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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1891

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Accidents

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 January 1891 · page 3

A somewhat serious happened to Mr. Thomas Ra[?] Tuesday night. It seems tha[?] was riding near Mr. W. Pan[?]…

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Gun Accident. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 January 1891 · page 3

Walter Pigott, was accidently wounded yesterday at Gosford through the discharge of of gun…

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Drowned in a Coal Mine. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 9 January 1891 · page 4

A coal mine at Tighes Hill, near Newcastle, worked by four lessees, has been submerged with water, and John Guest, one of the lessees, has…

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Accidents

Macleay Argus · Friday 9 January 1891 · page 4

We lean that Mr. Robert Plummer of Seven akes, was kicked by a horse last week receiving a severe bruise in the leg. Dr. Brown was called in and…

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Accidents

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 14 January 1891 · page 2

A man named Kean whilst skylarking near O'Halloran's Hotel, Smithtown, on Monday, received a broken leg near the ankle; and was…

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Accidents

Macleay Argus · Friday 16 January 1891 · page 4

Last week a youth named McCann was thrown from a horse getting his collar bone broken. He was working in the Smithtown Post Office. It is…

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Drowned. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 4 February 1891 · page 2

A man named Wescott has been found drowned in the Richmond River…

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Mining Accident. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 February 1891 · page 4

A severe mining accident has occurred near Mount McDonald. Two men named Littlefield and Schey were buried by a fail of earth…

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Two Lads Drowned. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 11 February 1891 · page 2

Two lads named Thomas Hildebrand and William Irnbshaw were drowned at Goulburn on Sunday…

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Coal Mining Accident. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 13 February 1891 · page 5

A young man named Sheard has been terribly injured by a fall of coal at Mount Kembla mine. He is not expected to recover…

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Accidental Poisoning

Macleay Argus · Friday 13 February 1891 · page 5

A sad fatal case of accidental poisoning has just occurred at Blyth, to John Best, youngest son of G. H. Best of Blyth plains, South Australia…

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Serious Buggy Accident at Ballarat

Macleay Argus · Friday 13 February 1891 · page 4

A serious buggy accident occurred on Sunday afternoon to a party returning from a funeral at the old cemetery, Ballarat. While driving…

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Collision at Sea

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 February 1891 · page 6

A disastrous collision at sea, resulting in the sinking of a ship and the loss of 22 lives, is reported by Captain Nicol, of…

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Fearful Colliery Accident. 1900 Men Missing. London

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 25 February 1891 · page 2

A terrible explosion has occurred in a coal mine at Nova Scotia; 1900 men are said to be missing…

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Frightful Double Railway Accident in America. London

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 25 February 1891 · page 2

A railway accident of an extraordinary nature has occurred in New York. A passenger train and an empty train came into collision in a tunnel and…

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Narrow Escape from Drowning

Macleay Argus · Friday 27 February 1891 · page 6

A Sandringham correspondent writes to the Melbourne 'Telegraph' with reference to an incident which occurred at…

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Terrible Collision at Sea. Great Loss of Life. London

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 March 1891 · page 5

A terrible collision has occurred in Gibralter Bay. The steamer Rodney ran into and sank the steamer Stopia, which was loaded with Italian…

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Two Bathing Fatalities. a Wesleyan Minister Drowned Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 27 March 1891 · page 5

Two bathing fatalities have occurred at Maitland. Fredk. Sullivan received concussion of the spine while diving, and the Rev. Thos. Dawson…

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Fatal Railway Accident

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 1 April 1891 · page 2

A fatal accident occurred on the railway at Penrith on Friday evening. On the arrival of the express train from Sydney something was noticed…

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Fatal Accident near Melbourne

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 1 April 1891 · page 2

On Thursday evening James George Fewster, aged 41, was killed at Middle Park Station. He was there with a friend awaiting the train for Melbourne…

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