The Tram Accident
The victims of the sensational collision in George-street, Parramatta, between the ferry motor and a sulky are still suffering a good deal from the effects. Keith…
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Series of Drowning Calamities
Three youths were drowned at Como on Monday, under sensational circumstances. Edward Ostenfeld, 17, of Marrickville-road, Marrickville; Oscar M'Alpine, 18, of Carlton-crescent, Summer Hill; Roy Coleman, 17, of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →College Manager Drowned. While Bathing. Brisbane, Saturday Night
Ernest Grace, Queensland manager of Stott and Hoare's Business College, was drowned to-day at Southport while bathing with his son and other people. He suddenly disappeared,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Workmen's Train Wrecked. Many Injured. Paris, Saturday Morning
An electric workmen's train collided with a stationary engine. Seven coaches were wrecked, and one caught fire…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Steamer Turns Turtle. Perilous of the Crew—two Drowned. London, December 2
The steamer Eastern Counties, 458 tons, of Yarmouth, which was making a voyage from Yarmouth to Hull, turned turtle at the mouth of the Humber. Two of the crew were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Car Jumps Bridge. Four Passengers Fatally Injured. Cincinnati, Saturday Morning
Four persons were fatally injured as the result of a street car jumping over a bridge. It fell 55 feet, and turned a somersault before landing…
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Michael Buckley, whilst riding a horse in a race at Hebel on January 1, became unseated, and the horse fell on him, crushing his chest. He was immediate removed to the hospital at New Angledool, where he…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Accident to C. G. Macartney While Practising at Adelaide. Adelaide
A peculiar accident happened to C. G. Macartney, the N.S. Wales cricketer, on Friday. While bowling at practice on the Oval a gust of wind blew the net over, and the pole fell across his forehead, inflicting a severe…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Bathing Fatality. Man Drowned at Casino. Casino
A sad drowning accident occurred yesterday morning near Casino Municipal Baths. Two young men, Robert Dunlop and Sheppard, went for a swim. The latter went off the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Como Triple Drowning Fatality. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—While being in full accord with your sub-leader of the 3rd instant on the above, I think public attention should be called to the gross carelessness of the powers that are…
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PARIS, Sunday Evening.—A collision occurred between two trams at Bondy, suburb of Parts. Nine people were killed, and 17 were injured…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Eric Sinnott (21), bank clerk, was boating with two companions at Brighton Beach on Saturday, when an oar fell overboard. He jumped out of the boat and…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Bathing Fatality. Brisbane
Ernest Grace, manager at Brisbane for Stott and Hoare, lost his life while bathing at Southport to-day. A number of others were also bathing. Several of the men were…
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NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--While bathing in a creek yesterday afternoon, a boy named Albert Isenwood, 15 years of age, living with his parents at Cardiff, got out of his depth and…
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Albert Isenwood, 15 years of ago, lately residing at Cardiff, was drowned while bathing in a creek at Cardiff this afternoon. The body has been recovered…
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GRENFELL Monday.—Thomas Hawkins was drowned while learning to swim in a dam at Inglevale yesterday. He had lately arrived from Somerset, England, and was 23 years of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Drowned in Dam. Albury
A young man named Percy Merkovitch was found drowned in a dam near Henty. It is believed he rode into the water to give his horse a swim. He belonged to Brunswick,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Injured by Explosion. Brisbane
A wharf-labourer named Frank Brown received serious injuries as the result of an explosion of methylated spirits on Saturday. Brown struck a match to light a cigarette…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Harbor Collision. Captain Committed for Trial
MELBOURNE, Saturday.--An inquiry into the death of Ernest Hutton, a trainee of the John Murray training ship, who was drowned in the Bay on December 8, consequent upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Harbour Collision. Shipmaster Committed for Trial. Melbourne
The coroner concluded an inquiry yesterday into the circumstances attending the death of a youth, Ernest Hutton, who was drowned on December 8, through a collision between…
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