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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1860

9 stories in Murray's papers

Counc[?] the Accident —Fall of a Balcony

The Border Post · Saturday 28 January 1860 · page 3

When [?] at the [?] [?] and went up to [?] which was crowded with his friends and admirers. We understood and the…

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Fatal Accident

The Border Post · Wednesday 14 March 1860 · page 2

On Monday a magisterial enquiry was held before Hey ward Atkins Esq., P.M. touching the death of John Hannon whose body was lying at the Hume Inn. It appealed from the evidence of…

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The Late Accident. (To the Editor of the Border Post.)

The Border Post · Saturday 7 July 1860 · page 2

SIR,—Allow me to correct a mis-statement appearing in your columns of this day’s date, with reference to the accident which happenned to the man Kennedy, on the morning of the 30th ult…

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The Sydney Coach Accident. to the Editor of the “ Banker.”

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 11 July 1860 · page 3

Sir,—Thanks to the indefatigable exertions of one of our fellow-townsmen, who is respected by all classes, the monopoly lately existing here has called forth the long looked for desideratum, viz,—the establishment of…

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The Late Fatal Accident at the Billabong Creek

The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin Telegraph · Friday 12 October 1860 · page 3

IN our last we reported the death of Mr. P. Ashworth, of Albury, at the Billabong Creek, near Conargo. On Saturday last, the body having been found, an inquest was held before Mr. T. C. Morison, Coroner of…

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Magisterial Inquiry.—death by Drowning

The Border Post · Saturday 27 October 1860 · page 2

On Thursday last an inquiry was held before Captain Brownrigg, P.M., into the cause of death of Charles Kellett, whose melancholy fate on Sunday, the 14th instant, we previously…

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English Extracts. Appalling Railway Accident

The Border Post · Saturday 17 November 1860 · page 2

On Tuesday morning, shortly before on o’clock, a frightful and digressing accident occurred on the East Lancashire line, about quarter of t mile south of the H-[?]…

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The Fatal Accident at Mulwala. (To the Editors of the Border Post.)

The Border Post · Saturday 17 November 1860 · page 1

DEAR SIRS,—In your issue of November 3rd, inst., concerning the drowning of my puntman. Mr. O’Bryan sent in a statement, which being apt to misguide the public, I beg to refute in…

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Serious Collision on the Black Range

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 21 November 1860 · page 2

About pine o'clock yesterday morning, Mr. W[?]rton, j[?], came to the Police-barracks, and reported that, as he was going round with the milk, as usual, at the Black Range, he found a state of general confusion,…

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