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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1894

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Fatal Shooting Accident. Viscount Drunlanry Killed. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 October 1894 · page 4

VISCOUNT Drunlanry whilst visiting Mr. Edward Stanhope, M.P., at Bridgewater, was out with a shooting party yesterday, and being missed search was made and his…

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An Agent Drowned

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 24 October 1894 · page 2

William Lee, agent for the Citizens' Life Absurance Society, was drowned at Lismore on Monday. It is supposed that he suicided on account of…

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Steamer Collision

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 27 October 1894 · page 5

The Atlantic steam liner Paris, collided during a gale with an unknown ship, cutting her completely in two. The ship sunk with all hands…

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Railway Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 27 October 1894 · page 5

A passenger train collided with a goods train in Russia, owing to the driver of the latter being asleep, Ten people were killed…

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Mining Fatality

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 October 1894 · page 3

A man named G. W. Bailley fell 70 feet down a shaft at Wyalong and broke both legs, dying shortly afterwards…

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A Favorite Injured

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 October 1894 · page 3

The Derby colt Cobbity injured one of his hind legs through getting cast in his box. The injury is not believed to be serious…

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Wreck of the Steamer Wairarapa. Appalling Loss of Life. 130 Persons Drowned. Sydney, Thursday, 10.20 a.m

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 2 November 1894 · page 5

THE steamer Wairarapa from Sydney to New Zealand has been totally wrecked. The captain and 112 people were drowned. LATER…

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Terrible Railway Accident at Redfern

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 November 1894 · page 4

A SERIOUS railway smash occurred at Bedfern at 9.30 on Wednesday morning. Numbers of persons were seriously injured. A down train from Parramatta crashed into…

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Latest Special Telegrams. SYDNEY, Wednesday Morning. Railway Accident at Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 November 1894 · page 5

A TERRIBLE railway accident occurred at Redfern this morning at about 9 o'clock. The outgoing southern express train crashed into an incoming suburban train. Great…

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Collision at Sea

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 10 November 1894 · page 6

A collision between two vessels has taken plane off Douglas, in the [?]le of Man. One of the vessels a steam trawler, was sunk. Five lives were…

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Drowning Cases

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 November 1894 · page 3

Robert Farquharson, aged 9, picnicking with his mother and brother at Manly yesterday, went beyond his depth while bathing and was. drowned in sight of his mother, who…

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Our Wires. Sydney. Thursday, 11.49 A.m. Railway Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 23 November 1894 · page 5

AN accident occurred on Tuesday night on the railway line 15 miles beyond Tamworth. Nine trucks of a goods train from Sydney were completely wrecked and three others badly…

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Severe Accident to Rev. J. T. Evans. Amputation of His Leg

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 24 November 1894 · page 6

The Rev. J. T. Evans, MA., formerly oiganising chaplain in this diocese, has met with, a terrible accident at Wyalong, particulars of which…

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Double Fatality at Goulburn. GOULBUBN, Saturday. I

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 28 November 1894 · page 3

Two State boys named Robert Wood and William Gallo[?] aged 12 land 10 went swimming in the Mulwaree at North Goulburn yesterday evening…

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Train Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 8 December 1894 · page 4

A freight train, carrying among other things watches and petroleum, fell over an embankment at morahank, Russia, and caught fire. Eight officials were…

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Accident to Machinery

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 December 1894 · page 3

Owing to an accident to the refrigerating machinery just as the vessel was sailing the meat cargo of the steamer Maori King had' to be unloaded…

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The Sensations of a Drowning Man

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 December 1894 · page 6

I FELL into the river some time ago, and was fished out, more dead than alive, after I had risen and sunk three times…

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Drowning Fatalities

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 December 1894 · page 4

A number of cases of drowning occurred yesterday…

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Christmas Day Accident. Mr E.underwood Killed

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 December 1894 · page 3

Quirindi, December 27,—A shocking accident happened on Christmas morning, when Mr. Edward Grimes Underwood, proprietor of Quirindi…

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