Railway Collision
LONDON, Saturday.—A serious railway collision has occurred at Durand, on the Great Western grand trunk railway line of the United States. One…
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Accidents, 1903
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Waratah. Drowning Fatality
Yesterday afternoon the body of Mrs. Jane Rac, aged 87, was found in a waterhole in Mr. C. English's Paddock, at Georgetown, Waratah. The deceased…
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An inquest was held by Mr. Charles Hibbie, the acting-coroner, at the Queen's Head Hotel, Plattsburg yesterday, concerning the death of the miner. James…
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LONDON, Monday.—During a baseball match in Philadelphia, an elevated plank-walk, which was crowded with spectators, collapsed. Four…
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A young man named Harry Dischoff, employed as a fireman on one of the East Greata railway engines, sustained injuries of a serious nature yesterday, while…
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The fortnightly meeting of the committee for Brown's Nos. 2 and 4 collieries met in the ambulance shed., Mr. R. Arbuckle presided. The income amounted…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Duckenfield Accident. Leave to Sue for Damages. Sydney
Before Mr. Justice Pring, in Chambers to-day, John Lyon, of Newcastle, a railway employee, moved for leave to proceed as administrator of the estate of the late…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steel-street Fatality. the Matter Cleared Up
Mr. Charles Hibble. Acting-Coroner, held an Inquest at the Clarendon Hotel, Hunter-street West, yesterday into the circumatances of the death of Charles…
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The Soaham Colliery Accident Fund Committee met at Kitson's Hotel, and Mr. J. Lawson the secretary, submitted the fortnightly statemet, which showed the…
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LONDON, Saturday.—At Kieff, in Southern Russia, a small boat containing 30 passengers, came into collision with a steamer, and sank in the…
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LONDON, Saturday.—Mr. Gerald Fitzgerald, K.C., Commissioner of Lands in Ireland, has had a narrow escape in the Alps. Accompanied by…
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Alderman Hugh Graham met with an accident on Thursday evening by coming into collision with a cyclist in Hunter-street West. It appears that Alderman…
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LONDON, Sunday.—A German and a Norwegian vessel collided yesterday in the North Sea, off the month of the Elbe, both vessels foundering,…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—Seven tourists have been killed in an attempt to climb the Aiguille Grise, one of the Speaks of Mont Blane, in Switzerland…
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LONDON, Thursday.—Intelligence has been received concerning the sinking of the Chinese cruiser Huang-Tai in a collision off Hongkong…
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A young man named Jambs Tobin, aged 30 years of age, a son of Mr. Michael Tobin, hotelkeeper, of Catherine Hill Bay, was accidentally killed this morning by…
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The collision which took place at Sydney on the 21st July, between the ferry steamers Wallaroo and Narrabean, was further considered by the Marine Court to-day,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatality at Luskintyre. a Man Falls 100 Feet
An accident attended by fatal results occurred at Luskintyre Bridge, near Lochinvar, yesterday afternoon at about four o'clock. A steel bridge is in course of…
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A lad named Wlaters met with an accident in the Stockton mine yesterday morning at breakfast time. The young fellow, who is employed at the colliery as a driver,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Maitland District the Luskintyre Fatality
The District Coroner Mr. E. A. L. Sharpe, and a jury of twelve held an inquest at the courthouse, West Maitland, on Saturday afternoon,…
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