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  2. HOW THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED.

    The collision occurred a little before 11 o'clock.The Ballarat train was running a little late, and was just moving out of the station when the ...

    Article : 339 words
  3. THE ASSOCIATED CHURCHES OF CHRIST.

    The Conference met again at 8 o'clock on Monday evening to conclude the business which was held over from Saturday. There was a fair ...

    Article : 1,154 words
  4. ALLEGED CAUSE OF COLLISION.

    The collision would seem to be attributable to a misunderstanding on the part of two passengers by the Bendigo express whose identity is not ...

    Article : 455 words
  5. SYSTEM OF SIGNALLING

    There is a signal known as "one five" which tells drivers that the line ahead is clear, but that the next station is blocked. Drivers and firemen who are ...

    Article : 353 words
  6. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 312 words
  7. CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES.

    In the wake of such an appalling calamity are certain to follow numerous claims against the Railway Department for damages. To meet such claims ...

    Article : 319 words
  8. ATTENDING THE INJURED.

    Dr. Box of Footscray, was the first doctor to reach the scene of the accident. On arrival he found a plucky young lady administering first aid to ...

    Article : 214 words
  9. CONDITION OF INJURED

    Dr. Charles Ryan, the railways medical officer, was questioned to-night concerning the prospects of the recovery of the injured patients who had come ...

    Article : 217 words
  10. ENGINEDRIVER OF BENDIGO TRAIN.

    Among many of his fellow-employees in the Railway Department Driver Milburn, who was in charge of the first Bendig engine, was known as "Hellfire ...

    Article : 651 words
  11. THE CORONER'S INQUIRY,

    The metropolitan Coroner (Dr. R. H. Cole) has decided to begin the taking of evidence as to the catastrophe on Monday, May 4. ...

    Article : 27 words
  12. MESSAGE OF SYMPATHY.

    The following telegram was sent by the Acting-Premier, the Hon. A. A. Kirkpatrick, to the Premier of Victoria on Tuesday morning:—"On behalf of ...

    Article : 151 words
  13. HONEYMOON COUPLE'S SAD FATE.

    One of the saddest stories told by the passengers was that of the death of a bride and injuries to her husband Mr. D. Court, who related it, said:—"I did ...

    Article : 122 words
  14. DR. LANE INTERVIEWED.

    Dr. Lane, of Footscray, in the course of an interview, said that he was informed of the accident both by the police and the railway officials, and ...

    Article : 220 words
  15. CONDITION OF ENGINEDRIVERS,

    Driver Leonard Milburn, who was in charge of the first Bendigo engine, was badly shaken and bruised, and his nerves were quite unstrung. He had ...

    Article : 158 words
  16. A BEREAVED MOTHER.

    Wholesale disaster overtook Mrs. Lily Huntingdon, of Footscray, who was accompanied by her two children. She was seriously injured herself, and when ...

    Article : 53 words
  17. THE INJURED.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 324 words
  18. OTHER AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY DISASTERS,

    In the Peat's Ferry, New South Wales, railway accident, which happened on June 21, 1887, six persons were killed and over 70 injured. The ...

    Article : 342 words
  19. THE BENDIGO TRAIN.

    When interviewed to-day, the enginedriver of the Bendigo train. Leonard Milburn, an elderly, experienced man, stated that when approaching Sunshine ...

    Article : 357 words
  20. THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS.

    Calculations made by railway officials go to show that there must have been nearly a thousand passengers on the train from Bendigo and the train with ...

    Article : 234 words
  21. A FIREFIGHTER'S MISFORTUNE.

    When the Sunshine Fire Brigade turned out to extinguish the burning carriages the first man to reach the station was Auxiliary Fireman Laffan. ...

    Article : 67 words
  22. PASSENGERS' NARRATIVES.

    Mr. E. J. Steele, who was a passenger on the Bendigo train, when interviewed, said:—"It is quite impossible to convey any idea of the horror of the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 972 words
  23. A HUMAN GHOUL.

    A medical man who attended to 15 of the injured relates a horrible occurence. While moving about he caught a man endeavouring under cover of the ...

    Article : 77 words
  24. A TERRIBLE SCENE.

    Though the horrors of the railway calamity, as dimly seen by the flickering lights of torches and flares, in the Sunshine Railway Station, on Monday ...

    Article : 1,047 words
  25. THE GUARD'S STORY.

    Guard W. Darcy, who was in charge of the Bendigo train, stated that his train, having a full passenger load, was to have run express from Kyneton ...

    Article : 398 words
  26. SIGNALS AGAINST BENDIGO TRAIN.

    The Chairman of the Railway Commissioners (Mr. Tait) made the following statement when seen to-day:— "The Railway Commissioners are ...

    Article : 606 words
  27. THE SCENE AT DAYLIGHT.

    It was half-past 3 o'clock on Tuesday morning when the last of the injured were despatched to Melbourne in a train which contained the dead bodies ...

    Article : 355 words
  28. Advertising

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    Advertising : 365 words
  29. AN AWFUL PREDICAMENT.

    In the third of the shattered carriages on the Ballarat train were nine people, four of whom were playing cards. Just as the train had drawn ...

    Article : 371 words
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