A Serious Accident
Last night a man named John O'Brien was brought and admitted to the Infirmary, suffering a severe injury on the upper part of hit arm, received by a large piece of galvanized iron falling on him…
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Telegrams This Day. Accident at the Bulli Pass
PARRAMATTA.— Mr.J. A. Mam, one of the sufferers in the late coach accident at the Bulli Pass on the Wollongong coach line, died this morning. He lingered with considerable suffering till death…
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My letter dated 22nd lnstant, convoying to you the particulares of an accident from the Particulars of an accident from, the occurred here on Saturday, the Saturday,the 19th instant, had [?] been…
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The calm serenity which is went to reign over our quiet little township was on Saturday evening [?] when Suddenly the cries of fire were heard and on inquiry it…
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MELBOURNE, Melbourne.—A shocking accident, resulting in the death of two young women, occurred on the Yarra last Saturday night. It appears that three young women, sisters, named…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Telegrams This Day. (A portiec of the following appe[?] in yesterday's Second Edition.] Another Fatal Accident near Bathurst. &c
BATHURST, Monday.—Mr. Murray, an old resident of Yetholme, on the Sydney-road, was killed on Friday night, while returning home in a vehicle from the Funeral of Mr. Cummings.—Mr. John…
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ABOUT 2 o'clock this morning, news was received at the Telegraph Office, Redfern, of a collision having taken place shortly after 1 a.m., at Emu Plains, between two goods trains, by which a driver named…
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At a few minutes after 11 o'clock last night a through goods down train collided with an up-special goods train at Emu Plains, just at the bottom of the Lap-stone Hill incline. The two trains were running in…
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A melancholy and fatal accident (says the Queensland Times of the 24th instant) occurred in the vicinity of Mount Walker, near Ipswich, on Sunday last. It appears that a boy named Caspar Dow…
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It is our sad province to announce (says the BATHURST PRESS) that Mr. J. S. Cummings, who was so severely burned on the evening of Saturday, 19th instant, by the explosion of a kerosene lamp has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Fatal Railway Collision at Emu Plains. the Inquest—verdict of Manslaughter Against Purdue, the Guard
At the inquest yesterday, at Penrith, on the bodies of the three men killed by the collisions at Emu Plains on the previous night, the following evidence was given before the District Coroner, Mr. John K…
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While the inquest was proceeding at Penrith station, another railway accident occurred, which has resulted in the death of a man named George Benyan, aged 40 years, and unmarried. Benyan…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Fatal Railway. Accident on the Western Line. Coroner's Inquest—veedict of Manslaughter
THE particulars of the raliway acciuenr, w[?]n occurren on Wednesday night at Emu Plains, proves it to beone of the most serious of the kind that has ever happened m the colony. It was caused by a collison between two heavily…
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Egan, the driver of the up-special engine, was about 40 years of age, and had been for many years employed in the Railway Department. He is given a character by all who knew him, of having been a quiet, steady…
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This afternoon we ascertained from the Infirmary that the engine driver, Michael Stephenson, and the assistant, Larkins, were fast recovering from their injuries. The shock they received to their system has…
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Between 3 and 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon the shaft of Mr. Field's pottery, opposite the Railway Station, George-street south, fell with a loud crash Unfortunately Mr. Field's son was injured, but no…
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At a few minutes after eleven o'clock last Wednesday night a through goods Collided with an up special goods team at Ema Plains, just at the bottom of the Lapstone Hill incline…
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SIR,—No doubt you will be inundated with letters on this subject, but I should like to point out that if the staff system had been adopted in New South Wales, this accident would not have occurred. Either with or without the…
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A RAILWAY accident of a more serious nature, as regards loss of life, than had previously occurred in the colony took place on Wednesday night about ll.10 o'clock on the western line running through Emu…
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THE most terrible railway calamity that has yet happened in these Colonies occurred last night (Wednesday) at a spot known as Long Bank, near the foot of Lapstone Hill,…
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