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15 stories in Hunter Valley's papers
The crowded audience at the Porte St. Martin, assembled to witness the "Parisiens a Londres," had a narrow escape on Tuesday night. At half-past 11 the curtain rose for the fifteenth…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fire involving terrible loss of life occurred on the 10th December, in New York. Four adults aud five children were suffocated in their respective rooms in the tenement house premises,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Friday evening, Nov. 2, an accident of a most appalling character occurred near Rowley, on the Stockton and Darlington Railway. It appears that about seven o'clock on that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sad and serious is the change in this district's prospects from this day week, and short was the time for the accomplishment of the dreadful results—three persons drowned —crops and fencing destroyed—and many families driven…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An old man named Meredith, who for a considerable time has been conducting a school on Mr.Taylor's farm, near the Yellow Rock, and some three miles above the village of Broke, is supposed to have been drowned during the recent Hood in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A sad accident occurred on Saturday morning last, shortly before twelve o'clock, it the Glebe, whereby a man of the name of Richard Haddaway, and a young boy named Arthur Bowtell, lost their lives At the time of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Saturday morning the body of Miss Dickson, who had previously been supposed to have fallen into the river and drowned at the mouth of Wallis' Creek, was found about half a mile below the creek in the Hunter, whither it had doubtless…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Very great regret was expressed in Maitland on Saturday evening and Sunday morning when it became known that Mr. David Dickson, of Bolwarra Hall, one of our oldest and most highly respected residents, had met with an accident so severe…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →PISTOLS AND COFFEE FOR TWO.—There are amongst our defenders of the 18th Royal Irish a few Dick Turpins, who have counterparts amongst all large bodies of men, whether civil…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Saturday evening a shocking fatality occurred on the London and North-Western Railway, about a couple of hundred yards south of the Wigan passenger station, and close to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Monday night, 6th May, a most appalling catastrophe occurred off Newcastle Quay, which resulted in the loss of several lives. The landing stage of the Tyne General Ferry Company,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On Saturday forenoon, June 29th, a very dreadful accident occurred near Warrington. The 1023 train from Liverpool to Birmingham and London left Bank Quay station at 11.25, taking up several passengers, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Telegraph, for Brisbane, on shore. Crew and passengers saved. The above message was given by signal from the Grafton, steamer, now (3 p.m.) coming in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A collision of a serious character occurred on the Thames on Friday evening, Sept. 6, between the Metis steamer, belonging to the Wool wich Steam Packet Company, and the Wentworth…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The driver of the mail cart between Horncastle and Longworth was proceeding on his usual journoy about half-past six o'clock on the evening of the 16th ult. As he entered Wragby one of…
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