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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1900

169 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 9

Accident to General Hamilton. London, June 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 June 1900 · page 26

An unpleasant accident has been met with by General Ian Hamilton. He had the ill-luck to fall from his horse, the result being a broken collar-bone…

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A Policeman Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 37

"Whilst attempting to arrest a man for creating a disturbance at an hotel, Senior constable Smith, officer in charge of the West Tamworth police station, was…

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Mining Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 29

A serious accident occurred at the Luck-now claim on Saturday last. A miner, Charles Lucas, and his mate, were going down in a cage. When at the 330ft. level…

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Railway Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 28

A bullock that might have claimed kinship with the cow of the nursery rhyme which is reported to have immortalised herself by jumping over the moon was very…

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Fatal Mining Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 July 1900 · page 2

A FATAL accident happened on Saturday at the Southern No, I Mine, Ruthergion. The hauling la performed by an electric tram, and at 2 o'clock a young man named…

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Mining Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 July 1900 · page 29

A fatal accident happened on Saturday at the Great Southern No. 1 mine, Rutherglen. The haul is performed by an electric tram, and at 2 o'clock a man named George…

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Fatal Mining Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 July 1900 · page 24

A fatal mining accident occurred on the 6th inst. at a sluicing claim, Silver Creek, near Beechworth, owned by Mr. Donald Fletcher, by which a man in his employ…

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Fatal Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 July 1900 · page 28

A fatal accident happened at Yarra Glen to a young man named John Ayres, a splitter, well known in that district. He had just cut a log through when one…

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A Fatal Sawmill Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 July 1900 · page 29

A man, named William Bone, aged 60, employed at M'Burnie's sawmill, Picola, was killed on Friday owing to the breaking of a fly wheel at the mill. Bone was…

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Buggy Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 July 1900 · page 38

Our Gundagai correspondent writes:—A sulky accident occurred on Saturday between Gundagai and Reno, but was, fortunately, unattended with serious…

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Vehicular Accidents

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 July 1900 · page 2

QUITE a chapter of accidents has occurred in the district during the past few days, and although several narrow escapes are reported, no serious consequences resulted…

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Terrible Murder by Blacks. Six Persons Killed. Others Terribly Injured

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 25 July 1900 · page 2

A fearful outrage by blacks was committed at Breelong, 10 miles from Gilganday on the Castlereagh River, last Friday evening…

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Awful Murders by Blacks. Seven Persons Killed. Two Terribly Injured. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 July 1900 · page 27

A terrible trogedy, resulting in the murder of four persons and the fearful injury of two others, was committed by aboriginals about 10 miles from Gilgandra, on the Castlereagh…

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Fatal Accident at Adelong

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 July 1900 · page 38

A fatal accident occurred on Monday to a youth named Robert Kenny, son of Patrick Kenny, of this town. Deceased was carting quartz from the Donkey Hill mine to the…

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Train Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 July 1900 · page 28

On Thursday, 19th inst., a special goods train from Port Wakefield to Kadina was derailed and telescoped about 108 miles from Adelaide, and three miles from…

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Dynamite Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 July 1900 · page 29

A serious accident happened to a lad named Eli Colier, of Murphy-street, Rutherglen. He was playing in a stable of an unoccupied house, and came across some…

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The Gundagai Mining Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 July 1900 · page 19

A report from Gundagai says:—Through the accident to the engine of the Prince of Wales's Mine, the men were paid off on Wednesday, and a great…

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Mining Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 August 1900 · page 28

A shocking accident occurred at Jumbunna Coal Mine last Friday night, just at the change of shifts, at 12 o'clock. A youth named Harry Samwell, aged 17,…

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A Supply Train Wrecked. 52 Men Killed and Injured. London, August 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 August 1900 · page 26

A shocking railway disaster is reported from Frederickstad, 15 miles north of Potchefstroom. The Boers removed some of the rails near…

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Fatal Accident. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 August 1900 · page 2

Early this morning a storeman employed by Dalton Bros., merchant, Pitt-street, discovered the dead body of Win. Henry Batten, accountsat, lying at the…

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