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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1893

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Disastrous Hurricane in England. Fifty-five Wrecked Sailors Drowned. London, Nov. 19

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 23 November 1893 · page 3

THE hurricane which yesterday swept over Great Britain with extensively disastrous effects has not yet subsided, though its fury has some what abated…

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Sad Fatality near Warrnambool. a Mother Loses Her Life in Saving Her Child

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 23 November 1893 · page 3

A VERY sad affair was reported on Monday night from Naringal 15 from Warrnambool (Vic.) A farmer named William Mahoney, with his wife and child, proceeded across a…

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Fatal Railway Accident. Mr. J. L. Tritton Killed

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 23 November 1893 · page 3

Mr. John Lambert Tritton, district surveyor at Hay, on a visit to Sydney, was run over and killed by a train at Burwood, on Sunday night. It appears that on Sunday…

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Shocking Mining Accident at Eaglehawk. a Miner Falls on to an Exploding Charge

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 30 November 1893 · page 4

A MINER named Lathby met with shocking injuries by a fall down a winze in the Lady Barkly mine, Eaglehawk, on Monday, and narrowly escaped being blown to pieces by…

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Sensational Mining Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 7 December 1893 · page 2

A BENDIGO telegram of Monday says:—This afternoon at 3 o'clock just as shifts were being changed at the mine of the Hustler's Royal Reserve No. 2 Company…

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Sensational Accident at Broken Hill. Broken Hill

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 9 December 1893 · page 2
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A MOST sensational accident occurred at the Proprietary mine to-day, by which six men were precipitated a distance of 300 feet, fortunately without any fatal result. The…

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Alarming Anarchist Outrage in Paris. a Bomb Exploded in the Chamber of Deputies. Eighty Persons Injured. London, Dec. 10

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 12 December 1893 · page 2

A MOST extraordinary and daring outrage was committed by the Anarchists yesterday afternoon. While the Chamber of Deputies was…

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Sad Boating Fatality. Eight Lives Lost. Five Bodies Recovered. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 19 December 1893 · page 2

A SHOCKING boating fatality occurred in Port Jackson this afternoon, by which five persons are known to have lost their lives, whilst three others are missing. This…

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Triple Boating Fatility. Three Boys Drowned in a Dam. Ballarat

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 December 1893 · page 2

To-day, between 12 and 1 o'clock, three boys, two sons of Mr. W. Raynor and one of the Rev. W. H. Geer, were drowned in the Gong Gong dam at the rear of the…

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Fatal Accident near St. Arnaud. a Child Burnt to Death

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 28 December 1893 · page 4

A ST. Arnaud telegram of Monday says:—A sad fatality happened at about 10 o'clock on Saturday night at Major's Line, a few miles east of St. Arnaud. A farmer named…

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