Railway Collision. at Mornington Junction. Melbourne
A railway mishap occurred during the progress of shunting operations at Mornington Junction on Friday. The 8.10 a.m. train from Melbourne to Stony Point arrived at…
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Train Dynamited. Several Killed and Injured the Work of a Tramp
LONDON, Sunday Evening.—A train was dynamited near Butte, Montana, U.S.A. Several persons were killed, and injured. The outrage is believed to be the work of a…
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PERTH, Sunday.—A telegram from Broome states that there is very little further news from La Grange Bay about the hurricane. Robert Bevcridge arrived at Broome on Saturday…
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Two accidents were reported from Balmain on Saturday. In the first case, Thomas Collior, 30, residing at Wise-street, Balmain, fell from a tram in Darling-street, and…
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While playing at football on Saturday on the Chatswood Oval, Charles Wood, 21, residing at Edward-street, Woollahra, collided heavily with another player, and fell, fracturing his…
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Edward Boyan, (14), residing at Camper down was orushed between a Mlison's Point ferry, steamer and a pile at Circular Quay last night and received severe injuries to his back…
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LONDON, Saturday.—An electric tram car, while descending a hill at Bournemouth, England, got out of control, and was precipitated over an embankment, 20ft hight…
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PERTH, .Sunday.—Mr.- J. M'Henry Clark was accidentally shot at Kojonup on Saturday morning. Deceased, whose name was long and honorably known in commercial circles of this…
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MELBOURNE, Saturday,—A collision occurred at Mornington Junction yesterday. A train on its way to Stony Point was moving back on account of an accident to the interlocking gear…
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While an empty car was being shunted in Hunter-street at about 5.20 last evening it tame into collision with the footboard of another car containing four or five passengers…
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While walking across the yard at Bourke-street police depot this morning Constable Edward Ferguson, aged 25 years, slipped and fell, fracturing his left ankle. The Civil…
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A rather serious accident happened on the new grain shed wharf at Darling Island this morning, three men being injured. A wharf labourer named Arthur Gibbons, residing in…
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David Jones, aged 50, coal-lumper, living at No. 9 Clarence-lane, fell from a plank at the Adela [?]e S.S. Company's wharf on Monday, a distance of about 20ft. He was carried by…
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GUNNING, Monday.--A runaway occurred last night about dusk. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Barber were returning from Mount Pleasant, where Mr Barber had conducted divine service in the…
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Whilst playing for the Buccaneer team in the Buccaneer-Wallaroo football match on Saturday, R. O'Halloran broke one of his legs above the ankle…
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LONDON, Monday.—A terry boat containing 150 Russian peasants returning from church at Bykhoff capsized in the River Dneiper. Only 30 of the peasants were saved…
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A sensational collision between two electric tramcars occurred in Elizabeth-street, between Hunter and King streets, at 5.15 p.m. yesterday. A special car was passing…
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The following telegram relating to the north-west pearling disaster, was received by the Commissioner of Police from Broome today:—"Constable Mills reports that the total…
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No fewer than 120 lives have been lost by the capsizing of a ferry boat on the Dneiper, in Russia. The victims were all peasants, who were…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Dr. H. R. Horse, who was injured in a motor car accident at Traralgon yesterday, died this morning. The doctor was popular professionally and as a…
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