Racing Accidents
TUMUT, Tuesday:—An accident occurred in the Trial Stakes, at the Killarney Races yesterday. In a field of 12 Rover, ridden by a jockey named Dempsey, and Little Ben, ridden by young Dwyer…
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Racing Accidentt Tumut
An accident occurred in the Trial Stakes at the Killarney races yesterday. In a field of 12 Rover, ridden by the jockey Dempsey, and Little Ben, ridden by young Dwyer. son…
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A fatal accident occurred at the railway station at Goolwa yesterday. One of the porters, Richrd Collett, riding on an engine for the purpose of coupling up, struck against the…
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On Monday Afternoon three boys, Edwin Chaplin and Arnold Sydney Chaplin, sons of Mr. Walter Chaplin, of Upper Sturt. and their cousin Percy William Chaplin, son of Mr. William…
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William Walker, 60, lately residing at Victoria-road. Marrickville, was knocked down by a trolly at Cook's Brickworks, Enfield, yesterday afternoon. He was taken to the Western Suburbs Cottage…
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A collision occurred in the Yarra to-day between the A.U.S.N. Co.'s steamer Pilbarra, bound to West Australia, and the Union Co.'s steamer Pateena, inward from Launceston. The…
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About 6 o'clock yesterday morning the driver of a train which was proceeding to the Hawkesbury River noticed the body of a man lying on the line about a mile past Hornsby. The body, which had…
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The body of Mrs. Whiting, who has been missing at Hastings, was found this morning close to the jetty. She was suffering from insomnia when last seen…
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The Coroner, Mr. G. C. Martin, held an inquiry at Ralph's Hotel to-day regarding the death of James Joseph Hartigan, the jockey who died last evening in the hospital from injuries which he had received on Monday…
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News has been received that two lads named Chaplin have been drowned in a dam on the property of Sir Josiah Symon at Upper Sturt. Together with another lad they went into the dam to bathe, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Cyclist Seriously Injured
While vising in George-street West yesterday afternoon, a cyclist named Cecil Lee (30), living in Abererombie-street, city, collided with a vehicle, and was thrown heavily to the roadway. He was taken by the Civil…
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LONDON, January 28, 2.10 p.m.—While proceeding at a speed of 65 miles per hour yesterday, the Baltimore and Ohio express came into collision with a local passenger…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Collision at the Heads. Between a Mud-punt And. a Barquentine
A preliminary inquiry was held yesterday by Captain Edie, Superintendent of the Department of Navigation, into the cause of a collision at Sydney Heads on Tuesday, between the Silver…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DISASTER. Trains in Collision. OVER 100 Killed. Gruesome Scenes. London
A dreadful railway accident is reported from America. The Baltimore-Ohio express was travelling at the Tate of 65 miles, an hour, when she…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Collision in the Yarra. Pilbarra and Pateena. Latter Vessel Damaged. Melbourne
A collision occurred in the river during this forenoon between the steamers Pilbarra, outward bound for Western Australia, and the Pateena, inward from Launceston. Both vessels were crowded with…
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A fruiterer named Joseph Hardiman, 38, residing at 314 Elizabeth-street, tell from his lorry at the Belmore Markets yesterday, sustaining slight concussion of the brain and shock. The…
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William Walker (M), lately residing in Victoria-street, Marrickville, was admitted to the Western Suburbs Cottage Hospital yesterday afternoon, suffering from serious internal injuries, sustained by being knocked down by a…
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While the Ellesmere Mounted Rifles were volley tiring, Trooper Boag was shot through the side through a rifle accidentally going off. He died in a few minutes…
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At the Brilliant mine, Cue, Richard Scobie, a miner, was killed last night, and James Burke badly injured. The men, who were the only two below, placed a dynamite charge in a hole,…
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On Wednesday afternoon a man named William Walker, aged 67, a native of England, while walking along the trolly-line in the Eufleid Brickworks, having just come up from the pit, came into contact…
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