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Accidents, 1891

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Shocking boating Accident in New Zealand. Six Persons Drowned. Auckland

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 1 January 1891 · page 2

SIX persons have lost their lives by the capsizing of a boat at the head of Lake Watkatipu. The names of the victims are:— Joseph Olive[?] aged 28; Frederick Forsyth,…

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Railway Accident. a Sleeping Car Cut in Two. Marvellous Escape From Death

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1891 · page 4

A REMARKABLE accident is reported in the New York Tribune, and though several persons were badly injured, the m[?]rvel is that no life was lost. The Louisville and…

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Drowning Fatality

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 6 January 1891 · page 2

A CASE of drowning occurred in the Murram bidgee on Sunday afternoon, at a place known as the sand banks at the rear of the Church of England. The victim was a young…

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The Late Drowning Fatality

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 8 January 1891 · page 2

THE body of the man who was drowned in the Murrumbidgee on Sunday afternoon last was found yesterday morning, about 10 o'clock, floating in the river, about a mile…

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Serious Railway Accident in Victoria. Warragul

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 13 January 1891 · page 2

THE 10.30 goods train from Warragul to Melbourne arrived safely at Drouin about 10.40 last night with 20 loaded trucks and the van well filled with milk-cans, and…

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Fatal Accident at Warragul

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 15 January 1891 · page 3

A DISTRESSING fatal accident occurred at Warragul about 5 o'clock on Monday morning,(says the Melbourne Telegraph), whereby a fine young man, about 18 years old, named…

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Singular Accident. Digging Himself From Under a Dray

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 27 January 1891 · page 2

THE Stawell correspondent of the Melbourne Age says that a man named Lars Christensen residing at Ligar-street, met with a severe accident on Thursday afternoon. He was…

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Disastrous Collision in Mid-Ocean. the Ship Talookdab Sunk. 22 Lives Lost

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1891 · page 2

A DISASTROUS collision at sea, resulting in the sinking of a ship and the loss of 22 lives, is reported by Captain Nichol, of the ship Agnes O[?]wald, which reached [?]ort Jackson…

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Peculiar Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1891 · page 4

A PECULIAR accident happened on Wednesday to a German farmer named August Jariok, residing at Jindora. It appears that early yesterday morning, as a farmer's wife…

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Shocking Fatality in the Bush

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 26 February 1891 · page 4

A SAD occurrence is reported from Tallandoon, on the road to Mitta Mitta, 20 milea from Tallangatta. A young farmer named Matthew Smith on Thursday evening went…

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Collision in Sydney Harbour. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 March 1891 · page 2

A COLLISION ocourred yesterday between the ferry steamer Telephone and the schooner J. G. Kondio. The ferry steamer left the North Dock at 25 minutes past 9 a.m., and…

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Sad Boating Fatality. Three Girls Drowned

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 March 1891 · page 2

A SAD boating accident happened on Monday afternoon at the Terara wharf two miles down the Shoalhave[?] River Nowra. Five girls named Winnie Griffiths, aged 18 years;…

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Narrow Escape from Drowning

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 2 April 1891 · page 2

ON Friday evening (the Argus says) an extraordinary incident occurred at the mouth of the Yarra, near Newport The occupants of a house in the vioinity haviug heard…

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Terrible Gun Accident at Queenscliff

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 2 April 1891 · page 2

THE second day's practice of the Garrison Artillery at the Heads was(the Argus says) marked by a most unfortunate catastrophe at Queenscliff Fort, causing the inatant death…

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The Accident at the Queensclifl Fort. a Satisfactory Explanation. Queensclife

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 4 April 1891 · page 2

To DAY a board of officers, consisting of Colonel Dean-Pitt, Major Daniell, Captain Umphelby, and Lieutenant Harding, inspector of ordance machinery, met ai Queent…

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Fearful Fatal Accident

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 April 1891 · page 5

LOCAL readers who were acquainted with William Butt, a railway servant who was located here for a few years, will deeply regret to hear that on Friday he was killed…

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Original Correspondence. the Late Terrible Accident to William. Butt. [To the Editor of the Cootamundra Liberal]

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 11 April 1891 · page 2

SIR,--As many of your readers are aware, the late Mr. Batt, who was killed at the Redfern tunnel a few days ago, was for some time a resident of this town,…

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The late Terrible Accident to William Butt. [To the Editor.]

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 April 1891 · page 4

SIR,—As many of your readers are aware, the late Mr. Butt, who was killed at the Redfern tunnel a few days ago, was for some time a resident of this town, and his wife…

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Fatal Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 16 April 1891 · page 3

A RATHER sudden death occurred in the local Hospital early yesterday morning, the victim being a man named John Lawler. Lawler was employed as cook at Mr…

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The Shearing Dispute. Unionist Leader's Committed for Trial. Alarming Accident in Court. Brisbane, Tuesday Evening

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 16 April 1891 · page 2

HANILTON, the leader of the unionists at Clermont, who was arrested yesterday for conspiracy, was bought to the Police Court there this morning and committed for trial…

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