Fatal Railway Accident
On October 30, a catastrophe occurred on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway at Brierfield, near Burnley, by which three men were killed and several persons badly…
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16 stories in Illawarra's papers
Miscellaneous. Extraordinary Accident to a Boy
EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT TO A BOY.— The Manchester City Coroner on Monday held an inquest on the body of Peter James Moore, fourteen years of age, who came to…
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The Monaro Mercury gives the following account of a frightfully shocking accident which recently occurred near Cooma:—…
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On the 14th February the last truck-load of dirt was hauled up at the London Mine, Thames, and four, men were waiting on the brace to descend to relieve…
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On Saturday March, 10 (the S. A. Register reports), one of the divers engaged at the Willanga had a narrow escape. It appears…
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A correspondent of a Hobart Town journal writes—" A very narrow escape from drowning occurred here on Monday, March 12. It appears that a lad…
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MR. CHARLES PARKER, railway porter, while on duty at the Bullock Island crossing yesterday evening, at about half-past seven, had his attention attracted by a cry…
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An inquest was held at Goulburn on Monday, on the body of Frances Willis, who died from injuries received while riding on a…
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It rarely becomes our duty to perform so painful a task as in this instance to record, the death by drowning of Mr. Michael Foley, of Five Islands. The particulars of the sad event appear to have…
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A CURIOUS CASE OF DROWNING.—Yesterday afternoon, Mr. Shiell, the City Coroner, held an inquiry at the Captain Cook Hotel, Kent-street North, respecting…
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On Thursday evening last (the Southern Argus relates) information reached Goulburn that two teamsters who were taking loading from this city to Tarago…
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As Mr. T. A. Johnstone, of Hartfell, was driving into town, on Tuesday, he was attracted by loud cooeying on the Wandooba-road. On…
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On Monday, Oct. 22, an explosion, perhaps the most disastrous in the history of coal-mining in Scotland, occurred at the village of High Blantyre, about eight miles…
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MY DEAR SIR,—I cannot leave Wollongong without expressing, through the medium of your valuable journal, the heartfelt thanks of myself and fellow travellers to those persons who so kindly…
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ON Tuesday last a very serious accident Was sustained by Mr. Thomas Kelly's Day Coach, whilst descending the Bulli Mountain Pass. Very shortly after commencing…
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SIR—In reading an account of the late coach accident whilst descending the Bulli Pass, contained in your issue of the 21st instant, I cannot help expressing my conviction that too much…
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