FIFTY YEARS AGO
EXTRACTS FROM THE HERALD AN APPALLING CATASTROPHE following are extracts from the New Zealand Herald of Juno 18, 1883: One 6f the most appalling catastrophes for many years past lias occurred at Sunderland. A conjunag exhibition had been given in the Victoria Hall, and upward of 10(W y 11 '"" ren, in addition to a number of adults, were in the gallery. After the show they attempted to leave by a narrow winding staircase, which formed tlO only means of egress. A door hair-way down became accidentally jammec, stopping egress, and 200 persons, chiefly children, were crushed to death. The Right Hon. John Bright, in the course ot an address to the people or Birmingham, strongly advocated t a formation of the Channel .tunnel, an also urged the advisability of co-opera-tion with France in the formation ol the projected second Suez Canal.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21520, 17 June 1933, Page 8
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