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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1908

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Mail Trains in Collision Accident at Murrurundi

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 4

A collision occurred at the Murrurundi railway station at 4.25 a.m. on Good Friday. The mail train from Sydney to Glen lnnes had just steamed in with…

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Team Accident at Bondi. Nine Persons Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 2

A number of people who were about to return to their homes from Wonderland City on Monday night had a sensational adventure, and several were more or…

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A Cause of the Collision

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 2

The collision would seem to be attributable to a misunderstanding on the part of two passengers by the Bendigo express, whose identity is not known at…

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Courage of the Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 2

Great courage and resource were displayed by volunteers both from among passengers and residents of Braybrook, who came and tolled at the work of…

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list of the Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 4

A list of passengers injured has been received by the Railway Commissioners. Thirty-three people in all were injured In the smash, but only about eight are…

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Protest of an Injured Man

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 2

As police were directing the removal of an injured man on an ambulance stretcher into the first train leaving for Melbourne, the man inquired if there…

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Fearful Railway Disaster Most Appalling in Australia Forty-three Killed and 139 Injured

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 2

The most appalling disaster in the history of Australian railways occurred late on Easter Monday night at Braybrook Junction, about seven miles from…

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Frequency of Railway Accidents?. the Public Feeling. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 3

The frequency of accidents on the New South Wales railways of late, coupled with the appealing disaster in Victoria, has created a felling of considerable uneasiness among the travelling…

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Another Accident. Snapped Couplings

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 2

A sensation was caused among the passengers who travelled from Melbourne to Geelong by the last train on Tuesday evening. Just before the train reached…

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Railway Accident at Penrith. Two Persons Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 8

A painful accident occurred near the distant signal at the Penrith railway station at 7 o'clock last night. Inspector Dows and Ganger Pulman had just arrived by ballast…

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Terrible Railway Catastrophe. Near Melbourne. Most Appalling in Australia. Passenger Trains Run Into Each Other. 44 KILLED, 200 INJURED

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 8

THE most appalling disaster in the history of Australian railways occurred late on Easter Monday night at Bray brook Junction, about seven miles…

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Painful Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 4

A resident of Little Bourke-street, Mrs. Smith met with a painful accident this morning. Accidentally she put her arm through a glass window, and several tendons…

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Serious Railway Accident at Murrurundi

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 2

On Good Friday morning, a railway accident of a very serious nature happened it Murrurundi. Owing to the holidays, and our not publishing on Tuesday, the…

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Mail Trains in Collision. Accident at Murrurundi

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 8

A COLLISION occurred at the Murru rundi railway station at 4.25 a.m. on Good Friday. The mail train from Sydney to Glen Innes had just steamed…

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How the Collision Occurred

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 6

The collision occurred a little before 11 o'clock. The Ballarat train was running a little late, and was just coming out of the station, when the Bendigo train, which was drawn…

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List of the Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 8

A list of passengers injured has been received by the railway Commissioners. Thirty-three persons in [?] were injured in the smash, but only…

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A Miner, Injured. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 4

A miner named Henry Ballam was seriously injured by a fall of rock at Balmaln Colliery this morning. The injured man was wheeled by his mates on…

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The Murrurundi Collision. Special Board Appointed. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 4

The Executive Council to-day appointed Mr Wilshire, of the Public Service Board; Mr Dunbar. Traffic Manager. Queensland Railways: and Professor…

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Scene at a Show. Eleven Persons Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 10

An accident of an alarming character occurred at the exhibition given by the Australian Buck jumpers in Prince Alfred Park, Sydney, on Monday, when a large portion of the seating built up in the…

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Railway Smash at Murrurundi. Many Passengers Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 14

Friday morning's accident will take a deal of explaining, and will require it, for not only was much damage done to rolling stock, but more than a score of persons…

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