Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Accidents, all years

Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1908

4,325 stories in Sydney's papers · page 66 of 217

Great Disasters Recalled in New South Wales Extraordinary Accidents

The Australian Star · Tuesday 21 April 1908 · page 1

In view of the appalling disaster in Victoria and the serious accident on Good Friday at Murrurundi in this State, no apology is needed for recalling some of the great…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Fatalities and Accidents. Killed by a Swing

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 April 1908 · page 8

Adolphus Uonion, the lad who was injured by a swing in Prince Alfred park recently, died at the Sydney Hospital last night…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

The Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 9

The following is the full alphabetical list of the injured as f[?]r as they had been reported to-day:- Rose A[?]reman, 104 Pilgrim-street, Footscray,…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Child Injured

The Australian Star · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 6

On Monday afternoon a boy named George Ellis, aged 6 years, and residing at 10 Judge-street, Woolloomooloo, fell off a merry-go-round at the Showground, and broke his…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

An Injured Passenger

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 10

Percy Oxlade, of Albert-street, Footscray, was stretched out in the postal van and, notwithstanding that he had both legs broken, he bore his misfortune with remarkable serenity…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

Railway Disasters. the Accident at Murrurundi. Shocking Collision in Victoria

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 1048

The townspeople within coo-ee of Murrurundi railway station were startled in the early hours of Friday morning by a terrifying crash. Then name along on the…

Continued on Trove, page 1048 →

A Runaway Tram. Accident at Bondi. Nine Persons Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 11

Shortly before 11 o'clock on Monday night a tramcar, containing a number ol passengers, while standing on a siding near the Aquarium Hotel, Bondi, broke away, and crashed into the…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

Condition of the Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 11

Messrs. D. S. Hardakor and B. Lovett, the two men in the Sydney Hospital as a result of the Murrurundi railway smash, were reported to be progressing favorably last night, and it is…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

Condition of the Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--At 11 o'clock tonight, inquiries at the hospitals elicited the fact that the injured at Alfred and, St. Vincent's Hospitals were all doing as well as could be…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

A Terrible Railway Accident. Near Melbourne, Many Killed and Injured

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 16

The most appalling disaster in the history of Australian railways, occurred late on Easter Monday night at Braybrook Junction, about seven miles from Melbourne, Victoria…

Continued on Trove, page 16 →

A Cause of the Collision Two Passengers' Misunderstanding. Delay of Bendigo Express

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 9

The collision would seem to be attributable to a misunderstanding on the part of two passengers by the Bendigo express, whose identity is not known at present. These two…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

The Late Fatality. Dangerous Blasting. Sad Death of a Young Workman. The Inquest

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 2

On the 16th inst., Mr. F. G. Adrian, D.S.M., held an inquest at the Prospect Inn (Mrs. Smith's hotel) on the body of the young man, Esselton Geo. Honeyman,…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Sunshine Railway Disaster Forty-three Persons Killed Graphic Details of the Accident Pitiable Plight of Injured Passengers Bodies Dismembered and Decapitated a Thief's Horrible Business Melbourne, Tuesday Afternoon

The Australian Star · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 6

The accident last night was a heartrending affair. The force of the impact of the Bendigo train when it run into the end of the Ballarat train at Sunshine station, near…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Appalling Railway Disaster. Forty-Three People Killed. Over Forty Seriously Injured

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 2

The most appalling disaster in the history of Australian railways occurred late last night at Braybrook Junction, about seven miles from Melbourne…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Protest of an Injured Man. Objects to Travelling with the Dead

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--As police were directing the removal of an injured man on an ambulance stretcher into the first train leaving for Melbourne, the man inquired if there were…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

"Courage, Patience and Endurance." Uncomplaining Sufferers. Injured Man Helps Other Sufferers

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 9

Mr. Maconochie, one of the St. John Ambulance Society, spoke of some of the scones that occurred whilst the wounded were being attended to as absolutely heartbreaking…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

"Lord, If It Re Thy Will." Scene at Braybrook Junction. After the Collision. the Fireman's Awful Discovery

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The accident was one that can never be effaced from the memories of those who saw it. The passengers in the Ballarat train, who had grown impatient at…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Victorian Railway Calamity. a Terrible Toll of Dead and Injured. Killed, 43; Injured, 145. Gruesome Work of Identification. "Scenes That Were Simply Indescribable." Mounds of Wreckage and Mangled Bodies. Horrors of Fire. Did the Westinghouse Brake Fail ?

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The awful railway calamity that occurred, at Braybrook Junction, seven miles from Melbourne, late on Monday night, becomes a great deal…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Sunshine Railway Smash a Scene of Horror Frightful Loss of Life Forty-three Killed and 139 Injured Terrible Scenes of Agony Melbourne

The Australian Star · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 5

The awful nature of the disaster at Sunshine was made fully apparent by a visit to the scene. The burned and twisted framework of the engines and carriages, rows of…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Melbourne Calamity. an Appalling Death-roll Forty-three Killed, 139 Injured. Hours of Agony Among the Wreckage By-standers Flee in Terror. Complete Lack of Appliances

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 9

The railway disaster at Braybrook, near Melbourne, is much more appalling than at first supposed. The death-roll has reached 43, and the seriously injured number 189…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →