A Capital by Accident
Nature never intended Berlin for anything but a provincial town. It has been made into the capital of a great Empire deliberately of malice aforethought. It has, in fact, been…
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504 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 24 of 26
Found Drowned. Magisterial Inquiry
A MAGISTERIAL enquiry was held by Mr. W. Clendinning, J.P., at the local Court House on Thursday morning, as to the cause of death of an unknown…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sad Drowning Fatality. Result of a Buggy Accident. [By Telegraph] Sydney
A DUGGY accident occurred to-day at Sandy Creek, a few miles from Newcastle. From the particulars it appears that three ladies- Miss Gates,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Railway Fatality. Driver W. Burke Killed at Newcastle
BY reason of some fault, which will be explained later on, a railway collision which brought with it a fatality, occurred on Tuesday afternoon about 50…
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On Tuesday morning about 2 o'clock two horses, the property of Mrs Kelly and and Mr W. Bowe, of Hax's Creek, were knocked over by a goods train, receiving…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Harbour Collision
A collision occurred in Darling Harbour last night between the steamer Coraki and Brown's tag Gamecock resulting in the latter being damaged to the extent of over £100…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The George-street Tramway, an Appalling Accident. Sydney, Friday afternoon
The first day's official running of the City Electric Tram has been signalised by a shocking accident about 11.15 a.m. this morning. two little girls, one aged between 5 and 6 and the other about 2…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hamilton Railway Fatality Funeral of Driver W. Burke
EVERY manifeatition of respect was shown by railway employees and the whole or the people of liamiiton on Thursday in canection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE [?] Opening Day Gives a Shocking Fatality. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
THE first day's official running of the George-street electric teams was marked by a shocking accident this morning. A little girl, about six…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident in a Cellar
An accident of a startling character, as the result of which two children sustained severe injuries, occurred on premises in George-street West to-day, Keith Richmond Williams, aged six years, with his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sad Shooting Case at Oakhampton. a Man Accidentally Shot
About ten o'clock last evening information reached the police station at West Maitland that a man named William Henry Brooks, aged 60 had shot himself at the residence of Mr. D. J. Cox at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Fatality at Yass. Four Persons Drowned
THE townspeople of Yass were thrown into a state of great consternation about 9 o'clock on Saturday night, when a messenger arrived in town…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatality at Maitland
ABOUT 10 o'clock on Sunday evening information reached the police station at .West Maitland that a man named William Henry Brooks, aged 66, bad…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Terrible Disaster. Four Persons drowned at Yass
THE townspeople of yass were thrown into a state of great consternation about 9 o'clock on Friday night, when a messenger arrived in town with the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Strange Accident. [By Telegraph] Sydney
A SCHOOLBOY named George Comor[?] was seriously injured this morning He affirms that a dynamite detonator, lying on the footpath…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Painful Accident
On sunday a painful accident occurred to Miss Tierney, daughter of Mr B. Tiarary. of the Fremaster Arms Hotel. From the particulars to band it seems that the young…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collision in the Red Sea
An official inquiry has been held into the circumstances of the collision that took place off the Newport lighthouse, Suez Bay, in August last, between the Orient R.M.S. Orizaba, outward bound…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Terrible Fatality at Yass. Four Persons D[?]owned
THE residents of Yass were thrown into a state of great consternation about 9 o'clock on Friday night, when a messenger arrived in town with the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal "Accident
A very distressing accident was that by which Gilbert Thompson, a fine young fellow, son of the postmaster at Bathurst, lost his life. He dived off a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest News by Wire. Sydney. Serious Accident
A woman named Christina Middleton, aged fifty-four, who had been staying at the Salvation Army Rescue Home, Newtown, sustained very serious injuries at on early hour this morning by…
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