday, When his gun accidentally exploded, and he wail shot dead…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Serious Accident at Mort's Dock. Two Men Drowned
On Tuesday afternoon a sensational accident took place at Mort's Dock and Engineering Company's works. Mort's Bay, Balmain. For the purpose of effecting repairs and making a…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →Collision iu Sydney Harbor
On Monday the steamer Princess, whilst leaving Circular Quay for Athor Gardens with some hundreds of passengers, mostly women and children, on board, was cut down…
Continued on Trove, page 34 →Distressing Fatality at ^Orange. ORANGE. Dec. 23
A distressing accident occurred this afternoon about 4 o'clock, by which two girls named Ina (aged 11) and Margery (aged 9), daughters of Mr. H. A. Crouch, district surveyor, and a nursegirl,…
Continued on Trove, page 47 →A Woman's Eye Injured at Waterloo
Lily Watson, aged 21 years, received a serious injury to one of her eyes at her residence, off Raglan-street, Waterloo, last evening. She fell from a box, and struck her eye against a jug. She was admitted to the eye ward at…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Collision in the Harbour. the Steamer Princess Sunk
Two of the test-known harbour boats—the Camneray (North Shore Ferry) and the Princess—came into collision about half-past 12 on Monday afternoon, it Circular Quay, at a spotclose to the jetties and near…
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Lily Watson, 20. residing at 61 Raglan-street, Waterloo, was taken to Prince Alfred Hospital yesterday with a severe wound on the left [?]igh, which was caused in a rather peculiar manner. Miss…
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MELBOURNE, Saturday.-George Gibbs, the young man who was rendered insensible when seeking to rescue his comrades in the late sewer fatality at South Yarra, died in the Alfred Hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sewerage Accident near Melbourne. MELBOURNE
An alarming and it is feared a fatal accident occur sd this morning in the sewerage tunnel known as M'Kenzie and Son's No. 1 contract, South Yarra. The facts so far as known are that…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A Street Accident
An elderly man named John Donnelly, a denier, residing in Frankin-street, Glebe,leaped from a cart tills morning and injured his right leg at the seat of an old injury. The limp was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatalities and Accidents. Death of a Journalist
The City Coroner held a magisterial inquiry at the Lloyd Hotel, George-street North, yesterday, in connection with the death of Mr. Frederick Bruce Graham, lately editor of the "Warren Herald," who died on…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Ship Runs Off a Slip. Two Men Drowned
THE A.U.S.N. Co.'s steamer Katoomba while being hauled on tho slip at Mort's Dock on Tuesday suddenly broke loose und dashed into the water at Waterview Bay, just missing the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Harbor Collision. a Steamer Sunk-Miraculons Escape of the Passengers
ON Boxing Day one of those collisions which has often been foretold occurred in Sydney core. The Princess, bound for Athol Gardens, left the floating jetty with over 100 passengers…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Late Melbourne News. Many Killed by the Heat. Death of the Hero of the Tunnel Fatality. Melbourne, Saturday Night
These more fatal cases from the extreme heat of the last few days occurred in Melbourne to-day. It is stated that in all 35 deaths, directly attributable to the heat,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Another Ferry Steamer Accident. the Adeline in Trouble. Collides with a Lighter, and Is Beached and Sunk. Harrow Escape of Passengers. NEWCASTLE, Saturday Night
SHORTLY after 2 o'clock an accident occurred in the harbor by which the Stockton ferry steamer Adeline received extensive injuries, and she bad to be benched to prevent her…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Collision with a Tram
A horse attached to a van driven by a Chinese gardener took fright at a racecourse tram in Cleveland-street this morning, and came into contact with the rear car, with the result that…
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