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Accidents, 1899

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Sensational Mine Accident Fall at Block 12. a Man Buried. Miraculous Escape of Two Others. Broken Hill

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 23 February 1899 · page 2

A somewhat sensational accident occurred to day at the Broken Hill Proprietary Block 12 mine. Three miners named John Fenotti, William Botheros…

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The Boating Accident. the Death of Deveson. a Committal for Negligence. Sydney, Wednesday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 23 February 1899 · page 2

The inquest, commenced on Tuesday, touching the death of Sydney Blackett Deveson which took place Monday as the result of injuries sustained in a…

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Found Drowned. Sydney, Friday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 5

The body of an elderly man whose name is unknown was found floating in the water at Cooged to-day…

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Junee. Monday. Burning Fatality

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1899 · page 2

The three-year-old son of William Wooden, of the Pinnacles, Old Junee, met with a fatal burning accident on Saturday. He followed his father to a paddock, where…

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Serious Coach Accident. a Publican Injured. His Right Leg Badly Brokes

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1899 · page 2

BETWEEN 4 and 5 p.m. on Saturday last a somewhat serious coach accident happened on the back road between Reno and Gundagai. Mr. John Collier plays a two-house…

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Drowning Fatality

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 1 March 1899 · page 2

Intelligence reached Rathurst of the intiamtely death of "Syd" says the N. Advertised Deverson, a well-known and popular Bathuret had, who recently accepted an…

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Ganmain. (From Our Correspondent.) Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 2 March 1899 · page 4

A VERY painful accident happened on Saturday morning to the fourth eldest son of Mr. Lennon, when the little fellow was thrown from his horse and had his collar bone…

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Prevention of Railway Accidents. a British Measure. London, Tuesday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 2 March 1899 · page 2

The Rt. Hon. C. T. Ritchie, President of the Board of Trade, has introduced a bill into the House of Commons for the prevention of railway accidents. The measure has…

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Nasty Accident to a Boy

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 March 1899 · page 2

A little lad named Hilton Harding met with a very painful accident yesterday afternoon in Baylis-street. He had both his ankles badly crushed between the springs…

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A Terrible Explosion. 40 People Killed. 110 Residents Injured. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 7 March 1899 · page 2

A terrible explosion is reported from Lagouban, near Toulon, a French naval station in the Mediterranean. The naval magazine at Lagouban blew up…

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A Peculiar Accident

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 7 March 1899 · page 2

A young man named George Robertson, who is employed at the Murrumbidgee Co-operative Company's Mill, got his arm caught in some machinery nine or ten days…

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An Actress's Accident. Leaps From a Cab. London, Thursday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 5

Miss Marion Terry, a well known and popular Actress, was driving in London to-day, when the horse attached to the cab in which she was took fright…

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Serious Railway Collision. a New Zealand Sensation. Four Persons Killed and Forty Injured. Wellington

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 14 March 1899 · page 2

The most appaling railway accident that has taken place in the history of the colony occurred on Saturday night at Rakaia. While an excursion train…

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Serious Railway Accident Four Lives Lost

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1899 · page 2

THE most appalling railway accident that has taken place in the history of New Zealand occurrcd on Saturday night at Rakaia. While an excursion train, crowded with…

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Terrible Railway Accident Three Women and a Child Killed. "Every One for Himself, and God Help the Hindmost." Auckland

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1899 · page 2

There was an appalling railway accident at Rakara (New Zealand) on Saturday night. An excursion train, crowded with passengers, was…

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Accident at a Theatre. an Actor Burnt. Broken Hill, Monday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 14 March 1899 · page 2

A shocking accident occurred during a performance at the Gaiety Music Hall on Saturday night. An actor named William Simpson, was taking…

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Local and General Herns. ACCIDENTS

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1899 · page 2

On Friday last Mr. A. Wellington fell down one of the winzes at the Gib. mine, and received severe injuries to the spine. Wellington is a…

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Accident with Gunpowder

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1899 · page 2

A PAINFUL accident happened last week to a boy named Brott, aged 13, son of Mr. G. Brett, Cooney's Creek, Jugiong. The lad had a flask of…

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Accident

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1899 · page 2

On Wednesday evening last, whilst returning home to Coolae, Mr. D. O'Dounell met with an accident. He was riding along near home, and…

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Fatal Accident at Gaumain. a Teamster Killed

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 16 March 1899 · page 2

A WELL-KNOWN teamster named James Johnston, living at Yarragundry, was thrown from a horse at Ganmain on Tuesday afternoon and died…

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