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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1882

17 stories in New England's papers

The Drowning of the Three Sisters at Albury

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1882 · page 6

THE following report of the inquest on the bodies of the unfortunate sisters Pastorella, is extracted from the ALBURY BANNER:—An inquest was held on…

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Collision of Three Trains in a Tunnel

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1882 · page 7

ON December 10 an extraordinary railway accident, in some respects unparalleled, took place on the North London Railway within the tunnel which runs…

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Dreadful Accidents

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 May 1882 · page 1

Two very serious accidents are reported by the DALBY HERALD to have occurred to a man and his wife, of which the following are the particulars:—"On…

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Dreadful Accidents

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 May 1882 · page 6

Two very serious accidents are reported by the DALBY HEALDd to have occurred to a man and his wife, of which the following are the particulars:"—On…

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Mining Accident at Cunningham's Creek

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 June 1882 · page 7

A SHOCKING mining accident happened on Monday, at Watson's Reef (the old Marshal M'Mahon), Canningham Creek, when three men, William Anthony, T…

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Frightful Railway Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 30 June 1882 · page 2

A FRIGHTFUL; accident happened on the railway line on Friday morning (says the BALLARAT COURIER) near the foot of the Warrenheip incline, by which an elderly…

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Sad Fatality Aboard, the S.s. Morpeth (From Saturday's Newcastle Herald.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 August 1882 · page 1

ON arrival from Sydney yesterday morning of the steamer Morpeth a sad and fatal occurrence was made known, viz., that one of het passengers, Mr. Alfred…

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A Shocking Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 August 1882 · page 1

A SHOCKING accident recently befel Mrs. John Bulmer, residing at Elderslie, near Branxton, the patient having since been under the care of Dr. Williams, of the…

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Sad Fatality Aboard the S.S. Morpeth. (From Saturday's Newcastle Herald.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 18 August 1882 · page 6

ON arrival from Sydney yesterday mornling of the steamer Morpeth, a sad and fatal occurrence was made known, viz., that one of her passengers, Mr. Alfred…

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A Shocking Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 18 August 1882 · page 6

A SHOCKING accident recently befel Mrs. John Bulmer, residing at Elderslie, near Branxton, the patient having since been under the care of Dr. Williams, of the…

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Shocking Accident Near Boggabri

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 22 September 1882 · page 6

OUR Gunnedah correspondent informs us that a shocking and fatal accident happened at the deviation, about four miles from Boggabri, on Monday last, about 1…

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Total Loss of the Woniora. Seventeen Seamen Drowned. Only One Man Saved. (From Monday's E. NEWS.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 November 1882 · page 4

ONE of the most fearful disasters that ever occurred on the Australian coast happened during the gale on Saturday evening, when the well-known steamer collier woniora…

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Serious Railway Collision at Bathurst. Bathurst

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 November 1882 · page 1

AT half-past 3 o'clock this morning a serious collision, and one purely attributable to gross neglect on the put of some of the railway officials, took place at the gates…

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Serious Railway Collision at Bathurst. Bathurst

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 November 1882 · page 2

AT half-past 3 o'clock this morning a serious collision, and one purely attributable to gross neglect on the part of some of the railway officials, took place at the gates…

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Accident in Uralla. To the Editors of the Armidale Express

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 December 1882 · page 2

GENTLEMEN—I observe some inaccuracies in the report of your Uralla correspondent with reference to the above accident, which I consider it my duty to correct…

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Accident in Uralla. To the Editors of the Armidale Express

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 December 1882 · page 3

GENTLEMEN—I observe some inaccuracies in the report of your Uralla correspondent with reference to the above accident, which I consider it my duty to correct…

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How to Keep from Drowning

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 29 December 1882 · page 2

THE human body weight a pound in the water, and a single chair will carry two grown up persons. That is, it will keep the head above waiter, whicj is all that…

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