Sad Boating Fatality. Three Men Drowned. MELBOURNE
While a party of five persons were put fishing and shooting on Loch Garry, some few miles from Shepparton, the boat by some means capsized, and three of the occupants…
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Victoria. a Boating Fatality. Three Men Drowned. Melbourne
The following message has been received from Tallyaroopna with reference to a boating fatality: —" A party of fivo persons, named John Mills, Edward Mills, William M'Carron, W. Howard,…
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WEST MAITLAND, Wednesday.— A lad named Wall, aged about 13, had a very, narrow escape from drowning yesterday afternoon. He was bathing in the river with others, and was induced…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sad Fatality This Morning. a Workman Crushed by a Fly-wheel
A man whose name is given as Mortimer, about 32 years of age, and said to reside in Foucart-street, Balmain, met with a fearful and sudden death shortly after commencing…
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MOREE, Wednesday:—Kendall's race mare, injured on Anniversary Day at the races through colliding with a post, died on Tuesday. The jockey Williams is getting on all right. As the race…
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A laborer named Mortimer was killed this morning at the Federal Wharf, Sussex-street Mortimer, who was about 32 years of age, and resided at Foucart-street, Balmain, was pulling a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Loch Garry Boating Accident
Further particulars received from Numurkah in regard to the Loch Garry boating fatality show that five men went across the lake on a shooting expedition. Their names were T. Mills,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Portland Railway Accident
The inquiry into the death of Annie Elizabeth Taylor, the victim of the smash between a locomotive and buggy at the railway crossing at Portland on December 23, has been concluded…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Mining Fatality
An old minor, named Thos. Branch was badly crushed by a fall of earth in the Specimen-hill "Company's claim, Eaglehawk, to-day. His leg was broken in two places, and he sustained a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Shocking Fatality on a Wharf. a Man's Life Crushed Out of Him
A workman named William Mortimer, who had resided at Balmain, met with a terrible death yesterday morning. He was working at a gas engine on Raid's Federal Wharf, off Sussex-shreet, in company with a man named…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Accident at a Foundry
William Butler, a young man employed at Hodkinson's foundry. Erskineville, got his flight hand caught in a planning machine yesterday with the result that the lower part of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Another Fatal Accident. a Workman Killed
About 3.30 yesterday the second fatal accident of the day occurred, the victim In this instance also being a workman. It appears that a middle-aged man named…
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William Butler (24), engineer, residing in Brandling-street. Alexandria, was admitted by Dr. king., to Prince Alfred Hospital yesterday evening, suffering from a compound fracture of his right hand. He was working at…
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The steamer Age, which broke her [?] south of Gabo on Tuesday, was expected to arrive here early this morning. She was last reported off Crookhaven Heads, in tow of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bathing Fatality at Coogee. a Young Lady Drowned
Yesterday a young lady named Alma Lucy Metcalfe, aged 19; living at Cliffbrooke, Coogee, went bathing with a lady friend. They selected a bay near Lloyd's swimming…
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A young lady named Alma Lucy Metcalfe, a daughter of Mr. Algernon Metcalfe, Cliffbrooke, Coogee, was drowned yesterday whilst bathing in Thompson's Bay, near Little Coogee. This bay runs into her father's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shocking Fatality. A Parramatta Man Killed
On Thursday morning Alfred William Mortimer, second son of Parramatta's veteran coach proprietor, Mr. George Mortimer, met with a terrible death while…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Young Lady Drowned at Coogee
A drowning accident occurred yesterday at Thompson's Bay, near Coogee, where a young lady named Alma Lucy Metcalfe lost her life. In company with a Miss Hume, Miss Metcalfe…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatal Machinery Accident
The city coroner held an inquest on Thursday touching the death of William Mortimer, 34, a wharf laborer, who was killed that morning at Reid's Federal Wharf. Deceased, who resided at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →That Harris-st. Tram Accident. Death of Dunn
An elderly man named Andrew Dunn, who was run over by the electric tram in Harris-street on January 20, died at the Sydney Hospital this morning from the effects of the injuries he…
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