Yarra Tunnel Accident Another Death
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…
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Railway Accident. a Fettler Loses His Hand. ARMIDALE
An accident occurred at the railway station on Friday afternoon, by which a fettler had his hand severed from his arm by an engine. The wheels passed over the arm just above the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident to a Ferry Steamer. the Adeline Collides with a Lighter. a Panic Among Passengers
A mishap of a serious aud unique character occurred on Saturday afternoon to the Stockton ferry steamer Adeline, a vessel of 27 tons register, owned by Captain Hugh Boyee, of Stockton…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Woman Accidentally Poisoned
Mary Stevens, aged between 30 and 35 years, was taken to the Sydney Hospital about 4 o'clock yesterday morning, by Constable Meenaghan, suffering from the effects of taking poison. The officer stated that he had…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatalities and Accidents Sudden Death at Sans Souci
Mrs. Barnett, wife of Mr. Murk Burnett, grocer, of Mary-street, Surry-hills, died suddenly at the pavilion at Sans Souci yesterday evening. The deceased lady was in the pavilion when she fainted, and upon being carried…
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A horse attached to a van driven by a Chinese gardener took fright at a racecourse tram in Cleveland-street yesterday morning, and came into contact with the rear car, with the result that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Cammeray-princess Collision
At an inquiry, begun yesterday by the Marine Board, into the circumstances which brought about the collision between the ferry steamer Cammeray and the steamer Princess, at the…
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A girl named Elizabeth Arnold, 17, was admitted to Prince Alfred Hospital yesterday afternoon, suffering from injuries to her left wrist. She lives at 142 M'Evoy-street, Waterloo, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Mort's Dock Fatality. Resumption of the Inquest
The adjourned inquest respecting the death of the two men, Bernard Gallagher and Peter Nelson, employees at Mort's Dock, drowned through the breaking away of the steamer Katoomba from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Cammeray-princess Collision. the Use of Bulkheads
A meeting of the Marine Board was held yesterday afternoon to inquire into the collision between the steamboats Cammeray and Princess. Captain Hixson presided. Mr. W. G. Thompson appeared…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Princess-Cammeray Collision Marine Board Inquiry. Captain Bedwell's Story
The Marina Board inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the collision of the harbor ferry steamers Princess and Cammeray on Boxing Day, was continued this morning. Captain Hixson presided…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mort's Dock Fatality Resumption of the Inquest. (Continued from page 4.)
The witness John Hancock, continuing his evidence this afternoon, said that some of the teeth on the ratchet plate were stripped. He could not account for the occurrence. It any of the pawls had obtained…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Cammeray-princess Collision. Marine Board Inquiry. the Value of Bulkheads
All inquiry was commenced yesterday by the Marine Board, Captain Hixson presiding, into the circumstances attending the collision occurred at Circular Quay about half-past 12 on…
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TRANGIE, Monday.-A youth named James Flynn, employed by a drover travelling sheep from Wamblana to Orange, met his death by drowning on Saturday evening in the Macquarie, a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The New Year. the Celebration in Paris. Accident in the Procession. Narrow Escape of M. Faure
LONDON, January 3.-The customary New Year procession was held in Paris yesterday. During the march the horses attached to the carriage of M. Cochery, the Minister of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Serious Railway Accident. a Train Derailed
AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Tuesday.-The engine of an Helensville railway train was derailed 40 miles from Auckland yesterday. The accident was attributed to intense heat causing the rails to buckle…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Year Festivities in Paris. Accident in the Procession. London, Jan. 3
During the New Year's Day procession in Paris the horses attached to the carriage of M. Cochery, Minister of Finance, bolted and dashed against the President's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Accident Near Auckland. the Fireman Killed
AUCKLAND, Monday.--A railway accident occurred near Auckland, where the engine got off the rails and tumbled down a bank, rolling over und over. Three carriages were derailed. Barker,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The New Year. Celebrations in Paris. Accident to the President's Carriage. M. Faure Narrowly Escapes Injury
LONDON, Monday.--A public procession in celebration of the New Year was held in Paris yesterday, President Faure, M. Georges' Cochery (the Minister of Finance),…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gallant Rescue. Of Two Drowning Boys
The Manly Lagoon, so inviting for bathers in this close and muggy weather, was the scene yesterday afternoon of the gallant rescue of two drowning lads who had got…
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