A Fatal Burning Accident
PENRITH, Thursday.--Mrs. Bladon, wife of Mr. Samuel Bladon, of coursing renown, died on Tuesday night as a result of burns received the night before. The old lady, who was 65 years, got up…
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Tram and 'Bus in Collision. a Man Injured
Shortly before 11 o'clock yesterday morning, a collision occurred between an electric tram and an omnibus, the property of Mr. T. Stewart, with the result that the 'bus was disabled, and a…
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A small canvas dingy, when off Smedley's Point yesterday evening, capsized, the result being that Percy Howes, aged 18, was drowned, while Herbert Hutchin, 18 years of…
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A boating accident happened at Manly on Friday, in which Percy Howes, 18, lost his life. With a companion named Herbert Hutchin, Howes launched a canvas dingey at Fairlight…
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William M'Donald, 36, a fireman, employed on the stermer Drayton Grange, which is lying at Pyrmont, while walking down the gungway yesterday slipped, and fractured a small bone in his right…
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Yesterday afternoon a collision occurred in Cleveland-street between a 'bus and an electric tram. The impact was a slight one, but a man named Alfred Hrookstay, who wassrated on top of the 'bus,…
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Through the capsizing of a small canvas dingy off Smedley's Point yesterday afternoon, a young man named Percy Howes (18) was drowned, and Herbert Hutchin (18) narrowly escaped sharing a…
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A sad boating accident occurred in the harbour yesterday afternoon, which resulted in the death of a young man named Percy Howes, who resided at Sydney-road, Manly. In the morning the deceased,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tram Disaster. Smash-up at Botany. a Motor Overturned. the Driver Killed. Fireman Seriously Injured
A disaster, which in some respects resembles that which occurred at Sydenham on February 15 last year, happened at Botany on Thursday. At a little before 12 o'clock a steam motor,…
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An accident happened at Wentworth Falls, early on Thursday morning, to Mr Hilton Ferris, a loco, fireman. It appears that a train was passing the engine on…
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KATOOMBA, Saturday.— The midday train to Sydney, due here at 1.30 p.m., did not arrive until nearly 4 o'clock on Friday, due to an accident on the Zigzag. It appears just as the train…
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A most singular railway accident occurred near Edgecombe, on the Western line, yesterday. As a passenger train, due at Katoomba at 1.30 p.m. was passing a portion of…
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About 9 o'clock this morning Patrick Paine was driving one of Mr. P. Teague's breadcarts at the corner of Cowper-street, Waverley, when, near the Grand Hotel, the horse…
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Mrs. Bladon, wife of Mr. Samuel Bladon, of coursing renown, and living at Rooty Hill, died on Tuesday night from burns received the night before through a candle coming in…
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William MacDonald, 36, a fireman employed on the steamer Drayton Grange, fractured a leg yesterday through slipping on the gangway of the vessel. He was conveyed to the Sydney…
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Whilst fixing a wire to the top of a telegraph post at the Royal Agricultural Society's Ground yesterday, James Bakey (36), residing at 70 Angel-street, Newtown, missed his hold, and fell…
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Jumes Dukey, a telegraph line repairer, residing at Angel-street, Newtown, was working on a pole At the Agricultural Ground, yesterday, when he fell to the ground, injuring his head and spine. He was…
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Two shooting accidents were reported to-day. In one casa a boy named Sydney Powell, residing at Taringa, near Brisbane, was preparing to go shooting when his brother accidentally let a gun go…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Victoria. Fatal Mixing Accident. Melbourne
A fatal accident happened to-day at the New Chum Consolidated Minc, Bendigo. A ruiner named John Kelly, aged 25, was working in the level at 900ft. breaking down greund, when a mass…
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