Mining Fatality
At the Great Boulder mine, Kalgoorlie (W.A.), owing to the winding plant getting out of gear, the cage was released and fell 500 feet. Four men…
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A Shocking Fatality
While engaged carting props to the old Northern S[?]ar mine at Balla[?]a[?] on Wednesday, a young man named John Edward Skewes met his death under tragic…
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An excursion train from Sydney to Melbourne, with 150 passengers on board, collided with the engine of a goods train at Longwood yesterday. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victoria. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Friday. Serious Railway Collision
An excursion train bound from Melbourne to Sydney, with 150 passengers, collided with the engine of a goods train at Longwood. Both engines were damaged, but no…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Frightful Mine Fatality. a Cage Falls 400 Feet. Five Men Killed
A dreadful catas[?]r[?]phe, involving the loss of five lives, occurred at the Great Boulder mine, Karlgoorlie, on Wednesday morning in Edwards's shaft, where Samuel Jones,…
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An accident, which might have resulted seriously, happened yesterday afternoon to Mr. J. J. M'Grath, of Wattle Vale. It appears that he had…
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A COOK'S excursion, travelling from Melbourne to Sydney, met with an accident at Wangaratta Station, Victoria, on Friday morning. A goods train was not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Railway Accidents at Everleigh. Sensational Coincidence
A sensational coincidence occurred in connection with the railway accidents this morning on the main line near Everleigh. One man had a…
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By the mail we get news of two shocking disasters. The first occurred on April 19 in the valley of the Grandes Mines, five hours journey…
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Mr. Fred. Hull, storekeeper, of Coolamon, met with a buggy accident on Saturday night. After leaving business at 10 o'clock he drove home alone, a…
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A deputation, consisting of Ms.L.A, Dacey, Edden, J. Storey, Hollis, Scobie, Sullivan, Estell, Burgess, Charlton, Nicholson and Hall, recently asked the Minister…
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A patient died from plague in Brisbane yesterday…
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A young man named M'Caskill met with rather an unfortunate accident at The Rock Bicycle Sports yesterday. He was competing in the second heat of the two…
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Mr. George Shaw, machinest at Messrs. C. Hardy and Co.'s timber yard, Wagga, met with a serious accident on Tuesday, whereby a portion of his right foot was…
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Mr. William Rankin, who is employed as porter at the Wagga Railway Station, met with an unfortunate accident on Thursday forenoon. He was engaged at…
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A young woman named Oaken attempted to cross the railway line at Mittagong last night, and divedunder a truck attached to the train, when…
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Miss Oakey, at the Miltagong station on Wednesday night, not caring to walk the length of a long train, dived under the trucks in order to get to the…
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A mail named Michael M'Grath, residing at The Rock, was thrown from a horse yesterday and severely injured. He was brought into Wagga and admitted to the…
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Whilst Laurence Bell was engaged on Thursday at a circular saw bench, used in the wood yard at H. S. Headley's brewery, he had the misfortune to slip as he was in…
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A boy named Perey Roberts was injured yesterday in a collision between two milk carts at Darlinghurst. He died in the hospital this afternoon…
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