Overhead Collision. Panic in New York’s Busiest Street
A railway collision in full view of thousands of bystanders, on 11th November, sent Broadway into hysterics. At the busiest hour of the day, when…
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Sad Fatality. Gibraltar Mine Subsides. and Buries Mr. Arthur Tillett
ON Tuesday last the residents of Adelong and district were herrified on hearing the awful news that Mr. Arthur Tillett, second eldest…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Fatality. a Man Run Over
The cow catcher of the engine of the Corowa Culcairn train, running to Corowa on Thursday morning, struck the head of a man, name unknown, who…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →General Telegrams. Found Drowned. Sydney
The body of a man known as Jimmy, who had been employed as a cook on board the steam tug Gamecock, was found floating in the harbor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hotel Bombarded. Riotous Coal-miners. Three Policemen Injured
A disgraceful scene occurred in the vicinity of the Scarborough Hotel, at Clifton, on the South Coast, on Tuesday…
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The unfortunate young man Joseph Patrick Lyster Roach, who was found in an unconscious condition on the road in Traill-street on Monday night,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Calamitous Fire. Outbreak at Newcastle. Principal Store Gutted. Sensational Incidents. Whole Block Menaced. Many Persons Injured. Damage, £200,000. NEWCASTLE
Following the "creep," which caused a panic and destruction of property, a great fire occurred at Newcastle carly this morning. Shortly before 3…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Items of News. Accident at Uranquinty
On Friday afternoon a painful and serious accident happened to a young man, 19 years of age, named Alexander Chisholm, son of Mr. A. T…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Tram Accident
Victor Paul, aged 45, a city butcher, while coming from Long Bay-to the city in a tram last night, attempted to pass from one car to another while the tram was in motion. Paul…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Runaway Motor Car Bolts Down Hill. Car Overturned and Passengers Injured. Sydney
A sensational motor car accident occurred a couple of miles from Moss Vale last night. It appears a party of four, consisting of Constables…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Canbelego Accident. Full Particulars. Herbert Corbett's Sad End
ON Tuesday we were able to glean full particulars regarding the accident to Mr. Herbert Corbett, son of Mr E. Corbett, of Cornishtown, and a native…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →General Telegrams. Mining Fatality. Broken Hill
A miner, named Thos. Drew, 40 was killed in Block 12, Proprietary Mine, this morning. He was working at the 800ft level when a large quantity…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collision at Sea. Ships in a Fog. London, Jan. 24
During a thick fog the steamer Amsterdam, 1[?]777: tons, came into collision off the Hook, Holland, with the British steamer Axminster. 1906 tons. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Accident. Woman Killed; Others Injured
A railway accident occurred near the Stanwell-park station, on the Iliawarra line, on Saturday afternoon, resulting in the death of a woman and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Gib. Mining Fatality. Inquest on the Victim
The adjourned inquiry into the cause of death of Arthur Tillett at the Gib. mine was resumed at the Court House on Wednesday, before the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gun Accident
An accident happened to Mr. A. Bennett, of the Junee "Southern Cross, through the explosion of a gun. It seems that be had fired at a rabbit…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shocking Mine Accident a Premature Explosion. Man Blown to Pieces. Broken Hill
George Wearmonth, a miner, was blown to pieces in the Proprietary mine owing to a premature explosion. Wearmonth and a mate, Barry,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident on the Rifle Range
Our Junee correspondent writes:—A painful accident occurred on the rifle range on Saturday last, the marker, Mr. W. E. Clare, being the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Tram Accident Man Badly Mangled. Sydney
A man named Harrington met will a terrible accident at Bondi Junction this afternoon. He alighted from a tram, when he was struck by another…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Tram Accident
The person, who hesitates in a Sydney street stands a chance of being run over. Fortunately, fatalities as the results of tram accidents are, despite the narrow streets, of…
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