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The news of a railway collision at Rooty Hill, which was circulated in town early yesterday morning, proved to be correct. Fortunately, the only [?]amage done was to the rolling stock. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A special Dueling of the Marine Board was held yesterday to inquire into the recent col[?]sion between the Glauucu[?] and Lass O'Gowrie. There were present: Captain Hixson (president),…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An accident occurred this morning about 3 o'clock at Rooty Hill Station, of a very serious nature. A goods train, which usually leaves Sydney at 11.40 p.m. for Penrith, was imaged to cross a special goods from Penrith to Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Five railway accidents occurred with the last fortnight, attended by some loss of life…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A serious accident happened last night on the railway line, between the Flinders-street and Spencer-street stations. A man named John Ramage was run over by a train, and his foot…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On Thursday evening a painful accident happened in Manly to some lady friends of Mrs. C. E. Fuller, Manly. They were being driven into the town, in order to leave in the 6 p.m. boat. When they were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An old resident of Marrumbarrah writes :-- "Not being generally known, it may just now be interesting to the public to learn how narrowly a somewhat similar accident to that which recently…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →PARRAMATTA, Thursday.--While parts of the wrecked train wore being removed to Sydney this evening a large piece of wood fell off a truck across the line near Harris Paik. Fortunately it was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Thomas Blackham, a cab-driver, Campbell-street, was taken to the Sydney Hospital yesterday, suffering from concussion of the brain. He was driving in his cab across the street, when the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ANOTHER railway accident of a serious nature occurred at Rooty Hill station on Thursday morning about 3 a.m. A goods train which usually leaves Sydney at 11:40 p.m. for Penrith, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Mat Byrnes's well-known steamer Mary was placed in Graham's floating dock, Balmain, yesterday, in order that her hull might be cleaned. One of the blocks which was supporting the easel slipped…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An elderly man named Wiliam E[?]berry, a labourer residing at Ryde, was admitted into the Sydney Hospital yesterday suffering from a cut sea[?]nd convulsions. He was faucd lying…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →ON Thursday evening a very painful accident happened to some ladies, guests of Mrs. C. E. Fuller, of Westella, Manly Beach. They were being driven through “our village ”…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →James Smith, a carpenter, who worked on the Homebush-Waratah line, was drowned while battling in Dora Creek, on Saturday night. His wife lives in Sussex-street, Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A serious accident occurred at about noon to-day in George-street through the sudden fall of the large verandah in front of Messrs. Hanks, and Co.'s grocery. The premises are in the course of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A somewhat serious accident occurred to the steamer Commodore on Saturday, whereby at least three persons were injured. In coming through the Parramatta River Bridge the steamer caught her starboard…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MELBOURNE, Monda.-- A collision occurred off warrnambool to-day between the Nelson and the Belhinger, owing to the stock of the latter's anchor breaking, causing her to drift against the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An accident, attended with serious results, has occurred at Cholet, in France. A temporary theatre, capable of holding 1000 persons, had been constructed on the Place Travot in that town. During the performance of a five-net drama…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In the case of the collision between the steamers Glaucus, Captain Stephen Ingham, and the Lass o' Gowrie, steamer, Captain Randall, which occurred off Bradley's Head at 1.30 a.m. on the morning of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An [?] accident, with fatal consequences occu[?]ed yesterday at 512 George-street, in front of the premises occ[?]pled by J. G. Hanks and Co., grocers, and these lately and by Mr John Hardie…
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