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68 stories in Murray's papers · page 2 of 4
One of the chief in the list of horrors with which the year opened was the accident on the South Pacific road between San Francisco and Los Angeles, at a place called Tehachapi Pass…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The Clarence Examiner reports that a lad named Arthur Rayner, aged 14 years, met his death, at the farm of Mr. W. Manning, Sweeneyâs Creek, Ulmarra, The deceased with W…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The file day at Southport, in Moreton Bay, Easter Monday, where the regatta was held, was (says the Brisbane Courier) turned into one of sorrow and gloom. The sudden…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →A passenger from Sydney to Newcastle by the C .[?] committed suicide by jumping from the steamer outside the Nobby's, on the 5[?] inst. The man was seen to deliberately…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →A young man named Wm. Falconer, was killed on the tramway at the junction of George and Pitt streets, Sydney, on Friday night. The deceased was 27 years of age, a married man,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →A railway accident which would doubtless have resulted in loss of life had the train been a passenger one, occurred at the Broadford station on Saturday morning. While…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →A fatal gun accident from the careless use of firearms occurred on Friday last (says the Western Grazier). W. Syms, a well-sinking contractor on Teryawynia, pulled his gun…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →A very narrow escape from what would have been a frightful railway accident occured at the South Yarra station, Melbourne, a few days since. A train from Balaclava is timed…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →A collision occurred on the Sandgate line on Sunday morning. The train from Sandgate, instead of waiting at the proper siding to allow the Hamilton train to pass, proceeded onwards…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →On Tuesday week last (says the Goulburn Herald) a party of four young girls were enjoying themselves at a picnic in a paddock not far from Mareden's Bridge on the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →A fearful accident, causing widespread dismay and consternation, occurred at the Ellenborough Company's mine, Eaglehawk, last Monday evening at 6 o'clock, resulting in the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →A painful sensation was felt at North Wagga on Wednesday morning as soon as it became known that Mr. Plunkett, public school teacher, who had gone out for a ride on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The ship British Commerce, outward-bound froin London to Melbourne, while passing down the Channel, came into collision with the County, of Aberdeen, inward-bound from…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The wife of Mr. Angus M'Kinnon, of Chinchilla, whilst engiged in household duties had misfortune to get a large splinter of bardwood (ironbark) into the sole of her left foot;…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →A fatal dynamite accident is thus reported by the Rockhampton Bulletin:—" One evening man named Victor Masks, about 23 years of age, living at Galvin's selection, on the Port…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →A serious railway collision occurred at the Zig-zag, on the Western line, last night. The coupling of an engine with a cattle train broke; the trucks backed down the incline towards…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A Blocking fatal accident happened under pecular circumstances on the North-Eastern line on Wednesday evening. At about 23 minutes past! 6 o’clock, when the 2.55 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A man named James Simpson, residing at Young street, Redfern, reported to the Sydney Water Police that about 6 o’clock on Sunday evening he was in a boat with two others, and…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →We regret to learn that Mrs. Tynan, of Sandy Creek, sustained a fracture of the arm, very serious bruises and other injuries, through the upsetting of a…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Maryborough Chronicle reports that three serious accidents occurred to the crew of the Egmont while she was lying at Lake Creek Meat-preserving Works, Rockhampton, on May…
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