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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1857

5 stories in Murray's papers

Treatment in Cases of Drowning

The Border Post · Saturday 2 May 1857 · page 4

Dr. Marshall Hall of London has made a most remarkable discovery with reference to the resuscitation of patients insensible from submersion in water…

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Fatal Accident—a [?] Drowned

The Border Post · Saturday 8 August 1857 · page 3

The Rev. Mr Bette, a minister of the Church of England, was drowned in the Wollondilly River, on the 28th July. We copy from the “Goulburn…

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Leladcally Ship Fsecks Loss the Dunbar 180 Persons Drowned (From the Sydney Empire of the Agent)

The Border Post · Saturday 5 September 1857 · page 2

[?] the arrival of the Graften Wednesday [?] from the Claree invest cause a Wisdom reported that portion of wack were flooting about…

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Collision Between the Steamers Lady Bird and Champion, the Champion Sunk, and Thirty-two Lives LOST.(from the Melbourne Hereld.)

The Border Post · Saturday 5 September 1857 · page 3

The Lady Bird left Sandridge Pier on Monday at 2 p.m., and continued her course to Portland, with a nice light breeze, and with every prospect of a…

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Wagga Three Persons Drowned

The Border Post · Saturday 31 October 1857 · page 2

We have to record three separate canes of death by droning, occurring during the past week[?] Dr Packer, of Halranald, was crossing…

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