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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1897

178 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 9

Lady Brassey’s Accident. Melbourne. Friday, July 23

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 July 1897 · page 3

[?] Brassey is improving from the effects of the [?] which happened to her yesterday…

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Strange Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 July 1897 · page 29

The Free Press says that Mr. David King, while driving the well-known commercial traveller Mr. Blackston to Mulwala, had a curious experience. The…

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Shocking Accident. a Bottle of Hairwash Explodes. London, July 23

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 July 1897 · page 26

Mrs. Samuelson, a lady residing in Yorkshire, who was visiting London, has met with a singular and shocking accident which resulted in her death. She had directed a…

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A Mysterious Accident

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 4 August 1897 · page 4

It is an excellent thing for a journalist to have an acquaintance with the names of the parts of a press. The subjoined apology shows it was…

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Case of Drowning

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 August 1897 · page 29

A supposed case of drowning has occurred in the Macquarie River. Miss Adams, aged 20, a pupil teacher at the Dubbo Public School, went for her…

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Terrible Accident at Hobart. the Patient Sent Over to Sydney Hospital

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 August 1897 · page 14

Advices to hand convey the news of a terrible accident having befallen a well-known and highly-esteemed resident of Hobart. The unfortunate sufferer has, as the result of her mishap…

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Cycle Accidents

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 7 August 1897 · page 2

Notwithstanding the number of accidents every season, cyclists, by taking ordinary precautions, may ride year after year without, suffering even so much as a strain…

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Railway Accident

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 11 August 1897 · page 2

An engine attached to a cattle train left the rails near Tamworth yesterday, and did considerable damage to the permanent way…

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Shocking Disaster in Russia. Two Hundred Women Drowned. London, August 5

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 August 1897 · page 26

A shocking disaster is reported from Russia. A swimming bath at Kremenchug, an important river port on the left bank of the D[?]eiper, in the province of Poltava…

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Correspondence. Accident to Alf. Hobbs. to the Editor of the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 August 1897 · page 20

SIR,—On behalf of the Beechworth Wanderers Football Club, we desire to convey their best thanks to the staff at the Albury Hospital, and also to the…

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Sad Boating Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 August 1897 · page 29

An extremely sad case of drowning occurred in the Yarra, at Fairfield, on Sunday, the victim being Mr. Cleveland Cole, 21 years of age, son of Mr. James Cole, of…

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Cycle Accidents

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 18 August 1897 · page 2

Notwithstanding the number of accidents every season, cyclists, by taking ordinary precautions, may ride year after year without suffering even so [?] as a strain…

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Sad Case of Drowning

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 August 1897 · page 29

Referring to Miss Adams, whose body was found in the Macquarie Rirer at Dubbo, the Walgett Spectator says:—The unfortunate girl was born at Waimea, near…

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Another Eldorado Mining Accident. Inrush of Sludge

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 August 1897 · page 25

Another "run" occurred in the M'Evoy mine, at Eldorado, on Sunday afternoon; but, although the escape of "sludge" was as serious as any previous one, there was…

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Fatal Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 August 1897 · page 29

A lamentable accident occurred last, week by which John Murray, a resident of Mittagong, lost his life. The deceased came to Bowral and called at a friend's…

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A Billville Accident

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 1 September 1897 · page 2

We are pained to have to record an annoying, if not serious, accident that happened to our wife the other day while she was returning from the…

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Mining Fatality

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 September 1897 · page 28

A terrible fatality occurred on Friday morning at Wein and party's claim, near Bathurst. Seven men were at work at Campbell's River, near the…

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Liability for Accidents

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 September 1897 · page 28

Some important points were involved in an action brought against the Victorian Railway Commissioner to recover £195 damages, which was dealt with by Judge…

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Racing Accidents

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 8 September 1897 · page 2

The youth Ernest Wilson, injured by a fall in the Hurdle Race at Wagga on Saturday, died yesterday from concussion of the brain…

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A Building Accident. Mr. Witcombe Seriously Injured

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 September 1897 · page 2

A very serious accident happened yesterday to Mr John Witcombe, who for the past few weeks has been superintending the reerection of Messrs Meakes and Wheeler's…

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