The Harbour Fatality. Body of Little Recovered
At about half-past 7 o'clock' this morning the body of a man was found floating alongside a vessel in the vicinity of Garden Island. Information being given to the water…
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Swept Into the Harbour. a Little Girl Drowned
The storm was responsible for the death at North Sydney of a little girl, named Edith May Jackson Byrne, aged 6 years and 8 months, who was overwhelmed by a sudden burst of water,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Collision. Train on the Wrong Line. Melbourne
A railway collision occurred to-night in tne Flinders-street station yard. The incoming Port Melbourne train, which was fairly filled with passengers, struck an engine backing…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Drowned Through a Storm. Girl Swept Down a Channel
The heavy storm which passed over the city and suburbs yesterday afternoon was responsible for the death of Edith Mary Jackson Byrne, aged six years, at North Sydney. She…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Valencia Disaster. 139 Persons Drowned. Attempts at Rescue by Blue Jackets
LONDON, Thursday, 3.30 p.m.—Blue jackets from H.M.S. Egeria, with surf boats, ? attempted to save the survivors of the Valencia, who were in the rigging of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Cliff Accident
The man John Hennessy, who fell over the cliffs at Watson's Bay on Wednesday afternoon, and was removed to the Sydney Hospital, suffering from internal injuries, is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sad Drowning Fatality. Millthorpe
A son of Mr. H. M. Stapylton, postmaster, aged 7½ years, whilst playing this morning with three boys in the recreation ground, fell into the dam in the park and was…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Railway Collision
A collision took place at the Flinders-street railway station last night. The Port Melbourne train was entering the station, and in some extraordinary manner got on to a cross…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Zinita-coimbatore Collision
ADELAIDE, Friday.--All inquiry was held at Wallaroo to-day concerning the collision between the sailing ships Zinita and Coimbatore, 200 miles west-south-west of Cape Borda, on…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Drowned in a Dam
MILLTHORPE, Friday.--Bishop Stapylton, aged 7 12 years, son of the local postmaster, was accidentally drowned this morning in a dam at the local recreation reserve. A…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Rookwood Tragedy. Drowned in the Garden
Thomas Bernadine Carberry, aged 18 months, was drowned in small waterhole a his father's garden, Kerr's Road, Rookwood, on Wednesday evening. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Harbour Fatality. Inquest on Liddle. "For God's Sake Save the Baby."
An inquest was held at the Coroner's Court, Queen's-square, this morning by City Coroner Barnett on the body of Llewellyn Liddle, otherwise known as Louis Little, who…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Ships and the Sea. Sydney Bound Vessel in Collision. Sailor Lost Overboard
The American mail landed by the 'Frisco liner Ventura this morning is full of interesting news to local shipping people. Several Australian ships have been in trouble, and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Valencia's Death Roll. Total Number Drowned, 107. LONDON, Friday, 3.5 p.m
Later telegrams from Vancouver, where the steamer Valencia was totally wrecked, state that the loss of life is not quite so great as at first reported…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →This Afternoon's News. Drowned in Storm Water. Attempted Rescue. Commendation by the Coroner
This morning the City Coroner, Mr. A. J. Barnett, held an inquest at the Coroner's Court, Queen's-square, on the body of a little girl named Edith Byrne, aged six years,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fatal Driving Accident
A hawker named Frederick E. Bangel, residing at 134, Allen-street, Leichharht, met with an accident on Thursday morning while driving along Parramatta road, Leichhardt. His cart…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatalities and Accidents. Severely Burned
Alder Halstead, a man of 54 years, who lives at 125 Phillip-street, Waterloo, was badly burned, especially about the face, yesterday morning through a kerosene lamp exploding…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Sad Accident
to Automobile resulted in painful injuries to occupants, but Dr. SHELDON'S MAGNETIC LINIMENT quickly healed all wounds. Sold everywhere, 1s 6d and 3s.—Advt…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victoria. Flinders-street Railway Accident. Melbourne
All persons who could possibly be concerned in last night's railway collision in Flinders-street railway yard have been suspended pending an official inquiry. The…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Drowned in Stormwater Channel
Two girls sought shelter during a thunderstorm in a storm-water channel at North Sydney on Thursday afternoon. They were swept along the channel. The…
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