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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1886

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The Late Drowning Case. to the Editor of the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 January 1886 · page 20

SIR,—Kindly permit me through your columns to express on behalf of my wife and myself, our heartfelt and grateful thanks for the many and great tokens of kindness, help,…

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"I Say No!" Or, the Love-letter Answered. Chapter Lix. the Accident at Belford

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 January 1886 · page 13

Early in the morning Mirabel set forth for Redwood Hall, in one of the vehicles which Mrs. Delvin still kept at the Clink for the convenience of visitors. He…

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Latest Telegrams, Shocking Accident on the River Derwent. Five Persons Drowned. Hobart

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 January 1886 · page 4

An accident on the Derwent, which was reported yesterday, has created a great sensation here. The email river steamer Colleen Bawn, which was loaded with a large quantity of…

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Extraordinary Gun Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 January 1886 · page 21

A lamentable gun accident occ[?]red a[?] Bringelly, near Liverpool, last week resulling in the death of Christopher Smith, aged 36, Papermaker, who leaves a widow and form…

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Fatal Boat Accidents. [By Electric Telegraph.] Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 January 1886 · page 21

Two fatal boating accidents occurred in the harbour this afternoon. During a stiff northeasterly breeze a small skiff, containing eight person suddenly capsized between Gardon…

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Fatal Mining Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 January 1886 · page 15

An inquest was held at Creswick on Tuesday touching the death of a young man named Thomas Kennedy Cosgrave. The deceased was employed as a trucker at the Australasian…

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Sad Bathing Accident. Three Ladies Drowned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 January 1886 · page 23

A sad accident occurred at Belfast, Victoria, on Saturday, at a bathing place along the coast, known as Boarding-school Bay, by which three ladies were drowned. They were bathing,…

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Drowned at a Jetty. Adelaide

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 January 1886 · page 2

A young man named Frank Shann was drowned at the Semaphore jetty this morning while bathing…

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Terrible Railroad Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 January 1886 · page 8

One of the most terrible railroad accidents ever known in Georgia occurred at midnight on December 15, 15 miles from Atlanta, on the Georgia-Pacific Road. The…

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Colliery Accident at Pontypridd

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 February 1886 · page 9

A despatch from Ponty-pridd, Wales, reports that a terrible colliery explosion occurred at the Ferndale pit, near there, 400 miners being entombed. A later…

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Terrible Coach Accident. the Driver and One Passenger Drowned. Loss of a Mailbag. Drowning of the Horses. [By Electric Telegraph.] Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 February 1886 · page 24

The Mogil Mogil coach, while attempting to cro[?]s the Barwon River at Collarenebri on Wednesday afternoon, was swept into a deep hole immediately below the crossing. Both…

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Serious Accident While Driving. Five Persons Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 February 1886 · page 19

A very serious accident occurred on Sunday afternoon at Conure, about 20 miles from Deniliquin, Mrs. MacR[?]es was driving a spring-cart in the town, accompanied by Mrs…

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Terrible Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 February 1886 · page 22

A terrible accident, which had a fatal result, happened at Mudgee-to a fine young man named Henry Paton, who was in the employment of Messrs. J. and J. Lonsr[?]gan. His…

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Railway Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 February 1886 · page 22

The Mainland Mercury reports that on Saturday night, 30th nit., the ballast train which was engaged repairing the line at Weirs Creek, which had been considerably…

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Accidental Poisoning

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 February 1886 · page 24

A rather serious case of poisoning took place (says the Pastoral Times) on Wednesday last at the house of the Rev. W. Mackie, Presbyterian minister at Deniliquin. A little child…

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Seventeen Persons Drowned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 February 1886 · page 7

Mail advices received at New York on January 2 from Panama say:—On December 22 two families named Silva and Gonzalese left Talcahuana, Chile, in a boat…

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Fatal Accident at Sea. a Lugger Capsized. Twelve Persons Believed to Be Drowned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 February 1886 · page 27

News has been received from Cooktown of a melancholy boat accident. The lugger Arthur, which left Cooktown on Thursday, 11th inst, for Bloomfield, with 15 persons on…

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Mysterious Case of Drowning of a Girl at Sea. Extraordinary Disclosures

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 February 1886 · page 15

The police magistrate at Normanton, Queensland, has forwarded to the Attorney General depositions relating to the drowning of a girl named Marion Williamson, a…

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Terrible Accident in the Lithgow Coal Mine. Three Men Suffocated

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 February 1886 · page 15

Mr. Gell, the general manager of the Lithgow colliery, telegraphed to the examiner of coalfields Sydney, on Monday morning, as follows: —“Piton fire. Three men inside.; Do not…

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Fatal Accident at a Vineyard. Two Men Suffocated in a Vat

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 March 1886 · page 3

A SAD accident happened at the Great Western Stawell, last Tuesday afternoon, resulting in the death of a young man named Nicholas Trouette, the son…

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