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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1898

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Sad Drowning Fatality

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 23 April 1898 · page 2

The death, by drowning, of Miss Ethel White, third daughter of Mr. F. R. White, of Booloomimba, which occurred on Thursday afternoon, last…

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Our Wires. (Per Greville's Telegram Company.) Sydney. Monday, 10.12 a.m. Burning Fatality

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1898 · page 2

Mrs. Hennessy, of Burwood, who was burned on Saturday, has succumbed…

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Melbourne. Collision

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 29 April 1898 · page 3

A collision occurred at Port Philip last night between the steamers Manawatu and Edina, and the former sank. NEXT ENGLISH CRICKET TEAM…

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Latest Up to Publication. Sydney, Thursday, 3.25 p.m. Fearful Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 29 April 1898 · page 3

George Bennett, 14, a milk boy, was knocked down by a railway engine at Hamilton this morning, and literally cut to pieces, his head being severed from his body…

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Railway Fatality. a Boy Run Over

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 30 April 1898 · page 3

An accident of a most shocking character occurred at Hamilton on Thursday morning early. From the particulars to hand it appears that a…

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A Terrible Accident

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 3

An explosion of dynamite occurred at the pilot boatshed, Southport (Queensland). A boatman named Gardiner was blown to pieces…

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Tuesday. The Recent Wrecks. the Steamer Duckenfield Safe. Tqe Wreck of the Ma Itland.. Uncertainty of the Number Drowned. Rumours of Further Shipwrecks. Severe Damage by the Storm

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 11 May 1898 · page 2

The steamer Duckenfield reached Kelson's Bay in safety bet night, after a terrible knocking about. The wreck of the Maitbnd is fast,…

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Coach Accident

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 14 May 1898 · page 3

The mail coach from Glen Innes met with a serious accident eight and a half miles from Inverell. One of the leading horses shied, and carried…

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A Collision

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 18 May 1898 · page 2

The steamer Cloncurry, from New. castle to Melbourne,arrived off Wileon's Promontory this morning, and collided with a schooner, fortunately…

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Burning Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 20 May 1898 · page 3

While Mrs O'Hursen, of Singleton, was washing her head with kerosene her hair caught fire, and she sustained terrible injuries before it was extinguished…

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Railway Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 21 May 1898 · page 4

Miss Kirby, a music teacher, was killed on the St, Hilda railway line yesterday, and her body was cut to pieces…

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Foundering or a Schooner. 34 Miners Drowned

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 4

The Schooner Jane Grey foundered en route for Alasks, 34 miners were drowned…

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Forts Destroyed Near Havana. Latest. Many Spaniards Killed. American Ships Injured

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 3

The Commander of the torpedo boat Porter reports that the United States cruisers New Orleans, Iowa, Texas and…

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A Fortunate Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 June 1898 · page 2

The following story it told across the allantic about Dr. Talmage:—"It was y are ago of course, and occurred in New Jersey Believille, Dr.Talmage was preaching there and one week,…

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Bicycle Versus Cart. £1000 Damages Claimed As the Result of a Collision

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 18 June 1898 · page 4

An interesting action, the damages in which are laid at £1000, was commenced in the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The plaintiff was Miss…

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Fortunes by Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 24 June 1898 · page 1

If there is anything that makes a poor, toiling man happy it is to read about flakes that have m&de fortunes. For instance, there was a captain of a vessel plying…

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Melbourne. Fatal Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 24 June 1898 · page 3

A man was killed yesterday whilst destroying condemned bursters at the Victoria Barracks. His name was Joseph Cowley, and four others, who were badly injured, are…

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Colliery Accident

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 24 June 1898 · page 3

A serious accident happened at the Wall- send colliery yesterday. By a fall of coal William Webster was killed, and two others injured…

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Terrible Disaster, Thirty Six People Drowned. Heartrending Scene

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 25 June 1898 · page 6

A serious calamity occurred during the launching of the new battle-ship Albion, at Blackwall, on the Thames, on Tuesday. The Albion was…

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Fatal Accident

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 25 June 1898 · page 3

The new battleship Albion was successfully launched from the yard of the Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company at Block wall. During…

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