Fatal Sewerage Accident
The worst fears were realised in connection with the presence of foul air in the tunnel nt South Yarra, in which an accident (reported in our last issue) occurred, and it is now…
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Accidents, 1898
43 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 3
Railway Collision
A collision occurred at the Parramatta Railway Station on Friday afternoon, doing considerable damage to rolling stock. The collision occurred at 5.25, when a train full…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrible Burning Accident. a Sydney Man Falls on a Hot Steam-pipe in a Bath His Flesh Adhered to the Pipe Like a Steak to a Frying Pan
WHILE in a bath in Pitt-street, a Mr. Jarvis had the misfortune to slip and fall on the hot water pipes, and before he could be rescued he was scalded and burnt in a terrible way. The shock…
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MR. NELSON who resides near Coff's Harbor had a rough time of it for while last week, whilst going out to Upper Bucca Creek with his coach. The creeks between the main…
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LISMORE, FRIDAY.—The funeral of the late Duncan M'Donald, on Wednesday, was the largest ever seen in Lismore. A sad drowning accident occurred in…
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A VERY sad fatality occurred at Bexhill on Wednesday last, the victims boing Mrs.London aud her ni[?], Miss Elizabeth Devine, oldest daughter of Mr.M.Devine of that locality. It…
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As Mr. D, Wherry, of Cowper,and the Rev.Mother and Sister Columbus, of Cowper Convent, were returning from Maclean in a buggy late on Thesday evening last, they met with an…
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A YOUNG man named William Shannon, of Palmer's Island, cut his log severely with an axe on Friday morning. Ho was cutting n small green log, and was standing with one foot…
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LISMORE, MONDAY.—Archie, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Hewitt, of Lismore, aged 11, accidentiy met his death at Byron Bay yesterday afternoon. No person saw…
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WHILE coming over to Kempsey on Wednesday last (says the Macleay Argus) the Bellingen coach was rather badly smsshed, and Mr. R. Guthrie, the driver, narrowly…
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The inquiry into the cause of the death of the late Patrick Manning was concluded on Wednesday before Mr. D. See, J.P., district coroner. James Burns, master of the steamer…
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We have to record a double drowning fatality, which occurred at Riley's Hill, Richmond River, on Saturday afternoon last, whereby a man named James Markham and a boy names…
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A NUMBER of more or lees serious accidents have occurred at Nambueea Heads recently. Fortunately, in Captain Whaites, the genial pilot, the Heads possesses a skilful and most…
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A CHILD of Mr. W. G. Ward's, aged twelve months, was so severely burned, yesterday week, that it died on the following Saturday. It appears that Mrs. Ward set fire to some…
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On Saturday last, the youngest daughter Mr. and Mrs. U. Gould, of Seven Oakcs- aged two years-fell into a well at Hie rear of her parent's resilience, and was drowned…
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ON Saturday last, while Master Milford Piggott was riding along the Gordonville road, his horse shied and threw him down the cutting, breaking his left led above the knee. As…
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The following story is told across the Atlantic about Dr. Talmage:—"It was years ago, of course and occurred in New Jersey, Belleville, Dr. Talmage was preaching there, and one week,…
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In the launching of the new battleship Albion, at Blackwall, on the Thames, a serious calamity occurred, which was attended by much loss of life, and at which,…
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THE French liner La Bourgogne, belonging to the General Trans Atlantic Co., bound from New York to Havre, came into collision in a dense fog with the ship Cromartyshire. At the time of the collision,…
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SIR,—In your Chatsworth correspondents' account of Mr. D. Cameron's (of Serpentine Creek) accident, he States that "a messenger was sent to Maclean for medical aid, but on arriving there was informed by…
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