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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1896

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On the Drowning of Three Sisters at Mellman Station on February 19th, 1896

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 4 March 1896 · page 4

Dead, how end; it seems a dream; Drowned you say, in yonder stream, How placid it looks, with never a wave, Or ripple to mark the threefold grave…

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Drowned in the Floods

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 March 1896 · page 29

Messrs. George and James Halfield, owners of Yatton Station, together with a Stockman named Con. M'Lean, a young fellow named Nailer, and a black boy…

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Loss of a Barque. All Hands Drowned. London, March 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 March 1896 · page 26

Intelligence has been received of the total loss of the iron barque Cadzow Forest. The barque foundered near the entrance…

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Floods in the Tigris. 600 Arabs Drowned. London, March 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 March 1896 · page 26

Great floods have occurred in the River Tigris, In Mesopotamia. Great destruction of property has been caused, and 600…

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A Collision at Sea. Cowardice Op a Foreign Crew. London, March 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 March 1896 · page 26

A disastrous collision between a steamer and a sailing ship near New York is reported. The French steamer Bourgogne, of…

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Drowning Case

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 March 1896 · page 29

On Saturday afternoon a sad drowning accident occurred at Duck River. Two little boys, named Alfred Henry M'Millan, aged 9, a son of Mr. Henry…

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Fatal Railway Accident in England. an Express Derailed. London, March 8

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 March 1896 · page 27

An alarming railway accident baa occurred near Peterborough, Northamptonshire. Part of the express train from London to Leeds left the rails while travelling at a high rate of…

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A Drowning Case

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 March 1896 · page 29

Mr. Henry Spooner, aged about 60 years, who lived on Mitchell's Island by himself—not far from where Mr. James Marshall lived—was at Croki on…

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Fatality at Fremantle

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 March 1896 · page 26

Captain Alfred M. Jansen, master of the Norwegian barque Hertha, Yargan Hogal, the second mate, and Jacob Loags, an able seaman, were drowned on Monday by the…

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The Fatal Accident at Woomargama

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 March 1896 · page 21

In the paragraph in another column re the accidental death of Mr. Nixon at Woomargama, an error occurs. The deceased was not thrown out of the waggon, but was knocked…

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Fatal Railway Accident. an Old Lady Killed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 March 1896 · page 4

A fatal accident occurred on Wednesday, evening at the Warrenheip level crossing to aa old lady whose name is believed to be Mrs. Blade. Little is known concerning the victim,…

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Fatal Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 March 1896 · page 29

On Monday news was received by the police that a woman named Mrs. Davis had been killed on the Molong-road about a quarter of a mile or so out of the town…

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Fatal Accident on a Race Course

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 25 March 1896 · page 2

Mr J. Witcombe, the coroner for the district, eld an inquest at the Warrangesda Mission station, on Thursday last, touching the death of Alexander Bright, who was…

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A Drover Drowned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 March 1896 · page 29

A report from Angledool states that it was reported to the police there that a drover named Brian Brogan, travelling in charge of sheep, the property of Mr. H…

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Fatal Accident. a Woman Run Over by an Engine

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 March 1896 · page 21

An inquest was held yesterday by Mr. Parker, Coroner, on the body of Bridget Davey, killed yesterday morning on the railway line…

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Terrible Mining Accident. Seventy Miners Entombed. New Zealand

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 28 March 1896 · page 3

A terrible disaster occurred at the Brumner mines, and 70 miners are entombed. It is believed that all base perished. Two bodies have been recovered…

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Terrible Fire Fatality. Five Children Burned to Death. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Thursday 2 April 1896 · page 4

A fire occurred on Saturday night near Cabramatta, whereby the dwelling of a Mr. Bonarius was totally destroyed. Five young children, whose…

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Shocking Fatality Near Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 April 1896 · page 28

A terrible fatality occurred at Cabramatta, 20 miles from Sydney, on Saturday night. Early that evening a man named Chas Bonarius, a storeman, left…

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Fatal Railway Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 April 1896 · page 29

On Monday evening a fatal accident happened at the Geelong railway station. The Geelong and Western District branch of the express train from Melbourne to…

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The Snowdon Railway. Serious Accident Narrowly Averted

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 April 1896 · page 27

The opening of the railway line to the summit of Snowdoo, the highest mountain in Wales, took place last week, and narrowly escaped being marked by a serious…

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