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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1892

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Shocking Drowning' Accident in Victoria

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 7 April 1892 · page 2

SEVERAL boys were bathing in the Hopkins ' River at Warrnambool on Saturday afternoon. A lad named Augustus Hayes was carried into a strong current, and was not…

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Collision Between Two Horses. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 7 April 1892 · page 4

A sad accident happened at the Agricultural Ground yesterday to a jockey named James Brown. He was galloping a racehorse named Miss…

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Shocking Accident. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 6

A shocking accident occured on the Sandringham railway line this evening. [?] Moria Feigle, formerly head machinist of the [?] Herald office,…

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Shocking Railway Fatality a Man Terribly Mangled

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1892 · page 4

AN accident (the Age says), which involved the death of a gentleman well known in newspaper circles, took place on the Brighton and Sandringham railway line, near Hampton…

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Accidental Hanging

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 April 1892 · page 7

At Trowbridge, England, on February 23, a young man went into the stable of his employer and attempted to imitate a gymnastic feat he had…

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Railway Fatality. Bowral

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 26 April 1892 · page 4

A fatal accident happened on the railway line to-day, near Mittagong. A ballast train loaded with metal was travelling from the stone crushers near…

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A Marine Collision Averted. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 26 April 1892 · page 4

At the meeting of the Marine Board to-day Mr. H. R. Reid asked Captain Currie, the chairman, whether an official information had been received…

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Accident in a Shooting Gallery

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 26 April 1892 · page 2

An accident of a very unusual nature, and somewhat serious, happened at Duke's shooting gallery in the Eastern Market, Melbourne, on Friday. A youth named Miles was in…

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Our Telegrams. Sydney, Tuesday. Collision

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 27 April 1892 · page 4

At four o'clock this morning a collision occurred between two specials with Sells' circus at Bolivia, 370 miles from Newcastle, and one train ran into another, smashing a…

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Drowned in the Darling. Wilcannia

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 April 1892 · page 4

Mr. Rogerson, the coroner, held an inquest at Mount Murchison station on the body of Danie Heydon, who was found drowned in the Darling the…

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Railway Collison. Sells's Circus Performers Injured. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 28 April 1892 · page 2

A FATAL accident happened at 3.30 this morning to one of Sells Brothers' special transport trains, four of winch had been [?]gaged to convoy the company from…

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Terrible Dynamite Outrage in Paris. Explosion in a Restaurant. Many Persons Injured. London, April 26

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 28 April 1892 · page 2

A terrible outrage was committed by the anarchists in Paris last night. The scene of the occurrence was the house of M. Very, who will be the chief witness at…

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Terrible Railway Accident. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 28 April 1892 · page 2

A terrible railway accident has occurred on the Western Railway line wear Sod Walls. Nine passengers are reported to have been killed, and 12 injured. The train…

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Accident in a Shooting Gallery. a Woman Shoots a Youth

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 28 April 1892 · page 4

AN accident of a very [?]al nature, and somewhat serious, happened at Duke's shooting gallery in the Eastern Market Melbourne Friday. A youth M[?]es was in charge…

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Fatal Accident on the Western Line. Sydney, Wednesday, Noon

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 April 1892 · page 3

A dreadful accident occurred to last night's Western train. When reaching within three miles of Tarana the back portion of the train suddenly left the line through a broken rail…

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Fatal Railway Accident. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 April 1892 · page 3

A fatal railway accident occurred at Glen Innes this morning. Sell's circus performed at Tenterfield last night. They were engaged to open at Annulate to-night, and left…

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Terrible Railway Accident. Nine Persons Killed. Fifteen Others Injured. Result of a Broken Rail

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 6

NEWS (says the Echo) comes to hand to-day (Wednesday) of a terrible accident on the railway in the neighbourdood of Tarana. The station bearing that name is 120 miles…

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Shocking Railway Accident. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 3 May 1892 · page 2

A fearful railway accident happened last evening about a mile from Yarraville. The body of a man was found on the line about 6 o'clock with one of the legs torn off, and…

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Fatal Carriage Accident. a Lady Killed. Port Fairy

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 10 May 1892 · page 3

A FATAL carriage accident occurred on the Rosebrook-road, a few miles from Port Fairy, yesterday afternoon. Mrs. J. Davidson Burni[?], a well-known resident, with her…

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Fatal Railway Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 10 May 1892 · page 2

A FATAL railway accident occurred at about half-past 11 p.m. on Saturday night (the Argus says) near the Bull-Park railway station on the Coburg line, by which a young…

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