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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1889

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Helping the Sick. Some Rules Which Every Man Should Have at Hand. How Many Lives Can Be Saved -- How to Treat Cases of Sudden Illness -- Restoring the Apparently Drowned and Would-Be Suicides

Macleay Argus · Saturday 16 February 1889 · page 7

"I see your paper recently suggested a number of handy antidotes in cases of poisoning by accident or otherwise," said a physician connected with the health board to a reporter…

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Accident

Macleay Argus · Saturday 9 March 1889 · page 4

A Mr. Ryan, while journeying from the Nambucca River, was thrown from his horse recently, which resulted in a concussion of the brain. The patient…

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Drowning Swimmers. What a Life-Saver Says to Them and What They Say to Him

Macleay Argus · Saturday 27 April 1889 · page 7

"Why do good swimmers drown in the sea ?" asked a correspondent of life-saving young Ed O'Brien, who has become somewhat famous…

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Sad Fatality on the Manning. Two Men Drowned. Taree, Friday, 12.30 p.m

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 1 June 1889 · page 5

Two men, named Alfred Seeley and Henry Miller, whilst crossing the river from Oxley Island to Pampoolah in a boat, were drowned. The particulars to hand go to show that Seeley, Miller, and a man…

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Serious Accident

Macleay Argus · Saturday 1 June 1889 · page 2

A Mr. Byrnes residing at Belgrave, sustained serious injuries on Thursday afternoon last, when riding home, through his horse falling down with…

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Peculiar Drowning Case

Macleay Argus · Saturday 8 June 1889 · page 8

On Saturday night a boy named Percy 1 weedie informed the police that a man had fallen over a mooring chain at…

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Drowning Fatality in Victoria

Macleay Argus · Saturday 22 June 1889 · page 8

A sad catastrophe occurred early on Thursday morning at Mount Pleasant Creek (Vic.) A buggy and pair of horses…

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Drowned in a Gutter

Macleay Argus · Saturday 22 June 1889 · page 8

A sad occurrence is reported from Katungah, about six miles from Numurkah. A farmer and hotelkeeper of that district,…

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Railway Accident

Macleay Argus · Saturday 22 June 1889 · page 8

A terrible railway accident occurred near Armagh, in Ulster on the 12th June. Two trains, conveying Sunday…

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Terrible Colliery Accident at Newcastle

Macleay Argus · Saturday 29 June 1889 · page 4

A FEARFUL catastrophe occurred in the A. A. Company's pit at the Glebe on Saturday last. A portion of the pit is nearly worked out, and the men were…

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A Chapter of Accidents

Macleay Argus · Saturday 29 June 1889 · page 5

On Saturday morning last at about 10 o'clock, Mr. G. Bull was driving along East Kempsey near the corner leading to the ferry, when by some…

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Accidents

Macleay Argus · Saturday 6 July 1889 · page 5

MRS. Ptolmey and her son were driving into Kempsey on Saturday, and when a short distance on the road, one of the blinkers dropped, causing the horse…

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Terrible Accident in Melbourne

Macleay Argus · Saturday 3 August 1889 · page 3

A terrible accident happened on Saturday morning at the Palace Hotel, resulting in the death of two men, it is…

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Origin of Champagne. The Discovery of the Effervescent Beverage Purely Accidental

Macleay Argus · Saturday 10 August 1889 · page 2

Champagne was discovered or invented by accident, like so many other things, says a writer in an exchange. About, 1663 one Perignon was cellarer in a Benedicune…

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Buggy Accident at Newcastle

Macleay Argus · Saturday 24 August 1889 · page 3

Dr. Ashburton Thompson, who is engaged in inspecting in the Newcastle District, met with a severe accident on…

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Shocking Railway Fatality

Macleay Argus · Saturday 31 August 1889 · page 3

Three men were run over by a train on the railway line a few miles north of Newcastle on Friday night. The men…

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Collision in Sydney Harbour

Macleay Argus · Saturday 31 August 1889 · page 3

About half-past nine on Friday night a very serious collision occurred near Bradley's Head, between the steamer, Centennial, coal laden for New…

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Found Drowned

Macleay Argus · Saturday 7 September 1889 · page 4

AN inquiry was held yesterday by the Coroner, Mr. John Ducat, at Priddle's Hotel, into the death of John Kesby, who was found drowned in a water…

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Railway Accident at Newtown

Macleay Argus · Saturday 14 September 1889 · page 3

A peculiar railway accident occurred at Newtown on Saturday morning. The 10.25 a.m. through train from…

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An Extraordinary Accident

Macleay Argus · Saturday 21 September 1889 · page 3

Shortly after 1 o'clock on Saturday an extraordinary accident happened in King-street, between George and…

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