Jeweller Injured. Knocked Down by Motor Car. Cessnock
At 2 o'clock to-day M. J. Harris was wheeling a bicycle from his jeweller's shop in Vincent street, Cessnock, when cyril Wallace Small…
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Official Statement. 26 KILLED, 38 INJURED. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
The railway authorities announced this morning that 26 persons were killed and 28 injured in the Murrurundi railway disaster. Four bodies have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Appalling Disaster North-west Mail Train Wrecked Midnight Collision with Runaway Trucks Awful Scenes
The worst railway disaster in the history of New South Wales occurred shortly before midnight on Monday when six runaway goods trucks…
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It now appears clear that the goods train responsible for the disaster was standing on the main line for some time before the accident. Although…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stationmaster Shoots Himself Worried by Accident
John Patrick Tiernan, relieving stationmaster, who was in charge of the Caulfield (Vic.) station, on the night of the Caulfield train, smash, shot himself…
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J. A. Rich, Asher-street, Georgetown, Waratah, injuries to left leg and head Mrs. Rich, wife of above, shock…
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Injuries to the head and right collarbone were sustained by Geoffrey Parker 7, of High-street West Maitland late yesterday afternoon when…
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Mr. Augustus Gilmore, aged 39, of Church-street Wickham employed in the signalling branch of the New South Wales Government Railways…
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Mrs. R. Ackland, wife of Mr. Reuben Ackland, of Scone, and formerly of Temple Court, Murrnrundi, was killed, while the husband…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Disaster 26 Killed—40 Injured. Moree Mail Crashed Into Bolting Goods Waggons
A head-on collision in the pitch blackness of Monday night between portion of a goods train which broke away from Murulla crossing, about…
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Not very far from the scene of Monday night's accident, a carriage of a mail train became derailed 18 years ago and toppled over. Several…
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The accident was of much more serious proportions than that which occurred at Aberdeen a few short months ago, yet it is most…
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While following his occupation of miner at Aberdare Extended Colliery on Wednesday, Albert Burgess, 58, of Main-street, Cessnock, met with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →26 Dead. 40 Injured. Murrurundi's Tragic Smash. Mail Train's Crash With Bolting Goods Train. Sleeping Passengers Crushed to Death. Ghastly Scenes While Rescue Work Proceeds. Blazing Trucks Add to Horror
The worst railway smash in New [?] history occurred between Blandford and Murrulla, about six miles from Murrurundi, on Monday night last, about 11.30. In the impact 24 persons were killed, and about 40 injured, two of whom died after admission to hospital, making the total deaths 26…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Murulla Disaster a Terrible Experience. Further Details of the Railway Disaster at Murulla Show That Passengers Were Thrown Into the Jaws of Death Without a Moment's Warning. There Was a Deafening Crash, and the Cries of the Injured Told That Something Terrible Had Happened
Yet, it seemed as if Fate had intervened to save many. One brighteyed child, with fair hair was taken from the wreckage and brought to…
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MRS. L. SHEPHERD, Ardforn, Cliff Avenue, Northbridge, abrasions and shock. NURSE E. RANKIN, Cottage…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lad Injured. Accident at Pelaw Main. Kurri
[?] Mattocks, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Mattocks, of Maitland railway Kurri, was playing near the railway line near Kurri yesterday,…
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When he was sand-papering an oregon door to-day, Robert Grace, 20, of Louth Park, a carpenter, received a splinter two and a half inches long…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Girl Injured. Sensational Accident at Newcastle. Car Brings Down Verandah
A sensational accident occurred at the corner of Hunter and Market Streets shortly before 9 o'clock on 16th inst…
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An the result of a motor smash on the Bay-road, Adelaide, H. R. Richards, aged 33, of Gleneig, was killed, and ten persons were injured. Three…
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