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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1886

108 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 6

Terrible Disaster at Sea Collision Between Two Intercolonial Steamers. Forty-three Lives Lost. [By Electric Telegraph.] Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 December 1886 · page 4

A terrible collision occurred last night between the steamship Keilawarra, belonging to Messrs. Howard Smith and Co., and the Helen Nicholl. Fall details are not yet to hand, but…

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Railway Accidents

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 December 1886 · page 27

On Tuesday afternoon a serious accident occurred on the North-Eastern railway line, one mile from Glenrowan, while the special train was travelling from Melbourne to…

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Collision on the Coast Forty-two Lives Lost. Sydney. Thursday [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 December 1886 · page 2

News has just been received [?] last night between the [?] Nicol and Keilawarra, at the [?] Solitary. The Keilwarra went [?]…

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Boating Accidents at Hobart. Loss of Three Lives

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 December 1886 · page 15

The yacht Ada capsized off South Arm, Hobart, on Sunday, and three young men, named Pybus, Barrett, and White were drowned. a [?]ourth, who was on board, named Evans,…

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The Moama Buggy Accident. Melbourne

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 December 1886 · page 2

Mr. William Joachim, who met with a serious buggy accident near Moama last evening, died during the night, never having regained…

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Fatal Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 December 1886 · page 25

A fatal accident is reported from Narraburra station, near Temora. It appears that Mrs. Doyle, wife of a boundary rider, had occasion to proceed to the post-office, about a…

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Collision in the Tagus. Lisbon, December 26

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 December 1886 · page 21

H.M.S. Sultan (ironclad, 9200 tons) came into collision in the Tagus yesterday with the Portuguese steamer Villa Victoria, the latter vessel being sunk, and 30 lives lost…

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The Accident to the Cheviot

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 December 1886 · page 2

The disabled steamer Cheviot arrived in the bay this morning. Her passengers will be despatched to Adelaide by the Gambier on…

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