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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1895

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Adelong Day by Day. An. Accident

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 14 May 1895 · page 2

AN accident happened to Mr. John Quinnel on the Sth inst., he was helping Mr. P. M. Namare to, build a retaining wall for Messrs. wilson and Ritchie alongside the creek to make a…

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Assaults in the Bathurst Gaol. a Warder Seriously Injured

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 18 May 1895 · page 2

A VIOLENT assault was committed on a warder in the Bathurst Gaol on Monday morning by a prisoner named Gibbons, Gibbons, who is a professional pugilist, with…

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The Redfern Railway Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 21 May 1895 · page 2

THE railway accident which happened at Redfern in October last was incidentally mentioned before the Full Court in Sydney on Friday, when Mr. R. E. O'Connor, who…

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The Redfern Railway Accident. Claims for Compensation

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 23 May 1895 · page 3

The Supreme Court on Monday decided to hold special sittings. The Court is to be held at an early date to deal with claims brought against the Government in…

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Serious Gun Accident

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 30 May 1895 · page 3

One of these accidental mishaps which are always taking place with finance without apparently impressing the necessity for a little caution upon individuals until too late…

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Sad Fatal Accident

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 June 1895 · page 5

Yesterday at noon a fearful and fatal accident occurred near this town. Mr. Jos Northrop (son of Mr. T Northrop, contractor and selector, of Pinkerton), was…

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Terrible Accident. Death of Dr. Campbell, J.P. Young

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 15 June 1895 · page 2

YESTERDAY (Wednesday). evening Dr. Campbell, of Yass, met Ms death while being driven from Galong station, to the residence of Mr. Samuel Tout, of Calabash,…

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Fatal Accident at Young. Dr. Campbell Killed

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 June 1895 · page 2

A total accident happened at Calabas[?] near Marengo, on Wednesday evening, while Dr. Campbell, of Yass, father of Mr. Allan Campbell, a solicitor of Young, was being…

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Alarming Accident at Hamilton's Circus. a Fall From a Trapeze

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 20 June 1895 · page 2

AN unfortunate accident of a somewhat sen sational and alarming character occurred (the Albury Daily News says) at Hamilton's circus on Monday evening during the…

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The Redfern Railway Accident. Actions for Damages. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1895 · page 2

THE sum of £5000 was claimed by Lizzie Anne M'Kenzie from the Railway Commissioners to-day in the Jury Court as compensation for the loss of her husband, George H…

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Fatality Near Wagga

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 25 June 1895 · page 2

The dead body of a fisherman, generally known as Sam, was found in the Murrumbidgee yesterday morning under somewhat peculiar circumstances. A man named Jack…

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Mining Fatality at Ballarat

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 25 June 1895 · page 3

A shocking accident occurred at Ballarat, early on Saturday morning at the No. 9 shaft of the Band and Albion Consols Company, whereby a miner, named John Bennett, during…

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Railway Accident Insurance

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 26 June 1895 · page 6

The compensation cases arising out of the late railway accident at Redfern are before the Supreme Court. Those which have been decided furnish food for some…

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Racecourse Accidents: What Are the Causes

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 July 1895 · page 3

Racecourse accidents are now-a-days of such common occurrence that rarely a race meeting misses adding to the number. Fatal results also have been more than usually…

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Railway Accident near Albary. Thirteen Hbad of Cattle Mangled

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 18 July 1895 · page 2

A SOMEWHAT sensational misadventure occurred to the Sydney to Melbourne express train at about 5.45 on Tuesday morning (the Daily News says), three miles from Albury…

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Accident to the Sydney Express. the Train Runs Into a Mob of Bullocks. the Engine and Carriages Derailed

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 18 July 1895 · page 4

An accident of somewhat alarming nature happened to the Sydney express on Tuesday morning while running down Fallon's "bank," about three…

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Terrible Collision at Sea. 145 Lives Lost

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 25 July 1895 · page 4

A disastrous marine collision took place off Genoa, in Italy, on the night of the 21st July. The colliding vessels were both steamers, namely, the…

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The Cause of the Accident

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 25 July 1895 · page 3

In his report to the secretary for Mines Mr. Tresize, the mining inspector for the district, makes the following comments—"John Morrison, who was trucking for…

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Another Hunting Fatality. an Extraordinary Mishap

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 6 August 1895 · page 2

A LILLYDALLE telegram of Friday says:—Fatal hunting mishaps have been painfully frequent during the present season, and yesterday the third which has happened…

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Extraordinary Explosion on Board Ship. Three Men Injured. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 6 August 1895 · page 2

A terrific explosion, happily unattended with loss of life occurred at 6 o'clock this morning on board the brigantine Prosperity, lying at Rushcutters' Bay. The explosion is…

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