The Carrington Fire. Accident to a Reel
IN connection with the fire which occurred ant Carrington at midday on Thursday, it appears that a serious mishap befel the Honeysuckle Point Fire Brigade. The…
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Accidents, 1893
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Frightful Railway Fatality in the United States. One Hundred and Fifty Persons Killed or Injured
NEW YORK, Saturday.—A terrible disaster is reported from Chicago. A passenger train collided with another train and was completely wrecked…
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A SERIOUS accident occurred on Saturday night to Captain Stollery, licensee of the Yacht Club Hotel, Hunter-street. It appears that the captain with two friends…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accident on the Railway. Run Over by a Train. SYDNEY
AN accident of a very serious nature happened yesterday afternoon at the Homebush station, when a man named Thomas Gannon had his right leg cut off by a train. It seems…
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The Adelaide Steamship Company's steamer Victorian cleared Sydney Heads at 2.50 p.m. on Saturday, for Melbourne and Adelaide, but returned again at 5.30 p.m., owing to a slight accident to her…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Risks. Accident in the Northern Mine
AT about 9 o'clock yesterday morning a minor named John Evans sustained a fracture of the collarbone at Teralba. He was working in the Northern mine, when some…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accident on the Barfillan. a Coaltrimmer Injured
SHORTLY after 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon a coaltrimmer named James May fell down the hold of the ship Barfillan, and received very serious injuries. It appears that he was…
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YESTERDAY afternoon about 2 o'clock a minor named Theophilus Johns, age 44, was killed suddenly by a fall of side coal in the Burwood Extended Colliery. He was taking off the…
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ON Monday afternoon a little girl of nine named Charlotte Heasman was drowned in a well at the back of the residence of George Gardener, Canterbury. Deceased lived with…
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MR. G. C. MARTIN, District Coroner, held an inquest at Charlestown, at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, on the body of Theophilus Johns, the miner who met his death through…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident at Greta Colliery. Very Narrow Escape. GRETA
A MINER named Alfred Grimes, aged about 60, had a narrow escape from a sudden death at the Greta Colliery this afternoon. While at work a fall of the tops occurred,…
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JAMES MAY, the unfortunate coal-trimmer who fell down the hold of the ship. Earfillan on Tuesday afternoon, died in the hospital from the effects of his injuries at about 11…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Barfillan Accident. The Inquest
MR. G. C. MARTIN, district coroner, held an inquest at Ralph's Hotel, Watt-street, at 10 o'clock yesterday morning, on the body of James May, who died in the hospital on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Collision in the United States. Ten Persons Killed and Forty Injured
NEW YORK, Sunday.—A terrible railway accident occurred at Altona in Illinois. A passenger train travelling at a high rate of speed collided with a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accident in King-street. a Woman Injured. SYDNEY
MARTHA ANDREWS, 42 years of age, who had been living at 422 King-street, Newtown, met with an accident of an extremely painful nature. She was removing and was riding…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Run Over by a Cart. a Child Injured. SYDNEY
WHILE a little boy named Frederick Routley, 5 years of age, who lives with his parents at No. 618 Harris-street, Ultimo, was crossing the road he was knocked down by a passing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Accident at Helensburgh. a Miner Crushed. SYDNEY
AN accident which resulted fatally happened this afternoon at the Metropolitan Coal Mine, Helensburgh, on the Illawarra line, the victim being a miner named George Patterson…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident to a Constable. Fall from a Roof. SYDNEY
CONSTABLE JOHN GRIFFITHS, who has been connected with the Central Police Station for the past 10 years, met with a painful accident this afternoon. He was assisting a friend to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway Collision in the United States. 94 Persons Injured. an Awful Scene
LONDON, Monday.—The total number of persons injured by the terrible collision between a passenger and an oil tank train at Alton, Illinois, was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queensland. Brisbane, Tuesday. DROWNED
James M'Laughlin, aged 10 years, was drowned at Bulimba Reach, Brisbane River, yesternight. THE ARCHDUKE OF AUSTRIA…
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