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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

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Drowned in the Murray

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 December 1901 · page 29

Roy Inches, 17 years of age, son of Mr. A J. Inches, Echuca, lost his life by drowning on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Inches went to church, und their three sons went to a…

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Shocking Railway Fatality. Two Boys Killed Near Bendigo

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 December 1901 · page 36

A shocking accident occurred on Saturday night on the railway line, about a quartet of a mile south of the Golden Square railway station, Bendigo. whereby two lads named…

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The Ice Breaks. Fatal Accident in Canada. London, December 7

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 December 1901 · page 34

I An extraordinary and fatal accident has occurred on the Ottawa River, Canada. A party from Government-house was indulging in the amusement of skating, when…

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Buggy Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 December 1901 · page 28

An accident of a sensational character occurred on Sunday to Mr Hodgson, manager of the Bank of Australasia at Chiltern. With his wife and their infant they visited…

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Strange Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 December 1901 · page 28

A remarkable accident happened at South Gundagai as the result of a dream. Mrs. Hawthorne, wife of Mr. J. Hawthorne, of the Star Hotel spent the day fishing at the…

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Fatal Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 December 1901 · page 29

About midday on Thursday an accident, which was attended with fatal results, occurred on the Brown's Plains road, near Prentice's Emu Plains homestead. Messrs…

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Fatal Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 December 1901 · page 29

Mr. Seth Diffey, a well-known farmer, who lived for many years in the Tarrawingeedistrict died at Boralma on Thursday afternoon from effects of an accident. Deceased was driving…

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Drowning Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 December 1901 · page 28

A sad and fatal drowning accident occurred last week at the Ratherglen Viticultural College, when a young man named Hubert Frank Lawrence met his death. After having tea…

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Fatal Blasting Accident. One Man Killed. Another Terribly Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 December 1901 · page 37

A terrible blasting accident occurred at the Lake View mine (W.A.) on Wednesday, resulting in the instantaneous death of a man named Reuben Nelmes, and so seriously…

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Items of News. a Shooting Accident

The Independent · Friday 20 December 1901 · page 2

Mr Alexander McLaurin, of Moroco, had a marvellous escape from death on Tuesday morning last. From the meagre particulars to hand it appears…

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Another Gun Accident

The Independent · Friday 20 December 1901 · page 2

Another gun accident occurred on Wednesday evening the victim being a lad named Arthur While, second son of Mr Jas. White, of Deniliquin. It…

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The Bethanga Mining Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 December 1901 · page 3

Inreference to some correspondence that has been published concerning the into fatal mining accident at Bethanga, a Bethanga miner writes to the Age as follows:—The recent sad…

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Fatal Railway Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 December 1901 · page 27

Early on Tuesday morning Daniel O'Donghue, a resident of Ruby-park, Rook wood, was killed on the railway line near Clyde. O'Donoghue, who had been working as a…

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Serious Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 December 1901 · page 28

The skylarking of a number of youths Rooney-street, Burnley, on Friday evening interrupted in a tragic manner by a terrible accident which befel one of their number…

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Fatal Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 December 1901 · page 28

An accident, resulting in the death of Mr F. Clarke, president of the Wyalong Hospital, occurred on Saturday afternoon. Mr Clarke, in company with Mr Walters, another of the…

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Shooting Accident at Moroco Station. MR A. J. McLAURIN INJURED

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 December 1901 · page 2

News was received from Moroco Station on Tuesday afternoon that Mr A. J. McLaurin, of Moroco station, had been accidentally shot by one of the employees who was out with Mr McLaurin on the ran…

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Another Drowning Case

The Independent · Friday 27 December 1901 · page 2

Senior-constable Hurst telegraphed to-day that a man named Thomas Wyse had been drowned on Boxing Day at a place named Ferguson's…

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An Aboriginal Drowned

The Independent · Friday 27 December 1901 · page 2

Sergeant Norris informed us this morning that the police had received information from Senior-constable Quirk, of Moama, that "Cockie" the…

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Railway Accident. Tram and Train in Collision. London, December 22

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 December 1901 · page 24

A shocking railway accident is reported from Lyons, in the south of France. One of the tram linos of the city crosses the railway at one point by a level crossing, and by…

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Terrible Burning Accident. an Old Man on Fire

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 December 1901 · page 36

A terrible burning accident occurred on the Sfc. Arnaud-road (Vic.), two miles from the town, last week, to Mr. John Sanderson, a farmer, residing at Coonooer. The old…

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