Van Proprietor Killed a Petersham Fatality
A fatal accident occurred at Petersham at about 10.3 a.m. yesterday, when an elderly man, George Thorncroft, was thrown from his sulky and killed…
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Old Man Drowned. West Maitland
On Saturday the body of James Thompson, 72, was found in the river. The deceased had been missing for some days, and on Wednesday his hat was found in a boat…
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WARDELL Tuesday.--John M'Kinnon, son of Mr. M'Kinnon, a newsagent at Broadwater, died suddenly yesterday. He was in a bath getting ready for the excursion, to Ballina, and cried…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Railway Carriage Capsizes. One Killed; Several Injured
A very serious railway accident, unfortunately attended with loss of life, occurred at Stanwell Park, on the South Coast line, on the afternoon of January 25. The killed and…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Box with a Gun. Injured by Explosion. Balranald
George Simmonds, aged 14, put two charges in a muzzle-loading gun at Boundary Bend, near Balranald, yesterday, with the result that the gun exploded, and blew away two…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wharf Accident
Last night John Sheehan, aged 30, residing at Cumberland-street, was rigging coaling gear at the Neutral Bay works of the Manly Ferry Company when he slipped and fell 20ft to the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Thrown From a Sulky. Fatal Street Accident
George Thorncroft, a man of about 60, residing at Campsle, who was driving a sulky up Trafalgar-street, Petersham, yesterday, tried to pass between another…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Motor-car Accident Near Bowral
Our picture shown the motor car—an Argyle—belonging to Mr. Charles Edwards, of the Chamberlain Hotel, Sydney, which was extensively damaged in a serious accident last week near the Bong Bong Bridge, between Bowral and Moss Vale. In addition, to the owner, who was driving, there were in the car Mr. John Shearer, of the Lansdowne Hotel, George-street West; Sergeant James…
Continued on Trove, page 271 →Dreadful Mining Accident a Premature Explosion One Miner Killed Another's Miraculous Escape Broken Hill
An extraordinary accident, which was fraught with dreadful consequences to a miner, named George Wermouth, occurred at the Block 12 proprietary mine at an carly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatalities and Accidents. Laudanum Poisoning
George Arthur Peek, an engrosser and typist, recently residing at the Avenue, Hurtsville, died yesterday morning, apparently from the effects of an overdose of laudanum. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Railway Accident. Close Call of Parramatta Residents. Mrs. 17. S. Brown's Injuries. George Brown's Narrow Escape
A terribly sad railway accident happened at Stanwell Park, on the Illawarra line, on Saturday evening. The train which ordinarily reaches Sydney a little…
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An elderly woman, Mrs. Hargraves, residing ut Merrylands, was crossing Georgestreet,, opposite, tho railway station, on Monday, when, apparently…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Balmain Tram Fatality a Verdict of Accidental Death
The adjourned inquest into the death of Edward Smith, 45, a foreman chipper, lately residing at Darling-street, Rozelle, who was fatally Injured through being knocked…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Sea Cook Drowned
An inquest was held at the city coroner a Court yesterday morning concerning the death of James Jones, late cook of the steamer Wyoming, who was found drowned in Darling Harbor on…
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The adjourned inquest concerning the death of James Jones, whose body was found in the water, near the Railway Wharf. Darling Harbour, on December 30, was concluded…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--William Hogg, forest foreman, in the employment of the Forestry Department, was riding from Nowana Nowa to Bruther, when his horse took fright…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Crushed Between Two Car. Tram Fatality at Bondi
The list of victims who have lost their lives through tram accidents was added to last night, when a man, who gave bi name as Arthur Harrington, was fatally crushed between two…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Shocking Tram Fatality an Arm and a Leg Severed
The circumstances attending the death of Victor Paul, a butoher, lately residing in Erskine-street, City who was fatally injured through being run over by a tram at the Old…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Queensland. Railway Collision at Drummond. Rolling Stock Damaged. Brisbane
Information from Barcaldine states that a sheep train crashed into yesterday's up-goods train, which was watering at Drummond. The three passengers at the rear of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Accident on the Curve
Suggested by an expert that the Stanwell Park accident may have been caused by the carriages becoming buffer-locked. The carriages were of the American type, and have…
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