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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

242 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 13

Rutherglen Mining Fatality

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 May 1901 · page 29

A fatality occurred at the Great Southern mine, Ruth rglen, on Friday. Two men, named William Dagleisch and George Waldron, were engaged blocking, when a fail of…

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Sensational Fatality. Testing a Monier Bridge. the Structure Collapses.a Contractor Killed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 May 1901 · page 19

A [?]King accident occurred at King's bridge, spanning the Bendigo Creek, near the gas works, on Tuesday, when Mr. A. E. Boldt, a well-known contractor, met with a…

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A Sensational Fatality at Bendigo. a Monier Bridge Collapses. A Contractor Killed. BENDIGO

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 May 1901 · page 4

A shocking accident occurred at King's bridge, spanning the Bendigo Creek, near the gas works, this afternoon, when Mr. A. E. Boldt, a…

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Shocking Railway Accident. a Young Woman Cut to Pieces

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 May 1901 · page 3

A shocking fatal accident occurred at midnight on Monday at the Ferrars-street railway crossing, South Melbourne. A young woman, Miss Emma C[?]mmings, who resided…

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A Terrible Tragedy. One Boy Accidentally Shoots Another. He Then Commits Suicide

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 May 1901 · page 15

There was a sad occurrence at East Maitland on Tuesday. Arthur Watson, aged 14, was accidentally shot dead by Wm. Carter, 16 years of age. Carter thereupon walked…

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Accident to a Somnambulist

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 May 1901 · page 29

A groom, whose name has not yet been ascertat[?], met with a serious accident in a remarkable manner at Lloyd's Hotel, where he was employed, at Miller's Point, shortly…

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Fatal Accident on Gunbar. Magisterial Inquiry

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 May 1901 · page 2

The coroner, Mr. W. J. Martin, held a magisterial inquiry at Gunbar, on Saturday, respecting the death of William Laverty. Constable Marshall, stationed at Gunbar,…

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Serious Shooting Accident. Boys and Firearms. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 May 1901 · page 2

Three brothers named Morris, whose ages range from 7 to 14, residing at Hartley Vale,were working about a ch[?] cutting machine on their parents form,…

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Sad Fatality

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 May 1901 · page 29

A sad fatality occurred on Friday near, Kilferra village settlement, the victim being a young man named Alfred Ernest Mason, son of M. R. J. Mason, a well-known farmer…

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Contributors' Column. Junee Jottings. Sad Burning Fatality

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 May 1901 · page 15

On Tuesday morning a little girl named Lilian Russell, daughter of Mr. Outdoor Inspector Russell, was burnt to death. The child who was almost four years of age, made…

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The Rydal Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 May 1901 · page 29

The Railway Commissioners have received the report of the board appointed to inquire into the cause of the Rydal railway accident, whereby two goods trains came into collision…

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Revolver Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 May 1901 · page 29

Private J. T. Redfern, of the second contingent, who has just returned from South Africa was engaged with Bigler Pap[?], of the Portland battery of Garrison Artillery, in revolves…

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Terrible Mining Accident. At Broken Hill. Six Men Killed by a Fall of Earth SYDNEY, Friday, 3.50 p.m

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 24 May 1901 · page 2

A full of earth took place at the South Mine, Broken Kill, to-day. It occurred at the 400-feet level. Six men were killed, viz., John Trideaux,…

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King Edward VII. Narrow Escape from Drowning. Londay, May 23

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Monday 27 May 1901 · page 4

Tremendous excitement was caused in London and throughout the United Kingdom last Thursday when it became…

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Fatal Accident

The Independent · Friday 31 May 1901 · page 6

On Wednesday afternoon last a terrible fatality happened at North Deailiquin to Henry Pollard, second con of Mr W. E. Pollard, of Crossy-street. On that…

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Shocking Railway Accident. a Bank Manager CUr to Pieces

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 May 1901 · page 37

A shocking railway accident occurred at Meadowbank station, near Ryde, on Tugbday night, Mr. John C. Crackenthorpe, manager of the Ryde branch of the Bank…

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Shocking Railway Accident. Bank Manager Killed by a Train

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 May 1901 · page 3

Mr. J. C. Crackanthorp, manager of the Ryde branch of the Bank of New South Wales, was killed in a shocking manner by a train at Mcadowbank, near Ryde,…

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Fatal Accident at North Deniliquin. Mr. H. Pollard Killed

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 June 1901 · page 2

Mr Henry Pollard, son of Mr W. B. Pollard, storekeeper of Cressy-street; met with an accident at North Deniliquin on Wednesday afternoon, when he fell from the waggon he Was driving and the wheels…

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Execution by Drowning. a Mild Form of Death

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 5 June 1901 · page 1

This mode of capital punishment has not long since ceased in Europe, and is probably stilt in use in other parts of the world. As early on the first century of our ora, the…

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Drowning Case

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 June 1901 · page 28

The Jerilderie Herald reports that a lad named William Harrison, working at Coree Station, was accidentally drowned in the Billabong Greek, near the homestead. From the…

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