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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1902

277 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 14

Encounter with a Kangaroo. a Man Severely Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 June 1902 · page 25

Mr. J. Border had a trying experience at Canowindra on Tuesday. His dogs attacked a boomer kangaroo, which they had bailed up. Border attempted to despatch the…

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Accident at Wodonga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 June 1902 · page 4

Mr. L. Huon, sen., a brother of Mr Wm. Huon, of De Kerilleau, met with a very serious accident on Monday night. He was returning to De Kerilleau on horseback…

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Coach Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 June 1902 · page 29

The mail coach from Cooma to Berridale met with a peculiar accident on Thursday. When six miles from Berridale the off-side wheeler stumbled and…

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Serious Coach Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 June 1902 · page 29

There was a sensational ending to the rejoicings over the peace proclamation at St. Arnaud on Monday. About 12 gentlemen took advantage of the…

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Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 June 1902 · page 2

On Tuesday night two people returning to Burryjas from Corowa had the misfortune to be thrown out of their gig. The accident happened on the Burryjas…

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Explosion of Gas. Many Persons Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 June 1902 · page 27

During the display of pictures with the bioscope owned by Fitzgerald Bros., in the Victoria Theatre, Tarnagulla, the gas supply failed. To ascertain the cause, the manager…

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Fatal Gun Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 June 1902 · page 29

A fatal rifle accident occurred on Sunday morning to a boy named Cecil Mallet, 13 years of age, residing at Lima, 15 miles from Benalla. Great damage had been…

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Lost Overboard. Accident on R.m.s. India

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 June 1902 · page 15

During the voyage of the R.M.S. India from Fremantle, C. Casswell, a second-class passenger, was lost overboard. The accident happened at a quarter to 11 o'clock on…

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Fatal Steeplechasing Accident. H. Underwood Killed

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 June 1902 · page 4

The racing at Flemington on Monday did not, unfortunately, pass off without an accident of a fatal nature. It was generally known on the course…

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Peculiar Shooting Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 June 1902 · page 2

An extraordinary shooting accident occurred at about half-pist four o'clock on Sunday afternoon last. Mr. Thomas J. O'Dea, the well-known footballer, of…

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Caught in Railway Points. a Distressing Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 June 1902 · page 24

A young man named James Convey, wag admitted to the Kyneton Hospital (Vic.) on Tuesday morning suffering from the effects of a distressing accident. He is a shunter at the…

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Fatal Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 June 1902 · page 29

A fatality occurred at Wellington on Thursday, when two boys, Thomas and George Hartley, aged 12 and 14 respectively, were buried under a fall of gravel…

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A Sad Fatality. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 July 1902 · page 2

A lad named Frank Savagn a student at Newington College, Sydney, was visiting his parents at Grafton, where he was accidentally shot dead in the presence of…

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Extraordinary Accident. a Horse Cuts Its Throat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 July 1902 · page 34

A peculiar accident occurred at half-past 5 o'clock on Monday evening. Mr. James Stratton, of the firm of Messrs. Nonmus and Stratton, dealers in hides. &c, St. Arnaud…

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Two Horses Electrocuted. Remarkable Coach Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 July 1902 · page 20

An extraordinary accidents happened at Queenbrough (Tasmania) on Tuesday night. The Kingston conch was coming townward when suddenly tho two horses fell dead…

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Shooting Accidents

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 July 1902 · page 35

Several shooting accidents, some of which have proved fatal, are reported from the country. In the Bega district Daniel Duncan, who was out shooting on Sunday…

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A Tram Accident. Nine Casualties. London. June 30

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 July 1902 · page 27

An extraordinary accident happened yeaterday at Huddersfield. An electric tram car was descending a hill, when it broke away from the tram-line, and dashed into a…

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After the Accident

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 July 1902 · page 2

A young English nobleman, in a frightful railway accident, missed his valet. Ono of the guards came up to him and said, "My lord, we…

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Terrible Mining Accident. Over 100 Perish

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 July 1902 · page 4

One of the most terrible disasters in the history of the frequent mine accidents in British Columbia occurred on the night of May 22, in the Crow's…

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Terrible Tramway Fatality. London

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 July 1902 · page 2

A terrible accident, accompanied with loss of life, has occurred in connection with an electric tramway in New York, America…

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