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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1887

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Accidents and Emergencies. What to Do Till the Docter Comes

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 28 June 1887 · page 4

WOUNDS AND CUTS,—Wash the wound thoroughly with cold water see the bleeding ceases, put the edges of the wound together and…

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Accidents and Emergencies. What to Do Till the Doctor Comes

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 July 1887 · page 4

WOUNDS AND CUTS,—Wash the wound thoroughly with cold water, see the bleeding ceases, put the edges of the wound together, and…

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Accident in a Mining Claim

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 July 1887 · page 27

A fall of about 100 t[?] s of stone and mu[?] lock occurred in the Pearl mine, Sandhurst on Tuesday evening[?] named Jung[?] Carbis, and Lebmay, may, were at work…

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Slight Accident at Benalla

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 July 1887 · page 23

A slight accident happened to the engine attached to the train arriving at Benalla at 7.30 a.m. on 23rd ult. from Yarrawonga. The engine was uncoupled, and was backing out at…

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A Series of Railway Accidents. the Hawkesbury Disaster. Death of Another Passenger

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 July 1887 · page 23

The inquest on the body of George Hankin, who died in the Sydney Hospital from injuries received in the Hawkesbury railway accident, was opened on 23rd ult. The city coroner,…

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Accident to the Sydney Express

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 July 1887 · page 23

The Sydney express train of Friday last, which ought to have reached Spencer-street station at 11.16 a.m., did not arrive until about 7 in the evening. The delay took place…

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Accident Near Wollongong

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 July 1887 · page 23

On the morning of the 23rd ult. the Mount Pleasant Company’s coal train ran into the contractor’s engine on the Wollongong railway. The company’s line runs at right angles…

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Serious Boat Accidents

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 July 1887 · page 19

A boat accident, resulting in the loss of six lives, occurred at Gisborne, New Zealand, on the 11th June. A boat containing lour persons put off fro in shore to the steamer Australia,…

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Fatal Drowning Accident at Tungamah

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 July 1887 · page 27

A sad fatality occurred at Tungamah on Sunday evening. Mr. Michael Kerr, the landlord of the Farmers' Arms Hotel, in company with his sister Miss Margaret Kerr, was…

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Fatal Collision at Sea. Scenes of Horror and Dismay. (New York Herald, May 25.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 July 1887 · page 8

The two monster White Star steamships, Britannic and Celtic, crashed together in a dense fog 350 miles east of Sandy Hook at a quarter past 5 o’clock on Thursday…

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Fatal Dynamite Explosion in Hungary. 27 Men Killed and Over 60 Injured. Buda-pesth, July 6

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 July 1887 · page 21

A disastrous and fatal explosion of dynamite took place yesterday at Jasz-Bereny, a town about 40 miles east of this city. Some experiments in explosives were being conducted during…

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Fatal Balloon Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 July 1887 · page 9

The Chicago Times of May 24 relates that at Oskaloosa, low, a William Andrews, an amateur balloonist, was killed that evening about 6.30 o’clock. He had a hot-air…

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Accidents and Emergencies. What to Do Till Tub Docter Comes

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 July 1887 · page 4

WOUNDS AND CUTS,—Wash the wound thoroughly with cold water, see the bleeding ceases, put the edges of the wound together, and…

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The Hawkesbury Railway Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 July 1887 · page 23

The principal witness examined at the resumed inquest on the Hawkesbury railway accident on Friday was Mr. David Kirkcaldie, the assistant traffic manager, who detailed the…

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Accidental Death by Poisoning of Two Swagsmen

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 July 1887 · page 23

A singular and fatal case of accidental poisoning occurred near Hamilton, Victoria, Monday evening. Four swagsmen, named Wm. Crowe, Michael Donohoe, John Kane,…

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Shocking Accident on the North-eastern Railway. a Woman Cut to Pieces

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 July 1887 · page 23

A frightful accident happened on the railway line between Euroa and Violet Town, on Monday night, whereby a woman named Maher was literally cut to pieces. The…

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Accidents and Emergencies. What to Do Till the Docter Comes

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 July 1887 · page 4

WOUNDS AND CUTS,—Wash the wound thoroughly with cold water, see the bleeding ceases, put the edges of the wound together, and…

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Serious Accident

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 20 July 1887 · page 3

A very serious and extremely painful accident occurred at the Railway truckling yards, Deniliquin, on Monday morning last, to…

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Collision Between War. Men-of-war. London, July 19

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 July 1887 · page 21

A collision occurred to-day off Portland between H.M.S. Ajaz (6440 tons), and H.M.S. Devastation (9330 tons). The latter being badly damaged. was obliged to put into dock for…

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Terrible Railway Accident in Canada. Explosion of a Petroleum Train. 114 Passengers Injured. [By Submarine Cable.] London, July 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 July 1887 · page 18

A chocking railway accident has occurred in Canada. A collision took place at Saint Thomas between two trains, one of them carrying a quantity of petroleum, when the…

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