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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1891

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Sad Shooting Accident Near Albury. Death of the Victim. the Inquest

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 July 1891 · page 19

A very sad shooting accident occurred at Albury on Sunday afternoon last, the. affair &being attended with fatal results to an elderly man named John Shain. On Sunday afternoon…

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Painful Accident. a Boy Killed by His Brother

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 July 1891 · page 19

A peculiar fatal accident occurred at Drumburg, near Hey wood, Victoria, on Monday. Two boys, named Moore, brothers, were out babbitting, and while one was chopping out a…

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Terrible Collision Between Two Steamers. 261 Japanese Laborers Drowned, London, July 31

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 August 1891 · page 37

Intelligence has been received that two Japanese steamers came into collision at Shiragoml, and that 261 laborers were drowned…

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Shocking Burning Fatality. A Mother and Two Children Burned to Death. Two more Children in a Precarious Condition

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 11 August 1891 · page 2

The most shocking fatality which has ever had to be chronicled locally occurred this morning between the hours of three and four o'clock. About half-past three o'clock the inmates of…

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The Fire Fatality

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 August 1891 · page 2

THE terrible fatality of Tuesday last, by which a mother and two children met with one of the most appalling forms of death that humanity can…

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Another Fatal Accident in Albury. an Old Resident Drowned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 August 1891 · page 19

Following closely upon the heels of the fatal drowning accident in the Murray and the fatal shooting accident, which we recorded a few days ago, comes the news of another sadly…

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The Late Burning Fatality. Inquest on the Bodies

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 August 1891 · page 2

The inquest on the bodies of Eliza Brown, aged 29, Herkett Edla Violet Brown, aged 4, and Hercules Brown, aged 3 years, the mother and two children who were burned to death…

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Fatal Accident at Broken Hill. Two Men Killed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 August 1891 · page 17

A fatal accident happened at the Consols East mine on Wednesday morning. Three men were [?]inking the shaft on contract, and were down 130ft. from surface. Fifty feet of the ground…

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The Late Fire Fatality. Death of the Eldest Child

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 August 1891 · page 2

The little girl, Josephine aged seven years, who was rescued by her father through the back window of the house on the occasion of the recent fire, died early yesterday morning…

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Shocking Accident at New York. a Pleasure Barge Struck Bt a Squall. Fourteen Persons Killed and Thir[?] Injured. London, August 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 August 1891 · page 18

A shocking accident has [?]ecurred on the River Hudson, at New York. A barge which was crowded with p[?]ure seekers was suddenly struck by a severs squall. The deck…

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Disastrous Railway Collision at Berne. Twelve Persons Killed. London. August 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 August 1891 · page 18

A railway accident, attended with serious loss of life, has occurred near Berne in Switz. [?]erland. Two trains came into collision, with the result that 12 passenger were killed instantly…

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The Civil War in Chili. the Capture of Pisagua. Great Bloodshed.the Governor Drowned. London, August 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 August 1891 · page 18

The latest advices from Chili give details respecting the capture of Pisagua by the insurgents. The capture was marked by great bloodshed. The garrison which held the town for President…

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Shocking Fatal Accident in New Zealand. Three Men Swept Away on an y Avalanche. Dunedin, August 6

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 August 1891 · page 19

A very distressing incident, by which four lives were lost, has occurred on the Kaka[?]i Ranges; Otego. Two boys named James and Thomas Meikle, aged IS and 14 years, were…

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The Recent Fire Fatality. Death of the Baby

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 August 1891 · page 2

The above fatality has claimed its fifth victim, the baby, four weeks old at the time of the fire—and which was so dreadfully injured—having breathed its last on Sunday. The poor…

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Sad Fatality Near Lorne. Two Young Girls Suffocated

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 August 1891 · page 17

Quite a gloom was cast over the township of Lorne on Wednesday morning when it became known that the two youngest daughters of Messrs. Caleb and Thomas Mount joy, aged 13…

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The Gambier-eastby Collision. Further Particulars. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 August 1891 · page 1

The news of the steamship collision has caused considerable excitement throughout the city. The Gambier left here on Tuesday for Melbourne, with nineteen saloon and…

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Collision at Melbourne Heads. The Gambier Sunk. 28 Lives Lost. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 August 1891 · page 2

A collision occurred At Port Phillip Heads this morning between Messrs Howard Smith & Co.'s steamer The Gambier and the steamship Eastby. The former sank within seven…

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Mining Accident in America. London, August 21

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 August 1891 · page 18

A fatal accident, caused by an explosion of blasting powder, has occurred in the state of Idaho. Eight men were killed…

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Railway Accident at St. Mande. London, August 19

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 August 1891 · page 18

A terrible railway collision occurred at tehr end of last month at St. Mande, near P[?] which 60 persons were killed and a large number seriously injured. Since the accident 20…

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Fatal Shooting Accidents

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 August 1891 · page 15

A terrible accident happened at Reedy Creek, about three miles from Queanbeyan, on Saturday last. A youth named Patrick Gleeson was going out shooting, and as he was…

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