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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1892

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Fire off Druit-Street. Collision Between Fire Engines. Three Men Injured

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1892 · page 6

A FIRE broke out on Monday evening (the Echo says) at Robert Harper's store in Duncan-street, hear Druitt-street. The alarm was given by a patent fire alarm…

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Fatal Railway Accident at Castlemaine. Castlemaine

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 May 1892 · page 3

A shocking railway accident took place shortly after 1 o'clock thin afternoon, the victim being a lad named Leopold Harrison, 8 years of age, son of Mr. J. W. Harrison…

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Railway Accident. Breaking of an Axle. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1892 · page 3

AN accident happened to a luggage train last night about half way to Lawson and Wentworth Falls. The train left Lawson at about 25 minutes past 10 p.m., travelling…

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Appalling Boating Disaster. Fifteen Persons Drowned

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 24 May 1892 · page 2

The most deplorable boating accident that has ever happened in Hobson's Bay, and the one attended with the greatest loss of life, took place on Saturday, when a fishing boat…

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Startling Accident in Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 24 May 1892 · page 3

Shortly before noon on Saturday Collins-street, Melbourne, was the scene of an alarming accident, which, although it resulted in serious physical injury to three persons was…

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Terrible Boating Accident. a Whole Team Drowned

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 25 May 1892 · page 2

MELBOURNR, Sunday.--A tad fatality, which involves lives of 15 footballers, took place on Saturday night off the coat between Morniugton and Mordialloe. in Port…

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The Mornington Boating Fatality. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 26 May 1892 · page 2

All day yesterday about 20 boats of various kinds from Mornington were cruising out in search of [?]lies of the football party drowned between that village and Frankston on…

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The Port Phillip Boat Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 26 May 1892 · page 2

ALL day on Monday (the Age says) about 20 boats of various kinds from Mornington were cruising out in search of relies of the football party drowned between that village…

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Tramway Collision in Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 May 1892 · page 4

The most sensational accident that has [?] taken place in connection with the admirable tram service provided in Melbourne took place on Thursday evening at the crossing of…

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Fatal Accident at Wallandool

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 28 May 1892 · page 2

AN accident which resulted in the death of two Chinaman, named Fon Ming and Ly Ming, happened at Wallandool, about seven miles from Yerong Creek, on Thursday. It…

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Sensational Tram Accident in Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 28 May 1892 · page 3

THE most sensational accident that has yet taken place in connection with the admirable tram service provided in Melbourne took place on Thursday evening (the Age…

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Serious Accident to a Young Lady

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 31 May 1892 · page 2

MISS Chirnside, of Werribee Park, met with a very painful accident on Friday morning (the Age says), while riding the hunter Rajah. While she was riding at an easy…

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Fatal Accident to Two Chinamen

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 31 May 1892 · page 2

A terribly fatal accident occurred at Wallendool, a few miles from Yerong Creek on Thursday morning, which resulted in the death of two Celestial cousins, named Ly…

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Fatal Mining Accident at Southern Cross. Perth

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 2 June 1892 · page 3

A fatal accident is reported from Southern Cross. Two miners, named William Jones and Morris Thomas, who were working in Fraser's South Mine, were burled in the mine…

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Fatal Accidents with Fire. Echuca

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 2 June 1892 · page 3

Shortly after noon on Monday an old woman named Egan, between 70 and 80 years of age, residing in Mitchell-street, Echuca Fast, accidentally fell into the fire…

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Drowned in a Washtub

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 June 1892 · page 7

A child, aged 16 months, named Sydney Ernest West, was drowned on Thursday week in a washtub at the residence of his parents in…

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Extraordinary Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 4 June 1892 · page 4

A BERLIN correspondent, writing on April 17. says: — An extraordinary accident is reported here. In the year 1886 a number of Government experiments were carried out…

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Narrow Escape Mom Fatal Accident

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 June 1892 · page 3

The building now being added to the eastern side of the Convent building, which is situated on the hill at Wagga, was the scene of an accident which, though the lives of two…

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Railway Accidents. Liability of Governments

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 June 1892 · page 4

A judgment of interest to railway travellers was given by the Full Court, Melbourne, on Thursday. Thomas C. King last July sued the Railway Commissioners to recover…

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Extraordinary Shooting Accident. a Clergyman Shot by a Member of Parliament. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 7 June 1892 · page 2

AN extraordinary shooting accident happened in a train that was travelling from Sydney to Kogarah yesterday afternoon. Just before the train left Redfem…

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