Latest Cablegrams. Railway Accidents. Imperial Legislation. London
Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 2 March 1899 · page 3
The bill which has been introduced to the House of Commons by the Right Hon. C. T. Ritchie for the prevention of railway accidents contains a provision under which…
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The Gulgong Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1899 · page 8
On Saturday afternoon a fatal accident happened to Master Reginald Crossing son of Mrs. C. Crossing of Mudgee. It [?] that the youth,…
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National Advocate · Friday 3 March 1899 · page 3
Notice has been given of a bill in the House of Commons by Mr. C. T. Ritchie, President of the Board of Trade, dealing with the prevention of…
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National Advocate · Friday 3 March 1899 · page 2
On Wednesday afternoon an accident happened to Mr. Frank Bennett, son of Mr. T. Bennett, of Russell and Bentinck streets. He was exercising his horse on the Ordinance…
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The Gulgong Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1899 · page 8
On Tuesday, the 21st instant while driving from Gulgong to Wargundy Vr. J. Keith Miller met with a serious accident . The house he was driving…
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Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1899 · page 7
At the races here to-day a horse fell with its rider, coming down upon the unfortunate jockey with its whole weight. The young sufferer was badly injured, and had to be removed to Cowra…
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National Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1899 · page 3
The boy Barney Hade, son of Mr. John Hade, of the Occidental Hotel, Bathurst, who was injured at Canowindra races, when Marathon fell and rolled on…
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National Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1899 · page 2
A seven year old son of Sergeant Roberts, of Grenfell, while swimming with four other boys in the cyanide dam at One Mile, was drowned on Saturday…
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Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Tuesday 7 March 1899 · page 2
The sad news has been received that Archie Roberts, son of Sergeant Roberts, of Coolah, was drowned in the cyanide dam, at…
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Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 7 March 1899 · page 3
A fisherman, William Setchell, was on Sunday found drowned in the Darling near Bourke…
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National Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1899 · page 2
On Friday last a man named Walter Setchell, the owner of a fishing plant near Yanda, was missed. Subsequently his boat was seen floating down the…
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Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 8 March 1899 · page 2
A terrific explosion took place at Parkes yesterday afternoon, caused by the bursting of the tubular boiler at the Phoenix mine. The driver in charge at the time was Thomas…
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Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 8 March 1899 · page 3
A bill to prevent railway accidents has been introduced into the House of Commons. The estimated cost to the railway companies for the reforms will be…
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National Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1899 · page 2
At a quarter to 2 this afternoon the townspeople were startled by a terrific report, caused by the bursting of a tubular boiler, used for winding and…
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Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 10 March 1899 · page 13
While on the overland truck to Sydney with his bullocks, Mr. G. Raynor had a thorn run into his finger, and was unable to extract it…
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National Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 2
While Miss Marion Terry was riding in a cab the horse bolted. She jumped oat and fell, sustaining concussion of the brain…
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The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 2
A terrible explosion was heard at the Phoenix mine at 1.30 on Tuesday, and the dense volumes of smoke ascending from the locality indicated that the boiler had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Railway Collision. a New Zealand Sensation. Foub Passengers Killed and Forty Injured. Wellington
Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 13 March 1899 · page 2
The most appalling railway: accident that has taken place in the history of the colony occurred on Saturday night at Rakaia. While an excursion, train crowded with…
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Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Tuesday 14 March 1899 · page 2
An appalling railway accident occurred at Rakara, New Zealand, on Saturday night. An excursion train crowded with passengers was…
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National Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1899 · page 2
At the inquiry into te cause of death of an old lady, Barbara Taylor, who was knocked down and fatally injured by a runaway horse at North Sydney on…
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