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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1902

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Fatal Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 29

An accident occurred at Bourke on 8th inst., by which a lad named William Dugan, youngest son of Mrs. E Dugan, mot his death. It appears that Dugan…

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The Late Fatal Accident. Magisterial Inquiry

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 25

A magisterial inquiry was held by the Police Magistrate on Monday into the death of the late John Gilligan. Dr. Kennedy stated that he had examined…

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Accident at Narandera

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 28

A serious accident happened on Thursday last at Narandera to a young man named Mark Pearson, a carrier. While crossing the bridge over the Murrumbidgee…

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A Nasty Accident

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 2

People who are in the habit of mixing-phosphorus and carbon for rabbit poisoning should not take risks but always have a plentiful supply of…

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Telegrams. Sidney Friday, January 17 .Sad Drowning Fatality

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 2

This morning a sad boating fatality occurred at Manly. A young lady named Miss Mabel Thorpe was wading into the sea when was caught in the undercurrent and carried out to sea and drowned…

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The Drowning Fatality at Manly. Further Particulars

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 January 1902 · page 1

Further particulars of the terrible drowning fatality at Manly, which took place early this morning, are to the effect that a large number of ladies, gentlemen, and…

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Temora. Burning Fatality

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 16

News reached town on Wednesday that Mr. George Haddrell, a well-known farmer residing near Broken Dam, had succumbed to injuries caused by his clothes catching fire. It…

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Mining Disaster. Forty Persons Drowned. London, January 16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 27

A terrible disaster has happened at the Jupiter mine, Brux, in Bohemia. A rush of water flooded the mine when a large number of men were below. Seventy…

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Fatal Railway Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 29

John J. Emmett, guard of goods train No. 32, from Wellington to Bathurst, was accidentally killed on Friday at the Orange railway station, through being crushed…

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Peculiar Accident to a Horse

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 29

A valuable horse, the property of the Rev. Father Lynch, to ted from the Presbytery yard at Horsham on Monday, and careered at a mad pace down…

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Fatal Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 28

An explosion resulting in the death of two miners and injury to two others took place at the Vesuvius mine, Charters Towers, on 16th inst. George George…

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Drowning Fatalities. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 January 1902 · page 2

Eileen and Michael Patterson, aged respectively five and three years, were drowned last night in a creek near Molong…

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Driving Fatality at Albury Albury

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 January 1902 · page 2

Mr. A. J. Smith, one of the principle of the Riverin[?] High School, Albury, was thrown from a buggy and killed while returning from a picnic to-day…

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Serious Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 January 1902 · page 29

A serious accident happened on Friday morning to Mr. Alfred Aston, owner of Arrawagong Station. He, assisted by his groom, was taking the horses from the…

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Strange Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 January 1902 · page 28

People who are in the habit of mixing phosphorus and carbon for rabbit poisoning should not take risks, but always have a plentiful supply of water on hand…

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Fatal Buggy Accident

The Independent · Friday 31 January 1902 · page 2

On Monday morning (says the Nalbalia, Vic., correspondent of the "Argus") a fatal accident happened to Mr William Cox, a well-known…

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Fatal Railway Accident. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 February 1902 · page 2

George S. Nidley, who is well-known in the Auditor-General's department, was killed on the railway line near Arncliffe station about day…

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Fatal Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 February 1902 · page 29

Word was brought into Heathcaste of a terrible fatal accident at the Albion (formerly the Welecome) mine at Redcastle, the victim being Mr. Stephen…

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New York Railway Collision. Some Acts of Heroism

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 11 February 1902 · page 3

The shook of the collision of passenger trains at Park Avenue tunnel, New York, on January 8, was plainly heard by the people on the street above the tunnel. Smoke and…

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The Drowning Fatality at Burrabogie

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 February 1902 · page 3

The coroner (Mr W. J. Martin) held an inquiry at Burrabogie yesterday, touching the death of the youth, Thomas Till, who was drowned on the 10th. inst., when the…

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