Collision Averted. Sydney Express Escapes
The presence of mind of a guard at the Culcairn railway station prevented what might have been a serious smash between the two Sydney express trains one night last…
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Shocking Fatality. Crushed by Load of Timber
A well-known resident of Bishop's Bridge named Henry Whyburn, a single man, was fatally crushed on Friday last through a load of timber overturning on him…
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Mr. A. W. Dries of Havensworth, was the victim of a peculiar accident during the week, it appears that Mr. Dries was drafting some pigs which he had sold to a…
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Harold Goodwin, a young man who admitted to the Kurri Hospital last week suffering from a bullet wound caused by the accidental discharge of a pearifle at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Balloon Accident. Occupants Fall Into Cart. Paris, July 20
The balloon race for the Aero Club of France's Grand Prix was about to start from the Tu[?]eries Gardens, when a gust pf wind swept a balloon against a tree, and the…
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A collision occurred in the harbour this morning between a part and the ferry steamer Lady Napier. The latter was badly damaged, but the part escaped injury…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Shocking Accident. to Railway Officer. Both Legs, Amputated. Kuri Kurri
Shortly before 7 o'clock on Sunday morning James connor, 26 years of age,. night officer at Aberdare Junction for the past three year. was found lying alongside the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Head-on Collision. Railway Accident at Wellington. Sydney
A sensational head-on collision occurred in the trucking yards at Wellington this morning. A big engine, attached to a goods…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatality at Bishop's Bridge. Adjourned Inquest
The adjourned inquest regarding the death of Henry Thomas Whyburn, which occurred at Bishop's Bridge on the 17th instant, was held at West Maitland Courthouse yesterday…
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Tamos Sangster, a farmer, residing on the Chiltern-road, Wodonga, about a mile from Wodonga (Vie.), had a very painful experience. While felling a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Latest News by Wire. Fatality on the Railway Sydney, Tuesday afternoon
Walter Gibbs, a bread carter, was attempting to cross the line at Summer Hill at an early hour this morning when he was run down by a train and literally cut to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway Accident. How It Happened. Kurri Kurri
On inquiry at the Kurri Hospital this morning concerning the condition of James Conners, who was terribly injured at, Stanford - Merthyr on Saturday evening, it was learned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shocking Railway Accident. Night Officer Run Over
A shocking accident occurred at Kurri Kurri on Saturday night, when James Connors, night officer at Aberdare Junction, was run by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Liner in Collision. New York, July 28
The Red Star [?] Zealand collided in [?]-ocean with the freighter Missouri in a dense fog. The Zealand was slightly da[?] aged, the ralls bein [?]shed. The extent…
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Shortly after 7 o'clock on Sunday morning James Connor, 26 years of ago, night officer at Aberdare Junction, was found lying beside the railway line at Stanford-Merthyr,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland Coalmines. Recent Railway Fatality
The district coroner (Mr. G. Brown) opened an inquest at the Kurri Hospital yesterday concerning the death of James Connor, who died from the effects of terrible…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident to Night-officer. How It Happened
The condition of James Connors, the young night officer, who was terribly injured at Stanford-Merthyr on Saturday evening, is regarded as very serious,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Mishap. Several Passengers Injured. Newcastle
Passengers by a train from Maitland to Newcastle this morning had a sensational experience. As the train was slowing up on coming into the city station many passengers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →River Collision. Panic on a Steamer. New York, July 29
The river steamer Majestic, w[?]e retur[?]ing with a thousand excursionists aboard collided with a stone-laden barge in the Ea[?] river…
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Mr. George McLeod. a compositor of West Maitland, who is employed at the printing establishment of Messrs. Davies and Cannington, Newcastle, was a passenger…
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