Railway Accident. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
An enginedriver named James Willoughby was killed yesterday by an accident to a mixed train near Cowra. The engine left the rails, and, after…
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Accidents, 1893
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Boating Accident. Two Men Drowned. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
Yesterday afternoon five men employed on the Homebush Bay reclamation works, on the Parramatta River, were rowing a dingy to catch the…
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YESTERDAY every employee at the Proprietary mine received a circular addressed "to every employee of a mining company on the Barrier,"…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A 'Bus-tram Collision. Six Passengers Injured. [By Telegraph] Sydney, Saturday Afternoon
A Leichhardt bus was coming into the city to-day, crowded inside with ladies and on the top with gentlemen, when it collided with a tram. The result was that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Sick and Accident Fund. to the Editor of the Barrier Miner
SIR,—The Barrier Mines Sick and Accident Fund, to my mind, is without a sound basis. The circular says that "a meeting was duly held, the…
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THE name of the man who fell down a shaft at Block 11 this morning was William M'Farlane. He was a married man, and leaves a wife and three children…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Mine Accident. a Fall Down a Shaft
AT about noon to-day a fatal accident occurred at the Proprietary, the victim being a man whose name is believed to be M'Farlane; but as to this there…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Block 11 FATALITY. The Inquiry
MR R. B. PEIL (Coroner) opened an inquiry at the Mayflower Hotel at 4 30 the afternoon, touching the death of William Henry M'Farling at Block 11…
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UP to noon to-day no report upon the fatal accident which happened at the Proprietary mine at noon yesterday had reached the Coroner. Probably…
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IN connection with the Block 11 fatality, Senior-constable Nolan this morning pointed out to a MINER representative that the delay in holding the…
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MR R. B. PELL (Coroner) opened an inquiry at the Mayflower Hotel at 4.30 this afternosn, touching the death of William Henry M'Farling. at Block 11…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mysterious Shooting Case. a Woman Shot in the Breast. Was it Accidental? [By Telegraph] Sydney
A shooting case, which is at present surrounded with some doubt and mystery, occurred last night in a house in John's-place, off Sussex-street. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boating Accident. Three Men Drowned. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne
A serious coating fatality occurred in the bay late on Saturday afternoon, by which three young men were drowned—Edward Bond and George…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Collision at Chicago. LONDON
A serious railway collision has occurred at Chicago, U.S.A. The colliding trains were completely wrecked, and the carriages caught fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dubbo Tragedy. Confession, of Astill. He Declares the Occurrence Accidental. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
The adjourned inquest on Mrs. Hamling, who was shot by the lad Astill at Coolaboggie near Dubbo, during the absence of her husband,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Accident. Passenger and Oil Trains in Collision. Ten Killed and Many Injnred. [By Cable.] London
A fearful calamity is reported from Alton, U. S. A. A passenger train came into collision with a train carryiny oil tanks. The trains were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Helensburg Fatality. Verdict of Accidental Death. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
An inquest was held yesterday on George Patterson, who died from injuries received in the Metropolitan coal mine, Helensburg. The evidence…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accident at Burra
A RAILWAY accident happened at the Burra railway station to-day (our correspondent wrote yesterday), which resulted in an engine and several…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Fatality. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne
A fatal mining accident occurred at the North Old Chum mine, Bendigo, yesterday. John Grant and James Quick were working in the stopes at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drowning Fatalities. Mrs. Mort and Miss Dight Drowned. [By Telegraph] Sydney
Two children, named David and Agnes Coleman, aged 7 and 5 respectively, were watching a fire in a paddock near Young on Saturday,…
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