South Coast Train Derailed. Passenger Killed. Several Injured
SYDNEY, Sunday.—A railway accident resulting in death and injuries to several passengers occurred on the Illawarra line near Stanwell Park last night…
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Accidents, 1908
258 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 13
A Serious Accident
News reached town on Tuesday that Mr. John T. Tindal. manager of the Australian Meat Co. s wor[?] Ramornie, had met with a serious…
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A serious railway smash occurred at 4.30 on Saturday afternoon at Stanwell Park, on the Illawarra line. A passenger train, laden with 300 or…
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It has been decided to commute the sentence of death passed on Cecil Forbes for shooting at and wounding Sergeant Bennett, to imprisonment for…
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An extraordinary accident, fraught with dreadful consequences to a miner named George Wermouth, occurred at Block 12, Proprietary Mine. Broken Hill, by which Wermouth was blown to…
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A serious railway accident, resulting in the death of one woman and injuries to other persons, occurred near Stanwell park on…
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At Wellington a lad was lined £7 2s, or two months, for damaging melons belonging to a Chinese gardener. A picnic party at Bermagni after…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—A serious collision between two cugines occurred yesterday on the South Buill colliery line, which was followed by the death of driver Oshorne…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Invalidity and Accident Pensions Act, 1907
The above Act came into force, on February 1st, and application forms are now obtainable at the Court House. The objects of the Act are to…
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While coming down the South Grafton punt approach an Saturday, evening in a sulky, Mr. R. Cran[?] of Queen-street, met with an…
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The steamer St. Cathbert has been burnt at sea off the coast of Canada. Of the crew 35 were rescued by a passing steamer, but 15 others were…
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The Old-age Pension Board. which deal with applications under the Invalidity and Accidents Pensions Act. 1907, sat at the Court House,…
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A collision of a sensational, character occurred in Newcastle harbour on Friday between the Currie liner Darius, under the command of Captain Robert Wilson, and…
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A frightful burning accident occurred at Culcairn, the victim being Mrs. Wilkinson, a young married woman, wife of Mr. Chas, Wilkinson. Her husband was handling…
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Two young men, named Chas. Wor[?] and Thomas Kemp, were drowned in the Goulburn weir. It is surmised that while swimming one not into…
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The steamer Derwent collided with the Dolphin in Johnston's Bay yesterday, one of the Derwent's plates being fractured above the water line…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—William Duffy, a retired railway station master, was accidentally shot dead at Murrurundi, while getting through a…
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A man named James Buckley, 35 years of age, was drowned while surf-bathing at Brecate, Whila three boys were bathing in the river at inverell, one named Purcell got out of his…
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An unfortunate mishap befell the little six-year-old son of Mr. John See who, on Wednesday last, whilst over at Susan Island had a bad…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—A fatality occurred yesterday at the entrance to Lake Macquarie, owing to the capsizing of a launch…
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