Canadian Railway Accident
LONDON, April 30.—Fuller intelligence relative to the railway disaster in Canada, and which was reported in our last issue, states that the wrecked train was carrying 150…
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217 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 11
Serious Railway Accident. Subsidence of an Embankment Six Persons Injured. Sydney, Monday Night
A VERY serious railway accident occurred at a quarter to 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon about seven miles from Narandera, on the Je[?]ilderie Extension. The No 1 down…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Gun Accident in Victoria
ON Friday afternoon Thomas Temple Hall, aged 11, son of the postmistress at Piper's Creek, near Kyneton (Vic.) was carrying a loaded gun home, when he met his brother…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shocking Accident at Adelaide. Crushed to Death. (By Telegraph) Sydney
NEWS from Adelaide state that a west shocking accident has occurred Yesterday afternoon, a youth [?] Alfred Bryant, in the employ of Messrs Barton and Shorney,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Accident Near Scone. a Farmer Killed
Ma W. F. PARKER P.M. held a magisterial Inquiry at Mary Villa, seven miles from Scene, on Monday last, touching the death of Philip M'Gregor, a farmer, aged 54 years,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Railway Accident at Wickham. Young Lad Mutilated
Immediately after the 6.30 train from Singleton passed the up one at the railway crossing, Wickham, on Wednesday evening the gatekeeper was surprised to see an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drowned at Maitland. a Sad Case
ON Saturday a little child of Mr. Jas. A. Mayo's, agel 1 year and 10 months, was drowned is a waterhole near his father's residence at East Maitland. Mr. Mayo was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Coach Accident. GILGANDRA
THE Coonamble coach pulled up at Crem[?] Curban Hotel yesterday morning, about 12.30, when Browe, the driver, descended to deliver some loose letters ; one of the passengers also…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fall from the Cliffs—73 Feet. a Shocking Fatality
ON Thursday afternoon the body of James Baliff 27, a shearer, was found on the rocks near the ladies bathing place at Newcastle. The face and head were terribly gashed, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident to the Northern Mail Train. Driver Seriously Hurt. Armidale
THE mail train from Brisbane ran off the line to-day at the Black Mountain, station. The Cause of the accident has not come to hand. The engine and two carriages rim off…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Accident at Hamilton. Fell Down Stars
A FATAL accident occurred at the residence of Mr Hugh Walker, at Hamilton or Saturday night. An old lady, 89 years of ago, named Janet Walker, whilst ascending a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourne Railway Accident. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Tuesday, received 9.45 p.m
Seventeen claims for compensation have been made on the Victorian Railway Department by the sufferers from the recent North Melbourne railway accident…
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THOMAS SCOTT, while employed shuting at Yersong Creek railway station near Wagga, on Saturday, was run over and had his right leg smashed. The leg had to be emputated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Accident at Melbourne. (By Telegraph to the Herald.) Melbourne
The 2.15 train from Williamstown, containing persons who had been seeing the mail steamer Parramatta off, met with a serious accident shortly before 3 o'clock this afternoon at the North…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Collision in the English Channel 20 Lives Lost
LONDON, Tuesday.—The steamers Garman Emperor and Beresford came into collision in the English Channel this morning during a dense fog. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Narrow Escape from a Railway Accident
AN exceedingly narrow escape from an accident occured on the the St. James' railway line on Monday night. A train left benalla for Yarrawonga 10 minutes…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accident to Mr Gladstone. Marvellous Escape
LONDON, Saturday!—As Mr Gladstone was crossing Picosdilly yesterday evening he was knocked down by a hausom cab. He, however, has a marvellous escaps, and did not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Accident
Some consternation was caused in town on Monday by the report that the up mail had run off the line near Muswellbrook. The train was running late, and the driver…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Accident
When an up goods train which r[?]h[?]d Muswellbrook at 4 a.m., on Monday mo[?]ning was passing Wilkin's crossing, a post of one of the gates fell back, making the gate swing…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Recent Raliway Accident at Muswellbrook. (From our Muswellbrook Correspondent.)
In order to fulfil my promise to furnish your readers with a detailed account of the accident which befel the mail-train from Sydney on Monday morning last, shortly…
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