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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1888

162 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 9

Accident to a Cathedral

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 August 1888 · page 3

London, Friday.—One of the pillars in the Cathedral at Seville, Spain, collapsed, doing considerable damage, but no lives were lost…

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Disastrous Bathing Accident

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 August 1888 · page 4

London, Friday.—During the volunteer encampment at Cardiff, a number of volunteers entered the sea to bathe, and several of them were carried out to sea and drowned…

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Collision Between Two Vessels

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 August 1888 · page 15

The steamship Parkmore, of Belfast, arrived at Plymouth on June 24 with two shipwrecked crews, 34 men and one woman, belonging to the German ship Northampton, of Rostock,…

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The Accident at the Saluting Battery

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 August 1888 · page 13

Bombardier Mackenzie, who had his arm blown off at the Government Domain on Wednesday whilst firing a salute, through the premature explosion of one of the charges, is…

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Shocking Lift Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 August 1888 · page 13

A shocking accident happened at Brisbane on Thursday on the premises of Messrs. M’Donald, Paterson, and Fitzgerald, solicitors. A young man named Robert Finley, a…

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The English Football Captain Drowned. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 August 1888 · page 21

Mr. R. L. Seddon, the captain of the English Rugby football team, was drowned at West Maitland to-day…

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The English Football Team. the Captain Drowned in the River Hunter

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 August 1888 · page 3

MR. R. L. SEDDON, the captain of the English Rugby football team, was drowned at West Maitland on Wednesday. The footballers, after the…

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Collision in the Channel. Sinking of the Steamer Bosphorus. London, August 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 August 1888 · page 21

A serious collision occurred to-day in the Channel between the steamer Bosphoras, 1,630 tons, of Newcastle, and the barque Abbey Town, 702 tons, of Liverpool, which was bound for…

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Three Children Killed at a Picnic. Many Others Injured. Bourke

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 August 1888 · page 21

A terrible accident occurred this morning. To-day had been set apart for a public holiday and children’s picnic, and nearly every child in the town assemblad at 9 o’clock this morning,…

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Terrible Railway Accident

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 August 1888 · page 3

London, Thursday.—A terrible railway accident has occurred in the States. Forty persons are injured, some fatally. Blood stock valued at forty thousand pounds, the…

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Latest by Telegraph Terrible Railway Accident. London, August 14

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 August 1888 · page 2

A terrible railway accident is reported from United States. A train on the trunk line ran off the rails while going at a great rate of speed…

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Boating Accident. London, August 14

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 August 1888 · page 2

A sad accident has occurred at Lake Geneva. Three young English girls went out on the lake boating. The boat capsized, and all were drowned…

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Terrible Railway Accident. London, August 16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 August 1888 · page 21

A terrible railway accident has occurred on the Eyrie railway. Forty persons were injured some it is believed fatally…

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Shocking Accident at Bourke. Bourke

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 22 August 1888 · page 2

A terrible accident occurred this morning. To-day had been set apart for a public holiday and children's picnic, and nearly every child in the town…

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Double Fatality Near Alexandra. Alexandra (Vic.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 August 1888 · page 21

Early on Monday morning Mr. G. Rennie, A selector, residing with his brother Robert, in the Upper Thornton district, accompanied by two young men, journeyed to his selection, a…

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Terrible Collision at Sea. One Hundred and Five Lives Lost. London, August 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 August 1888 · page 18

A terrible shipping disaster has occurred in the North Atlantic Ocean, the locality being S[?]ble Island, off the east coast of Nova Scotia, a place noted for the numerous fatal…

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Fatal Steamship Collision

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 28 August 1888 · page 2

London, Monday.—A collision has taken place between the steamers Oceanie and Chester in San Francisco Bay; the latter foundered, and 34 persons were drowned…

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Railway Accident in France

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 28 August 1888 · page 2

London, Monday.—A railway train has been buried under a landslip between Lyons and St. Etienne. No loss of life is reported…

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Sad Fatality Off West-minster

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 August 1888 · page 8

A sad boating accident, resulting in the loss of three lives, occurred on the River Thames on Monday evening, July 2, between Lambeth and Westminster Bridges…

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Another Victim to Foolhardiness. an Englishman Drowned at Niagara

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 August 1888 · page 9

Since Captain Webb was drowned in his attempt (o swim at Niagara there have, reports the New York correspondent of the Daily News, been many endeavors to defy…

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