The Easby-gambier Collision
As stated in last issue, the steamship Easby cut the steamer Gambier almost in two just inside Port Phillip Heads, and the latter sank in about seven minutes. In all…
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Terrible Disaster in Port Phillip. Collision Between Two Steamers. Loss of Twenty-two Lives
MELBOURNE, Friday.—From one end of Australia to the other news was flashed to-day of an appalling collision in Hobson's Bay, which led to the loss of many…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accident at Port Kembla
On Tuesday night Ben Edwards and several other residents of Wollongong were engaged at Port Kembla trimming coal on board the steamer Franklin. At…
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London, Friday.—From NewYork it is reported that two workmen's trains collided yesterday in Pennsylvania, when eight passengers were killed…
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Mr. W. Abbey, late senior partner of the [?]rm of Messrs. W. Abbey and Co., boot-makers, 386 George-street Sydney, met with a fatel accident on the…
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On Sunday afternoon an accident of a somewhat serious nature happened to a girl named Beatrice Wearn, aged about 10 years, a daughter of Mr. Wearn, of…
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An accident, which resulted in the death of a man named James Strathan, occurred on Sunday afternoon last between Kiama and Gerringong. It appears that deceased,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collision in the Thames
London, Friday, Noon.—The Orient Company's R.M.S. Orotava sank [?] barque in the Thames this morning and had a narrow escape from colliding with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shocking Fatality on the Newcastle Railway Line
Newcastle, Wednesday.—The passenger train from Fassifern, leaving there for Newcastle at 4.22, got off the rails about a quarter of a mile on the south…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Gambier-easby Collision
The Victorian Marino Court of Inquiry on Thursday concluded the investigation into the Gambier-Easby collision. The Court found Mint the collision was due to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sad Case of Drowning
A sad case of drowning occurred at Tom Thumb Lagoon on Saturday afternoon last. It appears that George Thompson, eldest son of Captain Thompson, the worthy and…
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Wollongong, Saturday.—A fatal accident by drowning occurred this afternoon to a boy named George Thompson, 12 years of age, son of Captain Thompson, the pilot at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dismasted Barrue. Arrived in Port Jackson—accident to the Captain
After knocking about off the coast for five days the disnested American barque George F. Manson reached Port Jackson safely on Thursday…
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About 4.30 pm. on Monday George Walker, a permanent sub-marine miner, stationed at Dawes Batter, found the body of a man floating in the harbour…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Accident
An accident, involving a considerable amount of inconvenience, occurred on Thursday afternoon at Para Meadow. It appears that the siding was being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident on the Illawarra Line. Two Firemen Injured
Wollongong, Thursday.—An accident happened on the railway line this afternoon. Engine No. 41 was coming from the north to Wollongong, for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accident on Loard a Steamer
The s.s. Prince Bondonin, which arrived from Antwerp on Saturday, reports a serious catastrophe on October 16 when a terrific explosion was heard in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Accident and Belief Fund
The Permanent Accident and Relief Fund that has been established in connection with the miners' union in this district has now been placed under the management of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Case of Drowning at the Lake
On Monday afternoon—about 6 o'clock— a young man named William Moran was drowned at the entrance to Lake Illawarra. It appears that in the morning of Prince of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Accident at Bombo
An accident which terminated fatally took place at the Government Quarries at Bombo on Friday last, by which James Sheargold lost his life. At the time of the…
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