Railway Disaster. Collision Near Antwerp. Ghastly Scenes. Forty People Killed. London, May 22
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 5
Ghastly mutilations and crushing of the victims occurred at Antwerp. Several of the passengers were decapitated. A severed hand was found with clenched fingers, in…
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Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 4
A man named Jack Field, while working at the Meadow Bank Manufacturing Company's works in Sydney this afternoon, was caught in a belt of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrible Accident
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 May 1908 · page 2
A young girl named Lily Johnson, resident of Windmill-street, city, sustained terrible injury last night. She was placing on the balcony, when she overbalanced…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tramcar Collision
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 May 1908 · page 5
Through the mistake of a pointsman, two electric tramcars in Philadelphia, collided, and both were wrecked. Four persons were killed and a dozen severely injured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Disaster. Terrible Collision near Antwerp. London
Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 May 1908 · page 4
Further particulars of the railway collision near Antwerp show that there were some ghastly scenes, human bodies being mutilated, and, in many cases,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shot by her Sister. Distressing Murrurundi Accident
The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1908 · page 2
Also in Singleton Argus
A terrible shooting tragedy happened at Murrurundi on Saturday afternoon, when the youngest daughter of Senior-Sergeant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Railway Accident. Wrong Points Turned
The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1908 · page 4
LONDON, Friday Evening.—The terrible railway collision in Belgium occurred at Contich, 6 3/4 miles from Antwerp, on the Antwerp, Lierre, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Dreadful Accident. Sydney
Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 May 1908 · page 2
Last night a young girl named Lily Johnson, living in Windmill street, received a dreadful injury. She was playing on the balcony, when she…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tramcar Collision
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 May 1908 · page 5
After the electric tram cars in Philardelphia had collided and were partly wrecked both rushed down hill, and crashed into four stationary cars. Scores of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Injured Shunter
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 May 1908 · page 3
The condition of the shunter Bert Elliott, who was run over by a train last night, continues critical. No hopes are entertained of his recovery…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →College-street, Motor Fatality. Accused Discharged
Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 May 1908 · page 2
Reginald Gibbs, an engineer, was charged at the Water Police Court, Sydney, on Tuesday, with having, on the 16th inst, slain one Henry Weller…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late Cable News. London, Tuesday. Tramway Collision
Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 May 1908 · page 3
Owing to the mistake of a pointsman, two electric tramcars at Philadelphia collided, and were wrecked. Four persons were killed and 32 seriously…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Children and Firearms. Boy Killed, Another Injured
Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 May 1908 · page 3
News of a terrible shooting fatality is reported from Murwillumbah. It appears that three boys named John Smith, aged 12 years, Leslie Smith, a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Railway Fatality. Boy Mangled and Killed. Werris Creek
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 May 1908 · page 3
'A' shocking fatal accident occurred on the railway line here last night, the victim being a lad named Victor McGarrigle, aped 15 years and 10 months, an employee at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Driving Accident. Body Completely Paralysed
Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 May 1908 · page 2
A terrible accident befel Bernard M' Mullen, aged 50, a resident of Wagga. He was riding on a load of wood, a few. miles out of town, when…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 May 1908 · page 5
Francis Leonard, aged 41, van proprietor, was killed last night, through his van colliding with another vehicle, driven by a man named Murray Boswald. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrible Collision in the Bay of Fundy
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 May 1908 · page 5
The American schooner Fame collided with the British steamer Boston in the Bay of Fundy. The schooner sunk and 16 of her crew were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Railway Fatality. Boy Mangled and Killed. Werris Creek
The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 May 1908 · page 2
A SHOCKING fatal accident occurred on the railway line here last night, the victim being a lad named Victor McGarrigle, aged 15 years and 10…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Tram Collision
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 5
An electric train car collided with a train on the San Martin railway line, Buenos Ayres. Five people were killed and 25 severely injured…
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