The Murrurundi Collision
The Minister for Railway had a consulation with the Premier on Tuesday on the subject of the report submitted by the Railway Department officers who held an inquiry at…
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Accidents, 1908
258 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 13
Railway Disaster. Signals Disregarrded. 43 Persons Killed; 232 Others Injured
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A terrible accidnet has occurred at Braybrook Junction, (Vic.), by which 48 passengers have been killed, and over two hundred Injured…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Accident at a Buck-Jumplne Show
An accident at an alarming charucter occurred at the exhibition given by Australian buck-Jumpers in Prince Alfred Park on Monday night, when a large portion of the seating…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Injured List Still Increasing Melbourne
The total number injured in the Braybrook disaster is now stated at 315. The injured are reported to be doing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →314 Persons Injured. £200,000 Compensation. Melbourne
Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, after making rough calculations as to the amount the Government is likely to be called upon to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Railway Accident. Sydney, Saturday Night
An accident has happened to a goods train travelling from Colac (Vic.) to Camperdown. While shunting several of the trucks left…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local and General Accident at Coff's Harbor
A somewhat serious accident occurred to Mr. Robert Mather, son of Mr. Mather, sawmill proprietor, of Coff's Harbor, on Friday last, when, whilst…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collision in a Blizzard
LONDON, Sunday.—A terrible snowstorm swept over England yesterday, the fall being several inches deep in the southern counties. Great damage was done to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Murrurundi Collision. Disquieting Rumours
It now transpires that the lines at the Murrurndi station, the seene of the recent railway smash, are not provided with interlocking gear. Over three years ago, it…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Smash. 42 Killed and 74 Injured
A dreadful railway accident occcured late on Monday night (as briefly stated in last issu) at Braybrook Junction, about seven miles…
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A very serious accident happened to Mr. R. Mather, at the B.A.T. Co.'s mill on Friday morning last. "Boo[?]," as he is familiarly known…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Details of the Collision. London
The cruiser Gladiator was returning from Portland to Spithead in a blinding snowstorm, and steaming at the rate of 10 knots per hour, when…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →More Channel Disasters. Collision in a Blizzard. London
A great snowstorm has swept over England. Great damage was done. When the blizzard was at its height on Saturday afternoon, the American…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Royal Commission to Be Appointed. the Brakes Tested. Total Injured, 378. SYDNEY
The Victorian Cabinet has decided to appoint a Royal Commission to inquire into the Braybrook disaster. The tests of the brakes on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Collision in a Snowstorm. Six Deaths and Thirty One Missing
A terrible snowstorm swept over England on Saturday, the full being several inches deep in the southern counties. Great damage was done to the fruit…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Melbourne Railway Smash. Total Injured 353. Another Death
Driver Milburn is still confined to his bed, and his condition is causing uneasiness to his friends. The Bendigo train has been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accident at Coff's Harbor
A very serious accident happened to Mr. R. Mather, at the B.A.T. Co.'s mill on Friday morning last. It appears that "Bob" as he is familiarly known as, was…
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The old proverb that troubles, never come singly has been strikingly confirmed in the events of the past few weeks in the succession of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Singular Drowning Case
Two brothers, named Hardman, went to Tamworth from Uralla to negotiate for the purchase of a bakery business, and stayed at the Empire Hotel. On…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Warships in Collision
LONDON, Wednesday.—While carrying out practice manacurves near the mouth of the Thames the scout Attentive rammed the destroyer Gala. The Gala was cut in…
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