School Inspector Drowned
BRISBANE. Wednesday—Scholastic circles here received a shock to-day by the finding of the body of Mr. Canny, a well-known school inspector floating in the river. His cost was…
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Restoring the Nearly Drowned
The following method of resuscitating the apparently drowned has been adopted by several life-saving societies. Promptly loosen clothing and with the face turned downward…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The mystery surrounding the drowning, on Sunday morning in the Saltwater River, of a man, now presumed to be John M'Donald, a laborer, of 78…
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About midday the 9-year-old son of Mr. William Helmwood fell off the drogher Tatham, and was drowned. The boy was leaning over the stern of the boat catching jelly-fish, when…
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John Kealy, 43, was drowned in the Coongan River, near Marble Bar, on Sunday. Alex. Anderson made a brave attempt to save Kealy, but after having been dragged under twice…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Accident. Lad Badly Injured at Boronia. Horse Cut to Pieces
A peculiar railway accident occurred at Boronia, on the northern line, at about 8.30 this morning, and as a result a lad, George Davis, who lives in the district, was badly…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Skating Disasters. Many People Drowned. Berlin, Jan. 15
Owing to the breaking of the ice at Emden, a large number of skaters were precipitated into the river. Twenty-seven bodies have been recovered…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Motor Car Collision. Mr. Hitchcock's Death. His Driver Committed for Trial
At the City Coroner's Court on Tuesday, Mr. H. S. Hawkins (acting city coroner) held an inquest touching the death of James Heber Hitchcock, 46, who was fatally injured by a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fatal Motor Car Collision. Heber Hitchcock's Death. [?]Verdict of Manslaughter. Bushby Committed Fob Trial
An inquiry was conducted yesterday by the Acting-City Coroner into the circumstances surrounding the death of James Heber Hitchcock (46), as the result of injuries received in…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Mob Law. Strikers Invite the Bayonet. Serious American Riot. Fifty Persons Injured
LAWRENCE (Mass.), Monday Evening.--A mob of textile workers, numbering 3000, attempted to rush the cotton, woollen, and worsted mills during a strike…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mangled by a Train. Elderly Man Cut to Pieces. the Tempe Fatality. Headlights on Railway Locomotives
About 5 o'clock on Sunday morning Frank Noel Burrows, a railway porter, was walking along the Illawarra railway line, between Tempe and Sydenham stations, about half a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Beyond Conception. Sir Wm. Lyne and Government House. How Sydney Will Be Injured. the State's Short-sighted Policy
Discussing the attitude of the State Government in regard to Federal Government House yesterday. Sir Wm. Lyne offered sharp criticism upon what he regarded as an…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Terrible Accident at Wyalong. Six Victims
Six men were suffocated by choke-damp in the West Wyalong Barrier mine on Saturday. Brave attempts to rescue them were made by Messrs. A. A. Duncan and James Howard,…
Continued on Trove, page 48 →The Late Jim Hitchcock. a Well Known and Popular Sportsman. Whose Life Was Lost in a Motor-car Accident Last Week
He was a man of sterting worth,m too early came his call, And to the man who knew him well, he was endeared to all; Right full of fun and bright of smile he always was the same, And in this tough, hard fight of life, he always played THE GAME…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatalities and Accidents. Oyster Saloon Fracas
As the result of a fracas in a North Sydney oyster saloon late on Monday night, James Cowan was knocked unconscious by a plate thrown at him by one of the persons present…
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At the Parramatta Hospital, a lad, Samuel Ralph, four years of age, was treated the other days, for injuries to his leg, through falling against a barbed wire…
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A man named Dalcoombe was killed last week while scrub-felling at Babinda (Q.). He was felling at a place known as Babinda Gorge, and when one tree was nearly cut through he…
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On Wednesday Joseph Barnes was found lying on the ground in an unconscious condition at the boatslip, Victoria Quay Premantle. Barnes was conveyed to the hospital where he was…
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BERLIN, Wednesday.—The explosion at Dulsburg, whereby eight workmen were killed and four injured, is attributed to a portion of the mollan iron are becoming set in the upper…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Collision. Four Train Men Killed
LOUISVILLE (KENTUCKY), Wednesday.--A head-on collision occurred at Longrun yesterday, when four train men were killed and all the passengers slightly injured…
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