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Accidents, 1871

2 stories in New England's papers

Fall of a Circus at Bolton Two Men Killed and Six Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 24 June 1871 · page 3

ON Saturday morning, a shocking and fatal accident occurred in the New Wholesale Market, whereby, up to the time of writing, two men have lost their lives,…

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Great Explosion in Chelsea.—sixteen Persons Seriously Injured

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 9 December 1871 · page 6

A FIRE, accompanied by a fearful explosion, took place on the 4th October, in Chelsea. The premises belonged to Mr. William Matthew Monk, an oil and colour man, carrying on an extensive wholesale trade…

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