A Chapter of Accidents
Hunting has its disadvantages as well as its pleasures. According to the Melbourne Australasian, some member of the Oaklands hunt did not enjoy them…
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182 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 10
The Flood at Wagga. the Town in Total Darkness. One Man Drowned
For the second time in a period of six months Wagga, has suffered a flood, In January last the Murrumbidgee was 33ft. 4in, above summer level…
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The shot tower of modern times is said to have been the accidental result of a curious dream. A shotmaker named Watts lived in Bristol, England. He plied his trade in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Warship Explosion. the Injured Men's Condition [By Telegraph.] Sydney. Tuesday Evening
Five of the men wounded in' the [?] disaster are programing well since their arrival at the hospital it is reported that Armitage who is [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Buggy Accident Mr Ceo Loder Narrowly Escapes
On Monday afternoon a most unfortunate accident befel Mr George Loder whilst returning from St. Clair. When about to cross the railway bridge in a buggy drawn…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Accident to a Fireman. Whilst Rushing to Duty. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
CHARLES Bowen, of the metropolitan fire brigade station, Goorge-street West, was killed early this morning. It appears that an alarm of fire was given…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Accident at Summer Hill a Man Mangled
A SHOCHING [?] on the suburban railway line on Wednesday [?] when a man [?] Thomas Curran was [?] ever a train and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Floods in Victoria. the Suburbs Flooded. a Boy Drowned. Melbourne
THE continuous rain which has fallen since about Friday at midnight has resulted in heavy floods, doing considerable damage. Owing to the high…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tram Accident in Sydney Military Sergeant Killed
A TEREIBLE tramway accident, which resulted in the death of a young men named William Ball, a sergeant attached to the Permanent Staff at the Victoria…
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The fatal railway accident on the embankment of the Liverpool and Manchester ship canal is stated to have been caused through a blunder on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tram Accident at Randwick. Six Persons Thrown From a Buggy
An accident happened on the Randwick road on Sunday afternoon, caused by a Coogen tram colliding with a buggy. About 3.45 Mr Christian M'Whannell,…
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A SHOCKING gun accident happened at Glenorchy, near Wirrabar (South Australia) on Monday. Walter Douglas, aged 21, and two lads, were out rock…
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A terrible collision between a goods and an excursion train took place Saint Maue, near Paris. The carriages were fired. 60 people were…
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THE St. M[?]nde Railway Station was crowned with excursionists at the time of the recent collision, and hundreds witnessed the burning of the train which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The French Railway Disaster. Claims by the Injured. London
THE funeral of the victims of the railway disaster nt St. Mande, on the line from Paris to Vincennes, took place to-day . It is estimated that over 25,000 persons were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Railway Accident in France. London, July 27
A TERRIBLE collision between a goods train and an excursion train took place at Saint Maude, near Paris. The carriages caught fire. Thirty persons were killed, several…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Curious Accident at a Fire
A very curious accident occurred a short time since at Buchanan, Virginia. According to the Manufacturer of that city, while some firemen were…
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Patrick M'Gee, a fireman on board the steamer Golf of. Genoa, foil head foromost from the ship into the harbor to-day, and was drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Railway Collision. Eleven Persons Killed. (By Cable). London
A SERIOUS railway accident has occurred in Canada, where two passenger trains came into collision on the East Shore Railway, near Port Byron…
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An express train running between Coper and Michigan, in the United States, has been thrown off the rails by miscreants. Many of the passengers were killed…
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