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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1895

243 stories in New England's papers · page 6 of 13

Burning Fatality

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1895 · page 5

Mary Grant, a domestic servant, aged 24, in the hospital yesterday from the effects [?]burns received through her clothes catch [?]ing fire…

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Yesterday's News. [Through Our Special Agents.] Accidental Death. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1895 · page 5

ROBERT Burden, a farmer living at White Rock, near Bathurst, was accidentally killed yesterday. His dead body was found under his cart,…

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Accident. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1895 · page 5

A BOY, 13 years of age, named Frank Taylor while [?] [?] fortunately had three of his fingers cut off and his hand badly crushed…

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Racing Accident. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1895 · page 5

AT the Warwick Farm races yesterday four horses fell in the Warwick Handicap, and two jockeys. Dean and Garland, were injured and taken to the hospital…

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Racing Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1895 · page 5

At Warwick Farm races yesterday four [?]ces fell in the Warwick Handicap, and two jockeys, Dean and Garland, were injured. They were taken to the hospital…

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Accidents

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1895 · page 5

Frank Taylor, aged 13, while playing with some machinery, had three fingers cut off and his hand badly crushed. Charles M'Conville, about 24, a shunter,…

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An Accident to the Austrian Ambassador, Count Wilkenstein

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 June 1895 · page 7

Trostburg, the Austrian Ambassador, was thrown, from his horse the other day while riding ia the Bois de Boulogne. According to the last…

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Fatal Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 July 1895 · page 3

Alfred Smith, 47, carter, was walking the side of his horse and cart which his son was driving at Glebe this morning, when the animal bolted. The father tried to stop the…

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Frightful Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 5 July 1895 · page 2

A fettler named Arthur Lusker, whilst engaged shunting on the railway at Ashfield Station last evening, was decapitated…

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A Dear Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 July 1895 · page 2

William Williams and wife to-day recovered £50 damages from J. M'Dowlan for injuries received by Mrs. Williams, who was knocked down by defendant's dog-cart. M'Dowlan…

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River Collision

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 10 July 1895 · page 3

A serious collision occurred in the River Mersey on Saturday. A steamer came into collision with a dredger, and fire persons were…

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Boating Fatality. [By Cable.] London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 July 1895 · page 5

A BOATING fatality occurred at New York whereby a man and hie wife and three children were drowned…

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Tram Fatality. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 July 1895 · page 5

AN elderly man named John Jay, whilst on his way home from an election meeting at BAlmain last night, got out of a moving [?] and fell, [?]taring his skull. He…

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Cablegrams. Sydney. Friday. Serious Railway Accident. Fifteen Killed and Thiry Injured

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 13 July 1895 · page 4

A railway accident is reported from Argentine. Fifteen persons were killed and thirty dreaufully injured…

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Late Cables. Railway Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 13 July 1895 · page 4

A terrible railway accident occurred on the Grand Trunk railway in Canada on Tuesday. Two traina running at a high rate of speed came into collision,…

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Railway Fatality. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 July 1895 · page 5

THE body of William Payne, a driver, who had driven a party from Malvern to the theatre and back on Saturday night, was found on the railway at Mathouraroad road…

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Found Drowned. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 July 1895 · page 5

THE body of an unknown man was found this morning in the water near the Little Bay Hospital…

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Accidental Death. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 19 July 1895 · page 5

At Tumut, yesterday, ayoung man named Archie Clee accidentally shot himself-dead…

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Terrible Mining Accident. Eight Miners Killed. the Result of a "Creep."

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 20 July 1895 · page 4

A terrible mining accident occurred at Broken Hill just before 4 o'clock yesterday. Indications of a creep were noticed in the South mine, and…

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Fearful Marine Fatality

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 July 1895 · page 3

A terrible disaster at sea is reported from Italy. Two Italian steamers, the Ortigia and Maria came into collision with great force at the entrance of the Gulf of Spemia, the Maria…

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