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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1900

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Fatal Accident on a River Boat. The Inquiry

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 December 1900 · page 4

Mr. W. J. Martin, coroner, conducted a magisterial inquiry on Tuesday, relative to the deach of Andrew Anderson, which took place on a river…

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Strange Accident

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

A singular and serious accident occurred lash week at Lours, a few miles from Port Fairy. A lad, named Bingham in the employ of Mr. J. C Ritchie, owner…

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Accident at Grong Grong

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

A serious accident happened at Grong Grong on the 23rd ult. by which a little girl named Sarah Amy Bailey, aged 6 years, received severe injuries in a very…

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Sad Drowning Case

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 December 1900 · page 29

A miner named Andrew Tulip, residing at Singleton, was fishing with his son Andrew, aged 11 years, when he heard the boy say, "I have hooked a big one…

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Fatal Railway Accident. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 December 1900 · page 2

A boy named Thomas Watson, aged 12, was mangled beyond recognition on the railway line at Erskinville to-day. The head was severed from the trunk…

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Shocking Accident

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

A shocking accident occurred on Friday to a four-year-old son of Mr. William Perrett, who occupies one of the Talindert farms. Harvesting was in progress, and…

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Fatal Accident

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

A sad fatal accident occurred at Avoca on Saturday evening, George Curnick, a ganger in the employ of the Railway Department, being the victim. Mr. White…

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Shocking Accidents. Girl's Scalp Torn Off

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 December 1900 · page 4

On Friday a terrible accident occurred at the grain store attached to Stratum's flourmill, Echuca. A girl named Alice Row-bottom, employed as a nurse-girl to Mrs…

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Terrible Accident at Echuca a Girl’s Scalp Torn Off

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 December 1900 · page 4

About noon on Friday of last week, at Echuca a girl named Alice Rowbottom, aged 16 years, employed by Mrs Wadding as a nurse girl, was playing in the grain store at the rear of Stratton…

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