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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1892

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Sad Case of Drowning

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 February 1892 · page 2

A sad case of drowning occurred yesterday afternoon about 5 o'clock, when a little boy named Willie Laird, son of D. J. Laird, baker, of Hay, lost his life whilst bathing. In…

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Boy Drowned

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 3 February 1892 · page 2

On Monday afternoon a bay about ten years of age, named William Laird, a son of Mr. D. J. Laird, baker, of Hay, was drowned while bathing in the…

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Sad Accident to Lieutenant Chirnside

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 February 1892 · page 15

A very serious accident happened to Lieutenant Percy Chirnside on Thursday evening last, at about 5 o’clock. He was engaged preparing the military tournament which is to be…

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Found Drowned

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 10 February 1892 · page 2

An Inquiry was held at Oxley on the 2nd instant before Mr. Jas. Tyson junr, J.P., on the body of Edward Lloyd, when the following evidence was taken:—…

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Fatal Accident at Echuca

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 February 1892 · page 17

A terrible accident occurred on Wednesday morning shortly before 7 o'clock at the Echuca butts. Several members of the E Company of Rangers were practising rifle firing, and a young…

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Fatal Railway Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 February 1892 · page 17

The body of a young woman was found on the railway line near the North Melbourne railway station on Friday. The body was terribly mangled, and almost severed in two…

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Sad Case of Drowning

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 26 February 1892 · page 2

Quite a gloom was cast over the southern portions of Riverina on Saturday last, when it became known that Mr David Bereridge, farmer, of…

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Serious Gun Accident. Narandera

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 2

A gun accident occurred yesterday morning. Two men named Ainsworth and Wm. Roach, of Narandera, were driving to the Whitton races, and, when half-way, they stopped to…

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Startling Colliery Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 March 1892 · page 11

A Barnsley correspondent of a London paper says that a startling accident occurred at the Barrow Collieries at Worsborough. A number of men were at work on a…

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An Orient Liner in Collision

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 April 1892 · page 1

One of the most suddening experiences in the course of a voyage on one of the great " liners" is a collision of the huge vessel with some small-trading ship aboard which, perhaps, half-a-dozen honest…

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Drowning Fatality at Carrathool. Carrathool

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 April 1892 · page 2

A sad drowning fatality occurred at Howlong station this afternoon. About 4 o'clock a man named John Fairlie, employed on the station, accompanied by a girl named Emily…

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Sad Case of Drowning

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 2

MR. Perrce, P.M., held an inquiry at Howlong station on Thursday, on the body of Emily White. The following evidence was taken :-…

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Railway Accident on the Zigzag

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 April 1892 · page 4

The Great Zigzag was the scene of a railway accident on 13th inst. A cattle train from Bathurst to Penrith arrived at the bottom points shortly after noon and commenced the…

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Shocking Gun Accident. a Woman Shot Dead by Her Husband

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 April 1892 · page 4

A shocking fatality occurred last Monday evening at Bat’s Ridges, a place about four miles from Portland. A man named William Kempton bad been in Portland during the…

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Serious Coach Accident on the Manning

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 April 1892 · page 25

A serious accident to the coach to the Manning River happened early on Good Friday morning. As the down coach was nearing Stroud with a heavy mail, and in consequence…

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Accident to Sells' Circus One Man Killed. Several Others Injured Sydney

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 27 April 1892 · page 2

A terrible railway collision occurred about 4 o'clock this morning to Sells' circus, which left Tenter field last night by four trains for Armidale. When near…

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Another Terrible Fatality

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 April 1892 · page 2

A fearful railway accident occurred early last Wednesday morning at Tarana Station, near Bathurst, when the mail train ran off the line. It is supposed the…

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Terrible Railway Accident. Nine Persons Killed. Many Injured. SYDNEY, Wednesday Morning

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 April 1892 · page 2

A terrible railway accident has occurred on the Western Line, near Sodwalls. Nine persons were killed and manny injured. Wednesday afternoon…

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Sells Circus on Tour. Railway Collision.one Man Killed. Glen Innes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 April 1892 · page 24

A fatal railway accident occurred near here this morning. Sells’s Circus performed at Tenterfield last night. They were encaged to open at Armidale to-night, and left…

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Frightful Railway Smash. Eight Passengers of the Bourke Mail Train Killed. Fourteen Men and Women Seriously Injured. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 April 1892 · page 24

Another shocking addition to the long list terrible railway disasters which have occured in New South Wales had to be recorded this morning, when a portion of the mail train…

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