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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1900

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Railway Accident. Melbourne

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

A terrible railway accident occurred at Clifton Hill, near Melbourne, today, when four trucks became derailed, and telescoped. A number of navvies…

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Accident at Narandera

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 August 1900 · page 35

A rather serious accident occurred to P. J. Cleary, at North Yanko, recently. He was employed at the time remetalling a small bearing with white metal, and…

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New Zealand Boating Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 August 1900 · page 37

On Sunday last a canoe capsized while crossing the Motu River, 25 miles from Opotiki, and all the occupants, 16 Maori children and two adults, were drowned. The…

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Strange Accident

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

A cabman named E. Conley, living in Quarry-street, Ultimo, was the victim of a remarkable accident last Friday night. He was driving his cab in Harris-street,…

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Sensational Coach Accident

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 August 1900 · page 2

An accident of a sensational nature happened on Tuesday evening to the hay coach shortly after it left the post office with the mails. There were seven passengers on the coach and the three-in-hand team…

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Terrible Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 August 1900 · page 33

A terrible accident occurred near Geralton, Queensland, last week. William Johnstone, a timber-getter on the Geralton tramline, was pinned to the…

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The Coogee Fatality. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 August 1900 · page 2

An inquest was held to-day on the body of Mrs. Kendrik, the victim of yesterday's Coogee fatality. The evidence showed that deceased had been…

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Terrible Fire Fatality at Ballarat. Seven Lives Lost. BALLARAT

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 August 1900 · page 2

A terrible conflagration, involving the loss of no fewer than seven lives, occurred at 1 o'clock on Sunday morning. The scene of the catastrophe win the grocery shop and…

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Found Drowned. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 August 1900 · page 2

The body of an elderly widow named Mary Dixon was found this morning in an artificial lake in the University grounds. Deceased had suffered from insomula, and…

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Burning Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 August 1900 · page 4

A terrible burning accident occurred last week at Mr. S. Macdonald's farm near Inverell. His eldest daughter, Esme, sustained fatal injuries. Mr. Macdonald was…

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Serious Accident to a Guard. Albury

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 September 1900 · page 2

William Ogden, guard of the Albury to Sydney mail train, met with a serious accident on Saturday while shutting at the Bon Accord station, near Wagga…

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Railway Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 September 1900 · page 39

Cattle continue to stray in all parts of Victoria, despite the fact that the department has provided all level crossings at which there are not gatehouses with pits…

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Fatal Shooting Accident. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 11 September 1900 · page 2

A man named Barnett was accidentally shot dead at Mangrove Swamp, in the Windsor district, yesterday, while opossum shooting…

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Drowning Case at Wagga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 September 1900 · page 28

The body of George Muir, who has been missing since the 19th August last, was (says the W. W. Express) recovered from the Murrumbidgee. George Muir…

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Serious Mining Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 September 1900 · page 28

A serious accident occurred on 7th inst. at the Star of the East Mine, Sebastopol, resulting in two miners—John Madden and John Warnell—receiving…

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Accident at the Jindera Cap

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 September 1900 · page 21

Yesterday morning a man named Heinrich was corning in from Jindera in a dray, and when at the junction of the old and new roads at the top of the Gap, a calf rushed…

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Narrow Escape From Drowning

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 September 1900 · page 21

On Monday afternoon (says the Sun) a little girl of about six years of age named Nellie Power, daughter of Mr. R. Power, of the Prentice Freehold…

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Gun Accident

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

At Lochiel, four miles and a half from Dimboola, Julia Sugg, aged 15, daughter of a well-known farmer, had her right hand shattered by the explosion of a…

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A Fatal Accident Near Hay. a Fall from a Sulky

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 October 1900 · page 4

Yesterday, the coroner, Mr. W. J. Martin, presided at an inquest respecting the death of Michael John Lakeman, which took place at the Hay hospital, as a result of injuries…

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Fatal Accident

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 3 October 1900 · page 2

An inquest was held at the Court House on Monday afternoon before Mr Maitin, P.M., Coroner, and a jury of twelve, touching the de[?] of a man named…

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