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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1881

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Shocking Accident in South Australia. [By Electric Telegraph.] Adelaide

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 September 1881 · page 8

A tragic accident, which occurred a week ago, was only discovered this afternoon. The locality is the homestead of Wm. Wakefield, farmer, at Bugle Ranges, near Macclesfield. Three girls,…

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Tramway Collision at Rand Wick. [By Electric Telegram.] Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 October 1881 · page 7

At half-past 3 o'clock this afternoon a collision took place on the Randwick tramway. The line as far as Randwick racecourse is double, but beyond this point there is only a single line. A…

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Fatal Accident Through Playing with Railway Trucks

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 October 1881 · page 15

The Wimmera Star relates the following sad occurrence :—“A little bay named Thos. Knight, son of the lessee of the Horsham railway refreshment rooms, with some other boys, was playing…

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A Curious and Fatal Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 November 1881 · page 15

A man of the name of William Mooney met with a very singular death towards the end of last month, near Milperinka. It appears the constable stationed at that place was informed that a man…

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Sad Boating Accident in Queensland. [By Electric Telegraph.] Brisbane

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 November 1881 · page 7

A fishing party, including W. J. Sheehan, Herbert Slaughter, L. Best, and two boys, aged 12 and 13, sons of Mr. E. A. Bulmore, late of Oakwood Station, left Sandgate in the boat…

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Melancholy Occurrence at Echuca. [By Electric Telegraph.]two Girls Drowned. Echuca, Monday Evening

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 December 1881 · page 9

A sad fatality occurred this evening in the Campaspe river, by which two young girls were drowned. The girls were both aged about 14 years, one being named Elizabeth M’Arthur, and…

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Shocking Accident at Thackaring [By Electric Telegram.]

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 December 1881 · page 9

The news has just reached wil[?] of a dreadful accident which occurred on Wednesday last, five miles below Tbackaringa, on the boundary between South Australia and New South…

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Shocking Railway Accident. [By Electric Telegraph.] Brisbane

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 December 1881 · page 7

Two lengthsmen named Thomas Gallagher and Patrick Nalty left Chinchilla on a trolly along the line towards Dalby at 9 o’clock on Friday night. Both are stated to have been intoxicated…

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A Thrilling Description of a Railway Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 December 1881 · page 15

The M. A. Mail says :— “Miss Mima Pearson, an intelligent young lady of Strathloddon, who was a traveller when the gatekeeper was killed at Footscray, gives a terrible picture of the fatal…

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Latest Telegrams. [By Electric Telegraph.] Tramway Accidents in Sydney. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 December 1881 · page 11

George Robinson, a guard employed on the Crown-street tramway, whilst in the act of collecting the fares between Park and Bathurst streets this morning, was knocked off the tram by a…

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Tramway Accidents in Sydney. [By Electric Telegraph.]sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 December 1881 · page 7

A man named Michael Toohey, whilst driving a horse and cart across the tram line at the intersection of Market and Elizabeth-streets this morning, came into collision with a Waverley…

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Fatal Boat Accident at Geelong

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 December 1881 · page 7

A fatal accident occurred in Corio Bay on Monday afternoon. Mr. G. J. S. Wilkinson, of the Telegraph Department, with his wife and child. Mr. J. H. Gray and wife, and Messrs. M. Goddard…

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