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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1895

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Drowning Members of the Young Turkey Party. London, November 18

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 November 1895 · page 26

In response to the determined action of the various European powers who have despatched their warships to the Levan[?] to compel the Sultan to [?]ede to their…

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Serious Disaster on the China Station. Forty-eight Sailors Drowned. London, November 15

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 November 1895 · page 26

A serious disaster is reported, resulting in great loss of life to the crew of H.M.S. Edgar, a first-class cruiser of 7350 tons, and one of the vessels of the China…

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Sad Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 November 1895 · page 29

An exceedingly sad accident occurred at the Cape St. Geoge Lighthouse, Jervis Bay, on Saturday. Edward Bailey, the first assistant keeper, took his two sons,…

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Sensational Road Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 November 1895 · page 21

A most sensational accident happened on the Toongabbie-road on Wednesday, and although it has—almost marvellously—had as yet no fatal termination so far as human life is…

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A Melancholy Drowning Accident

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 November 1895 · page 4

A very sad drowning accident occurred at Murray Downs station on Tuesday forenoon last week. Alex. Campbell, a son of Mr Campbell, of Messrs. Campbell and Felton, owners of the…

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Explosion in a Powder Factory. 91 Persons Killed and Injured. London, November 26

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 November 1895 · page 26

A terrific explosion has occurred in a gunpowder factory at Palma, in Spain. Ninety-one persons were either killed of seriously injured…

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Strange Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 November 1895 · page 28

The Koroit Sentinel reports a peculiar accident which was attended with serious results last week. A crossing about half a-mile from Koroit is known as Cairn’s,…

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Accidental Poisoning

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 November 1895 · page 29

A sad [?] case of [?] oning occurred at Croppa station. Mrs. M’Namara, wife of the overseas, mixe[?] as she supposed, a little sulphur and honey for the…

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Accident on the Railway Line

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 November 1895 · page 21

A Telegram to the Evening News says :—" A number of valuable ponies, owned by Mr James Mitchell, Tabletop station, Albury, strayed on the railway line at Yambla and were run into by…

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Euston. December 1. ACCIDENTS

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 4 December 1895 · page 2

Quite a number of accidents have happened here lately, but luckily none have, been attended with serious results. The worst was that of William George Leslie,…

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Wreck of a Brazilian War-ship. the Commander and Five Men Drowned. London, November 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 December 1895 · page 27

The Brazilian warship Uranus, one of the new vessels just built for the republic, has been wrecked. The commander and five of the crew…

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Sad Fatal Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 December 1895 · page 28

An elderly man named Charles Nilson, a laundryman by occupation, met with a terrible death through an accident in the lift at the Federal Coffee Palace,…

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Terrible Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 December 1895 · page 29

A terrible accident happened on Friday to a young man named Alexander Bryce, son of Mr. .Tames Bryce, a well-known farmer residing at Newham. Young…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 December 1895 · page 4

A VERY sad fatality occurred on Sunday last, when a young man named William Denman lost his life by drowning in the Murray near Lake…

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Bathing Fatality at Booligal a Rabbiter Drowned. BOOLIGAL

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 December 1895 · page 2

A rabbiter, named Alexander Larsen, was accidentally drowned in the river Lachlan this morning. It seems he went into the river to bathe, and getting beyond his…

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Fatal Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 December 1895 · page 28

A serious threshing-machine accident, involving the death of a man named George Evans, aged 25 years, occurred on Saturday on the farm of Mr. John Hall,…

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Sewerage Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 December 1895 · page 29

A sewerage accident occurred on Friday night on H. M’K[?]zie and Son[?] contract at Montague. The ground around the shaft was laden with iron…

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Careless Use of Firearms. a Child Terribly Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 December 1895 · page 24

A lamentable accident happened on Wednesday night to a girl seven years of age, a daughter of Mr Andrew Black, a farmer at Y[?]a. A lad from the Industrial Schools,…

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Strance Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 December 1895 · page 29

A singular accident, happened to a boy named Browne, one of a number of cadets who were proceeding in the Western mail train from Sydney. He was asleep with…

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Accidents in Narandera

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 31 December 1895 · page 3

About 11 a.m. on Saturday, Robert McInnes, during the last four months employed as casual porter at Narandera goods shed, was standing on the railway line…

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