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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1882

3 stories in Mid North Coast's papers

Serious Railway Collision Near Melbourne. Melbourne, Saturday. March 18

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 24 March 1882 · page 5

A railway collision, which, with the Jolimont disaster of August last fresh within their recollection, created intense alarm amongst the passengers, occurred on one of…

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Fatal Accident at Kiama. Kiama

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 14 April 1882 · page 5

Yesterday a man named Thomas Yates, who was driving a baker’s cart with two horses attached, attempted to cross Tanner’s Creek at Gerringong. All were washed off…

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Shocking Railway Accident Near Melbourne Melbourne

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 30 June 1882 · page 3

Constable Patrick Barratt, while stepping over Batman-street level crossing at Richmond to-day was run over by a train, and killed instantaneously. His head was…

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