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Accidents, 1882

19 stories in Riverina's papers

Collision of a Steamer with Whales

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1882 · page 4

THE steamship Newport, of Ward's Line, had an unusual experience during a recent outward trip to Havana. She sailed from this port on Thursday, October 27, and before daylight…

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Adelong News. the Recent Death by Drowning

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1882 · page 3

MR. F. W. Vyner, district coroner, held an inquest on Friday, February 3, touching the cause of death of the boy Warburton, who was drowned in a waterhole the previous day…

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Shocking Fatal Accident

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1882 · page 2

ABOUT half-past 1 p.m. on Tuesday last the townspeople were shocked by a report that Mr. Thomas Belford, sodawater and cordial manufacturer, had been thrown from his spring-cart,…

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Fatal Accident at the Heads. (Age Correspondent). QUBENSCLIFF

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 21 February 1882 · page 3

About 1 o'clock to-day the residents of Queenscliff were startled by the receipt of a telegram from Point Lonsdale conveying the information that two of the fishing boats had…

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Bab's Fire-Crackers. an Accident

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1882 · page 1

"Here comes a country-woman of mine," said Hairweather, of New York, to Count Oscar Von Held, as the two young men were strolling along the Unter don Linden…

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Bab's Fire-Crackers. an Accident

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 March 1882 · page 1

"Here comes a country-woman of mine," said Fairweather, of New York, to Count Oscar Von Held, as the two young men were strolling along the Unter den Linden…

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News of the Week. the Late Fatal Accident

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1882 · page 2

MR. C. W. WEEKES, district coroner, held an inquest at the Court-house on Tuesday morning, touching the cause of the death of Thomas Watt, who had met his death on the Gandagai…

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The Fatal Accident at Watson's Reet

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 14 June 1882 · page 3

WE clip the following particulars of this accident from the Signal, Murrumburrah:—Writing from Watson's Eeef under date June 6th Mr. E. C. Deane supplies us with…

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Accident to the Araluen Coach. (Braidwood Dispatch)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 20 July 1882 · page 4

On Friday afternoon last, as the Araluen coach was going down the mountain about half a mile the other side of Blatchford's turning, the off bind wheel breke down in…

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Instructions for the Apparently Dead from Drowning. Dr. Sylvester's Method

The Temora Star · Wednesday 6 September 1882 · page 3

APPLY stimulants to the nostrils and dash water in the face, as the readiest means at hand. If this does not excite breathing place the…

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Appalling Accident at the 180 Claim

The Temora Star · Wednesday 1 November 1882 · page 3

AN appalling and sensational accident occurred yesterday morning about 11 o'clock at Lansells No. 180 claim, Victoria Reef. A miner, aged 23, named William Clemens,…

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Collision Between the Barque Glenroy and the Peshawur

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 9 November 1882 · page 4

THE following account of the collision is from the pen of a passenger:— The Peshawur left England on September 11, and Colombo on the evening of Saturday,…

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Serious Railway Collision Bathurst. Bathurst

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 14 November 1882 · page 3

AT half-past 3 o'clock this morning a serious collision, and one purely attributable to gross neglect on the part of some of the railway officials, took place at the gates just…

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Serious Railway Disaster. One Passenger Killed and Eighty Persons Injured

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 5 December 1882 · page 2

A RAILWAY accident of a more apalling nature and productive of more serious results than even the Joliment disaster, occurred on the Hawthern line of railway on Saturday…

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Railway Accident Near Melbourne

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 December 1882 · page 2

A DISASTROUS railway collision occurred on Saturday evening on the Hawthorn line, between a special train and the ordinary train from Melbourne to Hawthorn. The…

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Terrible Railway Accident Near Melbourne. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 7 December 1882 · page 4

A DISASTROUS railway collision occurrcd at about half-past 6 on Saturday evening on the Hawthorn line, between a special train, which was engaged to convey intending…

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The Richmond Hawthorn Railway Accident

The Temora Star · Saturday 9 December 1882 · page 3

A DISASTROUS railway collision occurred at about half-past six on Saturday evening on Hawthorn line, between a special train and the ordinary traif from Melbourne to…

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Remarkable Accidents

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 December 1882 · page 2

RECENT English papers supply the following particulars of interest:— A terrible accident occurred on Sunday evening, October 22, at a meeting of the…

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The Accident at Adelong Crossing

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 15 December 1882 · page 2

An inquest was bold on Tuesday last at Adelong Grossing by Mr. C.W. Woekos, coroner, concerning the death of Samuel Hosken, who was drowned the previous day. The following…

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