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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1868

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Telegraphic Messages. Bishop of Grafton and Armidale, His Second Son, and Female Servant, Drowned. Received Monday Forenoon. Grafton, Monday Morning

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 21 March 1868 · page 3

The Bishop of Grafton and Armidale, his second son, and his female servant have been drowned in the Clarence River, in returning home after conducting…

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The Late Fatal Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 18 April 1868 · page 3

ON Tuesday an inquest was held, at Mr. Galvin's [?], before the Coroner and a Jury, on the body of Mr. Wm. Allingham, Jun., who came by such a sudden death on the…

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Shocking Railway Accident. Heroic Conduct of a Girl

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 15 August 1868 · page 2

A MOST shocking occurrence happened at the Leamside Station of the North-eastern Railway, on Sunday, May 31. About noon an engine and tender entered the…

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Dreadful Railway Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 7 November 1868 · page 4

It may be remembered that on August 25th, 1861, a frightful collision took place in the Clayton Tunnel, by which twenty-three persons lost their lives, and one…

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