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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1891

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Terrible Collision at Sea. Melbourne. Friday, August 28

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 August 1891 · page 2

The steamer Gambier, bound from Sydney to Melbourne, was run down and sunk during last night off Queenscliff, by the steamer [?]asby. The Gambier went down in seven minutes. It is not…

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Serious Railway Fatality. Two Men Killed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 September 1891 · page 25

At an early hour on Sunday morning a shocking double fatality took place on the railway line at the North Melbourne station. The 12.15 train from Spencer-street to…

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A Horror of the Sea. Terrible Collision in Hobson’s Bay. Steamer Gambier Sunk. Twenty-one Lives Lost

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 September 1891 · page 25

Another of those awful calamities which appeal to the profoundest sympathies of humanity occurred early on Friday morning, when the steamer E[?]by ran into the Gambier…

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General European Telegrams. Railway Accident in Spain. London, September 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 September 1891 · page 27

A disastrous railway accident occurred yesterday at Madrid. Two trains came into collision, with fatal results. Seven persons were killed, and 20 more or less seriously injured…

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Collision in the Atlantic. London, September 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 September 1891 · page 18

A sollision has occurred in the Atlantic through a sailing vessel, the name of which is unknown, running into the Guion steamer Ariz[?]ma. It is reported that the sailing vessel…

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Shocking Collision at Sea. London, September 11

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 September 1891 · page 18

A steamer collision, attended by heavy loss of life, has occurred in the Grecian archipelago. The Italian Messageries Company’s steamer Aormina collided with the Greek steamer…

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Disastrous Floods in Spain. Two Thousand Persons Drowned in Toledo. the Railways Destroyed. London, September 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 September 1891 · page 18

Very disastrous floods, which have done serious damage, have occurred throughout the southern portion of Spain. A number of villages have been swept away by the swollen…

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Death by Drowning

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 19 September 1891 · page 2

On Wednesday. Mr. Pearce, coroner, he1d, an inquiry at Whilton touching the death of a man named Michael Murphy, who was drowned on the 31 at August…

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The Late Drowning Fatality. Recovery of the Body

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 September 1891 · page 25

The body of the man James Houlihan, whose disappearance and supposed drowning in the Murray was reported in this journal in August last, was on Thursday evening…

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Railway Collision in Germany. London, September 26

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 October 1891 · page 18

A disastrous railway collision has occurred near the town of Gleiwilz, in the province of Silesia, Germany. Ten persons were killed and a large number injured…

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Disastrous Railway Collision in Spain. London, September 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 October 1891 · page 18

A disastrous railway collision has occurred at the city of Burgos, in Spain. Twenty-four lives were lost, and a large number were injured. The list of deaths includes several…

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Shocking Mining Accidents at Broken Hill

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 October 1891 · page 26

A fatal accident happened at Block 14 on Monday. A vibration caused by the explosion of dynamite in another part of the mine caused a fall of ore on a man in the stopes,…

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Railway Accident in the United States. London, September 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 October 1891 · page 18

A collision has occurred between two workmen's trains at Zelienople, in Pennsylvania, United States. Ten of the passengers were killed and a large number were injured…

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Fatal Accident at a Display of Fireworks. London, September 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 October 1891 · page 18

A fatal accident of an unusual character has occurred at the city of Newark, New Jersey. A display of fireworks was being given in the presence of a large number of…

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Accident at a Fete. London, September 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 October 1891 · page 19

At a public fete in progress in the city of Ghent, Belgium, a platform crowded with people suddenly collapsed. Two persons were killed by the accident, and many seriously…

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The Railway Accident at St Mande. London. September 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 October 1891 · page 18

The trials of railway officials for negligence in conation with the terrible railway accident at St. Maude, near Paris, on July 26, by which a large number of lives were lost, have…

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Fatal Accident on the River Scheldt. London, October 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 October 1891 · page 14

An accident attended by serious loss of life has occurred on the River Scheldt, which flows through Belgium and Holland. A boa containing a number of passengers was…

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Railway Accident in Prussia. London, October 20

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 October 1891 · page 14

A serious railway accident has occurred at Kohlfurth in Silesia,, through two trains coming into collision. Five persons were killed, and many others were more or less seriously…

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Disastrous Collision in the English Channel. London, October 26

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 October 1891 · page 18

A disastrous collision has occurred in the English Channel between the steamer Boston and the barque Charlwood, 837 tons, belonging to Messrs. G. H. Fletcher and Co., of…

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The Jews in Russia. Serious Riots at Tohevnigoff. 30 Persons Killed and 500 Injured. London, October 22

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 October 1891 · page 18

Serious anti-Jewish riots have occurred at Tobevnigoff, in Western Russia, caused by a belief on the part of the peasants that the Jews were responsible for the famine. Thirty…

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