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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1895

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Sad Accident in the Hunting Field. Mr. T. P. Manifold Killed

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 23 July 1895 · page 4

Another name is unhappily added to the list of those killed in the manly sport of hunting. Yesterday, whilst hunting with the Findon Harriers, at Melton, the…

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Terrible Disaster at Sea. Collision Off the Italian Coast. 148 Lives Lost. London, July 22

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 July 1895 · page 18

A fearful collision has occurred in the Gulf of Spezzia between the passenger steamer Maria, bound for Naples to Genoa, and the Palermo steamer Ortigia, 1870 tons,…

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Terrible Mining Accident. Flooding of the M'evoy Mine

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 July 1895 · page 4

THE most disastrous mining accident that has ever occurred in the Ovens District happened at Eldorado on Saturday morning last, when the men…

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Dreadful Mining Accident. Underground Workings Flooded. Six Men Missing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 July 1895 · page 27

A shocking mining fatality happened at the M’Evoy gold and tin mine, Eldorado, early on Saturday morning, resulting in the probable death of sis men. One…

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Dreadful Mining Accident. Underground Workings Flooded.six Men Missing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 July 1895 · page 1

A shocking mining fatality happened at the M’Evoy gold and tin mine, Eldorado, early on Saturday morning, resulting in the probable death of six men. One…

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The Redfern Railway Accident

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

The Full Court, Sydney, on Monday granted a rule nisi for a new trial in the case of the executors under the will of the late Mr. E. L. Jones, who had claimed £30,000…

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Mining Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 July 1895 · page 28

A terrible mining accident of an extraordinary character occurred in the South Mine at Broken Hill last week. Men were working in the 400ft. level, and just before change of shifts…

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Fatal Accident

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

A girl named Mary R[?]msay, aged nine years, daughter of a ganger on the Mansfield line, residing at Kanumbra gatehouse, was playing between the gatehouse and the line,…

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Terrible Dynamite Fatality

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 August 1895 · page 29

A terrible fatality occurred at Ramrod Flat, three miles from Brutheo, on Monday morning, Stephen Preston being blown to pieces by an explosion of dynamite. Deceased was…

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Railway Disaster in France. a Pilgrim Train Derailed. 37 Killed and Injured. London, July 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 August 1895 · page 18

A terrible railway disaster has occurred in the North of France. A train carrying Roman Catholic pilgrims was derailed near Quintin, in Britanny, 37 of the passengers…

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Cablegrams. Appalling Railway Accident in Japan. a Train Swept Into the Sea. 140 Lives Lost. London, July 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 August 1895 · page 18

An appalling railway accident has taken place in Japan on the line running from Kobe to Hiroshima. A train which was conveying 400 soldiers…

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Sensational Accident in Sydney Harbour

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 7 August 1895 · page 2

A startling catastrophe occurred early on Sunday morning on the brigantine Prosperity, which is lying at Elizabeth Bay, with a cargo of coal from the…

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Colliery Disaster in Scotland. a Mine Flooded. Fourteen Men Drowned. London, August 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 August 1895 · page 20

A shocking disaster has occurred at a coal mine at Ardrossan, in County Ayr, and 30 miles from Glasgow. Water broke into the mine, which was…

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Railway Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 August 1895 · page 28

A wire from Malmsbury runs as follows:— “A shocking railway accident occurred here on 1st Inst., immediately upon the arrival of the midday train from Melbourne. The…

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Fatal Hunting Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 August 1895 · page 28

A sad drowning fatality occurred at Lilydale on the occasion of a meet of the Yarra Glen Hunt Club. The hounds were in charge of the master, Mr. J. Irvine, and the party…

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Fatal Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 August 1895 · page 28

An inquest was held on Friday at Bathurst, before the coroner, Mr. J. B. Graham, P.M., on the body of Richard Evans, 9 years old, who was killed on the railway line. The evidence…

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Intercolonial Items. Sensational Accident in Sydney Harbour

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 August 1895 · page 28

A startling catastrophe occurred on Sunday morning on the brigantine Prosperity, which is lying at Elizabeth Bay, with a cargo of coal from the Metropolitan Colliery, Helensburg…

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Serious Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 August 1895 · page 29

A serious accident, illustrating the danger of allowing children to play with whips near horses, occurred on Sunday at Naringaning[?] look, the victim being a little boy two years…

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Fatal Mining Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 August 1895 · page 29

A fatal mining accident occurred last week at the L[?]ch Fyne mine at Matlock, a man being killed by a fall of rock. Two miners, named Hussey and Houghton, were working…

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Fatal Parachute Accident. a Lady Aeronaut Killed. London, August 6

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 August 1895 · page 20

A fatal accident of a most sensational kind occurred yesterday at Peterborough. A fete was being given, one of the attractions of which was a balloon ascent and parachute…

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