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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1896

216 stories in New England's papers · page 6 of 11

Odd Accidents to Bibds

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1896 · page 3

AN Irish naturalist once observed a dumlin acting in a very curious manner on the seashore. The bird would alight, then fly a short…

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Hunting Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1896 · page 3

Lord Neville, whilst hunting on Saturday, was thrown from his horse and broke his collar bone…

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Melbourne. Fatal Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1896 · page 3

Mr. and Mrs. Robbins, whilst crossing the railway in a buggy, were ran over by an engine, and both killed…

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Shocking Fatality. Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 June 1896 · page 5

A GIRL named Jane Pearce and her little brother, Arthur, were killed yesterday in Beech Forest by a tree falling on them. It is believed that the girl lost her life…

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Fatal Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 June 1896 · page 3

A girl named Jane Pearce, and her little brother Arthur, were killed yesterday in the Beech forest by a large tree falling on them…

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James Stanbury. Reported to Be Drowned

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 10 June 1896 · page 2

James Stanbury, the champion sculler, is reported to have been drowned whilst training in the river Thames…

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Buggy Accident. Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 June 1896 · page 5

AT Grantville, Mr. R. S. Peters was killed yesterday by the capsizing of a buggy which he was driving…

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Fatal Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 12 June 1896 · page 5

The colliery disaster at Helensburg yesterday was caused by a great outburst of gas causing the coal to be blown out into the drive, bringing down a partial fulling of the…

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The Helensburg Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 12 June 1896 · page 5

At the inquest on the three miners killed in the Helensburg disaster yesterday, a verdict of accidental death was returned, and the mine-owners exonerated from any blame…

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The Colliery Accident. the Jury's Verdiot

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 13 June 1896 · page 4

The inquest on the victims in connection with the disaster at the Metropolitan colliery resulted in a verdict of accidental death. The…

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Terrible Accident at Sea

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1896 · page 3

DETAILS have readied Plymouth by the steamer Noram Castle (says a, London Journal) of a terrible accident on board the steamer Ionic,…

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Accident at the Tivoll Sydney, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1896 · page 5

MR. NEANDER, who was seriously injured by one of the spectators falling upon him from the gallery at the Tivoli Theatre, is still in the same condition, and no hope is…

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Railway Accident. Sydney, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1896 · page 5

A RAILWAY accident occurred at 3o'clock this morning, two miles from Goulburn, to the mixed mail train to Cooma, which consisted of 16 waggons of goods and 10 empty sheep…

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Railway Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1896 · page 3

A railway accident occurred at 3 o'clock this morning, two miles from Goulburn,to the mixed mail train to Cooma, consisting of 16 waggons of goods, 10 empty sheep vans, two…

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Theatre Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1896 · page 3

Mr. Neauder, who was seriously injured by one of the spectators falling upon him from the gallery at the Tivoli Theatre, is still in the same condition, with no hope of recovery…

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The Tivoli Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 June 1896 · page 2

Mr. Neander, who was injured on Saturday, by a man falling on him from the gallery of the Tivoli Theatre, died to day…

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Collision at Sea--great Loss of Life. London

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 19 June 1896 · page 5

A terrible shipping disaster has occurred off the coast of Ushant, one of the channel Islands. A steamer, name unknown, collided with the Cape steamer Drummond Castle…

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Our Wires. (Per Greville's Telegram Company.) Sydney. Thursday, 12.32 P.m. Cambling Fatality

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 19 June 1896 · page 5

A Chinese gardener named Jun Tong was stabbed last night in the leg during a row in a Goulburn- street gambling den, and bled to death. Six suspected Chinese have been…

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Drowned. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 June 1896 · page 5

DONALD M'CAULEY, acting manager of the Bow Bell 'buses, running to Alexandria, was drowned last night…

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Last Night's News. [Through Our Special Agents.] [By Telegrapg.] Fatal Accident. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 June 1896 · page 5

WM. M'CALLUM, a sailor, fell down the hold of the ship Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, and succumbed to his injuries to-day…

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