Terrible Railway Accident at Peat's Ferry. Five Persons Killed-- Many Injured
The Yass Courier · Friday 24 June 1887 · page 4
A TERRIBLE railway accident occurred on the Homebush Waratah line yesterday afternoon, resulting in a lamentable destruction of life and property. It…
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The Burrowa News · Friday 24 June 1887 · page 3
The Queen's Jubilee day has been commemorated in disaster as well as demonstration. Au excursion train conveying some 250 Passengers to Pest's Ferry,…
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The Yass Courier · Friday 24 June 1887 · page 2
THE special train from Sydney arrived this morning about 6 o'clock with Mr. Downe, assistant locomotive engineer, in charge of about 40 men, who at once began removing…
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The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 25 June 1887 · page 3
All the sufferers by the recent railway accident are progressing favourably, with the exception of Eliz[?] Hunter, who is till in a very low and critical condition. The…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 June 1887 · page 4
A NARROW escape from another railway accident is reported. A special train left Melbourne shortly after 2 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, and had proceeded as far as Donnybrook when…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 June 1887 · page 4
With regard to a paragraph which appeared in our issue, says the S. M. Herald of Friday, respecting an apparent narrow escape from a collision on the Western railway, our…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 June 1887 · page 4
THE official board which had been appointed on Wednesday for the purpose of making inquiries in connection with the cause or causes of the accident sat at the Redfern railway terminus all…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 June 1887 · page 5
An inquest upon the body of George Hankin, one of those who died of injuries received at the Hawkesbury on the 21st instant, was commenced on Thursday morning by the City Coroner, Mr…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 June 1887 · page 2
THE jury empanelled for the purpose of inquiring into the cause of the recent disaster at the Hawkesbury River visited the locality yesterday. As the train passed over those portions of the…
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Goulburn Herald · Saturday 25 June 1887 · page 4
A little boy five years of age, son of Mr. James Raweliffe of Eastgrove, on Thursday morning had the big too and second too of his right foot severed by a blow from an axe with which an…
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Goulburn Herald · Saturday 25 June 1887 · page 3
Joseph Blackburn, engine-shed inspector, who was injured at the Bathurst railway-station on Friday, 17th instant, and had both his legs amputated, died in the Bathurst hospital on Wednesday last. He…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 June 1887 · page 2
THE coroner's inquest in connection with the Hawkesbury Railway accident was resumed on Monday. The essential witnesses examined were Mr. F. C Johnson, stationmaster at Sydney…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 June 1887 · page 4
A MINER, named Andrew Scobie, employed at the Kerosene Works, Joadja Creek, whilst engaged on Saturday morning last at the mine was knocked down by the fall of a large stone,…
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The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 29 June 1887 · page 2
MISS HUNTER, whose case was the worst of those who were injured in the recent railway accident, expired early on Saturday morning. Deceased was 22 years of age, and lived at St. Peters. She…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 June 1887 · page 2
THE principal witnesses examined at Wednesday's sitting of the Coroner's Court of Inquiry into the cause of the Hawkesbury accident were the guard, Arthur Clissold, and the…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 June 1887 · page 2
AN elderly man named Andrew Tomkin was brought to the Goulburn Hospital last night by the Crookwell coach suffering from injuries to one of his knees. At the time of going to press…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 June 1887 · page 4
THE Board of Inquiry into the recent railway disaster at Peat's Ferry, which has been sitting for several days at Redfern Railway Station, concluded the examination of witnesses on…
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Crookwell Gazette · Friday 1 July 1887 · page 2
ON Tuesday evening a labourer named Andrew Tomkins was brought into town from Grabben Gullen by Mr. Michael Tierney, assistant to Mr. Green, baker. It…
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The Burrowa News · Friday 1 July 1887 · page 2
Amongst the different theories which have been propounded as to the cause of the railway disaster that given by persons who have a thorough knowledge of the…
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Crookwell Gazette · Friday 1 July 1887 · page 3
THE Board of Inquiry into the recent railway disaster at Peat's Ferry, which has been sitting for several days at Redfern Railway Station, concluded the…
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