Another Tram Accident
On Tuesday, about 9 p.m., a collision of an alarming nature took place near the University between a tram-motor and car running in the direction of Sydney and a one-horse dray. The first intimation…
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Another Railway Collision in Victoria. Several Persons Injured. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne
A railway collision happened to-day at Clunes station. A temporary pointsman turned the Maryborough train on the wrong line, when it collided with a train from Ballarat, Considerable damage…
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An accident occurred yesterday at Clunes to the midday train from Ballarat. The points-man committed a mistake and turned the Mary-borough train on to the siding, where the other…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Collision in Victoria. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne
Another railway collision occurred this afternoon at Clunos station. The particulars at present to hand are meagre, but it appears that the pointsman turned the Maryborough train on to the wrong line, when it came in…
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A workman named George Douglas was [?] on Wednesday at the West Australia Timber Company's station at [?] while working at the steam saw he got jammed by a log of timber. He was cut in two…
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The adjourned inquiry into the cause of death of the youth Thomas More, who was Jailed in George-street on the evening of Saturday, March 10, by being struck or run over by a cab, was held this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Railway Accident Near Melbourne. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne
A girl aged eight, named Edith Hawkins, was knocked down by a train on the Brighton line at Inkerman-street crossing this morning, and was almost cut to pieces. The deceased was watching…
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Another railway collision occurred this afternoon at Clones station, The particulars at present to baud are meagre, but it appears that the pointsman turned the Maryborough train on to the wrong line, when it came in…
Continued on Trove, page 520 →The Railway Collision at Clunes. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne
The Commissioner of Railways has received the official reports in connection with the railway collision at Clunes yesterday. It appears that the acting porter, Blackie, who was at the points when the…
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A little girl, seven yours of age, named Annie Harris, while on her way to school, had occasion to cross the tram line in the Botany-road. She does not appear to have been aware of the approach of a tram,…
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One of the chief in the list of horrors with which the rear opened was the accident on the Southern Pacific road between San Francisco and Los Angeles, at a place called Tehachapi Pass. The road here shows one of the greatest…
Continued on Trove, page 522 →Drowning Accident at Brisbane. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane
A sad drowning accident happened yesterday afternoon. Two boys, brothers, were fishing off the Rocks at the north Quay, when tho younger one, live years old, named Arthur Roscoe, slipped…
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Yesterday afternoon a fatal accident occurred to a young man named Horace Kain while out boating in the harbour along with his brother John and another young man named M'Lean, a constable. It…
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A sad accident happened in the harbour yesterday afternoon. Three young men, Mr Manrice P. Kain, his brother, and a friend, were out rowing, and when between Shark and Clark Islands about 1 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Deaths by Drowning If Queensland. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Brisbane
Two persons met with their deaths by drowning from the steamer Geelong, during her last trip from Maryborough to Rockhampton. One was a steerage passenger, named R. M'Gill, who by some…
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Last evening a coloured, nan named Moses Smith was attempting to get into a team at the corner of market and Elizabeth streets, when the motor started. He stepped back forget oat of the way…
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LONDON, March 20.—Queen Victoria has met with a slight accident. While going downstairs at Windsor Castle Her Majesty slipped and fell, but sustained very little injury…
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The following is a return of the number and nature of accidents and injuries to life and limb which have occurred on the tramways, from 1st January, 1881, to 3lst October, 1882.—1881: January 25th, 1 passenger killed; getting into…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.) Our Special Telegram. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Accident to the Queen. London, March 20
The Queen has met with a slight accident at Windsor Castle. While going downstairs her Majesty slipped and fell, but sustained very little injury…
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