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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1888

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Serious Collision a[?] Sea

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 4 October 1888 · page 6

The meagre accounts which came first to hand regarding the awful disaster in the Atlantic, by which it now appears 79 passengers and 26 of the crew of the steamship Geiser were drowned, have…

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Telegrams. [From Gerville's Telegram Co.] SYDNEY. Friday. Railway Collision

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 October 1888 · page 2

There was an railway collision near Young last night. The outgoing mail train collided with an empty train at Demonville. Eight trucks and one engine were considerably damaged…

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FICTION. From English, American, and other Periodicals. Friends and Foes. Chapter Xvii. Onlt an Accident

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 October 1888 · page 2

Trembling in her vindictive eagerness to injure Winnie, who had endeavoured to be so good to her, Pauline thrust asido Leo Forester's letters, and numerous other notes written in girlish chirography…

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Terrible Railway Collision in France.—Serious Loss of Life

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 October 1888 · page 3

A fearful railway accident occurred at half-past two on the morning of September 5 on the Paris, Lyons, and Mediterranean Railway, about 11 kilometres from Dijon. It appears that five…

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Railway Accident

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 October 1888 · page 4

NEW YORK, October 10th.—A terrible railway accident is reported to have ocenrred yesterday in the State of P[?]ylvanin. A heavy excursion train…

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A Fatal Railway Collision. (Telegram in Herald.) Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 October 1888 · page 5

About 11 o'clock on Saturday night the 8.45 goods express train from Warragul to Melbourne ran into the 8.5 milk train from the same place, whilst it was standing at the Narrewarren station…

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Accident on Railway Line

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 October 1888 · page 3

SHORTLY after noon on Friday an accident of a rather serious character occurred on the railway line near Cockle Creek; two men only narrowly escaping with their lives…

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A Terrible Collision

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 October 1888 · page 3

A terrible collision is reported from Gran Canary. It appears that the Italian steamer Su[?] America, from Monte Video, was entering the por[?] when she was run into by the French steamer L[?]…

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Tale. the Shaft in the Amargosa. a Strange Fatality which clung to a Mine of Fabulous Wealth

The Scone Advocate · Saturday 27 October 1888 · page 4

"Do I believe there is gold in the Amargosa range: I know it," and my companion nodded significantly. "But not for all the gold of Ophir—not for the richestore ever dug…

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The Late Accident at Stanhope. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 October 1888 · page 4

Sir,—In glancing through your column this morning, I noticed a report from your Branxton correspondent of the above accident in which he seems to have been very much…

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A Fatal Railway Collision. (Telegram in Herald.) Goulburn

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 October 1888 · page 4

A smash occurred on the railway this morning at about 5 o'clock at the Fish River, three miles from Gunning, a goods train telescoping another, the engine of which was taking in water. Three men…

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Terrible Fatal Accident at Stockton. (Newcastle Herald, Oct. 27.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 October 1888 · page 3

Shortly before half-past 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon one of the most terrible accidents that has had to be chronicled in this district for a considerable time past and, attended with fatal results,…

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The Late Accident at Stanhope (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 October 1888 · page 2

SIR,—I notice, in perusing the columns of your Saturday's issue, a letter signed by "An Eye Witness" denying the authenticity of my report on the above accident. "An…

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Railway Accident Near Goulburn

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 October 1888 · page 3

GOULBURN, Saturday.—A railway accident of a very serious nature occurred shortly after 5 o'clock this morning on the bridge over the Fish River, about three miles on the…

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Terrible Accident on the Wallamba River. (Manning River Times, Out. 27.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 November 1888 · page 3

An accident of a most painful and serious description occurred on Tuesday afternoon, about half-past 2 o'clock, at Mr. John Breekenridge's saw mills, Failford, on the Wallamba River. It…

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Fatal Accident

The Scone Advocate · Saturday 3 November 1888 · page 2

THE stoppage of the 9 p.m. mail-train across the Liverpool-street gateway caused many residents, to enquire the reason, and the answer was soon made…

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The Late Railway Collision. (By telegraph to the Herald.) Goulburn, Thuraday

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 November 1888 · page 6

An inquest on the body of Henry Wisby, who died yesterday morning from injuries received in the railway accident at Fish Eiver on Saturday, was commenced this morning, before Mr. Harold…

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Collision at the Railway Station

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 November 1888 · page 2

ON Monday night, shortly before 11 o'clock, a collision, resulting in considerable injury to two locomotives, occurred at the Singleton station. From what we have been able to…

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Fatal Accident on the Railway Line

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 November 1888 · page 2

ON Saturday afternoon the town was startled by the report that a boy between 12 and 13 years of age- the son of an engine-driver named H. J. Blundell- had been crushed to…

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The Railway Accident at Fish River. (By Telegraph to the Herald.) Goulburn

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 November 1888 · page 7

The inquest on the body of Henry Wisby, who died through injuries received in the Fish River railway accident, was resumed to-day. Mr. Charles Hill, driver of the second division, continued his…

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