Terrible Railway Collision in Canada
A COLLISION occurred on January 2 on the Grand Trunk Railway, a short distance east of Toronto, between a train which daily leaves the city, with a car…
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Accidents, 1884
479 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 24
Serious Gun Accident
ADELAIDE, Saturday.—An unfortunate gun accident has happened at Franklin Harbour. A farmer, named Jacobs, while in pursuit of a bullock at dusk, mistook a…
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A SAD and fatal accident occurred yesterday at Tighe's Hill, on the Waratah railway line. The Waratah Coal Company's engine was driving a heavy train of coal in front…
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Two boatmen, named Bedford and Cruise, left Newcastle on Wednesday in a butcher's boat to board a vessel outside Nobby's, but the sea being rough she was capsized in the…
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A SAD and fatal accident occured yesterday at the Co-operative Colliery, Wallsend. Two miners named Thomas Smith and William Applewhite where cutting and…
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NEWCASTLE during the past week or so has witnessed a most unusual number of fatalities and serious mishaps. On Sunday last Mr. Patrick Davoren, head master of…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.—The barque Sir Jamsetjee Family struck Cape Otway reef on her voyage, and reached Port Phillip with greatest difficulty…
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CARCOAR, Saturday.—Yesterday afternoon a young man named John Flood, whilst feeding a threshing machine on George Marsh's farm, at Walli,…
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NEW YORK Dec. 23.—Annie Sestanber, fourteen years of age, left her home, No. 186 Rivington street at a few minutes to seven o,clock on…
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ST. LOUIS, MO., Dec. 20, 1883.—Wilderman station, Ill., was the scene of an attempted murder to-day, and the death of the would-be murderer in…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—A boat upset in the harbour during the gale yesterday, and a Mr. Bertrand was drowned. Henry Gale yesterday fell from Captain…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—A wager boat, bottom upwards, has been picked up by Captain Webber in the harbour on Saturday. The occupant is supposed to have been…
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The racing between the steamers Wairarapa and Adelaide, which left Melbourne on Wednesday last, the first named for New Zealand ports and the latter for Adelaide, resulted in…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A labouring man, named John Pearce, was yesterday found drowned in Darling Harbour…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A man, supposed to be named John Vize, was knocked down by a tram motor in George-street yesterday, and died when taken to the hospital…
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The following account of the recent accident to the Konoowarra is contributed to the Sydney Echo, by a saloon passenger, the Rev. S. Byrant, of Woollahra:—"Melbourne, 22nd…
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QUEANBEYAN, Wednesday.—A frightful coach accident happened three miles from Queanbeyan yesterday afternoon. The Cooma mail was approaching Queanbeyan,…
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WELLINGTON, N.Z., Wednesday.—The captain of the Wairarapa denies racing the Adelaide. He says he was only going at half-speed at the time of the disaster. The…
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ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—A terrible accident occurred near Laura yesterday. Whilst the ballast trucks were running at a rapid rate, a man named Hazelwood was…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Joseph Adams, a railway employee at Homebush, was run over by a truck yesterday, when both his thighs were broken…
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