Drowning Fatality. A Boy Disappears
A sad drowning fatality occurred in Cowan Creek on Monday, in the vicinity of Sainty's boatshed, when a youth named George Blake, sun of Mr. W. H. Blake,…
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A sad drowning fatality occurred in Cowan Creek on Monday, in the vicinity of Sainty's boatshed, when a youth named George Blake, sun of Mr. W. H. Blake,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A serious collision occurred in King-street, Newtown, shortly after 6 o'clock last night. Mr. J. Comyns was driving in a sulky, when the reins broke, and the horse…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Brisbane, Friday.--a sad drowning accident occurred in the Brisbane River, near Victoria Bridge, this afternoon, a young girl, Stephanie Flint, being the victim…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →One of the engineer placers or the P. and O. steamer Po[?]ah had on involuntary bath in Mosman Bay on Friday afternoon. He was pulling off to his vessel, witch is moored tn Athol…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The City Coroner, Mr. S. Murphy, held an Inquiry to-day into the circumstances attending the death of John Cowell, aged 54, whose body was found in Berry's Bay on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--A packet containing a bomb was sent to the house of the Deputy-Commissioner at Umbalia. A servant while unwrapping the parcel…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A sensational bolt attended with serious results, occurred in King-street, Newtown, about half-past 6 on Friday evening. Frederick Comyns, 20, living in Wexford-etreet. Redfern,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →During a heavy fog in the Irish Sea yesterday the steamer Ar[?]adian, from London to Glasgow and Basra, [?]ollided with the Federal-Houlder finer Ayrshire, bound from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The annual picnic raced were held on Tuesday, when the weather was fine, and there was a good attendance. A bad accident occured at the conclusion of the day. In the final race Fiery Demon was the only horse left…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →A rather peculiar accident occurred in George-street about 2 o'clock this morning. Daniel Hegarty (35), single, a fireman on the tug Port Jackson, was walking along…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →PORT MACQUARIE, Friday.--As Mr. Jack Hibbard was taking a party of friends to Kempsey in his motor-car the spokes of one of the wheels broke, causing the car to turn…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The annual meeting of Tattersall's Club was concluded at Randwick this afternoon. The weather was cool and bright, and a very large attendance witnessed some fine racing…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →An express train from Vienna came into collision with a goods train in Bohemia. Six carriages were wrecked. Eleven people were killed and 20 others were injured…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The berating of the boiler of a locomotive at Shawnee, Oklahoma (U.S.). caused the death of live persons, and injured 17 others…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →After his fall from Mirabis in Tattersall's Cup the stipendiary stewards interviewed F. Hood as to the cause of the mishap. He explained that he endeavored to get through and opening that…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A large stone, which had been placed between the points at Wodonga, caused, an engine to run off the line today. It is believed to have been the work of a gang…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →extraordinary fatality occurred on the [?]no-road, South Lismore, this afternoon, victim being a three-year-old girl nam[?]Ethel Jane Roney. It is alleged that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →LONDON, Sunday Evening.—Mr. Spencer Trask, a. New York banker, has been killed' in a railway collision at Croton (N.Y.). While sleeping in his private car, attached…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BRISBANE, Sunday.--A Boy Scout Colin Martin (12), residing with his parents at Paddington, was drowned in a waterhole at Wolston to-day, where the Loys are in camp…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Sunday.--A youth, Leslie, Lukey, who lived, with his parents at Ascotvale, lost his life in the Saltwater River to-day, through being unable to swim. Deceased…
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