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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1890

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The Railway Accident in Victoria. Further Particulars

Macleay Argus · Friday 7 March 1890 · page 5

About 7 o'clock on Sunday evening an engine, driving before it a truck belonging to Neil M'Neil, contractor on the Penshurst and Koroit line of…

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On the Manning. Arrival of Sydney Mails. an Old Man Drowned. Taree

Macleay Argus · Friday 14 March 1890 · page 3

It has rained heavily, almost without intermission, since Thursday the sixth inst. The river rose steadily on Tuesday night and was 18 inches…

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The Floods at Narrabri. a House Washed Away. a Woman and Three Children Drowned. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 14 March 1890 · page 3

A house at Narrabri was washed away, and the occupants, Mrs. Carr and her three children, were all drowned. The Government have sent…

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Another Terrible Colliery Accident in Wales. [By Cable.] London

Macleay Argus · Friday 14 March 1890 · page 3

Another fearful colliery accident is reported from Wales. A terrific explosion occurred while the men were at work in the colliery, and so far as…

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Serious Railway Accident on the Blue Mountains

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 19 March 1890 · page 3

Owing to the continuous rain a serious railway accident occurred on the Blue Mountains on Tuesday last. The goods train, which leaves Penrith…

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The Late Colliery Accident. [By Cable.] London

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 19 March 1890 · page 2

The Morfa Colliery. Wales, the late scene of the terrible explosion, has been flooded in order to extinguish the fire which broke out. Forty-three…

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Another Collision in Sydney Harbour

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 March 1890 · page 5

A COLLISION occurred on Monday morning while a heavy fog was hanging over the harbour, between the Balmain ferry steamer Me Mel and…

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Railway Accident at Newcastle

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 April 1890 · page 4

A frightful accident occurred on the Newcastle New Walls end Coal Company's railway line, near Cockle Creek,…

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Sad Case of Drowning

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 9 April 1890 · page 3

ON Friday afternoon, a sad case of drowning occurred at Bondi, when a young man named Henry Fisher met his death. It seems at about 4.30…

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Sad Drowning Fatality. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 16 April 1890 · page 2

A sad case of drowning was reported to-day. Two men named Asher Allen and Robert McWhirmey were fishing off Ben Bucklers Rocks, Bondi, on…

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Terrible Railway Accident at Bathurst. Several Persons Killed and Others Severely Injured

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 30 April 1890 · page 2

A frightful railway accident happened at Bathurst on Friday evening resulting in the instaneous death of three passengers, in addition to which…

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The late Railway Accident at Bathurst. SYDNEY

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 May 1890 · page 5

At the inquest on the victims of the Bathurst railway disaster, a verdict of accidental death was returned. The jury recommended the use of side…

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Terrible Railway Accident. SYDNEY, Tuesday morning

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 14 May 1890 · page 2

A terrible railway accident occurred at Farley, West Maitland, early this morning, when two trains collided, the Brisbane mail being smashed. One…

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Fatal Accident at the Lands Office. SYDNEY

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 14 May 1890 · page 3

The inquest on the two young men, killed at the Lands Office new buildings, yesterday, through the breakage of the gear in hauling a box of sand,…

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The Late Railway Accident. SYDNEY

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 21 May 1890 · page 3

The inquiry into the death of McFadden who was killed at the Farley railway accident is still unfinished, and will be resumed to-day…

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Serious Accident to Sir Henry Parkes. SYDNEY

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 21 May 1890 · page 3

Sir Henry Parkes was thrown out of a cab yesterday and had both bones in the right leg broken just above the ankle. No danger is apprehended…

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Another Railway Accident. Number of Persons Injured the Train a Wreck. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 30 May 1890 · page 5

A serious railway accident occurred near Bourke. The mail train from Sydney on Tuesday evening became derailed about 7 miles on the Bourke…

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Extraordinary Accident to a Child. SYDNEY

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 June 1890 · page 5

Ethel Smith, aged four years, fell into a cask at Petersham on Wednesday, when a wire rib from an umbrella entered her forehead, penetrating her…

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Fearful Buggy Accident

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 June 1890 · page 3

AN accident of a most extraordinary nature, which resulted in the death of one person and injury to others, happened on…

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Collision in the English Channel. Vessel Foundered. London

Macleay Argus · Friday 27 June 1890 · page 5

The barque Ethel, bound from London to Brisbane, collided in the English Chonnel with the Ambillo; the vessel foundered instantly. A…

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