Dreadful Railway Fatality Melbourne
William O'Shannessy, a platelayer, employed on the railways, was working on the line at Seddon to-day, and when a train from Melbourne was signalled, he stepped on to…
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Stanwell Pare Fatality. Wollongong
The adjourned inquest on the body of Mrs. Emily Morris, who was killed by a train accident at Stanwell Park on the 25th of last month, was resumed yesterday morning,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rescue From Drowning. Three Brave Boys. Orange
Last week, while Mr. G. Naylor, of Springside, near Orange, was on a visit to Manildra, he went with some of the younger members of Mr. J. S. Murray's family to bathe in the…
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LITHGOW, Monday.--Word came in to the Lithgow police on Saturday that a man, John Conlon, living on Macarthur's farm, at Off Flats, three miles from Hampton, had come…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fatality on French Warship. Steam Pipe Bursts. London, Feb. 10
A steam pipe burst aboard the French battleship Jeanne d'Arc at Rabat, on the coast of Morocco. Three members of the crew were scalded to death, and ten were…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Notes. the Accident to the Brighton
We have received 6 number of letters referring to the breakdown of the steamer Brighton on Saturday last. The essential point of the whole affair was the inordinate length of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australia's Bid for the "Ashes." Fourth Test Match. Armstrong, 114 Not Out. 112 for the Eighth Wicket. Carter Brilliant. the English Bowling Collared. Accident to Crawford. Melbourne
England is in a bad way. The Australian[?] have lost eight wickets for 358, and with the lead of 109 gained on the first innings they have 467 to the good, and still two wickets, to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Law Report. District Court. (Before Judge Rogers and a jury of four.) a Tram Accident. Williams v Railway Commissioners
Mr. Boyce, instructed by Mr. R. Thornton, appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Broomfield, instructed by Mr. J. S. Cargill (Solicitor for Railways), for the defendants. This was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tasmania. Accident on a Steamer. Hobart
The steamer Elaine, having completed loading her shipment of timber at Port Huon and Port Esperance for India, was putting out to sea on Saturday[?] when an accident occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Help for Cripples. Invalidity and Accidents Pensions Act in Operation Since February 1
On February 1 there came into operation the Invalidity and Accidents Pensions Act, passed by the N.S.W. Parliament last year. Clause 14 of the Act provides that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatalities and Accidents. Over Towered by Foul Air
HAY, Monday.--Mr. George Haines, grazier, of Croydon, to-day met with his death through going down a well. It is supposed he was overpowered by foul air. Deceased was an old…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Law. Monday, February 10. DISTRICT. (Before Judge Rogers and a jury.) Claim for Tram Accident
James Williams, carpenter, of Club-street, Balmain, sued the Chief Commissioner for Railways and Tramways for £400, as compensation for injuries received while a tram…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Manly Boat Accident
Such a mishap as that of the breakdown of a Manly steamer in the heaviest water on the trip last Saturday naturally causes general apprehensiveness as to the possibilities…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Serious Railway Accident. Engine Topples Over Embankment. Driver and Fireman Injured
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--A serious accident occurred at the Ringwood Railway Station today. A large locomotive tipped over an embankment at the end of the shunting yard, and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Shocking Pea Rifle Fatality. Death of a Child. Mudgee
A sad shooting fatality occurred at Moolarben yesterday, when Edward Charles Roberts, aged 3 years and 5 months, was accidentally shot dead with a pea rifle by his brother,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Railway Smash. at Ringwood Station. Engine-driver and Fireman Injured. Melbourne
A serious railway accident occurred at the Ringwood station to-day. Owing to a mistake in shunting an engine and passenger carriage were switched on the wrong line,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Accident at Ultimo Power House
Dennis Donohoe, a fuelman, employed at the Ultimo Power House, who resides in Fletcher-street, Leichhardt, was shifting some pipes at the Power House this morning…
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The British ship Cumberland arrived from New York yesterday, 130 days out. She came via Melbourne. On Sunday the ship met a heavy north-east gale, and canvas was reduced to lower topsails. She was driven…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Stranded Maranoa. How the Accident Occurred. Little Apparent Damage
BRISBANE, Tuesday.--Mr. James Wood, Government Printer, of British New Guinea, was a passenger by the Nikko Maru, having transhipped into her from the Maranoa, which…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fatalities and Accidents. Knocked Down by a Runaway
Mrs. James Orr, a resident of Clarence-street, was crossing Druitt-street near George-street, yesterday morning, when a runaway horse, attached to a van, knocked her down. The wheels…
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