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185 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 10
AT a quarter to 9 this morning, just as the hands at the Uuion Saw Mills were about to commence work after breakfast, the boiler of the engine which drives the machinery exploded…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →AN accident of a most distressing character took place on the 4th instant, in connection with one of the Murray River fleet of steamers. The details to hand so far are of a meagre kind, but we have been enabled through…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →THE Dalby Herald gives the following account of a strange and frightful accident:—On Saturday afternoon last, intelligence was brought into town that a man, apparently dead, was lying in Mr. Simpson's…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →A FATAL railway accident happened about 6 o'clock yesterday morning near Widnes. Two shunting engines left Warrington for the purpose of shunting at Widnes, and on their arrival at Whitehouse's crossing, opposite…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A FATAL railway accident happened about 6 o'clock yesterday morning near Widnes. Two shuting engines left Warrington for the purpose of shunting at Widnes, and on their arrival at Whitehouse's crossing, opposite…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Repton Hall School Cricket-ground, Derbyshire, has just been the scene of a lamentable and fatal accident to a baronet's son. John Hamilton Plumptre Lighton, a young gentleman very much respected, seventeen years…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A frightful accident occurred from a blast last night, in Vickery's Great Extended Claim. One man named M'Donald was blown to atoms, and another is so seriously injured that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON Sunday morning considerable excitement prevailed in consequence of a report being circulated that one of the pontoons employed in assisting to raise the Saxonia had exploded, killing one man on the spot, and severely injuring…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A shocking accident, causing the loss of ono life, and severe injuries to other persons, occurred at Newcastle early on Sunday morning, in connection with the raising of steamer Saxonia, at Mr. Macquarie's patent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A frightful accident occured from a blast last night, in Vickery's Great Extended Claim. One man named M'Donald was blown to atoms, and another is so seriously injured that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Repton Hall School Cricket ground, Derbyshire, has just been the scene of a lamentation and fatal accident to a baronet's son. John Hamilton Plumptre Lighton, a young gentleman very much respected, seventeen years…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AT about 12 o'clock on Monday night last, a mining accident of a most horrible description occurred in the drive leading from the shaft of the Great Extended G.M. Company, Hawkins Hill, by which one poor…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AT about 12 o'clock on Monday night last, a mining accident of a most horrible description occured in the drive leading from the shaft of the Great Extended G.M. Company, Hawkins Hill, by which one poor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Causes of Accidents.—Among the 14,000 lives annually lost by violence, are counted more than 1800 cases where children are burnt or scalded to death. These numerous…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Repton Hall School Cricket-ground, Derbyshire, has just been the scene of a larmentable and fatal accident to abaronet's son. John Hamilton Plumptre Lighton, a young gentleman very much respected, seventeen years…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →A frightful collision took place in the Channel early on Monday morning off the Isle of Wight, resulting in the total loss of a steamer, and, it is feared, twenty-one lives. The Lapwing, screw, GOO tons, Captain Cullan,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A frightful collision took place in the Channel early on Monday morning off the Isle of Wight, resulting in the total loss of a steamer, and, it is feared, twenty-one lives. The Lapwing, screw, 600 tons, Captain Cullan,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Travelling Artist to Boy : "GOOD DAY, MY LAD." [Youth stares but answereth not.] Irate Parent vociferates "WHAR'S YER MANNERS, YER SPALPEEN; IS THAT THE WAY YER SHPAKES TO THE GINTILMIN." Boy triumphantly: "NEVER SHPOKE AT ALL, FADER."…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Belleville, Canada, June 22.—The night express went down past this place at 2.20 this morning, full of passengers, among whom were many ministers of the English Church on the way homeward from the Synod at Toronto…
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