Robert Wickham (1851–1896)
A fatal accident happened at Beecroft this morning. While the down Northern express, due at Hornsby Junction at 9.44 a.m. was passing Beecroft, the driver, Wickham, who had been oiling his engine and was returning to the cab, slipped and fell from the engine, breaking his neck. The body was brought on to Hornsby Junction, where an inquest will be held to-morrow. Wickham was highly spoken of by the railway employees, and was generally respected. He was the driver of the train that ran through the slip points at Carlingford about four years ago.
Original publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- item about the accident, Newcastle Morning Herald (NSW), 12 June 1896, p 4
- inquest, Daily Telegraph (Sydney), 13 June 1896, p 11
- funeral, Goulburn Evening Penny Post (NSW), 16 June 1896, p 4
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Wickham, Louis Norman (son)
Citation details
'Wickham, Robert (1851–1896)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/wickham-robert-32685/text40596, accessed 9 November 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
18 November,
1851
Margate,
Kent,
England
Death
11 June,
1896
(aged 44)
Beecroft, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Cause of Death
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