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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1880

8 stories in New England's papers

Serious Railway Accident at Parramatta. (From: Saturday's Herald.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1880 · page 6

THE first serious case of "Telescoping" in conception with the railway system of the colony took place at Parramatta yesterday afternoon, and it is almost…

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Alarming Accident with Chemicals. (From the Bathurst Times.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1880 · page 6

ON Wednesday last, a dangerous accident occurred at the establishment of Mr. H. Butterworth, Chemist, William-street. About 9 o'clock, the man, who is…

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The Accidents to the Hankow and Chimborazo

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 March 1880 · page 6

WE take the following accounts of the accidents to the above-named vessels from the London correspondent of the 'Argus':—…

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A Sublime Railway Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 April 1880 · page 5

A RAILWAY accident, unattended by loss of life but presenting a spectacle at once terrible and picturesque, took place on the 13th ultimo on the New York, Lake Erie, and Western…

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Appalling Railway Accident in California

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 July 1880 · page 4

AN appalling calamity happened on the South Pacific Coast Railroad on Sunday afternoon, 23rd May, by which sixteen persons were killed and four others badly wounded or slightly…

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A Terrible Collision and Loss of 50 Lives

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 August 1880 · page 7

ON the night of June 11, the steamboats Stoningtan and Narragansett came in collision on Long Island Sound, near the Connecticut River, and the Narragansett…

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In Collision with an Iceberg

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 September 1880 · page 7

THE 'New York Sun' says:—On May 26th, in latitude 33 deg., 53 min., longitude 49 deg. 2 min., the Russian barque Condor, Capt. A. F. Nyberg,…

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Tebmible Accident. (From the Bathurst Free Press.')

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 October 1880 · page 6

ON Monday last an accident of a horrible character occurred to a man named Charles Beasley, in the employ of Mr. Jacob Knights, produce merchant of…

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