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Mid North Coast · Accidents

Accidents, 1894

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Another Boating Fatality. Seven Persons Drowned

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 3 January 1894 · page 6

AS briefly stated in the telegram posted outside the ARGUS office on Wednesday, a boating disaster occurred on the previous day at Kiama, on the South…

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Fatal Shooting Accident. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 3 January 1894 · page 4

Frederick Jenkins, a clerk in the employment of Mr. McDonald, solicitor, Narrabri, was accidentally shot in the thigh by a companion named…

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Fatal Buggy Accident. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 3 January 1894 · page 4

Mr. Rowley, secretary to the Rosehill Company, was killed in a buggy accident on Sunday…

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Melancholy Double Fatality. Suicide by Chlorodyne and Drowning. Death of a Brave Rescuer. Melbourne

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 5

A DOMESTIC servant named Annie M'Lellan, aged 27, was on the Kerford-road pier to-night talking with her lover, Robert Alfred Burtles. They seemed depressed at first,…

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Melancholy Double Fatality

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 10 January 1894 · page 6

A DOMESTIC servant named Annie M'Lellan, aged 27, was on the Kerferd-road pier, Melbourne on Tuesday night, talking with her lover, Robert Alfred…

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Terrible Accident. Two Men Killed at Nana Creek

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 10 January 1894 · page 5

ON Sunday last intelligence reached Kempsey, through the Bellinger mail man and also in letter to Mr. A. Cocharne, of a terrible accident at…

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Shocking Train Accident. Melbourne

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 10 January 1894 · page 5

An old woman named Mary Ryan was knocked down and beheaded by a train at Sandringham, Vic., On Saturday night…

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The Accident to Willie Mackenzie. Action for Damages

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 10 January 1894 · page 6

As may be remembered, Willie Mackenzie, grandson of Mrs. Christina Lane, of Kempsey, sustained a serious accident in Victoria-street, Taree, on October 17th last,…

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A Girl Accidentally Killed by Her Father

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 3

ABOUT noon on Saturday, a girl named Margaret Wale four years of age, was killed at her home, Frederick street, Rouckdale, through being struck with an axe by her father. The…

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Terrible Accident. Two Men Killed at Nana Creek

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 3

ON Sunday last intelligence reached Kempsey, through the Bellinger mailman and also in a letter to Mr. A. Cochrane, of a terrible accident at Nana Creek. From the meagre…

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Accident to Pyrmont Bridge. the Steamer Age in Collision. Traffic Stopped Foe Some Days

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 2

ON Monday evening, a serious accident happened to Pyrmont Bridge, foot of Market-street, and which will entail considerable inconvenience on resident of the busy suburb…

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Fatal Street Accident. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 24 January 1894 · page 4

A little boy named Geo. Robert Wiggins, was killed last night in Castlereagh Street, by being run over by a cart. His father, a member of the Metropolitan Fire…

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The Nana Creek Accident. To the Editor

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 31 January 1894 · page 5

SIR,--In your issue of Jan. 10th, the following appears:--" William Rees, who was killed last week at Nana Creek, had £350 on deposit receipts, but the money is locked up…

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Murderous Affray with Burglars. Five Constables Seriously Injured. Two Men Captured. Full Details. the Sydney Police to Be Armed with Revolvers

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 7 February 1894 · page 3

ONE of the most sensational affrays with burglars ever recorded in the criminal annals of Sydney took place early on Friday morning, with the…

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A Midnight Affray. Burglary in Sydney. Two of the Burglars Secured Five Constables Injured. Sydney

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1894 · page 6

SHORTLY before 3 o'clock on Friday morning a serious encounter between police and burglars took place in Bridge-street, Sydney, which resulted in five of the constables being…

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Bathing Accident In Sydney Harbour

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1894 · page 4

TAE young man James Young, who was admitted to the Sydney Hospital on Sunday evening suffering from a fracture of the cervical vestebrae, died in the institution on…

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Terrible Accident. London

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 21 February 1894 · page 5

A dreadful accident has occurred on board the German cruiser Brandenburg. The vessel was lying in harbour at Kiel, Germany, when a steam…

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Four Chinamen Drowned. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 28 February 1894 · page 4

By the upsetting of a punt in the Bogan, four Chinamen were drowned…

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Tram Accident. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 28 March 1894 · page 4

Cissy Walker, a child five years of age, was knocked down by a cable tram in North Sydney. She is believed to be fatally injured…

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Sad Drowning Accident. [?] March 24

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 5

[?] occurred an the Macquari[?] The vic[?]…

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