Drowned in the Hunter River
WEST MAITLAND, Thursday.--The body of Charles William Peach (24),. who had recently arrived from Canada, was found floating in the Hunter River this afternoon. Deceased, who…
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Blasting Accident. Young Man Killed. Several Persons Injured. Brisbane
At 2 o'clock to-day a fatality occurred at Wickham-street. Some men, who were clearing the foundations for the new building which is to be erected at the corner of Gibb…
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The body of a young man named Charles William Peach, a recent arrival from Canada, was found in the river this afternoon. Peach was engaged as gardener to Mr. F. A. Spriggs,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Knocked Down by a Motor Car. Italian Badly Injured
At 4 p.m. yesterday James Gillio, aged 56, a peanut seller, living in Ultimo-road, Ultimo was run over and badly injured by a motor car in St. Mary's-road, near the entrance to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Stand, or I'll Shoot." Serious Pea Rifle Accident. Molong
A serious pea rifle accident recently occurred at the residence of Mr. W. C, Packham, of Garra, near Molong. Mr. Packham placed a loaded rifle on the ground near where he…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatalities and Accidents. Knocked Down by a Motor Car
Yesterday afternoon, while chasing a boy across St. Mary's-road, near the entrance to the Domain, James Gillino, a pea-nut vendor, residing at Ultimo-road, Ultimo, was knocked…
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An inquest was held at the Court House, Katoomba, on Friday of last week, before the district coroner (Mr Arthur Judges), touching the death…
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A man named Fred Clarke, about 40 years of age, a resident of Stanmore, was killed on the railway line this afternoon, close to the Stanmore Railway Station…
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LONDON, Friday. -- At Southport yesterday a collision occurred between two trains, and almost immediately afterwards the wreckage took fire…
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When the new Manly steamer Burra-bra was on her 5.15 trip from Manly to Sydney this afternoon, Captain Drewette noticed two men struggling in the water opposite Athol Bight…
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LONDON, Friday Evening.—Reuter's correspondent at Johannesburg states that the Knights Dam burst, and flooded the Witwatersrand Mine…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Collision in Lancashire. Trains on Fire. London, Jan. 22
Two trains came into collision at Southport, Lancashire. Several persons suffered from shock or were injured. A third train, which steamed on to the scene,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Incident at the Heads. Steamer's Narrow Escape. Collision Narrowly Averted
Passengers by the Malaita, one of Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Co.'s island traders, reported on arrival that the vessel had a narrow escape from collision at Sydney Heads yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Capsize of a Drag. Several Men Injured. Melbourne
On Thursday night a drag, taking about 20 men to go on night shift at the Prentice [?]nd Southern Deep Leads, was capsized through the horses shying at a load of timber on the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Alleged Assault by Chinese. a Woman Seriously Injured. Narrandera
Eva Pow, better known as Eva Lacey, living in the Chinese camp, was brutally assaulted, it is alleged, early this morning, by her husband, John Pew, a Chinaman. They…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Zigzag Accident Three Penrith Men on Trial for Manslaughter. Found Not Guilty
At the Parramatta Quarter Sessions last Wednesday, before Judge Docker, James Bourke, William Henry Fowler and John Corr were charged with on 9th December,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →How Railway Accidents are Averted. Close "Shaves" of Big Expresses
THOUGH railway disasters of a serious kind happen, comparatively speaking, only very seldom, it nevertheless must not be supposed that narrow "squeaks" do not…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Accident to the Ennerdale. Captain Before the Court. Charge Dismissed. Melbourne
The Court of Marine Inquiry to-day delivered its reserved decision into the charge of misconduct preferred against Frederick William Cox, master of the steamer Ennerdale. The…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Big Railway Accident. Train Runs Off the Line Near Harden. Passengers Badly Shaken. Harden
The train ran off the line at 4 o'clock this morning seven miles from Harden. The engine, three trucks, and a subu[?]ban carriage ran off the line, and tore it up for…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →A Sulky Accident. Rylstone
Mrs. Andrew Kirkland, of Riversdale, met with a serious accident on Thursday whilst driving from Rylstone, accompanied with her little son and daughter. A short…
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