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Accidents, 1894

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The Double Drowning. South Melbourne Tragedy. Inquest on Miss M'Lellan's Body. Her Sweetheart's Evidence-- The Coroner's Remarks-- Verdict of Temporary Insanity. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 6

An inquest was held to- day on the body of Annie M'Lellan, who committed suicide by jumping off South Melbourne Pier Alired Bertles, deceased's sweethcart, gave…

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Special Edition Religion in Russia. Closing a Church. the Congregation Objects. Serious Conflict With the Police Sixty Persons Killed and One Hundred Injured. London, January 5

The Australian Star · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 6

Telegrams from St. Petersburg give particulars of a serious disturbance which has occurred in Russia owing to the action of the Government in regard…

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The Theatre Royal Accident

Evening News · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 4

This morning an Evening News reporter had an interview with Mr. Baxter, the popular comedian, who was seriously injured on the stage at the Theatre Royal on Thursday evening. Mr. Baxter…

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Terrible Fatal Accident. Explosion of a Dynamite Cartridge Two Men Killed

Evening News · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 4

FERNMOUNT, Saturday.— A gloom was cast over the town yesterday when the news was received that two men had been killed by an explosion of dynamite at Nana Creek. Two…

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Serious Buggy Accident

Evening News · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 6

A lad named Charles Dyer, residing at Marrick ville, met with a very serious accident in Pitt-street yesterday. He was driving a sulky, and when passing the T.M.C.A. the horse took fright…

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Fatal Shooting Accident at Bingara

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 9

BINGARA, Monday.— A melancholy accident occurred on Saturday near Keera station, when a young man named Henry Rose, 20, years of age son of a respected local farmer, was shot by his…

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Fatal Accident to Mr. G. B. Rowley

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 42

On Sunday Mr. G. B. Rowley, the popular manager of the Rosehill Race Club, met with an accident, which resulted fatally some hours afterwords. The deceased was driving from the…

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Fatal Diving Accident at Balmain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 10

At the Balmain Cottage Hospital yesterday morning Mr. W. T. Pinhey, J.P., Deputy City Coroner, held an inquiry touching the death of Richard William George, aged 22½ years, who lately…

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Serious Coach Accident

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 44

FORBES, Tuesday— A young man named Alfred Frost met with a severe accident yesterday. He was driving one of Mr. Girdham's passenger coaches to the Forbes racecourse, and in…

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Accidentally Shot. Two Persons Killed

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 15

NARRABRI, Monday— A shooting accident, resulting in the death of Mr. Frederick Jenkins, a local solicitor's clerk, took place on Saturday. Jenkins and a complanion named…

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A Mountain Accident. Professor Marshall Killed. a Fall From Scafell

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 11

LONDON, January 1— Professor A. M. Marshall, of Owens College, Manchester, lost his life while on a mountaineering excursion…

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Accidentally Shot. a Peculiar Case

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 12

GLEN INNES, Tuesday— On the race course yesterday a serious shooting case occurred. A Mrs. Peters was standing on the course conversing with a friend when some man discharged a rifle being…

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Death of Mr G.B. Rowley. Killed by an Accident. A Sad Event

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 2

To say that the news of the death of Mr. G. B. Rowley, Secretary of the Rosehill Racecourse Company, which occurred on Monday morning caused the deepest, regret and…

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By Wire. Another Double Fatality. LISMORE

Truth · Sunday 7 January 1894 · page 5

ON Friday afternoon, while two brothers named John and Donald Robertson, aged 17 and 14 respectively, were bathing in Leicester Creek, Lismore, the younger got out of…

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Shocking Accident at Rockdale. a Father causes the death of his child. Accidentally cutsits head nearly off with an aze

Truth · Sunday 7 January 1894 · page 5

A SHOCKING accident which resulted in the death of a little girl named Margaret Johanna Walz occurred at Rockdale yesterday at about noon. From what we can…

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Accident in the Cricket Field

Truth · Sunday 7 January 1894 · page 5

During the progress of a game of cricket at Wentworth Park yesterday afternoon one of the players, Mr. George Lees, school-master at Blackfriars Public School, was…

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Narrow Escape From Collision

The Australian Star · Monday 8 January 1894 · page 6

It is reported that a very narrow escape from a serious collision occurred in the harbor last night between a ferry steamer and a large outward- bound vessel. A passenger…

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Drowned in a Creek

Evening News · Monday 8 January 1894 · page 3

CUDAL, Monday.— A man, whose name is at present unknown, was drowned in Mandagery Creek on Saturday, in attempting to cross while the creek was flooded. A swagman attempted to…

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Drowned in a Flooded Creek

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 January 1894 · page 5

CUDAL, Saturday.--News has just been received that a man has been drowned in the Mandagery Creek, in attempting to cross whilst the creek was flooded. A swagman…

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Killed in Pitt- Street. a Runaway Fatality

The Australian Star · Monday 8 January 1894 · page 6

The lad, Charles Dyer, who was so seriously injured yesterday morning through being thrown out of a sulky, the horse attached to which had bolted, died…

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