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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1897

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Fatal Accident at Yerong. Magisterial Inquiry

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 18 November 1897 · page 2

Mr G. H. Tempest, J.P., Coroner for the Wagga district, on Tuesday held a magisterial inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of John Conway, who met with an…

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Adelong Day by Day. ACCIDENT

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 19 November 1897 · page 2

Messrs. Murphy, perk[?] and Lowe, while out driving on Sunday, met with a severe accident near Mrs. Ross's, at Shepardstown, through their horse bolting and all being thrown out. The…

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Intercolonial. [By Telegraph.] Sydney. Friday. Found Drowned

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 20 November 1897 · page 2

The body of a man found floating in Long Bay, has been identified us that of Jeremiah Ryan, a cab-driver. At the inquest, evidence showed that on one occasion the…

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Escape From the Sobraon. a Boy's Daring. Supposed Death by Drowning

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 November 1897 · page 3

A boy aged 17, named William Hatton, belonging to the training ship Sobraon, effected his escape from tbe vessel on Wednesday evening in a…

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Thrilling Buggy Accident. Hobbes Roll Over a Precipice. Walhalla

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 30 November 1897 · page 4

A rather sensational a [?] his happened to a gold es[?] which left the Bank of Australasia here this morning for Moa, conveying 2000[?] of gold…

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Broken Hill Mining Accidents. Report by Judge Murray

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 2 December 1897 · page 3

Judge Murray, who was appointed at a royal commission in July last to make full investigation into the cause of accidents in mints and quarries at Broken Hill, reports…

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Fatality at Coolamon

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 4 December 1897 · page 2

A SAD and fatal accident took place in the yard of the Coolam[?]n railway station on Thursday morning whereby Mr. James Lucas, son, of "Aldedury," losthislife. Thedeceased…

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Fatal Accident at Coolamon. Death of an Old Resident. Coolamon

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 December 1897 · page 2

Mr James Lucas, senr., farmer, and an old resident of Coolamon, met with a peculiar accident, yesterday which resulted fatally. Deceased was loading a bale of bags at the…

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Fatal Accident at Juglong

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 7 December 1897 · page 2

WE regret to have to record a fatal accident which took place at Juglong on Sunday last, about 11 o'clock. A lad named Tom Lloyd about 15 or 16 years of age, nephew of the well…

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Fatality at Coolamon

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 8 December 1897 · page 2

A SAD and fatal accident took place in the yard of the Coolamon railway station on Thursday morning whereby Mr James Lucas, son, of "Aldedury," lost his life…

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The Juglong Fatality

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 14 December 1897 · page 2

A LONG period will undoubtedly elapse are our small community fully recovers from the painful shock it received on learning of the dreadful accident which deprived us of one of the most…

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Fishing with Dynamite. Shocking Fatality

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 18 December 1897 · page 3

The schooner Dawn arrived at Cooktown from Samarai on Tuesday evening with news that Richard Purcell, while fishing with dynamite…

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Melbourne. Monday. Terrible Burning Fatality

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 21 December 1897 · page 2

A shocking accident is reported from Traralgon by which Mrs. Dunne, postmistress, lost her life yesterday. She was leaving her bedroom yesternight with a…

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Narandera. Monday. Fatal Accident to Mr. William Low

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 21 December 1897 · page 2

Mr. William Low, owner of Mimosa Station, was killed on Saturday evening. He came into Narandera to meet his young daughter, who had just returned from school…

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