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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1890

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Gored by a Bull. a Young Man Terribly Injured

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 23 July 1890 · page 4

A shocking scene was witnessed at Malvern on Sunday, a young man being almost gored to death by a prize bull. The beast is of the…

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Railway Accident near Adelaide. a Member of Parliament and His Friend Killed. Adelaide

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 24 July 1890 · page 2

A TERRIBLE railway accident was reported in the city this evening as having taken place at the Grand Junetion Crossing, on the Northern line. It appears Mr. James Cowan, member…

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Buggy Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 29 July 1890 · page 2

AN accident of a rather serious nature occurred on Sunday evening near the Caledonian Hotel about three miles from town on the Junee-road. Two young men named…

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Fatal Scalding Accident

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 29 July 1890 · page 2

Yesterday morning Clarence Griffiths, between 5 and 6 years of gge, the tenth son of Mr. Peter Griffiths, publican ans store-keeper of Wagga died at his parents…

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Fatal Scalding Accident

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 31 July 1890 · page 2

An inquest in connection with the death of the boy Clarence Griffiths, 6 years of age, who died at his parents' residence, Peterstreet, Wagga, at half-past eleven o'clock on…

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Railway Accident at Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 9 August 1890 · page 3

A SERIOUS railway accident took place on Wednesday morning at Princes-bridge (the Age says). The practice has been for some time to allew shunters to regulate the…

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Serious Blasting Accident at Fern Tree Gully

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 August 1890 · page 6

An accident of an extremely painful nature, by which three men were injured (says the Age), occurred on Wednesday at Messrs. Laudier Brothers' stone quarries…

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Serious Accident at the Wagga Racecourse

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 12 August 1890 · page 2

Mr. William Hart, a professional rider, met with a painful and serious accident at the Wagga racecourse at about three o'clock p.m. yesterday. He was schooling a horse…

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Railway Accident at Wagga. Fearful Catastrophe Averted

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 14 August 1890 · page 2

AN accident occurred to the Express train leaving Wagga for Sydney at 145 on Tuesday morning, which might have culminated in one of the most fearful railway tragedies…

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Accident to the Express Train. a Miraculous Escape. Traffic Stopped for Five Hours

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 14 August 1890 · page 3

An accident, the serious nature of which can only be realised to its fullest extent by personal inspection of the effects, occurred to the Express train…

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The Railway Collision at Wagga

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 August 1890 · page 3

Referring to the serious railway accident at the Wagga bridge early on Tuesday morning the Sydney Morning Herald says:— "Only a few seconds elapsed between…

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The Wagga Railway Accident. References in the Assembly

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 16 August 1890 · page 2

IN the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday night, Mr. Hassall drew attention to the accident, which, he said, might have been attended with disastrous consequences. It…

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More Railway Accidents

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 August 1890 · page 3

The Express which left Redfern on Wednesday night for Melbourne at 5.15, travelled wifely as far as Gunning, where the passengers had a most marvellous escape (says the…

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Fatal Accidents at Ballarat Ballarat

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 19 August 1890 · page 2

ON Saturday evening the mangled remains of Mrs. Mary M'Inerney, aged 55 years, wife of a well known former of Dunstown, Bungaree, were found on tho up track at the…

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Sad Case of Accidental Poisoning

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 August 1890 · page 2

An inquest was held on Wednesday at Middle Brighton (Vic.) on the body of Gordon Baker Anderson, a little boy aged 5 years, who met his death…

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Struck by a Tidal Wave. Experience of the Cuzco-many. Persons Injured

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 6 September 1890 · page 8

A PASSENGER by the R.M.S. Cazco writes to the South Australian Register:—"On Wednesday, July 23, the Orient liner Cuzco left Giberalta…

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Fatal Railway Accident at Melbourne. a Man Terribly Mutilated

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 6 September 1890 · page 3

THE level crossing at the Canterbury station was the scene of another distressing railway falility on Wednesday morning, this being about the third…

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Shocking Accident in a Flour Mill

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 13 September 1890 · page 2
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A TERRIBLE accident occurred in the Union Flour Mills, Fitzroy, on Tuesday afternoon (the Age says) resulting in the instantaneous death of a lad named James Walton. The…

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Railway Accident near Narandera

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 25 September 1890 · page 2

A RAILWAY accident occurred at Narandera a Tuesday afternoon, when two goods trains from Hay collided within a few hundred yards of the station. Both trains were coming into…

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