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Tenterfield tragedy [crime report, 2 December 1926]

17 July 2024 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, regarding a murder-suicide, was published in The Yass Courier and General Advertiser for the Southern District of New South Wales (Yass, NSW), 2 December 1926.] Tenterfield tragedy. At the inquest at Tenterfield regarding the deaths of Constable … [Read more...] about Tenterfield tragedy [crime report, 2 December 1926]

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General news [17 April 1877]

17 July 2024 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: These items are extracts from the “General news” section, published in The Express & Telegraph (Adelaide, SA), 17 April 1877.] General news. Charles Colbey and Louis Mehrtens were charged at the Adelaide Police Court on Tuesday with assaulting George Alfred … [Read more...] about General news [17 April 1877]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, animal protection, cricket (sport), crime law and punishment, domestic violence, entertainment, immigrants, quarantine, SourceTrove, tragedies, workplace accidents, year1877

News reports [suicide and drowning, 23 March 1816]

29 December 2023 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: These two news reports were published in The Sydney Gazette, and New South Wales Advertiser (Sydney, NSW), 23 March 1816.] [News reports] On Tuesday, the 12th Inst. a Coroner’s Inquest was convened at a house on the Rocks, upon the body of John Robinson, who had … [Read more...] about News reports [suicide and drowning, 23 March 1816]

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Worried woman’s death: Case of lysol poisoning: “For the sake of Jim and the child” [30 December 1911]

3 December 2023 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, about the suicide of a young woman in Ballarat, was published in The Ballarat Star (Ballarat, Vic.), 30 December 1911.] Worried woman’s death. Case of lysol poisoning. “For the sake of Jim and the child.” The death of Maude Driscoll, the woman … [Read more...] about Worried woman’s death: Case of lysol poisoning: “For the sake of Jim and the child” [30 December 1911]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, SourceTrove, suicides, tragedies, year1911

[General news items] [4 April 1912]

14 March 2023 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: These extracts are from the general news section published in The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 4 April 1912.] [General news items] References to the State Ministry’s main roads policy were made by the Minister for Works (Mr. Edgar) in reply to a deputation yesterday. … [Read more...] about [General news items] [4 April 1912]

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News and notes [14 May 1873]

2 October 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: These news items are extracts from the “News and notes” section published in The Ballarat Star (Ballarat, Vic.), 14 May 1873. Some of the news items came from other newspapers.] News and notes. A Chinaman named Ah Yuck was arrested on Tuesday evening by Constable … [Read more...] about News and notes [14 May 1873]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, accidents, crime law and punishment, fire brigades, fire incidents, SourceTrove, tenders, theatre reviews, tragedies, unions, wandering cattle, year1873

Coroner’s inquest [6 April 1878]

23 September 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, about a coroner’s inquest regarding the drowning of a man in a boating accident, was published in The Clarence & Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser (Grafton, NSW), 6 April 1878.] Coroner’s inquest. An inquest was held before Mr. Alfred … [Read more...] about Coroner’s inquest [6 April 1878]

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A heroic rescue [6 April 1878]

23 September 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, about the rescue of a group of people from drowning, was published in The Clarence & Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser (Grafton, NSW), 6 April 1878.] A heroic rescue. — One of the bravest and most successful efforts to save life that has … [Read more...] about A heroic rescue [6 April 1878]

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Monday, July 3, 1865 [news items, 3 July 1865]

28 March 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: These untitled news items, extracts from a general news section, were published in The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 3 July 1865. These include reports regarding commemorations of Victoria’s separation from NSW, introduced species, crime reports, manufacturing, squatters and … [Read more...] about Monday, July 3, 1865 [news items, 3 July 1865]

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Sad case of drowning [25 June 1901]

1 June 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article was published in The Benalla Standard (Benalla, Vic.), 25 June 1901.] Sad case of drowning. Quite a gloom was cast over the town yesterday afternoon when it became known that Joseph Ryan, a son of Mr Denis Ryan, had been drowned in a hole about 300 … [Read more...] about Sad case of drowning [25 June 1901]

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