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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1895

243 stories in New England's papers · page 7 of 13

Terrible Mining Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 July 1895 · page 4

AT the South Barrier Mine, Broken Hill, just before the change of shifts alt 4 o'clock on Thursday afternoon, the day shift men engaged in sinking at the north sulphide…

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A Laundry Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 July 1895 · page 5

ACTION BY AN EMPLOYEE. AN application was made in Chambers on Friday morning by Ellen Elizabeth Ward for leave to proceed with an action for…

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Mining Accident in Victoria. Six Men Killed

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 24 July 1895 · page 2

Melbourne, Sunday.—A terrible disaster occurred at the M'Evoy mine at Eldorado, in the Ovens district early yesterday morning, resulting…

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Collision at Sea

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 26 July 1895 · page 2

A German steamer came into collision in the English channel last night and sunk a fishing smack. One of the crew of the latter was rescued with a rope, but eleven were drowned…

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Eleven Persons Drowned. [By Cable.] London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 July 1895 · page 5

A GERMAN steamer came into collision in the English Channel last night and sunk a fishing smack. One of the crew of the latter was rescued with a cope, but eleven…

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Latest Up to Publication. Sydney, Thursday, 6.8 P.m Fatal Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 26 July 1895 · page 2

A young man named James M'Carthy was knocked off a cart he was driving this morning by a collision with a fire engine opposite the Metropolitan station, and died upon admission to the…

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Terrible Accident. Burnt to Death

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 27 July 1895 · page 3

A terrible burning fatality took place at Melrose a few days ago. Fred. Lockyer, of Mihi Creek, was working in a mine there, and being…

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Mining Accident. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 July 1895 · page 5

The bodies of the victims of the M'Bvoy mining aecident have not yet, in spite of strenuous efforts, been recovered…

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Terrible Railway Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 July 1895 · page 3

An excursion train crowded with pilgrims ran off the line at Quintin, in France, and was wrecked. Thirty-seven pilgrims were either killed or seriously injured…

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

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 August 1895 · page 5

Emma Jessie Smith a little girl four years of age residing with her parents at Brown street, Newtown, was crossing King street yesterday afternoon on an errand when she…

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Accidental Inventions

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 August 1895 · page 6

THE bayonet is said to have derived its name from the fact that it was first made at Bayonne, and its origin illustrates the proverb, 'Necessity is…

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Strange Accident

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 3 August 1895 · page 3

A labourer named Terence O'Brien met with an extraordinary accident while loading a curt in George-street. He was endeavouring to shovel a…

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Found Drowned

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 August 1895 · page 3

At the inquest on the body of Maurice Casey, found in the Harbor yesterday, the evidence showed that deceased attended a picnic to Mr. Harris, M.P., on Saturday, and…

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

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 August 1895 · page 5

AT the inquest on the body of Maurice Casey, found in the harbour yesterday, the evidence showed that the deceased attended a pic-nic to Mr. Harris M.P., on…

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A Strange Accident. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 August 1895 · page 5

FIVE horses were killed near Wellington by the collapse of a haystack that bad been undermined by sheep feeding upon it…

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Accident to a Jockey. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 August 1895 · page 5

DUNCAN Prondfoot, who rode Darnley at the Caulfield races on Saturday, and whose leg was crashed by the horse falling on him, has had his leg amputated…

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Railway Fatality

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 9 August 1895 · page 5

A shocking fatality occurred on the railway line about 300 yards from Stanmore station last night, when an unknown man was cut to pieces. The work of gathering the remains…

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Racing Fatality. [By Telegraph.] Melbourney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 August 1895 · page 5

THE lad Edward Beoufort, who was run over at Flemington during the course of, the Grand National Hurdles, died yesterday…

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The Stanmore Railway Fatality. [By Telegraph.] Sydney. Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 August 1895 · page 5

THE remains of the unfortunate man found out to pieces on the railway line at Stanmore has been identified as those of John Daiton, a groom, lately employed by Major…

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Shocking Parachute Accident. LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 August 1895 · page 4

A SHOCKING parachute fatality has occorred at Peterborough. Miss Adelaide Bassett, a parachutist, intended to make a descent from a balloon at a fete which…

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