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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1894

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Dreadful Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 March 1894 · page 29

A dreadful accident happened on Friday last to John M’Leod, aped 37, near Jamhunns. M’Leod, who is a bullock driver, was en route from Korumburra to Jumbunna with his team,…

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Fatal Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 March 1894 · page 29

On Friday morning a fatal accident happened at the Victoria Quar’z Mine, Iron bark. The underground “boss” William Pearce, and a young man named Arthur Williams, aged…

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Accidental Death

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 March 1894 · page 29

Mr. G Jorge Hamilton, farmer, of Glenhope, met with a fatal accident last wet k at 5 o’clock. appears a fex had been visiting his poultry yard, and for the past fortnight be has been on…

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Intercolonial Items. Drowninc Fatality

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 March 1894 · page 28

A dreadful fatality happened on Friday in the Macquarie River, by which three young girls lost their lives. Maggie Yeomans, aged 14, Hilda (her step-sister), about 4, and Marie…

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Collision in Sydney Harbour. a North Shore Boat Badly Damaged

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 March 1894 · page 15

Another collision between ferry steamers occurred on Tuesday evening in Sydney Harbour, the latest casualty being of a decidedly startling character. The new…

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Sensational Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 March 1894 · page 29

An accident of a Highly sensational nature, alchough, fortunately, unattended with any loss of life, happened in the Bay, just off Brighton, last Wednesday week. Shortly after 3…

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Fatal Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 March 1894 · page 29

A dealer named Thos. Paget, 27, died on Saturday, in Sydney, in peculiar circumstances. About three weeks ago he went home and told Mrs. Goddard, a woman living in his house,…

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Fatal Accident to an Aeronaut. London, March 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 March 1894 · page 21

A tragical death of an aeronaut is reported from Cannes, in France. His balloon was carried out sea, and coming down in his water he was drowned in full view of…

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Sad Accident. London, March 26

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 March 1894 · page 21

A sad catastrophe occurred at Clerkenwell last evening. A paraffin lamp upseting set fire to a tenement, which was burned down, and the entire family of occupants,…

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Drowned in the Bay

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 April 1894 · page 28

On Sunday afternoon a party of men went out in a fishing boat belonging to C. Droop of Mordialloc, named "The Gipsy Queen," for a nail, and also to amuse themselves by fishing…

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Serious Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 April 1894 · page 29

A boy named Prosper, aged 10 year?, living at Wattle Flat, has met [?]h a serious accident, which is likely to prove fatal. He was climbing a tree, and when a considerable height…

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Fatal Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 April 1894 · page 29

The Gundsgal Times says :—A dreadful accident happened on Tuesday last, by which Mrs. R. L. Pigram, a well known resident of Coolac, was killed. She was on her way home…

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Disastrous Floods in Queensland. Several Persons Drowned. Numerous People Homeless. Brisbane

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 April 1894 · page 26

A strong gale with heavy rain has been experienced at Townsville, doing a good deal of damage. The Burdekin River is in high flood, and the water was 20ft. over…

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Fatal Railway Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 April 1894 · page 4

A shocking accident, which had a fatal termination, occurred at Wangaratta railway station on Tuesday night. A young man named William Hadley was travelling to Melbourne by a cattle…

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Fatal Shooting Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 April 1894 · page 26

A lad named Thomas C. Woods was accidentally shot by his brother at Grayton on Tuesday. The latter was adjusting the barrels of a breechloader when it went off…

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Dreadful Machine Accident. MR. A. Jamieson Loses an Arm

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 13 April 1894 · page 2

A great sensation was created last Saturday when it became known that Mr Arthur Jamieson, a well known resident of Berrigan, had met with a most severe and painful…

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Accidents in the Dairy

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 April 1894 · page 2

A dairyman in my neighborhood raises a great many turnips, which be supplements with grain and hay for the winter feeding of his [?] cows. He had in his dairy a…

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Heavy Rains in Queensland. Disastrous Floods. a Family Drowned. Brisbane

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 April 1894 · page 26

The following telegram has been received: —“Mandangie, 13th April.—Heavy rains have fallen on the Georgina River. The flood waters rose rapidly to an alarming…

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Marine Casualty Near Green Cape. the Konoowarra and the Titania in Collision

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 April 1894 · page 27

A collision occurred between Messrs. Howard Smith and Sons’ steel screw steamer Konoowarra and the Italian owned ship Titania, bound from Cape…

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Accidents in the Dairy

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 25 April 1894 · page 6

A dairyman in my neighborhood raises a great many turnips, which he supplements with grain and hay for the winter feeding of his milch cows. He had in his dairy a…

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