A Chapter of Accidents
BATHURST, Monday.--An aboriginal named Jack, employed at Creasy's Hotel, was thrown from a horse yesterday in Durham-street. His collarbone was broken and he was bleeding at…
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Railway Fatality
A melancholy occurrence, resulting in the mutilation and death of an old man named William Duke, took place at the Granville railway station on Saturday night. The victim, who was over 70…
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Another fatal mining accident occurred hero to-night. Thomas Cox, a miner engaged in sinking in Messrs. Newton's Red Hill shaft, Tambaroora, was on the surface obtaining timber, which he placed in a bucket, also getting…
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A shocking accident happened on the railway line at Granville, late on Saturday night, resulting in the death, of an elderly man named William Duke. Deceased, who was upwards of 70 years of age, was a…
Continued on Trove, page 960 →The Accident to the R.m.s. Rome. (By Telegraph.)
ADELAIDE, Friday.--It will be remembered that the P. and O. Company's steamer Rome while on her outward voyage to Australia, met with injuries by going ashore at the mouth of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Football. "No game was ever yet worth a rap For a rational man to play Into which no accident, no mishap, Could possible find its way." —Gordon. Gossip by "Mark."
The football season was started in real earnest last Saturday, by King's School meeting the Strathfield Club in Parramatta. The school team was not long in asserting its superiority. Having the great advantage of playing…
Continued on Trove, page 40 →Alleged Fatal Football Accident. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—In the interest of those young men who enjoy the game of foo[?]ba[?] and of anxious parents who are ever fearful of the possible results, I would ask you to correct the notion that appeared in your issue of to-day which…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sad Fatality at Petty's Hotel
A very sad,fatality occurred at Petty's Hotel between Tuesday night and early yesterday morning. The night porter was going his usual rounds between 5 and 6 o'clock, when,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Accident in Victoria. Collision on the Brighton Line. Five Persons Killed and Fifty Wounded. (By Telegraph.)
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Melbourne has been in a great state of excitement all night owing to a terrible railway accident which occurred on the Brighton line near Prahran…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Railway Collision Near Melbourne. Two Passenger Trains Telescoped. Five Persons Killed. Many Others Injured. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne
This evening the 5.40 express from Melbourne to Windsor and the 5.30 ordinary train came into collision near the Windsor station. Five persons were killed, and several others were hurt. The accident arose…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Latest Melbourne Sporting News. Special Telegrams. Melbourne, Wednesday. The Serious Accident to Batty
The accident which happened to Batty on Sunday when opening a lemonade bottle, which burst, will cause him the loss of one eye, which is likely to be removed this…
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The following is a complete list of the persons injured and the particulars of their injuries:— William Dix, of Balacla[?]a, dispenser in the Alfred Hospital, suffering from a severe dislocation of the jawand[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Victorian Railway Accident. Some Official Reports. Who Gave the Wrong Signal ? a Board of Inquiry Appointed. (By Telegraph.)
MELBOURNE, Thursday, 2 a.m.--Although the immediate cause of the accident was 'the breaking of the automatic break-gear in the ordinary Balaclava train, the true cause has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Strang Tram Fatality
Yesterday evening. shortly after 9 o'clock, a somewhat strange fatality occurred near the siding running past the tram coaling-shed, close to the entrance of Moore Park. Four empty…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday morning.—One of the most shocking disasters which has ever occurred on the Victorian railways took placein a deep cutting nearly midway between Prahran and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Victorian Railway Accident. Number of Injured, 200. the Official Inquiry
MELBOURNE, Friday.--The Inquest on the bodies of the victims in the Windsor railway accident opened to-day. The jury sat formally, but beyond the identification of the bodies…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General News. The Fatal Railway Accident near Melbourne. Five Passengers Killed and 40 Injured. Melbourne
A terrible railway accident occurred near the Windsor Elation last night, resulting in the death of five passengers and the injury of between 30 and 40 others. The excitement in…
Continued on Trove, page 1012 →The Tyne-myrmidon Collision. Court Martial on the Rapid
A court martial was held yesterday afternoon on board H.M.S. Rapid to inquire into the circumstances attending the collision between the troopship Tyne and H.M. surveying…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disastrous Collision at Sea. the Ship Darling Downs Sunk
London, Friday.--News has been received that the ship Darling Downs, 1634 tons, Captain Reed, which left Melbourne on January 29, came into…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Court-martial on Board, H.m.s. Rapid. the Tyne-myrmidon Collision
In accordance with instructions received from the Commander-in-chief of the station, a Court yesterday assembled on board H.M.S. Rapid, for the purpose of "inquiring into the causes of the collision…
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