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Southland Times, 10 August 1900, Page 3

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~ DISASTROUS RAILWAY ACCIDENT : THREE NAVVIES KILLED AND MANY INJURED : PUSHING A TRAIN AT HIGH SPEED SYDNEY RE-VISITED BY PRAGUE FATAL SHOOTING AT LARGE BREWER BOILED IN HIS BEER THE COAL FAMINE AT NEWCASTLE SYDNEY, Aug. 9. Received 10th, 0.35 a.m. William Montague (Glebe) has been attacked by plague, the first since 17th July. There are 6892 full and half-blood aboriginals in the colony. The full bloods have decreased from 65-40 in 1882 to 3203. BRISBANE, Aug. 9. A boy named Smith has died of plague. Two men at Proserpine exchanged several shots from revolvers and Thos. Trewartha was shot d^ad. NEWCASTLE, Aug. 9. The harbour is crowded with 100 deep sea ships waiting for coal cargoes.

LAUNCESTON, Aug. 9. Received 10th, 0.35 a.m. A brewer named Kirby fell into a tank containing 1500 gallons of boiling beer and was boiled to a pulp. MELBOURNE, Aug. 9. Received 10th, 0.45 a.m. A tram consisting of a guard's van and 16 trucks, was conveying 5-1 navvies to obtain ballast from a dis used portion of the Outer Circle line, the engine at the rear, when, running at a good speed in a deep cutting, the van left the rails and toppled over on the line. The four nearest trucks were piled on top of the van, one turning a complete somersault. The remainder of the trucks kept the rails, though twisted and smashed by the terrible impact. Their occupants were thrown with great force in all directions and lay huddled in heaps, stunned. They soon came to and assisted in rescuing their comrades who were pinned amongst the debris, Three men were killed— Patrick Glennon, Edward Hanney and John James McGregor. The following were severely injured : — Jas. Watson, W. Webb, Jno. Surridge, Jno. Smith, Sylvester Smith, John Parsons, llichd. Clarke, but it is not expected that any more will succumb. Many others received slight injuries. The two guards managed to jump clear. The bodies of the dead were fearfully mangled. The cause of the accident is unexplained. A much more serious disaster was averted by the presence of mind of a navvy named Brophy, -who shouted to the driver when he saw the van toppling over. Numbers were injured by striking the rocks in the side of the cutting in jumping from the trucks.