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29 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 2
One of those distressing and terrible casualties occurring from time to time on railways—which seem, in some inexplicable manner, suddenly to defeat every wise precaution that can be devised by the most [?]agacious…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →OUR readers will find elsewhere an account of the distressing and fatal accident that occurred at the Newtown station on Monday morning,— the most serious accident, we believe, that is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The inquest respecting the death of Mr. James Falconer was resumed on Tuesday, at the Newtown School of Arts. Mr. J. B. Jackson attended to watch the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Northern Railway Company of France communicates the subjoined account of an accident which occurred early on Sunday, October, 27, on that line:—"This morning, at seven,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 24, shortly before one o'clock, the greatest excitement was caused in Southwar[?] in consequence of the following deplorable occurrence, by which one poor…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An inquiry was held on Thursday, Oct. 31, by Mr. John Humphreys, at the Black Horse tavern, Kingsland-road, into the death of the wife of a tradesman living at 64,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A shooting gun accident is reported from the village of Greenham, in Berkshire. On Saturday, Mr. J. C. White, whoso father is the occupier of Chapel Farm, in the above parish, had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Wednesday evening, Nov. 27, a rather singular accident occurred to a carriage in which Sir Thomas Biddulph was riding. It appears that on Wednesday her Majesty visited…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On last Saturday morning a man came into Gosford, and said that a shell punt had been upset about the middle of the day before in the estuary of Brisbane Water, near the bar; that three persons were drowned, and that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Saturday morning, Nov. 16, an alarming accident happened on one of the branches of the London and North-western railway, between Birmingham and Wolverhampton. Near the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Saturday last two persons—on aged man, name unknown, and young lad called James Sinclair—were drowned in the Macquarie, near Euromedha. They were riding in a bullook dray, and arrived about dark at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We (S. M. Herald.) have received the following distressing intelligence from our correspondent at Grafton:— Grafton, Monday, 9 a.m. The Right Rev. Dr. Sawyer, Bishop of Grafton and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →We are indebted to the courtesy of Mr. Madgwick, proprietor of the Grafton Observer, for an extra of that paper (received by as on Saturday, 21st) giving the sad particulars of the drowning of the lamented Bishop of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A shocking accident occurred on Friday, Dec. 6, on the North-Eastern Railway, a short distance from Usworth station. It appears that a farmer named Craggs, and a friend, a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At eleven o'olook on Thursday forenoon, Nov. 21, as a Hansom cab was being driven along the Stoke Newington-road it came into collision with a timber van. The horse, a young and spirited…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR—In this morning's issue you give a report of the lamentable drowning of Peter Clark, which is grossly incorrect. You state that "the police and a body of volunteers were immediately on the spot." This is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Grey River Argus of 12th March says: "It is our painful duty to chronicle another fatal accident by drowning. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Butler, a storekeeper on the Ahaura,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The lines of rail, and the crossings upon them, a Cannon-street bridge are more numerous and complicated, and the traffic upon them greater, probably, than upon any railway bridge in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At about seven o'clock last evening a terrible acdident which terminated fatally, occurred at the bark crushing mill, recently established by Mr. Parker, at the corner of Collins and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →We (Empire of Monday) are enabled to publish the following telegram, giving the full and authentic particulars of the fatal coach accident on the Bathurst Road. Bathurst, May 29th…
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