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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

242 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 13

Serious Railway Accident

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 June 1901 · page 1

After a serious railway accident recently the injured passengers were taken to a station, close at hand as fast as they could be freed from the…

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The Late Mulwala Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 July 1901 · page 2

A MAGISTERIAL inquiry was commenced before Mr. A N. Barnett, P.M., on Tuesday, 25th June, at the Corowa Court House, concerning the death of Francis…

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Accident at a Rifle Range

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 July 1901 · page 29

A lucky escape from a serious accident was experienced by a Dookie College student named Clyne one day last week while engaged marking the progress of practice at the range…

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Gun Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 July 1901 · page 29

A telegram from Bingara says:—Several boys were out wallaby and hare shooting when Master Frank Bennett, aged 11 years, was, through the rifle accidently going off…

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Sensational Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 July 1901 · page 28

A sensational accident occurred at the bridge crossing the Woady Yalloak Creek, by which a wood waggon and team of eight horses, with their driver, were precipitated 16ft. on to the…

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The Late Mulwala Driving Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 July 1901 · page 3

THE magisterial inquiry which was commenced at Corowa recently, concerning the death of the commercial traveller, Mr. Francis Reynolds, while driving to…

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Lift Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 July 1901 · page 28

An inquest was held on Thursday on the bodies of M. Ganotte and R. Wight, killed by the collapse of haulage gear at J. C. Young and Col's wool warehouses, Sydney. T…

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Shocking Mining Accident. Man's Head Blown Off

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 July 1901 · page 27

Joseph Ketterer, while at work in the Lloyd Copper Company's mine, Burraga, on Tuesday, tamping a hole in the No. 10 level, was killed by an explosion, which…

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A Swimmer Drowned. Melbourne

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 17 July 1901 · page 2

A married man named Atkinson lost his life yesterday, whilst endeavouring to swim the Yarra. The attempt was the result of a wager…

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Large Fire in Sydney. Anthony Hordern & Sons Ablaze. a Watchman Killed. Firemen Killed and Injured. Sydney, Wednesday, 10.55 a.m

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 17 July 1901 · page 4

A are broke out at the huge establishment of Messrs. Anthony Hordern and Sons at 8.30 this morning. It originated in the bidding…

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Burning Accident

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 17 July 1901 · page 2

A girl named Lizzie Smatz, 13 years of age, was yesterday fearfully burnt at Glen Innes through her clothes catching fire…

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Railway Accident

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 17 July 1901 · page 2

Mr. McKellar, a well-known resident of Kyne on, fell from a train yesterday and fractured the base of his skull. PEBTH, Tuesday…

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Fatal Fireworks Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 July 1901 · page 29

During a fireworks display at Invercargill (N Z) in connection with the Welcome to the troops returned from South Africa, a bomb exploded horizontally, killed Mrs. Sneyd and…

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Serious Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 July 1901 · page 37

On Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Kingsmill, wife of Canon Kingsmill, met with a painful accident through being thrown from her phaeton. The horse, usually a quiet one…

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Fatal Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 July 1901 · page 28

A little girl named Nita Beaver, daughter of Mrs. Wm. Beaver, who till recently was the landlady of the Belmore Hotel, Baramhola, was on Friday the victim of a burning…

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Sensational Shooting Case. Two Young Ladies Injured. Unrequited Affection

The Independent · Friday 26 July 1901 · page 8

A good deal of excitement was caused in the vicinity of Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney, on Saturday night on its becoming known that two of the barmaids in…

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Fatal Shooting Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 July 1901 · page 29

Half a dozen youths left their homes, near Canoblas, on Sunday morning, for the purpose of shooting rabbits. During the afternoon two, named Charles Richardson, aged…

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Accident at Harden

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 July 1901 · page 29

A railway employe named Alfred Hollis met with a serious accident at the railway station, Harden, last week. Whilst engaged ia shunting, he by some means fell on the lever…

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Drowning Case at Corowa

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 July 1901 · page 2

On Sunday morning about eleven o'clock a man named William Simpson was accidentally drowned while crossing the Murray from the New…

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An Alpine Fatality. Two Lives Lost. London, July 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 August 1901 · page 27

A sad disaster has occurred in the Alps. A party, consisting of an English gentleman, two English ladies, and a guide named Carrel, were ascending the celebrated peak…

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