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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1898

204 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 11

The Serious Cart Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 June 1898 · page 20

Drs. Andrews and Woodside examined the injured man, Richardson, at the hospital yesterday, and found him conscious. They consider the sufferer may get better if…

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Disaster at Sea. 34 Klondikers Drowned. London, June 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 June 1898 · page 27

The schooner Lady Jane Grey, from Seattle, state of Washington, for Kotzebue Sound, Alaska, has foundered at sea. Thirty-four persons bound for the…

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Run Down by a Cyclist. a Young Lady Seriously Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 June 1898 · page 16

A young lady, who resides on Soldier's Hill, was seriously injured on Monday through being run down by a cyclist in Armstrong-street, Ballarat. The sufferer, Miss Jessie…

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Railway Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 June 1898 · page 28

The Bathurst Times says:—Early on Monday morning, intimation was received at the Bathurst railway station, that a terrible accident had occurred on the line…

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Sensational Railway Accident. Narrow Escape From Instant Death

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 June 1898 · page 27

A sensational accident occurred on Tuesday afternoon, when two labouring men, named John Loughran and Samuel Dodemaide were run over by the train from…

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Shocking Railway Fatality

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 June 1898 · page 21

A line repairer named David Slattery was killed between the Tarraville and Footscray stations, apparently at a slight curve in the line. The supposition is that the man…

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Shocking Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 June 1898 · page 29

A well-known stock dealer, named Frank Malcolm, who resided at Beeac, was killed last week through being run over by the 7.45 p.m. goods train from…

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Strange Accident Case

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 June 1898 · page 28

Before his Honor Judge Backhouse, in the District Court, Sydney, a middle-aged woman named Honoria Gittings, residing in Raglan-street, Darlington, sued…

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Shocking Tramway Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 June 1898 · page 37

A shocking tram fatality occurred in Mitchell street on Wednesday evening, the victim being a young man named William Phillips, 24 years of age., a conductor in the…

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Fortunes by Accident

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 June 1898 · page 1

If there is any thing that makes a poor, toiling man happy it is to read about fluke that have made fortunes. For instance, there was a captain of a vessel plying…

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Bombardment of Fort La Socapa. the Texas Hit by a Shell. One Man Killed and Eight Injured. London, June 24

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 June 1898 · page 3

Before the landing of the American forces under Brigadier-General Shafter, the battle ship Texas, 6,315 tons, 22 guns, silenced the battery at the…

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Serious Cycling Accident. London

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 1 July 1898 · page 2

A serious cycling accident occurred at the Crystal Palace yesterday. the breaking of a handbar resulted in the overturning of the quintette machine used in pacing…

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Death of Mr. Thomas Johnston. a Tragic Fatality

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 July 1898 · page 2

Another of the old residents of Deniliquin in the person of Mr Thomas [?] of the well-known firm of Johnston and Fox, passed away on Sunday last, after an illness of a few moments duration…

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Fortunes by Accident

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 6 July 1898 · page 2

If there is any thing that makes a poor, tolling man happy it is to read about flunks that have made fortunes. For instances, there was a captain of a vessel plying…

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Fatal Collision on the Atlantic. a French Passenger Vessel Lost. Fearful Loss of Life. Shameful Scenes. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 July 1898 · page 2

The French liner La Borgogue, from New York to Hayre, collided with the British steamer Cromartyshire, in the Atlantic, during a dense fog…

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Serious Cycling Accident. Platt Betts Badly Hurt. London, June 30

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 July 1898 · page 26

A serious accident occurred last night on the Crystal Palace cycling track, by which Platt-Betts, the well-known professional rider, who recently returned from Australia,…

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Fatal Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 July 1898 · page 26

James Forrest, a boarding-house keeper at Finley, has a farm 14 miles from that town. He left the farm for home on Saturday evening, driving a horse in a spring cart. Later…

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Strange Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 July 1898 · page 28

A peculiar accident occured at the Prince Alfred bridge, Gundagai. Two men named J. M'Carthy and T. Wilson were engaged by the contractors for the new bridge in…

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Accident at Broken Hill. Shift Boss Killed. Several Narrow Escapes. Broken HILL

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 July 1898 · page 13

An accident in which the loss of several lives was narrowly avoided occurred through a fall of are in the British Mine last night. As it was, Jas. Tonkin, a shift boss, was killed,…

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Serious Carriage Accident. a Melbourne Lady Injured. London, July 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 July 1898 · page 26

A serious carriage accident has occurred at Maidenhead, on the Thames, resulting in grave injuries being received by Miss Donaldson, a daughter of the late Mr. H…

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