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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1876

14 stories in Riverina's papers

Collision and Loss of Twenty-two Lives

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 March 1876 · page 5

The correspondent of the London Daily Telegraph says:— Another great maritime disaster has occurred in St. George’s Channel, involving…

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Magisterial Enquiry — Dreadful Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 11 March 1876 · page 3

A magisterial inquiry was held at Coonong on Wednesday touching the death of Mr. Blunt, surveyor, Mr. W. H. Armstrong being the presiding magistrate. The…

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Sad Accident on the Nile

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 March 1876 · page 6

A correspondent of the Standard writes from Cairo:—The sudden capsizing of a “da[?]biah” (passeng[?] sailing vessel), with the loss of thr[?]…

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Fearful Accident in Switzerland

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 March 1876 · page 5

The following (says the Home News of 7th January) are the details of the frightful accident at Christmas festival in Switzerland. The scene of the accident was the…

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Local Intelligence. Distressing Case of Accidental Poisoning

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 March 1876 · page 2

WE regret to have to record a very painful case of accidental poisoning by strychnine on Wednesday morning last at Mr. S. M‘Caug[?]ey’s, Coonong station, the victim…

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The Abbot’s Ripton Railway Collision

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 April 1876 · page 6

The Coroner’s inquiry into the causes of death of the [?]ims of the recent railway collision at Abbot’s Ripton, hear Huntingdon; was concluded on…

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Disastrous Steamboat Collision—great Loss of Life

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 April 1876 · page 6

Yesterday afternoon (Feb, 18) a collision, resulting in great loss of life took place between two steamers off Dover, about a mile from the Admiralty…

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Frightful Railway Accident

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1876 · page 4

The recent railway accident at Odess most have been the most fatal of any yet on record. The train carried over 400 conscripts. The train ran off the rails, and the carriages were…

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A Mother Accidentally Shot by Her Son

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 17 June 1876 · page 4

THE Muswellbrook correspondent of the Maitland Mercery reports:—A magisterial inquiry was held on the 26th, May, at Mr. Thomas Hassell’s…

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Correspondence. Umana Coach. ACCIDENT.(To the Editor of the W.W. Express.)

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 July 1876 · page 2

Sui,—I beg to correct a statement that appeared in your paper :of the 12th inst. The telegram from Urana .states - that the coach was found by Mr. Holliday's men. The…

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Original Correspondence. the Lo-lo and Davies Company and the Jerome Accident. (To the Editor of the Advertiser.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 26 August 1876 · page 2

SIR,—Will you Kindly allow me space to state that in deference to the suggestion offered by "Humanitas," in his letter to the Advertiser of the 23rd inst., with respect to…

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Dreadful Railway Accident

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 October 1876 · page 6

A FATAL collision took place on the night of 7th August on the Somerset and Dorset Railway at Radstock a station about ten miles from Bath…

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Restoring the Apparently Drowned

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Wednesday 25 October 1876 · page 1

A NEW instrument for the purpose of resuscitating asphyxiated persons, and particularly those who have been in danger of death by drowning (says…

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Dreadful Railway Accident. (From the Standard.)

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 October 1876 · page 8

INFORMATION reached Bristol on August 8 that a terrible accident had occurred on the Somerset and Dorset railway. Late on Monday all kinds of rumours were afloat as to…

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