A Drowning Rescue
Mr J. A. Carroll, J.P., and Mr. Leonard Hyman are to be congratulated for the pluck they exhibited on Friday January 27th, in front of the…
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10 stories in Blue Mountains's papers
Army Trial Motor-car Fatality in the New Kent Road. Extraordinary Statements
Yesterday (December 22) Dr Waldo concluded an inquiry at the Southwark Coroner's Court into the circumstances of the death of Emma Simpson, aged 54…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stage Bridge Collapses Forty Members of a Chorus Injured
On Sunday, January 8th, the New York correspondent of the "Daily Mail" wrote:--Scenes of wild excitement were caused…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrible Disaster. on the Midland Railway. Expresses in Collision. Wreckage Ablaze. 7 Killed, 20 Injured. Terrible Scenes
Not Since the Bullhouse accident, near Penistone, in 1884, when 24 persons were killed and 60 injured by the breaking of a crank-axle of a fast…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motor Accident. Near Leura
The rate at which motor cars travel over the Blue Mountains has always been a matter of comment and it is considered marvellous that an accident…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Accident at Leura. a Man Breaks His Leg
A very painful accident happened at Leura on Monday morning last. Mr George Steh[?] was engaged drawing wood and while he had a heavy load…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Paris Motor Accident
From Paris on May 9th, the Paris correspondent of the "Daily Mail" wrote:-- All Paris is shocked by a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Serious Accident at Ka-Katoomba
A very nasty accident happened to a young married woman named Mrs MacDonald at the Co[?]lee Palace on Thursday afternoon last. Mrs MacDonald, who…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ferry Boat Capsized. Six People Drowned. Story by a Survivor
The pretty little village of Sandside, on the banks of the rivers Kent and Bela, at the top of Morecambe Bay, was on Saturday afternoon,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Accident. Engine Derailed. Permanent Way Damaged. Traffic Delayed
An accident occurred in the Katoomba station yards about 6.30 this morning, causing serious damage and delay in the running of the trains…
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