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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1900

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Railway Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 June 1900 · page 28

A railway accident of a very shocking nature happened last Saturday night at the Glenferrie railway station, in view of a train load of passengers returning home…

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Mining Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 June 1900 · page 4

The inquest on the body of a miner, M'Auley, who was killed by an explosion, in the Cobar copper-mine was concluded. The evidence of the "going-off" shift was…

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Mining Accident in Tasmania

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 June 1900 · page 14

An accident occurred at the Lyell Tharsis mine, Tasmania, on Sunday, by which two miners named Michael Cronin and P. Murphy were entombed. They were…

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Darlington Point. Fatal Accident to a Station Overseer

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 June 1900 · page 16

The body of Mr. Stewart, late overseer on Toganmain, was found dead on Sunday last on a muddy section of the road some distance from the homestead. The unfortunate man had…

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Quite by Accident

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 June 1900 · page 1

The astronomer, like other people, sometimes finds wait he is not looking for. This is especially likely to happen in making photographs of the heavens, A…

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Quite by Accident

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 6 June 1900 · page 1

The astronomer, like other people, sometimes finds what he is not looking for. This is especially likely to happen in making photographs of the heavens, A…

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Strange Shooting Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 June 1900 · page 28

A shooting accident, surrounded by circumstances quite out of the ordinary run of such mishaps, occurred at Spicer's Creek, on Friday. It appears that…

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Railway Accident at Narandera

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 June 1900 · page 14

Some consternation and excitement prevailed at the Narandera railway station on Friday afternoon. Shortly after the Berrigan train left the platform, and was…

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Terrible Fatal Accident. a Lad Crushed to Death. Another Seriously Injured

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 June 1900 · page 2

The awful sadness of a catastrophe which befel a number of boys in the vicinity of the earthworks of the old bridge cut quite a gloom over the…

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Relief for Miners Accidentally Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 June 1900 · page 28

"It is the intention of the Now South Wales Minister for Mines to proceed early in the coming session with Mr. Fegan's bill providing for the maintenance of persons…

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The Old Bridge Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 June 1900 · page 3

ON Wednesday a magisterial enquiry was held by the district coroner, Mr. A. N. Domett, into the cause of death of Otto Robert Moas, who was killed by a…

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Original Correspondence.. the Old Bridge Fatality. To the Editor

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 June 1900 · page 3

SIR,--In last Friday's issue of the Coram Free Press appears a report of the enquiry into the late accident at the bridge. Part of the evidence given by the boy Moras…

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Drowning Case

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 June 1900 · page 33

A Bad drowning fatality occurred at Beaufort, the victim being Agnes Myrtle Duff, aged 8, the daughter of Mr. W. J. Duff, of Queenscliff. The child was on a…

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Railway Collision. a Fearful Disaster. Serious Loss of Life. London, June 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 June 1900 · page 27

A serious railway accident occurred yesterday in connection with the race meeting at Windsor. An express train going to Plymouth dashed…

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Startling Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 June 1900 · page 19

A startling accident occurred on Thursday at the quartz battery in connection with the Magdala-cum-Moonlight Company's claim, Stawell, when the flywheel of…

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Fatal Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 June 1900 · page 35

A fatal accident happened recently at Strathbogie. Mr. Edward R. Avery, with his wife, was endeavouring to get a young heifer to the bail. The animal though not…

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Sad Drowning Case

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 June 1900 · page 28

Mr. Martin Dillon, a large landowner and farmer of the Sunbury district, was accidentally drowned in Jackson's Creek on Saturday afternoon. Deceased was…

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A Paris Fatality

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 June 1900 · page 35

A terrible sensation was caused at the Paris Exhibition on April 29, by the collapse of a footbridge, which resulted in the death of at least 10 people and the serious…

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A Farmer Drowned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 June 1900 · page 15

Mr. Michael Corbett, a well-known farmer and stock dealer, residing at Miller's Forest, has been drowned. It seems that deceased had boarded the punt at Raymond…

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Simple Readies for Every-day Accidents

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 June 1900 · page 10

Children are often fond of poking beans or peas up their nostrils, and it is of importance to remove the pea, bean; or whatever it is at Once…

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