A Shocking Accident. a Man's Arm Torn Off by Machinery. Sydney, Thursday afternoon
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 October 1897 · page 3
Henry Scott; foreman of the railway workshops, Eveleigh , met with a shocking accident this morning . He had ascended a ladder about twenty feet for the purpose of rearranging; the bolting on a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Stocking Fatality. Twice Run Over by a Train. A.M. in Who Supposed Himself to Be a Dog. Melbourne, Friday afternoon
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 October 1897 · page 3
A sh[?]coking fatality occurred at Geelong early this me fining when a middle aged man named John Dunlop was cut to pieces by a shunting train a few hundred [?]yards from the Geelong railway station…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sensation, Fatality & Crime
Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 October 1897 · page 1
A well-known pigeon shot named J. B. Pearse was fined £5 for discharging a revolver in a billiard room. Three leading grocers have been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Accident to Mr. J. Gillies, M.P.
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 October 1897 · page 11
Mr. J. Gillies, M.P. for west Maitland, sustained serious injuries on Saturday evening by an accident at Mount View, near Ellalong. Mr. and Mrs. Gillies took part in the distribution…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Accident to Mine. Bernhardt
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 October 1897 · page 11
The Paris Figaro of September 13 contained an account nf the accident which befel Mine. Sarah Bernhardt. It appears that the famous actress had a narrow escape from death at Belleisle-en-Sur…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A Shocking Accident. Sydney, Thursday afternoon
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 October 1897 · page 5
Henry Scott, foreman of the railway workshops, Eveleigh, met with a shocking accident this morning. He bad ascended a ladder about twenty feet for the purpose of rearranging the belting on a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Accident at the Font Hill Colliery
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 October 1897 · page 7
About half-part 4 o'clock on Monday afternoon a fatal accident occurred in the Font Hill mine, known as South Grata, and owned by Mr. James Raleton, tho victim being a young married man…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Runway Accident
Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 October 1897 · page 2
While Mr. A. Hutton, accompanied by Mr Day, was driving in a sulky along the Maitland-road towards. Singleton on Thursday, the first-named alighted from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To-day's News by Wire. Sydney. a Collision in the Harbour
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 October 1897 · page 5
The steam launch Katie collided with the Neutral Bay steamer Lotus yesternight off ' Kirribilli Point, and the former sank, the top of the funnel only showing above the water . The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Violent Storm. A. Hotel Struck by Lightning. Houses Unroofed. Orchards Injured. Orange
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 October 1897 · page 5
During a terriffic thunderstorm at orange this morning the occidental hotel was struck by lighting, but only slightly damaged. Much to orchards in the district…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrible Accident in an Opera House
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 October 1897 · page 5
A shocking accident took place at the Opera,house, cincinnati, united states, last night. During the performance a portion of the ceiling fell with a crash upon the heads of the people in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sensation, Fatality & Crime
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 October 1897 · page 1
For fraudulently defacing the earmark of a sheep, a man named John Wylie was fined £10 or six months gaol at the Coonamble Police Court…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Child Drowned
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 October 1897 · page 5
Albert Doonan, aged 16 months, was drowned at Dawes Point this afternoon, having apparently wandered away from his parents' residence. The body was recovered, but all efforts to restore…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Painful Accident
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 October 1897 · page 2
Yesterday afternoon a man named John Paeker, had the misfortune to sustain a very painful injury to his foot. He was engaged splitting timber, in the Retreat…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident at Greta
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 October 1897 · page 2
A portor named Paul Rutloy, employed at the Greta railway station, met with a nasty accident while shunting. He was standing on the brake, when his foot…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shocking Railway Accident a Man Cut to Pieces. Albury, Friday afternoon
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 October 1897 · page 3
A shocking railway accident occurred on the main line to-day between Culcairn and Gerogery At about three o' clock cook's excursion train from Melbourne to sydney, ran down a ganger named…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shocking Fatality on the Railway Melbourne
The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 October 1897 · page 12
A snocking rata[?]ty occurred at Geelong early this morning when a middle aged man named John Dunlop was cut to pieces by a shunting train a few hundred yards from the Geelong railway station…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Man Out to Pieces. Shocking Railway Accident in the South. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 October 1897 · page 2
A SHOCKING railway accident occurred on the main line to-day, between Culcairn and Gerogerey. Cook's excursion train, Melbourne to Sydney,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Accident
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 October 1897 · page 5
In the railway accident on the Hudson two ears fell in 60 feat of water and seven women were rescued, whilst several were injured. Lord Douglas of Hawick, narrowly escaped…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sensation. Fatality & Crime
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 October 1897 · page 1
During a fight among a number of shorigines at a Stareke River (Queensland) one was killed and two were wounded…
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