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  2. THE BRIGHTON EXPRESS—SCENE OF THE RECENT FATAL ACCIDENT.

    Our sketch gives an illustration of the place at which the most serious accident that has ever occurred on the Victorian railways took place, and the Jolimout disaster will ever be ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 367 words
  3. BANK OF NEW ZEALAND, INVERCARGILL.

    Our engraving represents the new building which has been recently erected by the Bank of New Zealand at Invercargill, from plans executed by Mr. F. W. Buswell, architect, of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 168 words
  4. THE BLOCK ON THE LINE.

    Immediately on the accident becoming known at the Richmond station steps were taken to prevent the trains going into town, and the drivers were instructed to stop before ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 143 words
  5. EXTRICATING THE BODIES.

    The wrecked carriages presented a horrible appearance. The second-class carriage was forced on to the top of the first-class one with such violence by the concussion that the latter ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 352 words
  6. "ANYWHERE, ANYWHERE, OUT OF THE WORLD."

    The burden of Hood's famous monody has echoed through the brain of many an unfortunate besides the one he so pathetically wrote of, and our sketch depicts a case in which a ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 127 words
  7. THE STEAM YACHT COOSHIE DOO.

    This important addition to our yacht squadron arrived in Hobson's Bay on the 27th August after a leisurely passage from England via the Suez Canal, the vessel having made calls at ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 629 words
  8. THIS AUSTRALIAN BUSTARD.

    The Australian Bustard (chariotis Australis), or wild turkey, is to be found in many parts of Victoria. Their length of limb, the shortness of their wings, which are rarely used but ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 346 words
  9. THE GATEKEEPER'S VIEW Of THE OCCURRENCE.

    As stated above, the carriage which was the primary cause of the disaster ran off about 100 yards past the Jolimont gate, and our sketch shows the appearance of the train as ...

    Article : 329 words
  10. OUTSIDE THE MORGUE.

    Directly the intelligence spread that the bodies of those killed had been conveyed to the morgue, that building was literally beseiged by an eager and anxious crowd. The ...

    Article : 147 words
  11. THE WRECKED CARRIAGES.

    Our sketch shows the position of the carriages immediately after the accident occurred, and it gives a very graphic representation of the actual position of affairs. When the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 348 words
  12. ISLAND OF OPARA.

    The island of Opara, in the South Pacific Ocean, was at one time tolerably well known, it having been for a time one of the ports of call for the Panama and New ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 313 words
  13. IDENTIFYING THE DEAD.

    On the bodies of Messrs. Garrett, Bailliere and Jamieson being conveyed to the morgue, they were placed on the slabs for identification. One person was admitted at a time, and by ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 212 words
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