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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1894

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 January 1894 · page 1

The yacht Collana broke from her moorings at Queensclifr (Vic.) on Friday with a man named Prest and his eon on board. They were obliged…

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Railway Accident. a Narrow Escape. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 January 1894 · page 3

As elderly lady, Mrs Milligan, was knocked down on the railway line near Kogerah station this morning and had a very narrow escape for life. Mrs…

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Fatal Buggy Accident. Death of a Sporting Man

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 January 1894 · page 4

MR G. B. ROWLEY. the popular sceretary of the Rosehill Racing Club, died at his residence, Edgeworth, Macquare-street. Parramatta, at 8.30 on…

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Extraordinary Double Fatality. Determined Suicide of a Girl. Her Would-be Rescuer Drowned

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 January 1894 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—A remarkable double fatality occurred at Albert Park last night shortly after 10 o'clock. At the time there were hundreds of…

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Sad Shooting Fatality. a Terrible Experience. Bingara

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 January 1894 · page 2

A TERRIBLE shooting fatality occurred on Saturday at Keera Station. A young man named Harry Rose, with two other young fellows named Brown and Smith, were…

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Fatalities. a Shooting Fatality. 5 Children Burned to Death

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1894 · page 2

BINGARA, Monday.—A melancholy accident occurred on Saturday near Keera station when a young man named Henry Rose, the son of a…

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Dreadful Burning. Accidents. Five Children Roasted to Death Broken Hill

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 January 1894 · page 1

A SHOCKING fatality occurred last night through a fire in Crystal-street, two children being literally burnt to cinders. The members of the local…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 1

By a fire at a lodging-house at Buffalo, in New York State, 16 persons were burned to death. A great fire has occurred in Boston,…

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Drowned in a Brewery Tank

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 4

THE body of a man, which has been identified as that of James Taylor, a brass finisher, was found floating in a water tank at Cornwall's Brewory,…

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Drowning Fatality. LISWORE

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1894 · page 2

A sad case of drowning occurred here, the victims being two brothers named John and Donald Robertson, aged respectively 17 and 14. They…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 January 1894 · page 1

The fresh trial of Charles Briggs, on a charge of derailing the express at Bridgewater, Tasmnia, will probably…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 1

Alderman Thomas Young, of Murrurundi, was charged on Monday with using obscene language, and was [?]entenced to one month's imprisonment…

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Mining Accident at Broken Hill. Two Men Burled

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 6

At the Proprietary Tilinc, Urokeu Hill, on Tuesday, a disaster occurred by vvhicli it is lVnrtil two miners lisivc lost their livea. .l.'or .same liip.o creeps…

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Shot by Accident. Death of an Infantry Man. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 5

HERRERT J,DUNCOMHR, of the firm of Rao and Dunscombe, wheelwright of Wagga, was found this morning at his tool chest in which a carbine was kept,…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 January 1894 · page 1

The Jesuit College at Antwerp, Belgium, has been set on fire and destroyed. The amount of the loss is estimated at about 1,000,000f…

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Terrible Railway Accident London

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 January 1894 · page 2

A TERRIBLE collision occurred to-day between two express trains at Hackens[?]all, New Jersey, about twelve milt- from New York. The accident was caused by…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 1

A terrible disaster has occurred at Ningpo, one of the "treaty" ports of China. A temple caught fire while a servien was being held. The edifice…

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Starving Unemployed Collision with the Police. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 5

IT is estimated that there are 80,000 unemployed in Berlin aline. There are frequent collisions between the police and the street crowds…

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Sensation, Fatality & Crime

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 January 1894 · page 1

Mr Wileman, a gentleman residing at Burton-on-Trent, England, while in a trnce which lasted for three days was suppesed to be dead, and placed…

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Drowned by a Brother

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 January 1894 · page 1

ON Friday evening Chas. Chipper, aged 15, William Chipper, aged 9, and Hilda Chipper, aged about 6, went crabbing at William-street jetty, Perth,…

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