Collision in the Mersey. Steamer Sunk
LONDON, Friday Evening.--The British steamers Auchenarden and La Blanca collided during a fog in the Mersey. The Auchenarden sank shortly after the…
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Wreck of British Liner. Sixteen Drowned
LONDON, Friday,--The British-owned liner Veronese, with 375 passengers on board, which was wrecked in a gale at Leixoes, on the Portuguese coast, was bound for Brazil, and is…
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WOLLONGONG, Sunday.--Arthur Boynton (23), an Englishman, only a few months in this country, was drowned today, while surf bathing at Port Kembla. Boynton with others…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Car Runs Into Ditch. Two Men Injured. Albury
As Mr. James Colquhoun, of Messrs. James Colquhoun and Sons, wool brokers and grain buyers, was last evening returning home in a motor car, accompanied by his…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motor Mishaps. Two Men Injured. Dangers of Moonlight Driving
ALBURY, Sunday.--A serious accident occurred at the foot of Jindera Gap, six miles from Albury, on Saturday night. Mr. James Colquhoun, sen., a member of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Crashed Into a Tram. Two Persons Injured. Maddened Horse Takes Charge
A disastrous smash occurred in Regentsteet, Redfern, this afternoon, and as a result two young men are lying in Sydney Hospital unconscious, and another man and a van were…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Man Runs Amok. Stabbing Affray at Glebe. Three Men Injured. an Arrest Made
A stabbing affray took place at Durham Court, Glebe-road, Glebe Point, this afternoon, and as a result, three men were injured, one seriously…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Exciting Bolt. Sensation in Druitt-street a Dash Through Heavy Traffic. Two Horses Killed. the Driver Injured
The driver of a lorry was thrown off his sent and injured as the result of the bad condition of the roadway in Druitt-street. A few minutes after 1 o'clock this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Accident to a Carpenter
David Nelson [?] a carpenter, was admitted to Sydney Hospital this morning, suffering from severe shock [?] was at work on the bottom floor of a new [?]ding in M'Evay-street…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Brundah Accident. Did She Strike Wreckage?
The schooner yacht Norna, while on her last salvage trip to the north, located the submerged wreck of the British-India liner Satara, near Seal Rocks. Dr. Cassidy, owner…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Another Railway Accident Tender Leaves the Rails. Department's Hush-up Policy
Mr. William M'Kenzie, who was a passenger on the Glen Innes mail train which left Armidale for Tamworth on Tuesday last at 7.40 p.m., informs us that when between…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Unlighted Punt. Serious Accident Averted
The unlighted condition of the Spit punt landing place, on the Manly side of the harbor, will sooner or later be responsible for a serious accident. But for the prompt action…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Parramatta. Accident to Tram
A tram load of passengers received a scare at Baulkam-hills on Saturday afternoon, when an accident happened to a motor engine attached to the tram. When near the North…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Fatalities and Accidents Alleged Assault
At about 11 p.m. on Saturday the Civil Ambulance was called to Foveaux-street, Surry-hills, where they found Thomas Walters (21), a plumber, residing in Devonshire-street, had received…
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An inquest was held yesterday concerning the death of a cook, Edward Hickey, 27, whose body was found floating in Johnstone's Bay on January 7. The Acting City Coroner…
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A fatality occurred at J. J. Hallam's farm, near Gunning, on Wednesday week. Hallam was moving tome farm implements and produce from one shed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Brick Yard Accident. Two Laborers Injured
Two accidents happened in the New South Wales Brick Company's yard at Alexandra this afternoon, as a result of portion of a ki[?] falling in on workman…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Surfing Fatality. Wollongong
Whilst surfing at Port Kembla Arthur Boyntor. got in the undertow and was quickly carried out to sea. His cries for help were heard by other swimmers, but before anyone could…
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"John M'Murrny, a ship's fireman, 29, died at the Balmain Hospital, on January 14, from accidental injuries received on board the steamer Yankalilla, at White Bay, through…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Three Firemen Injured. Accident to an Engine
While the North Sydney fire engine was proceeding at full gallop to a fire which broke out in a stationer's shop in Blue's Point-road early this morning one of the sway bars and…
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