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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1897

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

Fatal Accident at Yerong Creek

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 November 1897 · page 36

An accident which resulted fatally occurred at Yerong Creek on Saturday last, the victim being a middle aged man named John Conway. The deceased lived at…

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Horse Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 November 1897 · page 29

A young man named Birmingham met with a very painful accident on Sunday a short distance from Temora. He was riding a spirited young horse, and,…

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Cycling Accidents

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 23 November 1897 · page 4

The papers are very full just now of cycling accidents. Every morning and evening there is a new list of casualties, and if we may believe the St. James's Gazette, the…

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Shocking Accident. a Cricketing Party Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 November 1897 · page 27

The Onkaparinga cricketers, returning from a match at Mount Barker on Saturday evening, met with a serious accident. An Braendler's Hill, a mile and a half from…

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Serious Gun Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 November 1897 · page 29

A serious gun accident happened at Mollowurtie, near Maitland (S.A.), on Sunday afternoon to Ezekiel and John Cadd, sons of Mr E. A. Cadd, of…

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The Late Fatal Accident. the Magisterial Rejoinder

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 November 1897 · page 3

It will be recollected that after the death of a boy named Matthews on the 19th October last, the ridder added to the verdict when the inquiry as to cause of death was held, was forwarded to the…

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A Missionary Drowned

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 1 December 1897 · page 2

News from the Gilbert Islands state that three canoes containing 18 natives and brother Bernard, a missionary, has been lost at sea…

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Railway Collision in Belgium. Ten Passengers Killed. London, November 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 December 1897 · page 27

A disastrous railway accident has occurred in Belgium. A goods train came into collision with a passenger train at Tournay, on the River Scheldt, between Mons and…

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Serious Accident at Coolamon. Coolamon

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 December 1897 · page 21

Mr. James Lucas. sen., farmer, met with a very serious accident to-day while loading a bale of bags at the railway station. The crane swung round the bale, turning the…

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Death From Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 December 1897 · page 29

A Chinaman named Jack Yung died Her suddenly at Tarcutta. Deceased, who had been working on the Tarcutta tobacco plantations for a number of years…

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Shocking Mining Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 December 1897 · page 27

A shocking accident happened at the Great Boulder mine, Kalgoorlie, on Tuesday afternoon. James Rowe, a young man about 20, was hauling up battery stamps with a…

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Strange Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 December 1897 · page 29

Mr. Coleman, the overseer of the telephone line between Trundle and Fifield, had a peculiar experience during the week, the was having some trees felled, and the…

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Accident on the Darmstadt. Coal Bunkers Explode. London, December 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 December 1897 · page 26

An accident occurred to-dsy on the North German Lloyd's Imperial mail steamer Darms[?]adt, which left Melbourne on October, 12, and arrived at Bremerbaven last…

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Singular Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 December 1897 · page 28

On Saturday, states the Mount Gambier Border Watch, Mr. L. G. Ebret was doing some wood na[?]ng in his yard in Gray-street south, and for convenience…

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Serious Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 December 1897 · page 29

Mr. W. F. Osborn, a member of the Horsham Warriors' Cricket Club, whiter playing in a match, one of the Ryan Trophy competition, with Jung Jung, was…

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Shocking Fatality. a Postmistress Burnt to Death

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 December 1897 · page 36

The particulars of a painful calamity were disclosed at the magisterial inquiry held in the court house at Traralgon on Monday, before Mr. Jones, J.P., touching the death…

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Collision in the Scheldt. a Steamer Sunk. London. December 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 December 1897 · page 26

A collision occurred yesterday in the Scheldt, at Antwerp, between the Prince Albert de Belgique, a steamer of 1,313 tons, owned by the Societe Cockerill of…

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Extraordinary Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 December 1897 · page 36

A sensational accident took place at Mort's Dock and Engineering Works, Sydney, on Tuesday. For the purpose of effecting a general overhaul, the A U.S.N…

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