Railway Collision at Murrurundi
The Murrurundi railway yard has during the past week been the scene of an accident no less sensational than unfortunate. Early on Wednesday morning last the more wakeful…
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Drowned in a Well
The City Corener, on Saturday, held an inquest at the St. Peter's hotel, touching the death of a boy named Charles Slade, who was drowned in a well con[?]ing between 6 or 7 feat of water, in the yard of his…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Collision Between the Steamer Maitland and a Lighter. [From Our Newcastle Correspondent.]
ON the 10th instant the Maitland (s.) came into collision with the lighter Champion outside the harbour, and the collision resulted in the sinking of the lighter and the death of its master, William Campbell Inconsequence the Local Marine Board of Newcastle…
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The Brighton coroner has held an inquest on the bodies of Elizabeth Brown and her child, who were killed by a massive vase falling from the White Lion Hotel on the occasion of the Princess Louise's…
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Regarding this unfortunate accident, the Echuca correspondent of the Bendifo Advertiser writes: "Where the 'traveller' fell, rain is completed; huge beams are splintered. like matches, the hoisting…
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We learn from the Bathurst Independent that Thursday last, while the men in the employ of [?] Mason and Elkington were being taken in [?] attached to an engine from Blayney to Orange to [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Dreadful Accident at the New Murray Bridge. (From the Riverine Herald of Tuesday.)
AN accident of an appalling nature occurred on Monday at the new Murray Bridge, when one of the travellers fell from the staging of the works, fearfully mangling seven men who were working upon it. To properly describe all that is…
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The following are the particulars of the late fatal accident at Wiseman's Ferry, as communicated to our morning contemporary. On Friday evening or Saturday morning last a person named Coffill arrived at…
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A shocking and fatal accident occurred at Cobran Station, about 40 miles from Deniliquin, on Friday week. A young man named Liddy and his mate had taken a contract for excavating some tanks, were about…
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A telegram to the Argus states that the Ararat and Hamilton line has commenced its business opening with a fatal accident, Mr. Alexander Smellie, one of the inspectors of works, having been killed by the first…
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On Saturday afternoon, as Mr. Maurice Reyolds, a well-known solicitor, and resident of Parramatta for many years, was out riding his horse threw him, near the Windsor Road toll-bar, close to the town of…
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During a racing confest between two open boats, the Lottie and Halcyon, on Saturday, they both capsized, and one of the crew of the Halcyon, Mr. Robert Blake, a clerk in Messrs. Prince, Ogg and Co.,…
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An accident occurred yesterday, says the Hobart Town Tribune of the 23th, on the main line of railway, to the ordinary train at the Coal Mine Creek, three above Jerusalem, in which George Jones…
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On Wednesday evening, says the Macleay Herald, a fine little boy about eight yean old, the only child of Mr. Hewland, the master of the Surah Crawford schooner, trading between Sydney and the…
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An inquest was hold at freeling, South Australia, on April 20, on the body of William Hutchinson, the late Travelling Inspector of Railways. It appears that as the train seared tho station the…
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A singular accident occurred at Mudgee, on the 27 ult., during the cricket match between their public and St. John's Schools. Frederick Beames, a pupil belonging to the last mentioned school, had driven the ball to…
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The Glanmorgan Vale correspondent of the Iprwich [?] says:—On the morning of the 29th several people were getting water, between 8 and 9 a.m., at the Big Waterhole, when a Mrs. Miller, with…
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The Elmore correspondent of the Bendigo Advertiser writes:—"Shortly before ten a.m., on last Saturday, the ordinary train commenced to whistle shrilly, nearly opposite Farrell's store, and on looking…
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The City Corner this morning held an inquest at the White Bay Hotel near [?] Rock Balmain touching the death of a little boy named William Alsten Hutchinson, aged 2 years, who was yesterday…
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The [?] (N.Z.) [?] gives the following particular of a total accident which recently occurred there:- A [?] accident occurred on Saturday last, when Mr. [?] of Karere, near…
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