The Late Railway Accident in Victoria
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The authenticated list of the wounded at the Melbourne railway accident includes twenty-one—Mr. Stephen, fractured spine,…
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Accidents, 1881
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The Late Accident at Greta Colliery
THE unfortunate man Joseph Camwell, who was so severely injured on Wednesday, the 24th ult., by a large piece of coal falling on to him whilst working in the…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—All the sufferers by the railway accident, except Mr. Ellerslie Stephen, are progressing favourably. Mr. Stephen is…
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A FATAL accident occurred on Saturday afternoon, at Mr. G. Kidd's sluicing claim, Watson's Hill (says the Ballarat Courier) to Mr. Thomas Hele,…
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OUR Wallsend correspondent writes us as follows.—A boy, James O'Brien, fell from the top of a skip in the Wallsend pit yesterday, and fractured his arm.—…
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PARIS, September 5.—A terrible railway accident took place today in the vicinity of Charenton-le-Pont, a town situated on the river Marne, a…
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YESTERDAY afternoon a girl, named Fox, aged thirteen, broke her leg on the wharf under rather unusual circumstances. She is said to have been in the act of jumping…
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YESTERDAY evening a painful accident happened to a child, son of Mr. F. J. Bewley, of Bolton street. Whilst his parents were at tea, the little fellow…
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A FRIGHTFUL accident has happened in No. 1 South Phœnix mine. Two men—James Curten and O'Grady—went to work in the face of the western crosscut, where…
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ON Monday forenoon a miner, named Samuel Birch, had his leg broken in the Glebe Colliery. The pit was not working at the time, and Birch had merely gone…
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PARRAMATTA, Monday.—A serious accident occurred last night to two men named respectively John Leonardt and Michael Walker. They were walking…
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AN accident occurred on Friday morning at Clark's foundry, New Wharf, Hobart, which caused the death of an employe, Benjamin Rushforth. At about a quarter…
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IN reference to the above, Dr. Cuppaidge writes to say that Samuel Blanch (not Birch) was working in the pit, at a distance of between 200 and 300 yards from…
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ON Monday afternoon a serious mishap befel a bricklayer, named Edwards, living in Darby-street, working on the City Hall. While finishing some sashes…
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ON the arrival of the steamer Nelson from Melbourne, yesterday, one of the crew, a Chinaman, was removed to the hospital, suffering from the effects of a fall whilst…
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YESTERDAY morning whilst the lifeboat was being launched, a painful and serious mishap befel Mr. Albert Holt, of the Wharfinger's office. He was one of a…
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WE regret to learn that Mr. Albert Holt, who met with an accident to his head on Friday morning, through a cog-wheel breaking whilst the lifeboat was being…
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NEWCASTLE yesterday was prolific in accidents. A seaman aboard the Fiona (s.) on arrival, was treated by Dr. Page, suffering from severe injuries received…
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ON Monday, as the s.s. Coonanbarra was commencing to load, a severe accident occurred to two men, named John Dahme and George Fritz. They were both…
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YESTERDAY, about noon, a young man while passing down Hunter-street, near Mrs. Hickinbotham's butchering establishment, slipped on the edge of the kerbstone,…
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