Gallant Rescue From Drowning. (Newcastle Herald of yesterday.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 April 1887 · page 8
An accident which might have been attended with very serious results occurred on Thursday morning at half-past six o'clock, on the beaclf at the rear of the Hospital. At the time mentioned…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fatal Accident From a Falling Tree. Three Lives Lost
Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 April 1887 · page 4
AN accident occurred near Circular Head, Tasmania, on the 6th instant, by which Mr Frederick John Harman and two boys named Watson George Ducket…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Serious Railway Accident
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 April 1887 · page 7
From intelligence received on Tuesday morning, it appears, says the Echo, that a very serious accident occurred at Wentworth Falls, a station on the Western line, which, however, was fortunately not…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Youth Accidentally Killed by His Eather
Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 April 1887 · page 2
Mr stephen Tannsr, a resident of Cowes Crook, Geelong, Victoria, reported to the police on wednesday morning that ho had accidentally killed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Found Drowned
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 April 1887 · page 3
A FEW days since a young girl, Jane M'Blane, aged sixteen years, a domestic servant in the employ of Mr William Nicholson, at Aberglasslyn, disappeared…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Mining Accident in France
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 April 1887 · page 3
The following particulars have come to hand about the terrible explosion of firedamp that took place at St. Etienne on March 1:—The noise, which was terrific, was heard all over the town, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Fatal Railway Accident. (Daily Telegraph of Monday.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 April 1887 · page 2
A shocking railway accident occurred on Friday night at the Auburn Railway Station, the victim being a well-known resident and business man of Parramatta, Mr Albert Thomas Gilbert. As the 9.30…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collision Between Men-of-war
Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 April 1887 · page 3
Tbs dinablod troopship Tyno arrived last night. It appesra that a little after 2 o'clock en Monday sbo cumo into -collision with &M.S. Myrmidon of! Wilson's Promontory…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Collision at Sea. a Steamer Sunk
Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 April 1887 · page 4
BRISBANE, Thursday.- The British India steamer Dorunda from London arrived at Cooktown yesterday, and brings news of a terrible shipping…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrible Railway Accident in America
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 May 1887 · page 21
A terrible accident occurred on the morning of March 14 on the Boston and Providence Railroad. At seven o'clock a local train, composed of seven cars, all filled with working people, left Dedham…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Accident in a Football Field
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 May 1887 · page 3
A sad football accident occurred on Saturday in a match played on the Newington College ground, Mr Konna (son of a resident of Orange), falling…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Railway Accident in Victoria. Five Passengers Killed and Forty Injured. (By telegraph to the Echo.) Melbourne
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1887 · page 15
A terrible railway accident occurred near the Windsor station last night, resulting in the death of five passengers and the injury of between thirty and forty others. The excitement in Melbourne is…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Fatal Accident at Bulli Colliery
Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 May 1887 · page 2
An aged man, named William M[?] was killed at North Bulli Colliery [?] morning. The deceased was oiling [?] rollers, and not seeing some trucks the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Accident Near Melbourne
Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 May 1887 · page 2
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—This evening the 5.40 express from Melbourne to Windsor and the 5.30 ordinary train, come into collision near the Windsor…
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Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 May 1887 · page 2
The Court martial into the TyneMyrmidon collision concluded yesterday. As far as the latter vessel was concerned, Commander Hoskyn was severely…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MELBOURNE. Monday. the Railway Collision
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 May 1887 · page 2
The official inquiry into the recent railway accident was continued to-day. Miss Herbert, one of the injured, is in a Critical condition but others are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Accident in Victoria. (By telegraph to the Herald.) Melbourne
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 May 1887 · page 2
Public interest is at present centred in the departmental inquiry now being held into the circumstances attending the Windsor railway accident. The general feeling is that Guard Lang…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Railway Accident in Queensland. (From the Herald.) Brisbane
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 May 1887 · page 15
A terrible accident happened on the unopened section of the Fassifern railway between 7 and 8 o'clock this morning. A ballast train, consisting of an engine and six waggons, in which were 30 men,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Football Accident
Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 May 1887 · page 4
Like its predecessors this football season is revealing the extremely ugly side of this popular but somewhat savage game One or two fatal accidents already been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Collision In Sydney Harbour
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 May 1887 · page 2
A collision took place at about 6.10 p.m. yesterday (says Saturday's Herald) between the harbour steamers Genista and Leveret, which narrowly escaped being attended with fatal consequences…
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