The Sydenham Railway Accident
Yesterday was the ninth day of the Sydenham railway disaster inquiry. Practically the whole day was devoted to the examination of officials. The condition of the permanent way and the…
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Accidents at Balmain
Alfred Harris (30), residing in Bray-street, North Sydney, was working at the Woolwich Dock yesterday when he was struck on the head by a piece of timber and rendered unconscious. He…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Terrible Accident. One Man Suffocated. Heroic Rescuers
An accident occurred shortly after noon on Monday, in a sewer shaft in Erskinestreet, Sydney, whereby one man was fatally injured, and three others were…
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American papers report an accident which occurred recently in an Amereican town, and which should serve as a warning not to expose the eye too freely to the named electric light. The big…
Continued on Trove, page 63 →A Lad Killed. A Strange Accident
A youth named Robert Butter, 17 years of age, residing at Balmain, and who was employed at the Woolwich Dock, met with a…
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Owing to the capsizing of a boat in Bantry Bay seven of the blue jackets belonging to H.M.S. Resolution were drowned…
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About noon on Monday an accident occurred in a sewer shaft in Bey-street, off Erskine-street, City. Joseph Husband, a sewerage inspector,…
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A verdict of accidental death was returned yesterday in the case of the lad Chas. Fred. Scott, who was washed off the rocks while fishing at Curl Curl on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Items. Political Labor League. Miners' Accident Fund. Newcastle, Saturday Night
A meeting of the district assembly of the Political Labor League was held at Broadmeadow this evening for the purpose of considering a protest lodged by Mr…
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A Shocking tragedy occurred at Bayonne, France, at a bridal party. The wedding breakfast party was served in a barn, and the officiating priest, who was uncle to the…
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Ernest Evans, a resident of Ivy-street, Redfern, was taken to Prince Alfred Hospital last night by the Civil Ambulance Brigade, suffering from a fractured leg…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Boating Fatality in the Harbor. a Young Man Drowned. Body Not Yet Recovered
About 11.30 yesterday morning six young men were sailing down the harbor in a 14ft. centreboard skill, when with a sudden puff of wind the boat was swamped and all the occupants left…
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Ernest Evans, living in Ivy-street, Redfern, was admitted to Prince Alfred Hospital on Saturday night, suffering from a fracture of the light leg. Evans was driving along Shepherd-street, Darlington, when…
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On Saturday evening, as the steam collier Brunner was moving out from the A.A. Company's shoots for the purpose of going to Sydney, she ran stem on into Messrs. J. and A. Brown's tag…
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A collision occurred in the harbour last evening between the steam collier Brunner and the steam tug Bungaree, resulting in extensive damage to the latter vessel. It appears that the Brunner was in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Shooting Fatality. Wagga
A fatal shooting accident occurred at Currawarna yesterday, resulting in the death of Thomas Henry Cullen, a well-known resident. It appears that a son of the deceased, Mr. Alfred Thomas Cullen, a…
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While moving out from the AA. C'o.'s coal chutes in Newcastle harbour on Saturday evening the steam collier. Brunner crashed into the tug Bungaree, which was moored at the…
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LONDON, March 9.-A heavy wave dashed the Glasgow steamer Avlona on some rocks near Bilbao, Spain. The entire crew, which numbered 23, was drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Aborigine Drowned. Lismore
An aborigine named Alick, employed at Messrs. Armstrong's, of Disputed Plains, was drowned yesterday while at work floating pine logs down the creek. The body has not yet been recovered…
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