Rescue From Drowning
A plucky rescue from drowning was effected at the Parramatta baths on Saturday by Miss C. Paratt, daughter of Dr. E. H. L. Pratt, of Parramatta. Two little girls managed to get out of…
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Cyclists in Collision
HOBART, Monday.--Last evening Warren Dodds, son of Justice Dodds, while returning with a cycling part from Drown's River, came into collision with Mr. Barelay Crosby, son of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Suicide by Drowning. Hay
A woman named May Lawler, alias Bagden, committed suicide by drowning herself in the river on Sunday morning. She was a barmaid here at one time, and had been living in the Chinese camp…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Missing Man Stedman. Supposed to Have Been Drowned
From inquiries which have been conducted by Detectives Rochaix and Clough, it would appear that there is a probability of the mystery surrounding the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Painful Accident
Our readers will regret to learn that Mr. Lindsay Johnson, son of Mr. Johnson, of Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Limited of Sydney, and who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Burning' Accident. Mudgee
A 'young woman named Harriet M'Lean, aged 17, was admitted to the Mudgee Hospital on Saturday morning suffering from terrible burns on the lower part of her body, sustained through her clothes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Shooting Accident
BERRY, Monday.--A fatal gun accident occurred at Coolangatta yesterday, when John Wellington, a native of Thursday Island, aged 38, a married man, with three children, shot himself…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Harbor Boating Fatality. Capsize Off Dobroyd Point. a Boy Drowned
A boating accident, which resulted in William Henry Norton, aged eight years, being drowned, and three other persons narrowly escaping with their lives, occurred yesterday afternoon at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boating Accident Near Manly. a Boy Drowned
As briefly reported in our late edition of yesterday, a sad boating accident occurred near Manly, when a boy named William Henry Norton, 8 years of age, last his life. About 3 o'clock Mr. Charles Walker…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Zealand. the Collision Off Auckland Harbour. Auckland
The nautical inquiry into the collision between the steamer Stella and the barquentine Waitemata was commenced to-day. Captain Kennedy, of the former vessel, admitted being under the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident to a Miner
CRAIGIE, Wednesday.-An accident of a very serious nature occurred to a miner named Norby, who fell from his horse when on his way home from town on Sunday. His collarbone was broken,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Strange Accident
Mrs. J. Thompson, the wife of a well-known bookmaker, formerly of Melbourne, very nearly lost her life (says the London correspondent to the "Age" under date of January 7) through…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Dreaded Bombora Fatal Boating Accident
The treacherous "bombora," located off Dobroyd, near Middle Head, placed itself in evidence again yesterday afternoon at a moment when, unfortunately, a boat load of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dobroyde Boating Fatality. Recovery of the Body
The body of the boy Wm. Hy. Norton, who was drowned off Dobroyde on Tuesday evening through the upsetting of a pulling boat was recovered to-day. John Sly, a fisherman of Manly, happened…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dobroyde Boating Fatality. No Trace of the Body
The water police were searching all yesterday for the body of the boy Norton, drowned on Tuesday off Dobroyde through the upsetting of a pulling boat, but without success. A black sac coat…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Earthquake in Asia Minor. a District Desolate. Many Persons Killed and Injured. Four Thousand Homeless. London, Feb. 8
Another earthquake is reported from the Balikesri district, Asia Minor. There have been great loss of life and much destruction of property…
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John Dwyer, 55, a resident of Dulwich Hill, was driving a cart yesterday afternoon, when the horse slipped. Dwyer was thrown out, and one of the wheels of the cart passed over him…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bicycle Accident. Temora
White riding a bicycle here on Tuesday night a young man named Hillier fell heavily and was Picked up unconscious and taken to Dr. Bennett's surgery, where he was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Street Accidents
A lad of 11 years of age, named Walter Franklin, who lives at Athlone-place, off George-street West, was admitted to Prince Alfred Hospital yesterday, suffering from an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Jockey's Terrible Condition. a Series of Accidents
It may be taken for granted that nothing 13 further from the mind of the jockey, when riding a close-contested race, than the chances of an accident occurring. The frequency with which…
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