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New England · Accidents

Accidents, 1898

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Train Accident in South Africa

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 20 August 1898 · page 4

In a collision between two trains in South Africa, 5 Europeans and 28 Kaffirs were killed…

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Collision

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 August 1898 · page 3

During a heavy fog this morning the Manly steamer, Narrabeen collided with the Government steamer, Kate, near Garden Island. The Kate sank in six minutes. No lives were lost…

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Fatal Accident at Adelaide

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 24 August 1898 · page 2

An old building at the Adelaide railway station collapsed yesterday. A man named Thomas Crowley was killed instantly and eight other…

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Railway Fatality

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 26 August 1898 · page 3

Yesterday afternoon a boy, named Oliver Phillips, aged eight, residing with his parents at Denham- street, Glebe, while crossing in front of a tram, was knocked down, the wheels…

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Team Fatality. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 August 1898 · page 5

YESTERDAY afternoon a boy named Oliver Phillips, aged eight years, residing with his parents in Denham-street, Glebe, whilst crossing in front of a tram was knocked…

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Cycling Accident. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 August 1898 · page 5

A SON of Mr. Carruthers, Minister for Lands, whilst cycling last night, collided with a sulky, and was seriously injured…

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Fatal Mining Accident. Broken Hill

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 August 1898 · page 3

A SHOCKING fatality occurred at Block 12 of the Proprietary Mine shortly after eight o'clock this morning. The old shift was on No. 2 level, and…

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Yesterday's News. [By Telegraph.] [Through Our Special Agents.] the Railway Accident. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 August 1898 · page 5

IT is estimated that 100 sheep were killed and injured by the railway accident yesterday…

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A Serious Railway Accident

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 August 1898 · page 4

NEWS reached Sydney on Wednesday morning of a serious railway accident which occurred on the northern railway, resulting in an injury to two men and delay…

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Railway Accident

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 3

A sensational accident occurred at Hornsby on Wednesday to a live stock train. The, engine and tender left the rails and fell down an…

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The Railway Accident at Hornsby. (Thursday's Mercury.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 August 1898 · page 2

THERE were several Maitland people on board the mail train from Sydney yesterday, which was delayed for four hours owing to the accident to the…

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Fatal Bicycle Accident. Death Op Mr. J. H. Caruthers' Only Son

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 31 August 1898 · page 4

On Thursday evening John Catruthere only son of the Minister for Lands, met with a serious accident, from the effects of which he has since…

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Blue Jackets Drowned. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 September 1898 · page 5

SIX blue jackets have been drowned from the cruiser Cleopatra, during a collision in the North Seas…

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A Horrible Tragedy. Girl Murdered in Sydney. Two Children and a Man Injured. Attempted Murder of Several Others

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 September 1898 · page 2

The following are the details of the terrible Sydney tragedy, of which we gave a telegrephic account in our last issue:—…

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Fatal Accident

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 7 September 1898 · page 2

A coal lumper named Charles Thompson was killed on board the collier Governor Blackall this morning. He was precipated down the…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 10 September 1898 · page 2

A telegram from W. Maitland states that news from the Paterson reports that Miss Annie M'Innes, schoolmistress…

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A Sad Fatality

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 10 September 1898 · page 2

A sad fatality occurred at the Kogan, near Warra (Queensland), on August 25. A party consisting of Robert Wiseman,…

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Terrible Accident. (By Telegraph.) Hillgrove

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 September 1898 · page 4

A terrible accident happened last night, about nine o'clock, at the Eleanora battery, by which a young man named Thomas M'Rae lost his life…

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A Queensland Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 September 1898 · page 6

It is really remarkable how many perssons lose their lives through falling trees. A sad fatality occurred at Kogan, near Warrs (Queensland)…

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London. Fire Fatality

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 23 September 1898 · page 3

By a fire in a grain elevator at Toledo, U S.A„ eight persons were burned death and nine others fatally injured…

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