The Ashfield Fatality
At the Western Suburbs Cottage Hospital this morning a magisterial inquiry was conducted by the City Coroner touching the death of the infant daughter of Mr…
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Serious Street Accident. Cart and Tram Collision
MELBOURNE, Monday.-A collision occurred in Bourke-street this afternoon between a horse and springcart and a Clifton Hill tramcar, which resulted in Robert Ekins, traveller, having his…
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ALBURY, Monday.--A plucky rescue from drowning happened last evening in the Murray, near here. A young man. Thomas Bryant, an employee at the Albury butter factory, was…
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Thomas Bryant, a young man employed at the Albury butter factory, was attempting to swim across the river, when his strength failed, and he was seen to be drowning. Two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Macleay-ardentcraig Collision
The board commenced an inquiry into the circumstances attending the collision which occurred off Miller's Point between the steamer Macleay and the full-rigged ship Ardencraig, on…
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ALBURY, Tuesday.-A young man named Thos. Bryant, employed at the Albury Butter Factory, was bathing is tho river on Sunday evening and endeavored to swim across it. When in the current he…
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A man named William Fraser, living at 89 Ferry-road, Glebe Point, and employed at the Metropolitan Ice Works, Harris-street, was injure while at work there to-day. Fraser was engaged upon some work…
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A coal lumper earned Samuel Taylor, residing in Princes-street, Church Hill, was fatally injured yesterday at Circular Quay. Taylor was employed on board the collier Currajong, which is coaling…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Accident on the Ormuz
Early this afternoon a coal-lumper named Samuel Taylor, aged between 35 and 40 years, a resident of Princes-street, met with most unfortunate accident on the R.M.S…
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A man named Rigg, a resident of Sussexstreet, met with a very painful accident about 9 o'clock this morning. He was driving a horse along Pyrmont-street when a portion of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Macleay-ardencraig Collision
The Marine Board continued its inquiry into the circumstances attending the collision which occurred off Miller's Point on the evening of February 21 between the steamer Macleay and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Ormuz Fatality. The Inquest
An inquest was opened at noon to-day, at the Coroner's Court, Chancery-square, into the circumstances under which a coal-lumper named Samuel Taylor met his death…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Marine Board. Ardencraig-macleay Collision
The inquiry by the Marine Board into tho circumstances touchiug the collision betweon the ship Ardencraig and tge steamer Macleay was resumed yesterday Captaui Hixson, R N, presided Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →New Zealand. Terrible Coach Accident. a Bank Manager Seriously Injured. Christchurch
Mr. Henry Gyles Turner, manager of the Commercial Bank of Australia in Melbourne, together with his wife and Mr. Hennessy, were returning by coach yesterday from Ara Akaroa to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →For Those in Peril on the Sea. Rotten Ships and Drowned Sailors. Absence of Proper Supervision. Compulsory Inspection Necessary
A prayer invoking the aid of the Almighty for sailors in peril in the storms and tempests of the world's oceans is chanted from thousands of throats in English-speaking countries every…
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CHRISTCHURCH (N.Z.), Wednesday.-Mr. H. G. Turner, manager of the Commercial Bunk of Australia in Melbourne, together with his wife and Mr. Hennessy, were returning by coach on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accidental Poisoning. a Terrible Mistake. Death of a Medical Man. Melbourne
The death of a medical man under peculiar circumstances came under the notice of the police last night. The facts are that on Sunday evening Mr. Samuel Irvine Williams, L.R.C.P., of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Country News. Drowning Fatality. Kempsey
Grosvenor Bags, second cook on board the Burrawong, was drowned last night. It is supposed that, while at Gladstone wharf, the deceased went to get over the side of the vessel on to the wharf, when he…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Supposed Drowning. Kempsey
A man named Grosvenor Bags, employed as second cook on the Burrawong, has been missing since Tuesday night, and it is supposed he has been drowned. It is believed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Flinders-casino Collision
The Court of Marine Inquiry to-day commenced an investigation into the collision between the steamers Flinders and Casino, off Apollo Bay, on the 1st instant. Several witnesses were examined…
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