California.—terrible Railway Accident
AT about half-past nine o'clock yesterday morning, November 10th, information was received in this city by telegraph, and soon after by one of the ferry-boats, that a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents
Accidents, 1870
14 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers
Accidents and Offences. a Holocaust: Six People Burnt to Death
A dreadful fire occurred on the evening of Christmas Day, at Sandwich-street, Gray's-inn-road, by which the lives of six persons were sacrificed. It was discovered at about half-pastt eight o'clock, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dreadful Accident on the Braidwood Racecourse
ALTHOU[?] the two day’s races advertised passed off with only one or two minor accidents, the extra day’s [?] which was got up by a few parties yesterday. consisting of spurts for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Terrible Accident at Siena
A terrible accident took place a few days ago on the occasion of a meeting held by the Working Men's Society at Siena. The members were summoned for the purpose of electing one of their body…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Fatal Accident at Waroo
THE district coroner (Dr. Blake) held an inquest on the body of Alexander Reid, junior, at the Rook of Cashel Hotel, on Saturday, the 19th inst. The following was the evidence taken:--…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Revenge of an Injured Husband
A TRAVELLING contributor of the New York World—a lady, by the way—has furnished that journal with an interesting series of papers descriptive of social life at Salt Lake…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Another Collision at Sea
The London and South Western Company's steamer Normandy, Captain Harvey, having left on the morning of the 17th instant for the Channel Islands, was run into by the Mary, from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Series of Narrow Escapes From Drowning
THE unaccountable and highly censurable neglect of the authorities in making some adequate provision for enabling teamsters and others to ford the Yass River with safety will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident on the Victorian Railway
SOME of the visitors to Melbourne on Tuesday by rail had a narrow escape from serious if not fatal injuries, through ail accident which occurred about half past nine o’clock,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Boiler Explosion. Twelve Killed and Several Injured
A most fearful accident has taken place at Kidsgrove, Staffordshire. A boiler at Messrs. Kinnersley's Clough-hall Iron-works exploded, sacrificing twelve lives, and injuring several men very seriously. At the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dreadful Accident
A very serious and distressing accident occurred to Constable James Coady, stationed at Braidwood, who was riding home from Jembaicumhene on Thursday last with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fearful Railway Accident: Sixteen Persons Killed
The following account is from an eye-witness of the accident:-- "The train left King's-cross at 9.20 p.m., and the run was rapid and safe until the train neared Newark. It appears that a goods train was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Railway Accident Near Carlisle
About one o'clock on Sunday morning a terrible accident happened to the midnight mail from Carlisle to the South. The train, one minute behind time, left Carlisle Citadel Station at 12.48 a.m.,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Terrible Steamboat Accident at Bourke
ON Sunday, the 14th August, a terrible accident occurred on board the Princess Royal (steamer. She was preparing for her cruise down river, when a cry was raised that a…
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