Dynamite in a Collision
A car-load of dynamite, on a freight train of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway, recently exploded at Lo[?] Gap with tarrific force, killing seven people and…
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Railway Accident in France
London, Thursday.—A terrible railway accident has taken place near Digon, France. The Paris express train, when passing over a viaduct, left the rails, and while the train was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miscellaneous. Accidental Marriages
Marriages are often the result of accident. It seems strange, but the most prudent persons will sometimes conceive an irresistible attachment at the suggestion of a word or…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Latest Cablegrams. Steamboat Collision Off Canary Islands
London, Friday.—A French steamer collided with an Italian steamer off the Canary Islands. The latter foundered, and ninety persons were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Railway Accident in France. Collision Between Two Express Trains. Large Number of Casualties. London, Septembers 5
A terrible railway accident has occurred near Dijon, in France. The Paris express train ran off the rails, and the Italian night express came into collision with it, the result…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Sad Case of Drowning at Echuga Two Children Washed Away in a Creek
A sad occurrence happened near Gunbower on Sunday afternoon, when two girls named Ettie Crowle and E. Lewellin were accidentally drowned in Taylor's Creek. Three children…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Fire at Wangaratta. Explosion of Gunpowder. a Number of Persons Seriously Injured
A disastrous fire and explosion of gunpowder occurred at Pinkerton’s store, Wangaratta, about six o’clock on Friday evening. The fire broke out in the storeroom. Both the local…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The Accident at the Academy. (To the Editor of the Riverine Grazier)
SIR,—Permit me through you widely circulated journal to draw your attention to the scandalous manner in which the back seats are erected at the Academy of Music. Just prior…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miscellaneous. Accidental Marriages
Marriages are often the result of accident. It seems strange, but the most prudent persons will sometimes conceive an irresistible attachment at the suggestion of a word or…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Singular Accident on Williamstown Pier. a Dangerous Situation
A somewhat sensational accident occurred on the Williamstown railway pier about 7 o’clock on Saturday evening, and was very nearly involving serious consequences. There was a…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Shocking Accident on a Railway. Two Children Horribly Mutilated
A dreadful accident happened last week on the Williamstown line, about 500 yards from Newport towards Spottiswoode. Soon after the Newport school was out for the…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Latest Cablegrams. Steamboat Collision Off Canary Islands
London, Friday.—A French steamer collided with an Italian steamer off the Canary Islands. The latter foundered, and ninety persons were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →News of the World by Cable. Terrible Disaster at Sea. Collision Between a French and an Italian Steamer. Ninety Lives Lost. London, September 14
A terrible marine disaster has occurred at the Canary Islands. A French steamer came into collision with the iron screw steamer Sad America, 1259 tons, belonging to the port of…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Railway Accident in Germany
London, Thursday.—A train containing 1560 soldiers ran off the line in Germany. The men escaped without serious injury…
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London, Thursday.—A train containing 1500 soldiers ran off the line in Germany. The men escaped without serious injury…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Accident to the Princess of Wales
London, Monday.—It is reported that the accident to the Princess of Wales has been officially denied…
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A peculiar death from drowning occurred in Kororoit Creek on Friday, 21st inst., near the Williamstown racecourse. A platelayer on the railway line, named Lin wood, discovered…
Continued on Trove, page 37 →The Fatality on the Midland Railway. London, September 22
In connection with the fatality on the Midland railway, by which a steerage passenger from Sydney by the Ormuz, named King, lost his life, Mackil), a stowaway on board the…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Serious Accident at Birmingham
London, Thursday.—A terrible accident has taken place at Birmingham. A number of workmen were removing a switchback railway when the whole structure collapsed, killing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Accident. London, September 26
A terrible accident occurred to-day in Birmingham. A number of workmen were engaged in the removal of a switchback railway, when the whole structure collapsed, killing several and…
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