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Accidents, 1893

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Railway Accident. at Darling Harbor. Narrow Escape from Death

The Australian Star · Tuesday 24 January 1893 · page 5

AN accident, fortunately unattended with loss of life, occurred on the railway at Darling Harbor last night, when a goods tram inward from Clyde overcome…

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Drowning Case. Narrabri

The Australian Star · Wednesday 25 January 1893 · page 6

A child named William Tuttam was drowned in the Namoi River yesterday. The mother, who attempted to commit suicide, placed the child on the bank, and it…

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A Peculiar Drowning Case

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 January 1893 · page 4

NARRABRI, Tuesday.--A peculiar case of drowning occurred this morning, the victim being a child named William Tattam, aged about eight months. An inquest was held…

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The Helensburgh Fatality. the Inquest

Evening News · Wednesday 25 January 1893 · page 6

In the mortuary room of the Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, an inquest was held yesterday touching the death of the miner, George Patterson, who died in the institution on…

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Peculiar Accident

Evening News · Wednesday 25 January 1893 · page 6

An infant named Sydney Thompson, aged 19 months, met with a peculiar accident on Monday evening at the residence of his parents, No. 161 Kingstreet, Newtown. His little sister was in the…

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Fatal Accident to a Jockey

Evening News · Wednesday 25 January 1893 · page 3
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MELBOUENE, Wednesday.—T. Vanevery, the jockey, while riding Liberty in the Steeplechase at Sandown Park yesterday afternoon, was killed by his horse falling upon him. The accident…

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Accident at Manly

Evening News · Wednesday 25 January 1893 · page 7

On Tuesday afternoon while two girls named Rowlandson, living at Maaly Vale, were driving to the Manly Oval for horse fodder, the dashboard of the dogcart gave way, and falling to the…

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Fatal Accident at Lillie Bridge

Evening News · Wednesday 25 January 1893 · page 5

A jockey named James Steenson met with an accident at Lillie Bridge Grounds last night, which unfortunately resulted in his death. He was riding the Pony Madge in the Second town…

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Accident to the Lion Tamer

Evening News · Wednesday 25 January 1893 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The Victorian Govern­ment is considering the desirability of prohibiting the lion-taming exhibitions of Captain Russell at Fillis's Circus. The captain, who was seriously…

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Victoria. the Accident to Fillis's Liontamer

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 January 1893 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The police authorities are preparing a report for presentation to the Chief Secretary on the accident [?]…

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Accidents

The Australian Star · Friday 27 January 1893 · page 3

Alfred Davis, a middle-aged man, met with a painful accident yesterday. He is employed by the City Carrying Co. as carter, and was driving through the city…

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A Perilous Voyage. Accident to an Atlantic Liner

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 January 1893 · page 3

The North German Lloyd steamer Spree was towed into Queenstown in a disabled condition by the Beaver line steamer Lake Huron. The Spree, which left Bremen for…

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Four Children Drowned

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 13

At Drillham on Sunday last four children of Mr. C. P. Rosling, a selestor, were drowned when bathing in a deep waterhole. Three of the children were girls, and the other a little boy. The…

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Railway Accident in Russia. Collision with a Snowed-up Train. Fifteen Passengers Killed

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday Night.--A terrible railway accident is reported from St. Petersburg. A train was blocked by the snow near…

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Disasters. Terrible Railway Accident. Collision and Fire. Passengers Boiled Alive. a Wheat Elevator Destroyed

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 11

LONDON, January 22.—A terrible railway accident is reported from the United States. A passenger train came into collision with an oiltank train near Alton, Illinois…

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Burglar Scare at Emu. a Leading Resident Injured

Nepean Times · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 3

The other night at Emu Plains a man of business was enjoying his midnight snooze when his dreams were abruptly dispelled by a waking sound of the ominous word "fire"…

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Queensland News. Agricultural and Pastoral. Insolvency Business. Release of Unionist Prisoners. Drowning of Four Children. General News. BRISBANE, January 23. Agricultural and Pastoral News

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 13

Flying foxes are very numerous this year in the Toowoomba district and are causing great havoc among the fruit trees.—The Wide Bay and Burnett Meat Export Company has decided…

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Victorian News. Exciting Scene at a Circus. A Lion Attacks the Tamer. Insolvency Returns. Humane Society Awards. Attempted Suicide. General News. MELBOURNE, January 24. a Lion-tamer Injured

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 13

The incident which occurred at Fillis's circus on Saturday, when Cap ain Russell, the lion-tamer, fell while putting the lions through a performance, was far more serious than was…

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Accidentally Shot

Evening News · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 6

ORANGE, Friday.-A young man named Geo. Dowers, who was accidentally shot by a companion named Warren while after wallabies yesterday at Mallion Creek, died this afternoon…

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