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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]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, coroner’s inquests, heroism, SourceTrove, tragedies, year1878

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]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, heroism, SourceTrove, tragedies, year1878

The Mansfield murderers [re. Ned Kelly, 19 December 1878]

15 May 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article about Ned Kelly, his letter to Donald Cameron, and the Kelly gang’s killing of policemen at Mansfield, was published in The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 19 December 1878. Appended to the article were several reports considered to be relevant to the Kelly … [Read more...] about The Mansfield murderers [re. Ned Kelly, 19 December 1878]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: bushrangers, Kelly Gang, Ned Kelly (1854-1880) (subject), SourceTrove, year1878

A Christmas Welcome [poem, 21 December 1878]

9 November 2015 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A poem published in The Australian Town and Country Journal, 21 December 1878.] A Christmas Welcome. Though I come not with ivy and holly, And the snows of the fierce northern yule, Nor the jovial frolicsome folly, Of the Abbot and Lord of misrule! — Yet my … [Read more...] about A Christmas Welcome [poem, 21 December 1878]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Christmas, Christmas poetry, New Year, poem, Robert Adams, SourceTrove, year1878

Lecture on the Chinese question [17 December 1878]

18 April 2015 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A report on a lecture given by the Rev. Joseph Coles Kirby. Published in the Newcastle Morning Herald & Miners’ Advocate, 17 December 1878.] Lecture on the Chinese question. Last evening the Rev. J. C. Kirby delivered, at the Protestant Hall, King-street, a … [Read more...] about Lecture on the Chinese question [17 December 1878]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Chinese immigration, Joseph Coles Kirby (1837-1924), SourceTrove, year1878

The Cameron letter [by Ned Kelly, 1878]

23 October 2012 · 3 Comments

[Editor: This was a letter composed by Ned Kelly in 1878 and sent to Donald Cameron (a Victorian politician).] [Background information: On 9 December 1878, the Kelly Gang took over Younghusband’s station property at Faithfull’s Creek near Euroa. Twenty-two people at the … [Read more...] about The Cameron letter [by Ned Kelly, 1878]

Filed Under: correspondence Tagged With: Ned Kelly (1854-1880) (author), SourcePROV, year1878

Fatal Encounter with Bushrangers in Victoria [re. Ned Kelly, 31 October 1878]

26 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A report on the shooting of police at Stringybark Creek by Ned Kelly and his gang.] Fatal Encounter with Bushrangers in Victoria. (By telegraph to Evening News.) Melbourne Monday. A terrible encounter — almost without parallel in Victoria — has taken place … [Read more...] about Fatal Encounter with Bushrangers in Victoria [re. Ned Kelly, 31 October 1878]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: bushrangers, Ned Kelly (1854-1880) (subject), SourceTrove, year1878

Desperate Affray at Benalla [re. Ned Kelly, 23 April 1878]

26 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A report on the shooting of Constable Alexander Fitzpatrick by Ned Kelly.] Desperate Affray at Benalla. — The police authorities at Sandhurst are stated by the Bendigo Advertiser of Wednesday last to have received a telegram the previous night from Benalla, … [Read more...] about Desperate Affray at Benalla [re. Ned Kelly, 23 April 1878]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: bushrangers, Ned Kelly (1854-1880) (subject), SourceTrove, year1878

[Several members of a notorious family] [Ned Kelly’s family accused of attacking Constable Fitzpatrick, 17 April 1878]

11 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This untitled article is taken from news reports in the The Argus of 17 April 1878, regarding the family of Ned Kelly being accused of attacking Constable Fitzpatrick.] [Several members of a notorious family] Several members of a notorious family of the name of … [Read more...] about [Several members of a notorious family] [Ned Kelly’s family accused of attacking Constable Fitzpatrick, 17 April 1878]

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