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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1890

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

Another Boy Drowned. a Strange Coincidence

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 23 December 1890 · page 2

A little boy named Denis Desmond was drowned yesterday afternoon between 1 and 2 o'clock in the Murrumbidgee, just below Messrs Meakes and Wheeler's wharf. From…

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Another Boy Drowned

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 24 December 1890 · page 2

On Monday about half-past one o'clock a little boy about three years old, named Denis Desmond, was drowned in the river at the foot of Macgregor-street. He and…

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Accident in a Railway Cutting. Six Men Entombed, and One Fatally Injured. Warragul

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Thursday 25 December 1890 · page 26

A serious accident occurred this morning on the No. 2 section of the Warragul to Neerim line (Messrs. Bruce and Watson’s contract), which one man lost his life and five others…

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Railway Accident in the United States. Four Persons Killed and Ten Injured. London, December 19

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Thursday 25 December 1890 · page 18

A serious railway accident has occurred in the United States. A bridge over the Ohio collapsed while a train was passing over it. Four persons were killed and ten others…

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Fatal Disaster in Holstein. Twelve Girls Drowned. London, December 23

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Thursday 25 December 1890 · page 24

A very sad disaster has occurred in Eastern Holstein. Twelve girls, who were returning home from a confirmation service, were crossing a frozen lake, when the ice broke and they were…

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Terrible Railway Accident in England

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Thursday 25 December 1890 · page 27

By the arrival of the Orient Company’s R.M.S. Oruba the following particulars have been received:— LONDON, November 14…

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The Railway Accident Near Junee. Identification of the Body

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Thursday 25 December 1890 · page 27

On Thursday last appeared a report of an inquest touching the death of a man, name unknown, whose body was found on the railway line between Junee and Harfield, on the…

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Railway Accident in Canada. an Express Train Derailed. Five Persons Killed. London, December, 19

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Thursday 25 December 1890 · page 18

A serious railway accident has occurred in Canada on the line between St. Joseph and Quebec. An express train was thrown off the rails near the former place and fell down the…

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