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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1892

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Railway Accidents in New South Wales. Sells' Circus Wrecked

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

A SERIOUS railway accident, attended by fatal results, occurred early on Tuesday morning near Tenterfield. Sella Brothers Circus, having performed at that town on…

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Terrible Railway Accident on the Western Line. Sydney

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 2

A terrible railway accident occurred on the Western line, near Sodwall's, on Wednesday morning. Nine persons are reported as killed and…

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Terrible Railway Accident. Sydney. Wednesday, April 27

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 2

A terrible railway accident has occurred on the Western line, near Sodwalls. Nine passengers were reported killed, and 12 injured. The train left the rails, causing a complete smash. Particulars are…

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Fatal Accident. Killed by a Fall of Earth

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 May 1892 · page 24

A fatal accident occurred at Camperdown on Wednesday, whereby a young laboring man named George Cain, aged 22, lost his life, and a lad named William Hudson, a messenger in…

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Boating Fatality at Melbourne. Fifteen Footballers Drowned. SYDNEY, Monday Morning

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 May 1892 · page 2

A sailing boat capsized at Melbourne on Saturday, and 15 footballers were drowned. We take the following summary of the disaster from the Age:—The most deplorable…

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Terrible Boating Accident Melbourne

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Tuesday 24 May 1892 · page 3

A terrible disaster occurred at Pott Phillip, when a boat capsized, and 15 of the Mornington footballers were drowned. Later…

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Terrible Boat Disaster. an Entire Football Team Drowned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 May 1892 · page 26

About 1 o’clock on Saturday afternoon a large sailing boat, belonging to Charles Hooper, an experienced and well trusted boatman of Schapped Point, pushed off from the…

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Shocking Disaster in Port Phillip Bay. a Football Team Drowned

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 27 May 1892 · page 2

A terrible boating calamity happened on Saturday evening in Port Phillip, about four and a half miles from Mornington. The fishing yawl Process, having on board three…

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Terrible Accident at Jindera

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 May 1892 · page 4

NEWS was received in Albury on Thursday evening last by the police of a terrible fatality which had befallen a youth named Alexander…

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Fatal Accident at Cobram

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 27 May 1892 · page 3

A. serious accident, which terminated fatally, happened on Saturday evening last, near the Cobram punt, the victim being Mr Prank Thompson,…

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By Electric Telegraph. a Dreadful Accident. Melbourne. Monday, May 23

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 May 1892 · page 2

A terrible accident occurred on Saturday evening in Port Phillip Bay. A boat capsized, and fifteen of the Mornington footballers were drowned. It appears that the fifteen players were returning…

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Accident to Lord Salisbury. London, May 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 June 1892 · page 23

The Marquis of Salisbury had a marvellously narrow escape from serious injury today. The Premier was driving in Piccadilly when an accident happened to his carriage,…

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Latest Telegrams, Serious Railway Accident in England. London, May 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 June 1892 · page 23

A serious railway accident has occurred near Birmingham, Two express trains came into collision, both of them being greatly damaged. One of the trains was only saved from toppling…

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Extraordinary Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 June 1892 · page 18

A Berlin correspondent, writing on April 17, Bays :—An extraordinary accident is reported here. In the year 1886 a number of Government experiments were carried out…

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Fatal Mining Accident at Southern Cross

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 June 1892 · page 17

A fatal accident is reported from Southern Cross, Two miners, named William Jones and Morris Thomas, who were working in Eraser’s South Mine, were buried in the mine…

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Fatal Railway Accidents

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 June 1892 · page 25

John Gleeeon, a lad 16 years of age, employed by Mr. William Coulson, a farmer, of Bylands, met with a terrible death on Friday afternoon at Leslie, a siding about five miles…

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Extraordinary Shooting Accident. a Clergyman Shot by a Member of Parliament

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 June 1892 · page 25

An extraordinary shooting accident happened in a train that was travelling from Sydney Kogarah on Saturday afternoon. Just before the train left Redforn station Mr…

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Accidental Shooting of Earl Ancram. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 June 1892 · page 2

Earl Aueram, Lord Jersey's private secretary, has been accidentally shot dead at Bombala. Later…

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Fatal Shooting Accident. the Earl of Ancrum Killed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 June 1892 · page 19

Mr. Goshen, private secretary to Lord Jersey, received a telegram last Thursday night from Captain the Hon. Rupert Leigh, announcing that Lord Ancrum, one of the…

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Strange Fatality

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 July 1892 · page 30

A most mysterious and lamentable fatality, involving the death of a mother and child by drowning, occured at Korong Vale, at about 3 o’clock on Friday afternoon. The victims…

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