Man Frightfully Injured
A serious accident occurred in St. Peters Brick-Works, St. Peters, yesterday afternoon, when a married man named Samuel Graham received severe injuries. It was stated at Prince Alfred…
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Driving Fatality. a Woman Pinned to the Ground
ADELAIDE, Friday. -- Yesterday, Mrs. Richard Cooper, of M'Laren Vale, was driving home in a springcart, when the wheel struck a stump, and overturned the vehicle, pinning her securely…
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THE Wolumla correspondent of the Bega STANDARD supplies particulars of a terrible mining accident by which Mr. J. H. Sharpe lost his life, and a man named Momsen had a very narrow escape. From…
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At about 5 p.m. yesterday a man, not vet identified, was knocked down in Elizabeth-street, near Bathurst-street, by a tram going to Marrickville. The man Was picked up and conveyed to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Gun Accident. Kiama
Late last evening a young man named Samuel Harris, reaiding at Wallaby Hill, Jamberoo, was wounded by a gun accident It appears that Harris and another young man were together in room handling…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Fatal Coach Accident. the Driver and a Passenger Killed. Port Macquarie
An accident occurred 17 miles from here early this morning by which two lives were lost. The Sydney mailcoach, which arrives here about half-past 6 in the morning, and which is driven by Robert Louis,…
Continued on Trove, page 258 →Driving Accident---a Woman Killed. Adelaide
Mrs. Richard Cooper was driving home from M'Laren Flat yesterday in a spring cart, when the wheel collided with a stump, overturning the vehicle and pinning Mrs…
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MELBOURNE, Friday. -- A rather serious bicycle accident befel Mr. Arthur Griffith, M.P. of New South Wales, who has been spending a few days in Melbourne. He was riding at a…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →An Unlucky Family. a Chapter of Accidents
The murdered woman, Maria Flynn, belongs to a family that has been unusually unfortunate in so far as violent deaths and accidents are concerned. As stated in yesterday's issue, her…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Accident on the Alps. -- a Man Nearly Killed
JINDABYNE, Friday. -- Father Curran rode down last night from Kosciusko for help for a man named Golhy, who fell over the edge of a snowdrift, and was badly injured. The sufferer…
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KIAMA, Friday. -- A serious shooting accident occurred last night at Jamberoo to a young man named Samuel Harris. It appears that an orphan boy named Arthur Smith was at Harris' place,…
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A shooting case occurred this afternoon in which Henry Westrup Hamillton, while larking with Walter Steele, pointed a revolver at him, thinking it was not loaded, and shot him…
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LAURIETON, Tuesday.—About 3 o'clock this morning, as the mail coach from Taree was about five miles from Kew proceeding to Port Macquarie, a tree blew across it, killing the driver,…
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Mr. Curtis, police magistrate; Mr. John Braddock, secretary to the Central Queensland Land Corporation; and Mr. Brooke Smith, accountant at the meat works, when…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Disastrous Boiler Explosion. Boy Killed While at Breakfast. Many Injured, and Narrow Escapes
There was a terrible boiler explosion at Hayes Brothers' flour mill, situated in Townsend-street, and close to the business centre of Albury on Monday. The disaster…
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Laura Goldsmith, 18, living at the Beech Hotel, Balmain, fell off the cable tram last night, and received injuries to her head and face, which necessitated her admission to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Remarkable Coach Accident Driver, Passenger, and Horse Killed
An accident happened to the mail-coach from Taree to Port Macquarie at 2 a.m. on Tuesday, about five miles from Kew and 17 from Port Macquarie…
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The body of a man named Webber was found in the river at Rockhampton last night. Appearances indicate that he fell overboard. It is said that he was related to Bishop Webber and…
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Drowning fatalities have been somewhat common at Manly of late, and only last week there were a couple of narrow escapes. In each instance there was a plucky rescue achieved. On Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Fatality
Yesterday morning, as the 6.40 train from Sydney was slowing into the Outley station, a woman named Anne Coleborne, aged 66, attempted to cross the line in front of the engine. Whether she was struck by the buffers or…
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