Accident at Blacktown
A man named John Castle, aged 34 years, met with a serious accident at the Blacktown railway station this morning. By some mishap his leg was caught beneath the wheel of a trolly, which caused a…
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Collision Between Two Coal Trains
NEWCASTLE, Saturday.—Yesterday morning a collision took place between coal trains in the Burwood and Borehole lines, near the junction at Blane-street. A woman had charge of…
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ADELAIDE, Saturday.—A youth, named Harrison, a timekeeper on the railway works, between Port Augusta and Government Guus, was seriously injured yesterday while attempting to pass from…
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A serious railway accident occurred in South Texas, in which 17 persons were killed and a great many were wounded. Two cars on the South Pacific narrow-guage line jumped off the…
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NEWCASTLE, Monday.—The steamer Collarcy, while going out of the harbour last night, came into violent collision with the schooner Esk, that was anchored in the fairway…
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A painful accident occurred recently on the railway line at Stains. A woman, whose duty it van to close the gates over the road, at a point where it crosses the railway, had done so to let…
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An appalling calamity happened on the South Pacific Coast Railroad on Sunday afternoon, May 23, by which sixteen persons were killed and forty others badly wounded or slightly bruised. It is the second great railroad disaster…
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The steamer Collaroy in leaving the harbour last night came into collision with the schooner Escort, anchored in the fail way. The steamer's smoke dimmed the light and it is supposed…
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NARRABRI, Tuesday.—An accident occurred to the ocach running between Gunnedah and Narrabri yesterday morning. The coach arrived at Deep Creek on its way to Narrabri, about five…
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It has frequently happened that serious accidents have occurred in the interior of the colony through the bolting of the horses attached to mail coaches while the driver has been engaged in delivering the mail bags to the postmaster, and…
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A lamentable accident occurred on the Kiama Road, on the 24th ultimo, by which Dr. William Tarrant, of Kiama, lost his life. Dr. Tarrant, Mr. May, and Sergeant Healey left Kiama in a buggy at 6 a.m. on the above date to attend…
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Dr. William Tarrant, of Kiama, brother of Dr. Harman Tarrant, of this city, was driving in his buggy with Sergeant Healy to the Woollongong Quarter Sessions, on the 21th ultimo, when the horses…
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At the adjourned inquest on the remains at William Rule, the following additional evidence was taken:—Patrick Smith said he was standing near the Circular Quay when James Kain came up on…
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THE following are the particulars of the dreadful Gatastrophe which reunited in the death by drowning of the resident Church of England clergeman, the Rev. R. Bicknell Bayne; his sons Robert…
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WAGGA, Thursday.—A child named Thomas Davis, grandson of Mr. Beatty, of Brucedale, was killed, yesterday, under distressing circumstances. The boy accompanied his uncle into the bush…
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ADELONG, Friday.—The mail coach capsized about a mile and a half from Grahamstown on Thursday. Two passengers were inside, and Mr. Traves Jones, a mining speculator, on the box…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.—The body of the man run over by the train on the tramway near the Falls Bridge, Melbourne, on Tuesday night, has been identified as that of Loughlin" M'Lean a…
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Mr. Watson, of the Electric Telegraph Department, has takes active steps towards obtaining some relief for the widow and family of the unfortunate man Everingham, who was killed at the railway…
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The township of Goolwa was thrown into a great state of alarm at an early hour on Tuesday morning, June 22, says the S. A. Advertiser, in consequence of a report that Police-constable Alfred…
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MELBOURNE, Saturday.—At the inquest held yesterday the mystery of the death of Lachlan M'Lean, killed on the tramway near the Falls Bridge, on Tuesday night, was cleared up…
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