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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1877

19 stories in Murray's papers

Fatal Accident at Kilmore

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 March 1877 · page 1

At Kilmore on Sunday, a serious accident occurred, which resulted in the death of the wife of one of the early settlers in Moranding, named Downs. It appears that about five…

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The First Railway Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 10 March 1877 · page 10

I will tell you something of the events on the 15th, as, though you may be acquainted with the circumstances of poor Mr. Huskissou’s death, none but an eye-witness of the whole scene can…

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Terrible Accident at the Echuca Bridge

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 April 1877 · page 3

A TERRIBLE accident happened on Monday afternoon last, at the new Murray Bridge works, Echuca, by which seven men were dangerously wounded, some of them fatally…

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Readful Accident at Echuca. Echuca

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 21 April 1877 · page 9

A terrible accident happpened at the works in nnexion with the new Murray bridge to-day. [?]on after 4 o’clock one of the “travellers” on the [?]oama side of the river, 50ft. from the ground,…

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Shocking Accident at The, New Murray Bridge

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 April 1877 · page 3

An accident of an appalling nature occurred yesterday (Monday) at the new Murray bridge, when one of the travellers fell from the staging of the works, fearfully mangling seven men who were…

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Sad Death by Drowning

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 June 1877 · page 1

A distressing accident occurred at Brighton Beach on Sunday morning, by which Mr. James Taylor Mouritz; aged 18, son of Mr. G. A. Mouritz, of 56…

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Serious Railway Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 16 June 1877 · page 19

A collision took place between two trains at the Spencer-street railway station on Monday afternoon, which resulted in injuries to a number of passengers. The trains were the Essendon one…

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Serious Railway Accident. (From Tuesday’s Argus )

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 June 1877 · page 3

A collision took place between two trains at the Spencer-street railway station en Monday afternoon, which resulted in injuries to a number of passengers. The trains were the Essendon one…

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Accident

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 11 July 1877 · page 2

OUR second page was broken into pye when ready for press. The important portion of the news we shall give in our next Supplement. On and after Saturday, 4th August,…

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Fatal Accident at Rutherglen

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 August 1877 · page 2

AN inquest, touching the cause of death of Mr. William Thorne, late agent of the Bank of Victoria at Rutherglen was held before Mr. B. J. Bartley deputy…

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Shocking Mining Accident. Two Men Killed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 1 September 1877 · page 18

One of the saddest mining accidents that has occurred in the colony for a long time took place on Tuesday morning last, at the All Nations mine, Derwent Jack’s, Ballarat, where two men were…

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Miscellang. "Found Drowned."

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 22 September 1877 · page 2

"No sir, I condden seem to leave the duck; For hours I 'anged about; Twos raining' floods, an close on twelve o'clock,…

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Fatal Dray Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 November 1877 · page 1

The same coroner held an inquest on the same day at Brighton upon the body of John Lawrence, aged 28 years, a gardener, residing in Union street who…

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Accidental Suffocation

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 November 1877 · page 1

Another inquest was held by Mr. Candler on the 10th inst., at Prabran, concerning the death of an infant named Ernest Henry Hall, who was found dead…

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Fatal Casualties, &c. Fatal Bush Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 November 1877 · page 1

Mr. Candler, the district coroner, held an inquest at Cranborne, on the 8th inst., upon the body of George Frederick Houlden, a selector at Foo, Wong, near…

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Loss of the Avalanche. Dreadful Collision and Shipwreck in the Channel.— Over One Hundred Lives Lost

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 November 1877 · page 2

The Avalanche, a first-class passenger ship, bound for Wellington, New Zealand, which left London on Sep . 9, has been in collision and foundered off Portland. All…

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Accidental Suffocation

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 November 1877 · page 1

Another inquest was held by Mr. Candler on the 10th inst., at Prahran, concerning the death of an infant named Ernest Henry Hall, who was found dead…

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Fatal Dray Accident

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 November 1877 · page 1

The same coroner held an inquest on the same day at Brighton upon the body of John Lawrence, aged . 28 years, a gardener, residing in Union street, who…

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Fatal Casualties, &c. Fatal Bush Accident

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 November 1877 · page 1

Mr. Candler, the district coroner, held an inquest at Cranbourne, ion the 8th inst., upon the body of George Frederick Houlden, a selector at Foo Wong, near…

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