Terrible Drowning Accident. Three Hundred Pilgrims Drowned
Upwards of 300 pilgrims have been drowned in the Danube by the capsizing of a raft during a squall…
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Accidents, 1887
229 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 12
Terrible Railway Accident at the Hawkesbury. Five Persons Killed—70 Injured. SYDNEY
A TERRIBLE railway accident occurred at Peat's Ferry on the Hawkesbury line. An excursion train of 300 passengers left Redfern yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Jubilee Accident
IN keeping with the horrible facility for humorous description, our Sydney correspondent had to telegraph on Wednesday night as follows:—"At…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Railway Accident at the Hawkesbury. Sydney
The inquest on the bodies of those killed in the accident commenced this morning at Darlinghurst Court. Mr. Rogers watches, the case for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Jubilee Service at West-minster Abbey. No Accidents. A Grand Success. Magnificent Illuminations. LONDON
THE Jubilee Carnival at Westminster Abbey to-day lasted an hour. The service was a full choral rendering, and produced a grand effect…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Late Railway Fatality. Special Visit of the Jury. Description of the Route and Country. SYDNEY
THIS morning, at a quarter-past 10, a special train, containing Mr. Shiel, City Coroner; Mr. Kircaldy, Assistant Traffic Manager; Mr. Williamson, solicitor; members of the…
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Upon arrival, our first duty was to inspect the points, where Proctor so bravely stuck to his post, and caused the train to diverge on to the line where the contractor's waggons…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Loss of the Schooner Ann and Mary. Captain Campbell and One of the Crew Drowned
GREAT excitement was caused in shipping circles here yesterday afternoon, when it became known that Mr. Robert Muirhead's fine little schooner Ann mid Mary had been…
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The accidental death is reported at Jamison's Creek, 20 miles from Tamworth, of John Wilson, a ganger on the Great Northern Railway. From the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Accident at Morpeth
AN accident, which it is feared will terminate fatally, occurred yesterday afternoon at M'Rae's stores in Morpeth. The lessee, Mr. Turner, was engaged in getting some hay…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Melancholy Accident at Stockton. a Miner Killed
YESTERDAY morning, about 10 o'clock, a sad accident, which terminated fatally, occurred in the Stockton coal-mine, by which a man named George Cartor lost his life. The poor…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Collision at Sea
A SERIOUS and fatal collision between two steamships of the White Star Line—the Celtic and Britannic—occurred on May 19. The accident…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Peat's Ferry Accident. Important Evidence
Some important evidence was elicited on Tuesday at the inquest on the Hawkesbury railway accident. A fitter in the brake department William, Thomas Chambers, stated…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Recent Railway Accident at Peat's Ferry
THE S. M. Herald states:—In connection with this railway calamity it might be stated that certain persons connected with the law are trying their best to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Peculiar Accident
A very severe accident, under somewhat peculiar circumstances, happened recently to a little boy about 10 years of age, who is staying at Mr. Justice…
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The Gundagai coroner recently held an inquest touching the death of a young woman named Bridget Moran, who is supposed to have drowned herself in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Found Drowned. Body of Mr. H. Humby Recovered. West Maitland
A BODY was found floating to-day at Raymond Terrace, and recovered by the police, and was supposed by them to be that of the missing man Humby…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Peat's Ferry Railway Accident. Finding of the Jury. SYDNEY
The inquest on the Hawkesbury Railway Accident, has been closed. The jury found.— That the accident was caused…
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A collision occurred to-day off Portland between H.M.S. Ajax and Devastation, the latter being badly damaged, and obliged to put into…
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THE Black Diamond liner J. L. Hall, Captain Cowan, arrived in port yesterday, at 7 a.m., from Wallaroo, with a cargo of copper ore, and came to an anchorage in the stream…
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