Painful Accident
A little boy named Laurence Schumacher, aged 7, Who resides with his parents in Mitchell-road, Alexandria, met with a painful accident this morning. He was having…
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Drowning Fatality
A lad named Bertie Thomas, 8 years of age. the son of William Thomas, licensee of the Miners' Arms Hotel, Young Wallsend, was drowned in a waterhole near the Young Wallsend Public school…
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On Saturday afternoon a very sad drowning accident occurred at Moira, a few miles from here, by which a boy named Bernard Farrell, aged 18 years, lost his…
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At the Lloyd Hotel, George-street North, yesterday, the City Coroner held an inquiry with reference to the death of an old man named Hugh Hilton, who was drowned in the harbor…
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On Saturday afternoon the yacht Valiant wa[?] struck by a sudden squall while sailing in the Milton reach of the river and capsized. The crew were left struggling in the water. Some [?]lung to the…
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LONDON, January 31.-A terrible disaster occurred during a fire at an oil refinery at Newcastle yesterday. A tank containing 16 tons of creosote…
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A fire has taken place in an oil refinery at Newcastle-on-Tyne. During the progress of the outbreak a tank containing 16 tons of creosote exploded. Two of the…
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LONDON, Monday. -- A terrible disaster occurred during a fire at an oil refinery in Newcastle yesterday. A tank containing 16 tons of creosote…
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TEMORA, Monday.-A fatal accident happened on Saturday night about 10 o'clock to a man whose name is supposed to he Arthur Carey, aged 32 Carey and two other men walked in from Cootamundra…
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Bernard Farrell, a son of Mr.B.Farrell, of Moira, was drowned in a dam while bathing on Saturday BEGA, Monday. The rainfall at B[?]ga for January was 34 points…
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The accident which befell Private Muntz of the Molong Mounted Rifles, on Saturday, had a fatal termination the patient dying to-day at noon. He never regained consciousness. The circumstances…
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MOLONG, Monday. -- At the conclusion of the Mounted Rifles firing competition at Bathurst on Saturday. Private E. Muntz, of the Molong Half-Company, and one of the group of four who…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Supposed Drowning Fatality. a Body Floating Off Waverley Cemetery
Information was sent to the Water Police by the Waverley station yesterday afternoon to the effect that the body of a man bad been seen floating in the water about 150yds. off the rocks at the seaward side of…
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A seaman named Charles Matterson, while going on board the steamer Birksgate at the A.U.S.N. Company's wharf last evening, slipped on the gangway and fell on to the wharf, striking…
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AUCKLAND, Tuesday. -- The steamer Stella collided with the barquentine Waitemata at the entrance to Auckland harbor at 3 o'clock this morning, and cut her nearly to the water's edge…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Zealand. Collision Off Auckland Harbour. the Barquentine Waitemata Sunk. All Hands Saved. Auckland
A sensational collision oocurred a few miles outside of Auckland harbour early this morning between the steamer Stella and the barquentine Waitemata, which was on a voyage from…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Back From the Grave. Extraordinary Case of Mistaken Identity. a Supposed Drowned Man Turns Up
An extraordinary instance of mistaken identity was brought to light at the Glebe Police Court to-day, when an elderly man named George Angus Paton was presented on a charge…
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Writing on January 22, our Wellington (N.Z.) correspondent says: Our Governor had a narrow escape from a serious accident on Sunday last. Lord Ranfurly end his suite, who have been "doing"…
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While a boy named Charles Graveis was riding a horse along the Botany-road yesterday afternoon he collided with a horse and cart, the result being that he was thrown off the bouse. He was taken…
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