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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1902

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Accident at Culcairn

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

A rather serious accidents happened yesterday to Constable Graham, of Culcairn. He had occasion for some purpose to climb a tree, and accidentally foil to the ground…

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A Painful Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 May 1902 · page 17

A painful accident happened on Tuesday to Albert Smith, a young man engaged as temporary porter at the railway station. Whilst completing the loading of a truck he…

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Naturalist. Rescued From Drowning by a Seal

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 May 1902 · page 1

SOME time ago there were two seals in the Zoological Gardens at Amsterdam which were so fond of their keeper that they would…

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Boating Accident in the Harbour. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 May 1902 · page 2

The body of Melville, the victim of the boating accident in the harbour last night, has been recovered…

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Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 May 1902 · page 2

A youth named James Row, aged 18, employed as a groom on Mr. Gibson's station at Bulgandra, was admitted to the hospital on Saturday last, having…

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Electric Tram Accident. Another Sydney Collision

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 May 1902 · page 25

A serious collision between two electric trams happened on Saturday evening on the Newtown line at a spot where it runs pash University-park. The impact was very…

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Acetylene Gas Explosion. Several Persons Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 May 1902 · page 25

A sensational accident occurred at Kurrie's hotel, Korumburra (Vic), on Monday evening, at about half-past 6 o'clock. The hotel is lighted with acetylene gas, and it was…

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Shooting Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 May 1902 · page 29

A telegram from Bowral says : — A peculiar shooting accident befel a resident named J. Timing. He was driving along the road on the outskirts of the town when…

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Coach Accident at Tumbarumba

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 May 1902 · page 24

Mr. W. Jones, the Tumbarumba mail coach proprietor, had (says the Adelong Express) a miraculous escape from being carried, coach and all, into the Adelong…

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Sensational Accident. MELBOURNE

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1902 · page 3

A sensational accident occurred a[?]Kurrie's Hotel, Kormuburra, this evening, at about half-past six o'clock, This hotel is lighted with acetylene gas, and this evening it was…

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Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 May 1902 · page 2

A girl about 18 years of age, named Hall, was brought into Corowa yesterday from Daysdals suffering from a bullet wound in leg. It appears that she was…

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Some Marvellous Accidents

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 28 May 1902 · page 5

One of the most marvellous accidents that ever look place on a foot-ball field was that which occured at Gainsborough. A man who was…

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Accident at the Railway Goods Shed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 May 1902 · page 21

A casual employe at the goods shed, named M'Manus, accidentally fell on Tuesday evening from the top of a truck laden with chaff. He sustained a fracture of the left leg, and…

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Fatal Mining Accident. a Man Decapitated

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 May 1902 · page 35

A fatal accident occurred at the Shenandoah mine, Bendigo, on Tuesday, to a miner named George Williams. 35 years of age, a resident of Break of Day road, Kangaroo…

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A Fatal Buggy Accident

The Independent · Friday 30 May 1902 · page 4

A buggy accident, attended with fatal consequences, occurred at Berrigan on Friday night last. A well-sinker named Danies O'Leary was drying to Gum Swamp…

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Accident

The Independent · Friday 30 May 1902 · page 2

A young man named Edward Jewell met with a serious accident on Tuesday afternoon. He was driving a waggon and si[?] horses, when the latter through…

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Fatal Accident

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 30 May 1902 · page 3

Early last Saturday morning fetal accident occurred on the . mad, about six miles out of Berrigan, which Dainel O’Leary, a farm…

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A Serious Accident

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 31 May 1902 · page 2

A young man named Edward Jewell met with a serious accident on Tuesday afternoon while driving a waggon into town from Hill Plain, as a result of which he now lies in the hospital in a critical…

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Henty. Drowning Fatality

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 June 1902 · page 2

A sad drowning fatality occurred here on Thursday morning, the victim being an infant son of Mr. J. L. Wuriz, sadtler. The little chap who was a little over 2…

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Attempted Double Murder. Father and Daughter Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 June 1902 · page 37

At Bobinawarrah on Tuesday evening a young man, named Baker, visited tho house of Mr. John Oliver, and fired shots from a revolver at Mr. Oliver and his daughter…

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