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  2. Advertising

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    Advertising : 16 words
  3. NEWS RECEIVED' LARAT.

    When the news of the railway disaster was posted on "The Star" board intense excitement prevailed, and the latest information was anxiously ...

    Article : 198 words
  4. THE INQUEST.

    “There will have to be a jury, certainly," said thy Premier Mr Murray;, on being asked if there would to a jury associated with tile Co[?] ...

    Article : 159 words
  5. TERRIBLE RAILWAY SMASH.

    An appalling railway accident occurred, during a heavy fog, at the Richmond railway station this morning, when an Elsternwick grain crashed Into tho rear of a Brighton train. The van and two adjoining carriages were smashed, nine persons were killed, and a ...

    Article : 97 words
  6. THE RICHMOND STATION.

    The Richmond railway station is one of the busiest suburban stations in Australia. The lines between Flinders street and Richmond constitute ...

    Article : 291 words
  7. HOW THE SMASH OC-CURRED.

    When the catastrophe occurred there was a dense fog, with the result that the signals were obscured. As is the general practice on such occasions, men were ...

    Article : 180 words
  8. SUFFERER KNOWN IN BALLARAT.

    The appearance of the name of Norman Holt in the casualty list caused considerable concern to Mr I E. Holt, of 108 Dawson street south, ...

    Article : 148 words
  9. LIST POSTED IN BAL-LARAT.

    An official message containing a list of dead and injured was received by Mr Allan, station-master at Ballarat west, from headquarters early in the ...

    Article : 62 words
  10. SCENE AT THE STATION

    Agonising screams broke out from the injured, and arias of horror from several on the platform who witnessed the crash. Nine persons were killed and ...

    Article : 71 words
  11. A PASSENGER’S EXPERI-ENCE.

    Mr L. Herman, of St Kida, who was on the Brighton express, in a in st class smoking crriage, near the engine, said:— ...

    Article : 367 words
  12. PREVIOUS BIG ACCIDENTS

    This is the sixth big catastrophe which has occurred on the Victorian railways. Previous to to-day’s disaster the chief railway smashes re— ...

    Article : 337 words
  13. DOCTOR’S COMPLAINT.

    One of the medical men attending to the innjnred complained bitterly of the slowness of the casualty train winch ran out to the scene of the disaster. ...

    Article : 88 words
  14. HELP FROM MELBOURNE.

    Word was immediately sent to Melbourne, and a casualty train was promptly despatched to the scene of the accident. Several doctors, including Drs C. ...

    Article : 86 words
  15. CONDITION OF FATENTS.

    Most of the [?] [?] [?] [?] ...

    Article : 106 words
  16. SAVED FROM DEATH.

    Mr F. J. Brearley. architect. of Little Collins stroct, to-day thanks an mireliable clock for being in the land of the living. It is Mr Brearley’s usual ...

    Article : 72 words
  17. FORTUNATE PASSENGERS.

    Mr Nunn, secretary of the Melbourne Trades Hall Council, has reason to congratulate himself in a double sense. In accordance with his custom, he caught ...

    Article : 230 words
  18. CONDOLENCES.

    When His Excellency Sir Thoumas Gibson-Carmichael hoard of the arcidont [?] telegraphed. to the Chief Commissioner of Railways us follow’s:—"The Governor ...

    Article : 97 words
  19. FOG SIGNALMAN.

    Porter E. H. Emmet, of Green street, Richmond, was on duty in connection with the signalling, owing to the fog, at the Richmond, station, when ...

    Article : 195 words
  20. NEWS OF THE CATAS-TROPHE SPREADS.

    The nows of the collision quickly attracted a large crowd of people to the station but they were, kept back by a Kin m her of police who appeared on the ...

    Article : 53 words
  21. THE BRIGHTON TRAIN.

    Driver Allan, in charge of the Brighton train, said:—"We left Brighton at 8.20 and came on slowly. We were blocked at South Yarra for ...

    Article : 99 words
  22. ON THE ELSTERNWICK TRAIN.

    The Elsteruwick train was in charge of Driver John Melville and Fireman James Burke. Driver Melville related his experience ...

    Article : 421 words
  23. THE PRIME MINISTER.

    When seen upon his return to the city from the Richanond station to-day the Prime Minister (Mr Fisher) said that he desired to sincerely condole until the ...

    Article : 91 words
  24. AN AWFUL SPECTACLE.

    I can never forget the horror of that scene, the grinding of iron, the splintering of timber, the groans of the crushed and crippled who were pinned beneath ...

    Article : 1,567 words
  25. A MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.

    M. L Carroll of South Yarra, who was in the Elsternwick train, said:- I occupied a first-class, next to the carriage where two ladies and a ...

    Article : 201 words
  26. THE SUNSHINE DISASTER.

    Miss Reddish, who resides at Par[?]— [?] [?] [?] ...

    Article : 48 words
  27. QUESION OF OVERWORKING.

    Referring to the rumor that the signalman at the South Yarra signal box had come one at 4 o'clock on Sunday afternoon, Mr Tait said that the man ...

    Article : 176 words
  28. OFFICIAL VERSION.

    When seen this afternoon, Mr Tait, Chairman of the Railway Commissioners said—“A few minutes after nine o’clock the 8.37 train ran into ...

    Article : 154 words
  29. PREMIER AND MINISTERS.

    “I can fully sympathise with thesufferers in this awful accident. It is indeed a dreadful thing.” The Premier thus expressed [?] when on the ...

    Article : 207 words
  30. UNIVERSITY EXAMINA-TIONS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 211 words
  31. THE IDENTIFICATION.

    There was some heartbreaking scenes at the Morgue as relatives and friends walked hesitatingly into the mortuary to see if it were true that ...

    Article : 187 words
  32. ANOTHER PASSENGER'S-STORY.

    Mr Rowland Fink, son of Mr Theodore Fink, said:—As the tram was travelling at a moderate speed at the Richmond. station, I felt a severe bump, ...

    Article : 135 words
  33. THE ROLLING STOCK.

    An examination of the two trains, after the debris had teen cleared away, showed a most peculiar result. Each train had, what might be termed, a fatal ...

    Article : 366 words
  34. THE KILLED.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 145 words
  35. STATE TREASURER.

    Mr Watt State Treasurer, said that when he first caught sight of the two trains he was afraid that the list of serious casualties might be larger than ...

    Article : 74 words
  36. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

    At the Northcote Court Sydney Smith Hilson was charged with having attempted to commit suicide. Sub-inspector Nolan conducted the prosecution, and Mr ...

    Article : 268 words
  37. CITY BRANCH A.N.A.

    At the meeting of the City branch. A.N.A., the president. Mr W. Doncaster, said that it to only proper that the branch should express sympathy with ...

    Article : 92 words
  38. OTHER VERSIONS.

    A banking official said:-I was in the first smoker, next the engine of the second train. The train travelled slower than usual, and stops were ...

    Article : 175 words
  39. A SUPPLEMENTARY LIST

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 332 words
  40. SOMEONE HAD RLUN-DERED.

    I cannot understand why we were not stopped by something or somebody. we certainly did not see any signais, and I heard no warning sound of any ...

    Article : 134 words
  41. OFFTCIAL LTSTS.

    The railway officials made arrangements to enable the public to ascertain the names of all the killed and injured, notices containing tho names being ...

    Article : 55 words
  42. THE INJURED.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 873 words
  43. THE W.C.T.U.

    The fortnightly meeting of the W.C.T.U. was held yesterday afternoon in the Dana street Hall: Mrs M'Lcod in the chair. The syllabus item was ...

    Article : 56 words
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