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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1899

226 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 12

Fatal Coach Accident. the Driver Killed

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 2

An alarming accident occurred to Cobb and Co's. coach shortly after it left the Hay office on Wednesday evening last. the result of which was that one of the most experienced drivers in the…

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Accident to Towns. London

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 June 1899 · page 2

Town, the Hunter River sculler, collided with a boat on the Thames yesterday, and sustained fracture of two ribs…

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Bicycle Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 June 1899 · page 29

Mr. P. J. Conlon, who is relieving Mr. Busse as clerk of courts at Chiltern and Wodonga, had an unpleasant experience on Thursday between Barnawartha and…

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Shocking Mining Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 June 1899 · page 29

A miner named Hudson was terribly injured on Saturday at the Silver Queen mine, Zeehan (Tasmania). He had charged two holes in the drive, and applied a light to…

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Railway Accident. Three Persons Killed. London, June 5

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 June 1899 · page 26

A railway accident has occurred at Flushing, in the Netherlands. Owing to the failure of a pneumatic brake to act, an express train dashed off the line…

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Accident to Towns. the Champion Sculler. London, June 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 June 1899 · page 27

George Towns, the New South Whales sculler, who defeated W. A. Barry, the champion sculler of England, in May last, in a race over the Thames championship…

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The Fatal Coach Accident. the Inquest

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 3

The following, from the Hay Grazier, is the report of the inquest on the body of David Grant, who was killed in the coach accident which was briefly referred to in these columns last week :—…

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Sad Burning Fatality

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 16 June 1899 · page 2

A peculiarly sad accident occurred at the residence of Mr William P. O’Dwyer, of Savernake, Tuesday, whereby the four year old…

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Accident to Acting-judge Harris. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 June 1899 · page 2

Acting-judge Harris was thrown from his buggy at Tamworth yesternight, sustaining a broken arm and severe shock…

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Shooting Accident at Wagga Wagga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 June 1899 · page 29

A shooting accident of a peculiar character occurred at 10 o'clock on Thursday morning at the residence of Mr. Richard Morgan, second-hand dealer, Kincaid-street. William…

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Shipping Disaster. Fifty Persons Drowned. London, June 18

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 June 1899 · page 27

A Reuter's telegram reports a terrible disaster in the River O[?]er. The German steamers Blucher and Poltiz came into collision, aud the Blucher was…

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Shocking Railway Accident. a Ganger Run Down by a Train

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 June 1899 · page 37

A shocking accident happened on Tuesday morning to a gauger named William Hart employed on the railway line between Baddaginnie and Violet Town. Hart was…

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Fatal Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 June 1899 · page 29

A fatality occurred on Friday morning at the Chewton railwry station, the deceased being a man named William Kaye, a very old resident of Wesley Hill. He…

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Serious Accident at Henty

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 June 1899 · page 27

An accident of a serious nature occurred to a farmer named John Pumpa Tuesday night at about 9 o'clock. He was driving a waggon and team of three horses from Henty to his…

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Railway Fatality. a Laborer's Death. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 June 1899 · page 2

A laborer mined Ernest Mitchell was terribly crushed at the Redfern railway station yesterday evening. His injuries were of a frightful nature,…

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Shocking Lift Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 June 1899 · page 26

A shocking lift accident occurred at the King-street Coffee Palace, Sydney, on Tuesday. One of the employes, named George Gardiner, was painting a skylight over the…

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Boating Fatality. London

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 July 1899 · page 2

A shocking boating accident has occoured at Carnarvoashire. Twelve Sunday School excursionists have been drowned…

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Accident at a Wedding. The Danger of Throwing Rice

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 July 1899 · page 4

A serious accident occurred at Charing, near Ashford, Kent, through the practice of throwing rice at weddings. Canon Carter, of Canterbury…

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Boating Fatality

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 5 July 1899 · page 2

A boating accident occurred on Saturday at Pwllheli, Carnarvonshire, in connection with a Sunday school picnic, twelve persons being drowned…

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Found Drowned Melbourne

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 July 1899 · page 2

The body of a man named John Cro[?]t, who disappeared on June 7, on the o[?] of his marriage, was found floating on the Yarra to-day…

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