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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1889

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Another Railway Accident in Victoria

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 12 June 1889 · page 2

An accident, apparently as mysterious and inexplicable as that which occurred at North Melbourne only a few weeks since, happened to a train on the Fitzroy line on Thursday…

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Collision Between Two Excursion Trains. Appalling Loss of Life. London, June 12

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 June 1889 · page 21

Two excursions trains, containing 1200 Sunday school children, collided at Armagh, Ireland. One hundred children were killed and over 100 injured…

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Railway Accident in New South Wales. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 June 1889 · page 21

As the Western mail train was approaching the Penrith station this morning it collided with the engine belonging to a goods train which was engaged in shunting trucks in the station yard…

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A Horrible Railway Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 June 1889 · page 9

The Buenos Ay res Standard gives the details of the accident which occurred on. the Rosario line on 14th March. It says : —" The accident occurred on the…

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Serious Buggy Accident at Benalla

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 June 1889 · page 25

Sergeant Whelan, Constable Barry, and Mr. Charles Whelan had a very narrow escape of being killed on Monday afternoon. They were driving from the railway station in the police…

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Sad Accident Near Elmore. Two Young Ladies Drowned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 June 1889 · page 19

Great consternation was caused in Sandhurst on 13th inst. by the receipt of a telegram from Senior-constable Salts, at Elmore, who stated that three ladies, members of the Sandhurst…

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Collision Off Williamstown

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 June 1889 · page 26

The Cape Verde, iron clipper; owned by Lyle and Sons, of Greenock 1711 ton[?] register, was amongst the Saturday arrivals in Hobson's Bay. She was under command of J. Mitchell,…

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Collision Off Williamstown. Melbourne

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 June 1889 · page 4

The Cape Verde, iron clipper, owned by Lyle and Sons, of Greenock, 1711 tons register, was amongst the Saturday arrivals. She was under command…

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The Armagh Railway Accident. London, June 22

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 June 1889 · page 18

The coroner's inquest in connection with the Armagh railway accident on the 12th instant, when 100 school children and others were killed, and as many injured, has resulted in a…

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Some Smart Dogs. Facts That Are at Variance with Traditional Theories. A Newfoundland Dog That Drowned Our and Incipient Fire—How a Cat

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 July 1889 · page 5

The d'stinotion between reason and in[?]tinct is not clearly perceived by many per[?] of ordinary intelligence able to state she [?] The Duke of Argyle in his…

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Accident to the Sandhurst Express

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 July 1889 · page 17

The experiences of the passengers by the express train leaving Melbourne for Sandhurst at 5.10 on Saturday evening were somewhat of a startling nature, consequent on two different…

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Terrible Colliery Accident in France. Two Hundred Lives Lost. London, July 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 July 1889 · page 18

A terrible accident occurred yesterday in a coal mine at St. Etienne, 32 miles from Lyons, and the centre of one of the chief coal-fields in France…

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Collision at Sea. a Messageries Steamer Sunk. London, July 11

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 July 1889 · page 18

News has been received that a collision occurred near Aden between two steamers belonging to the Mesaageries Maritimes Co., the Anadyr and the Oxus, both of 3600 tons and…

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Accident Near Quat Quatta.-- Whilst

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 July 1889 · page 2

riding in to his home from the bush last Sunday, a man named Wm. Gibson, living at Quat Quatta, was thrown from his horse, sustaining severe injuries to the head and…

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Some Smart Dogs. Facts That Are at Variance with Traditional Theories. A Newfoundland Dog That Drowned Out an Incipient Fire-How a Cat

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 24 July 1889 · page 1

The distinction between reason and instinct is not clearly perceived by many persons of ordinary intelligence able to state the difference. The Dake of Argyle in his…

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Some Smart Dogs Facts That Are at Variance with Traditional Theories. A Now [?]oundland Dog That Drowned Out an Incipient Fire --How a Cat Opened the Kitchen Door The Question of Animal Reason

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 August 1889 · page 1

The distinction between reason and instinct is not clearly perceived by many persons of ordinary intelligence able to state the difference. The Dake of Argyle in his…

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Shocking Accident in a Lift

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 August 1889 · page 27

A shocking accident, which resulted in the death of two men, named George H. Watson and John Laurence Murphy, occurred early Saturday morning at the Palace Hotel,…

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The Legislative Collision

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 August 1889 · page 2

THE collision between the Legislative Assembly and, the Legislative Council is a peculian one in whichever light it is viewed. It has been threatening ever since the last time…

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Coach Accidents

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 7 August 1889 · page 2

The Deniliquin "Chronicle" says that about 3 o'clock on the morning of Sunday week last an accident occurred to the Hay coach near Wanganella,…

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Terrible Gun Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 August 1889 · page 15

On Tuesday morning, at Clark’s Hill, Bungaree, Eliz[?] Heaney, aged 14 years, was accidentally shot by her [?] aged 17 years. It seems that the [?] was using a fowling piece…

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