Shearing Accidents
There appears to be quite an epidemic of shearing accidents in our district this season, no leas than four cases of severe cuts with shears having called for the surgical attention…
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Shocking Railway Accident at Four Mile Creek. an East Maitland Man Killed—his Body Decapitated
A shocking fatal accident occurred on the Great Northern Railway line on Tuesday evening at Four Mile Creek, between Thornton and East Maitland Stations, a man named Gavin Houston having been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Terrible Explosion. Three Men Seriously Injured. Miraculous Escape of Others. Quirindi
Alderman Alexander Leis, contractor, Quirindi, supplier the following information regarding an explosion at the railway deviation works at Currabubula, of which he was an eye witness. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Explosion at Quirindi. Three Men Seriously Injured. [By Telegraph] Quirindi
AN explosion occurred to-day, at the railway deviation works, near Quirindi, [?] resulted in three men being seriously injured, and a number of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Explosion at Currabubula. Three Men Seriously Injured. Miraculous Escape of Others
Alderman Alexander Leis, contractor, Quirindi, supplies the following information regarding an explosion at the railway deviation works at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sad Drowning Case. Three Children Meet with a Watery Grave. Bravery Rewarded with Death. [By Telegraph.] a Dedlaide
A sad accident occurred here on Sunday. Three children, aged eight, 11, and 15 respectively, were drowned in a waterhole at the residence of their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tum[?]erumsa. Accident to a Child
A very painful accident occurred at Tumberumba Flat Sluicing Company's claim yesterday. A little girl of eight years. Daughter of a miner named Mitchell, with a number of children, was playing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Millfield. a Sad Fatality
Robert Allen, aged nineteen, a fine athlete, was accidentally shot to-day, while snipe shooting, and died three hours afterwards…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Explosion at Quirindi. Three Men Seriously Injured
AN explosion occurred on Monday, at the railway deviation works, near Quirindi, which resulted in three men being seriously injured, and a number of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident
AN accident which, fortunately, was not attended with any serious consequences happened on Sunday afternoon last, to Mr. Jas Hobden. We are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Fatal Accident
One reads nearly every day of accidents resulting fatally through the negligence of some person or other, yet few seem to realise that an attack of indigestion left unchecked may preve, if not exactly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Sailor Drowned
The body of a young seaman named Alexander McLean, belonging to the schooner Ocean Rover, and who had been missing from his vessel since Saturday, was found near one of the wharves in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Fatal Accident
One reads nearly everyday of accidents resulting fatally through the negligence of some person or other, yet few seem to realize that an attack of indigestion left unchecked may prove, if not exactly…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Caulfield Cup Catastrophe. Seven Horses Fall. a Sydney Jockey Killed, and Several Other Riders Injured
The Caulfield Cup of 1898 will live in the history of the Australian turf along with that of 1885, for on Saturday a terrible accident occurred which irresistibly recalls the catastrophe of Grace…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Fatality
A young man, who was run over by a train yesternight, died in the Hospital this morning. The body was identified as that of Percy Atkinson, music, teacher who resided at Waverley…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Caulfield Cup Smash. Jockey Killed and Others Injured
ONE of the disasters, which occasionally shock the community, and also remind us that racing is a somewhat risky sport, occurred at Caulfield on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Caulfield Cup Races. a Jockey Killed. Others Injured—seven Horses Fall in the Cup—exciting Scene on the Course
ONE of those disasters which occasionally shock the community, and also remind us that racing is a somewhat risky sport, occurred at Caulfield on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Collision in England
A disastrous railway accident took place yesterday. The Manchester Express ran into a goods train which was standing on the line at Wraby Junction. Nine persons were killed and twelve…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accident at a' Picnic
ON Saturday last S. Alban''s Church Choir and teacher of the Sunday School held their annual picnic on the recreation reserve. The weather was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Serious Accident
A man named Meaney was run over by a cart at Balmain this morning and sustained a broken leg, besides injuries to the head and body. Meaney was conveyed to the hospital in a serious condition…
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