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Accidents, 1894

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Railway Accident on the Northern Line. Tamworth

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 24 November 1894 · page 4

A serious accident occurred at 10.20 last night to a goods train from Sydney when about 15 miles beyond Tamworth, at a spot situated between…

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Narrow Escape of Lockwood From Drowning

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 1 December 1894 · page 4

It has leaked out that Lockwood, one of the English cricketing team, has had a narrow escape from drowning. Last Sunday the members of the team were…

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Serious Accident to a Child

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 18 December 1894 · page 2

A VERY serious and painful accident occurred on Sunday to a boy S years of age, son of Mr. Potter, railway station master at Henty. The boy was accompaning his…

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Disastrous Collision in Sydney Harbor. a Steamer Run Down. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 20 December 1894 · page 2

A DISASTROUS collision occurred this evening off Chowder Bay, Sydney Harbor, which resulted in the cutting down of the steamer Princess and the loss of two lives…

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Street Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 29 December 1894 · page 2

A PAINFUL accident happened to a man named John Sharman, on Wednesday evening last, Sharman was returning from the Farmers Home Races in company with Mr…

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