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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1887

19 stories in Riverina's papers

Railway Accident at Melbourne. (Argus.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 5 March 1887 · page 3

THE train which leaves Williamstown at 6.15 a.m. met with an accident yesterday (Thursday) at the Spencer street railway station, by which several passengers were…

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Terrible Railway Accident. Sydney. Thursday 9 a.m

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 13 May 1887 · page 3

Railway accident near Melbourne yesterday night, two trains telescoped, five persons killed and fifty wounded. Thursday 2 p.m…

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Disastrous Railway Collision Near Melbourne. Melbourne

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 14 May 1887 · page 6

THIS evening the 5 40 express from Melbourne to Windsor and the 5.30 ordinary train came into collision near the Windsor station. Five persons were killed, and…

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The Late Railway Accident

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1887 · page 2

The latest report of the railway Catastrophe states that all the sufferers are doing well. Mr. Lemprier died on Saturday last. Fully 2000 people assembled at the scene…

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Terrible Railway Accident. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 23 June 1887 · page 2

A TERRIBLE railway accident happened this afternoon at Peat's Ferry, the present terminus of the railway to the Hawkesbury River…

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The Hawkesbury Railway Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 25 June 1887 · page 4

AN inquest upon the body of George Hankin, one of those who died of injuries received at the Hawkesbury on the 2lst instant, was commenced on Thursday by the City Coroner,…

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Terrible Railway Accident at Peat's Ferry. Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 25 June 1887 · page 6

A TERRIBLE [?]way accident occurred on the Homebush-[?] line yesterday afternoon, resulting in a [?] destruction of life and property. It appears that an excursion…

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Death by Drowning

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 12 July 1887 · page 2

AN inquest was held at Beaver's Hotel, Sheridan-street, Gundagai, yesterday, beofe Mr. Weekes, P.M., coroner, and a jury of twelve, touching the death of a girl named Bridget…

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Buggy Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 28 July 1887 · page 2

YESTERDAY morning (says a correspondent) I waited on frofessor Simons, at the Commercial Hotel, when he gave the following graphic account of an accident which…

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Serious Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1887 · page 2

A SERIOUS accident happened on Saturday to a well-known resident of the district. Mr. and Mrs, Thomas Jones, of Ganmuin Park, were driving in their buggy from…

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A Terrible Buggy Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 18 August 1887 · page 3

A TERRIBLE buggy accident happened to a party returning from a dance in Riversdale at 11 o'clock on Thursday night July 21. The driver of the vehicle (says the Otago Daily…

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Fatal Accident at Caulfield. (Aryus.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 23 August 1887 · page 2

THE Grand National Steeplechase meeting at Caulfield on Saturday was marked by one of the painful occurreuces which of late years have been too frequent in steeplechasing,…

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Serious Railway Accident. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 10 September 1887 · page 2

A serious railway accident occurred this morning a few minutes after 5 o'clock, to the mixed goods and passenger train from Sydney to Wagga, containing about 17 loaded tracks…

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Fatal Boat Accident in Botany Bay. Four Men Drowned

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 27 September 1887 · page 3

A FATAL boat accident, resulting in the loss of four lives, occurred in Botany Bay on Saturday afternoon. A party consisting of five artillerymen, and three' civilians. left…

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The Bullt Colliery Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 1 October 1887 · page 2

WE learn by telegram that the opinion of the Attorney-General upon the report of the Billi Colliery Commission was laid on the table of the Assembly on Thursday night…

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Railway Collision

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 18 October 1887 · page 3

A SERIOUS railway collision occurred at Kelso on Sunday morning. The mail train proceeding to Bathurst overtook a goods train proceeding westwards when rounding…

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Wreck of the Steamer Cheviot. 40 Passengers Drowned

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 22 October 1887 · page 3

ON Thursday we received a telegram conveying intelligence of the wreek of the steamer Cheviot as follows:—"Cheviot wrecked at Point Nepcan. Captain and 23 passengers…

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Accident in the Edward River

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 24 November 1887 · page 4

A FATAL boating accident occurred at Deniliquin, on Friday night in the Edward River. A boy named Latchford, and two younger boys, named Alfred and Albert M'Donald,…

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Fatal Accident in Newtown. Boy Drowned in a Dam

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 20 December 1887 · page 2

DURING the forenoon of yesterday a lad named Robert Winchester was drowned in a dam off Forayth-street, Newtown. He had gone there with two other boys to…

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