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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1895

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Fire at Wodonga. a Woman Terribly Injured. Wodonga

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 28 February 1895 · page 2

BETWEEN 1 and 2 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in High-street, in the neighborhood of the Shire-hall, which resulted not only in the demolition of two shops but in…

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Fatal Accident near Young. Young

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 28 February 1895 · page 2

A FATAL accident occurred this morning to a young man named Valentine Rhall on the Morangarel road near Tubbul. While in charge of a bullock team loaded with five…

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Railway Accident in Gippsland. Narrow Escape From a Serious Disaster. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 February 1895 · page 2

An alarming railway accident occurred on the main Gippsland line this morning, and perilcusly approached a serious disaster. The train to which the mishap happened was the…

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Fatal Railway Accident at Wagga

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 2

AN accident resulting in the death of a ganger named Joseph Ferario, 50 years of age occurred on the railway line between Wagga and Bomen yesterday morning…

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Fatal Accident at Bomen. a Ganger Killed

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 3

An accident which had a fatal ending occurred yesterday morning on the line near Bomen railway station, the victim being a man mimed Joseph Ferrio, employed as a…

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Sensational Drowning Case

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 5 March 1895 · page 2

During the acquatic carnival at West Maitland, on Saturday afternoon, Thomas Murray, a local resident, out of bravado jumped from the railing of Belmore Bridge, a…

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Shocking Boating Accident near Perth. Four Well-known Men Drowned. Perth

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1895 · page 2

A SHOCKING boating fatality occurred to-day to a party of six gentlemen, consisting of Mr. Henry Darlot, Dr. Fitzgerald. Mr. Florence O'Driscoll (member of the House…

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The Fatality on the Railway. Magisterial Inquiry

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 5 March 1895 · page 2

A magisterial inquiry into the causes which led to the death of Joseph Ferrario, a fettler on the mil way, which was reported in our last issue, was held in the Wagga…

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Sensational Drowning Case an Act of Bravado. West Maitland

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1895 · page 2

DURING the aquatic carnival this afternoon Thomas Murray, a local resident, out of bravado jumped from the railing of Belmore Bridge, a height of 36ft, into the river. He…

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The Late Railway Accident Magisterial Enquiry

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1895 · page 2

A MAGISTERIAL enquiry into the circumstances connected with the death of a ganger named Joseph Ferario who was killed on the railway line near Bomen on Friday last was…

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Fatal Accident near Kurr[?]jong

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1895 · page 2

A FATAL accident happened on Sunday evening on the Gundagai-road, about 4 miles from Wagga, the victim being a man named Robert Wach, a carpenter, who has resided…

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Fatal Accident Near Glenfield

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 5 March 1895 · page 2

We have to record yet another accident having a fatal result which occurred on Sunday evening on the Gundagai-road near the residence of Mr. R. M'Intyre, Glenfield. The…

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Three Sailors Drowned. London. March 5

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 7 March 1895 · page 4

The Oroya had 420 souls on board, comprising 120 saloon passengers, 60 in the second class, 80 in the steerage, and crew all told of 169…

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Shocking Railway Fatality

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 March 1895 · page 3

Early yesterday morning a shocking discovery was made by the officials on a train running into the city from the northern suburbs of Melbourne. When they had…

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An Accident Insurance

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 March 1895 · page 10

A somewhat curious state of affairs, in connection with an insurance company, was disclosed in the Victorian Practice Court on Tuesday, before Mr. Justice Hodges, upon an…

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Singular Railway Accident. Nathalia

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1895 · page 2

A SERIOUS accident happened last night between Waaia and Nathalia. Owing to a wire rotting away on the railway fence a mob of about three hundred sheep had left…

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Another Fatal Accident on the Oura Road

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 19 March 1895 · page 2

FOLLOWING on the fatal accident which occurred on the Oura Road on Sunday evening the 3rd instant, whereby a man named Robert Wach was thrown out of [?]is…

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Accident to Dr Morgan O'Connor

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 19 March 1895 · page 2

WE regret to state that at the Hibernian Social last evening a serious accident happened to Dr. Morgan O'Connor. The doctor was taking part in the opening set of…

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Dr. O'Connor's Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1895 · page 2

THE very serious accident which occurred to Dr. O'Counor at the Hibernian ball on last Monday evening has called forth very general sympathy for the sufferer. Letters…

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Sad case of Drowning. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 26 March 1895 · page 2

A SAD case of drowning has occurred at Yamba. Two men, named Samuel Annear and John Kennedy, agreed to have a swimming match on the river on the inner side of…

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