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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1894

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Accident to Mr. Schulstad

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 5 September 1894 · page 4

An accident of a very serious nature happrned on Friday night to Mr. John Charles Syvert Schulstad, who is employed as a shorthand writer in the…

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Shocking Yachting Accident. Twenty-six Excursionists Drowned. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 September 1894 · page 4

NEWS has been received of a shocking yachting disaster which has occurred at Morecombe Bay, on the west coast of England. A yacht containing a large party of…

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A Barque Ashore. Two Men Drowned

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 September 1894 · page 5

CAPTAIN Ussher, of the steamer South Australian, which arrived from Sydney at Brisbane at 9 o'clock on Monday night stated that at 11 o'clock that morning,…

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A Wonderful Rescue. One Brother Drowned

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 September 1894 · page 5

AS the steamer Conqueror was returning from Manly at about 20 minutes to one on Saturday, the captain noticed a boat keel upwards with two men clinging to her…

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Latest Special Telegrams. SYDNEY, Thursday Afternoon. Fatal Railway Collision

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 September 1894 · page 5

A COLLISION occurred this morning near Waratah between a goods train and an empty cattle train. Great damage was done. A fireman named Robertson was…

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The Railway Collision

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 22 September 1894 · page 4

The inquest on the Wartah railway collision was continued to-day and adjourned till Tuesday…

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Fatal Railway Accident. a Fireman Silled. Drives and Guard Injured. Damage to Rolling Stock

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 22 September 1894 · page 6

A collision occurred at Waratah on Thursday morning. At 5 o'clock the pick-up train left Newcastle and all wont-well until nearing the Waratah…

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Accidentally Killed

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 September 1894 · page 3

Whilst riding in the steeplechase at the Brisbane Hunt Club last Saturday, Charles Mortimer was thrown from his horse and killed…

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Accident on the Saxonia

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 September 1894 · page 3

Newcastle, Saturday.—About 1 o'clock this morning, while the threemasted schooner Garron was being towed out by the steamer Saxonia, the…

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The Late Railway Accident. Statement of Driver Cousens

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 September 1894 · page 3

Newcastle, Saturday.—Before his death yesterday Henry Cousens, driver of the goods train which collided with a cattle train on Thursday morning,…

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Waratah Railway Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 28 September 1894 · page 5

The jury in the inquest on the Waratah railway accident found it was caused by neglect 011 the part of Henry Cousens, driver of the goods train, who was killed in the…

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Sad Fatality. Drowning of Mrs. F. D. Kite and her Two Children in the Namoi

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 5 October 1894 · page 5

A PROFOUND sensation was created in town yesterday morning on receipt of the sad news of the death by drowning of Mrs. F. D. Kite, and her two younger children in the Namci River, at…

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How A Girl was Drowned

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 October 1894 · page 5

AN extraordinary story was told on Friday, Aug. 3rd, at an inquest on an eight-yearold girl named Rose Adams, daughter of a carman living at 18, Carr-street,…

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Drowning at Narrabri

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 October 1894 · page 6

Narrabri, Thursday.—Inconnection with the drowning of Mrs. Kite, of Tibbereenah, her boy, 2 years of age, and an infant, it appears they were…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 October 1894 · page 4

ON Thursday the sad news was received of the death by drowning of Mrs. F. D. Site, and her two young children in the Namoi River, at Tibbereenah station, near…

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Drowning at Singleton. Singleton

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 13 October 1894 · page 7

An inqueat was held to-day on the body of a man found in the river yesterday. It was identified by his son from Barwood, and also by the…

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Drowning Fatality

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 October 1894 · page 3

A double drowning fatality has occurred at Leith, Scotland. A cab, containing Professor Dewar, his son, and a friend, was driven at night into the dock. Young Dewar and the…

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Accident on a Cruiser. a Man's Head Blown Off. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 19 October 1894 · page 4

WHILE the English cruiser Satellite, one of the Pacific Squadron, was firing a salnte the head of a gunner was blown off…

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Peculiar Fatal Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 19 October 1894 · page 5

A curious fatal accident occurred to a child at the show yesterday. During the trial of the hunter, one of the horses baulked and cast a shoe, which struck a lad named Chas…

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Accident to a Goods Train

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 19 October 1894 · page 5

An accident occurred at Hilltop to-day to a fast goods train from Goulburn when in a deep cutting. The couplings broke and eight trucks were derailed. Some of the trucks…

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