Carriages Derailed Accident at Hornsby
An accident occurred in the yards at the Hornsby Railway Station at 6 o'clock on Saturday, which had the effect of considerably disorganising passenger traffic on the…
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Accidentally Stabbed
Ernest Colenzo, a boot operative working in a factory at Alexandria, accidentally stabbed, himself in the abdomen with a knife attached to his wrist yesterday. He was taken to the…
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Early yesterday morning Constable Williams discovered a man sitting at the rear of the G.P.O. in a state of collapse. He was unable to give the officer any information concerning his…
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A special board has been appointed, under section 64 of the Railway Act, to inquire into the circumstances attending the collision, on April 17, between the Glen Innes train from Sydney…
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While loading horses on the s.s. P[?]barra this, morning a groom named Richard Evans aged 22, employed at Mr. Payten's stabiles, was kicked in the chest. Just as one…
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Yesterday a labourer named William Peters, living in Lower Campbell-street, Surry Hills, was working at Messrs. Lysaght and [?] iron works in Jones-street,…
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The Railway Commissioners have forwarded a report of the accident to Mr. Bent, in his capacity of Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 1138 →Gladiator Collision. London, April 26
Twenty-three of the crew of the Gladiator are still missing…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Victorian Railway Disaster -- The Collision at Braybrook
Easter Monday night, April 20, 1908, will never be forgotten by many residents of…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →The Goslar Fatality. Second Engineer Committed for Trial
An inquiry was held by the City Coroner yesterday in regard to the death of Franz Haase, who was killed by being struck on the head by a "fore and after" off the hatch on the…
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An inquest was held yesterday afternoon concerning the death of Franz Haase, a fireman employed on the German-Australian Company's steamer Goslar, who was killed on…
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PERTH, Tuesday.--The Commissioner of Police received the following message from Broome this morning;--"Private telegram from La Grange Bay states that there was a severe…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Railway Collision in Mexico. Twenty-eight Killed. London, April 27
A railway collision occurred at Gargantua, Mexico, in which 28 pilgrims, who were returning from the shrine at Guadeloupe, were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Brakes All Right. the Railway Disaster. Trial Runs of the Train. Number of Injured Increasing. a Royal Commission
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--A trial of the brakes of the Bendigo train was, despite protests from Driver. Milburn's counsel, held this morning, without Milburn being present, under…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Ran Over a Cow. Railway Accident in Queensland
BRISBANE, Wednesday.—An accident occurred to the second division of the North Coast mail train from Brisbane to Rockhampton. The engine ran over a cow in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Age Breakdown. Interview with the Captain a Curious Spectacle. Bails, Awnings, and Tarpaulins. the Accident on Board. (Continued from page 3.)
The steamer Age berthed at the Howard Smith Wharf, Darling Harbor, shortly before noon, and when an "Evening News" reporter boarded the vessel all hands were more or less…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Killed by a Motor Car the College-street Accident. Inquest on Woulfe. Dei Vee Committed for Trial
The Inquest regarding the death of Richard Woulfe, a bellringer, of Cathedral-street, City, who died in Sydney Hospital on April 10 from injuries received through being knocked down…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Machinery Accident. Young Girl Loses Her Hand
Hannah Loftus, aged 16, living in Hornseystreet, Balmain, was attending to machinery at Balmain on Tuesday afternoon, when her right hand was caught. She was taken to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sensational Street Accident Two Horses Disabled Drivers' Miraculous Escape
A street accident of a sensational nature occurred at the intersection of Bay and George streets, shortly after noon yesterday. A horse attached in a four-wheeled…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Dreadful Accident Engineer Killed at Pyrmont Bridge a Prominent Departmental Officer
About 11 a.m. yesterday a dreadful accident occurred at Pyrmont Bridge, as a result of which one of the oldest officers in the Public Works Department, and the holder…
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