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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1902

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Shocking Cycling Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 July 1902 · page 35

At noon on Tuesday Landon Flere, aged 16, a resident of Kew, Victoria, who was spending a holiday at Launceston with the mayor (Mr. P. K. Fairthorne), his uncle…

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Shocking Accident at Bendigo. Killed by an Electric Shook

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 July 1902 · page 4

A sad accident happened shortly after 2 o'clock on Wednesday morning, when Albert Anderson, aged 20 years, a son of Mr. R. B. Anderson, was killed instantaneously by an…

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Electric Traction. a Terrible Accident. London, July 6

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 July 1902 · page 26

A terrible accident has occurred at Gloversvllle, in the state of New York. An electric car was descending a mountain line, with a gradient of 1000ft. to the…

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Mr. Chamberlain. a Cab Accident. Severe Wound on the Forehead. London. July 8

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 July 1902 · page 26

Yesterday morning Mr. Chamberlain inspected and addressed 150 Haussa troops from West Africa at the Colonial Office. In the evening he was driving in a hansom…

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Items of News. Serious Accident

The Independent · Friday 11 July 1902 · page 2

A serious accident occurred on Wednesday evening to a lad named William Mathewson, (an employee of Elliott's Riverine Brewery Co.,) at…

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CABLEGRAMS. Mr Chamberlain. A Cab Accident. Severe Wound on the Forehead, LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 July 1902 · page 4

Mr Chamberlain met with a slight cab accident to-day, and was wounded in the forehead. The meeting of the Imperial…

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Race Accident. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 July 1902 · page 2

Whilst taking part in the Welter Handicap at Forest Lodge races today the ponies Gig and Ping Pong fell. The latter was killed, and his…

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Collision Off Cover. London

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 July 1902 · page 2

The New Zealand steamer Rangatiri, inward bound, collided with a barque off Dover. The former was greatly damaged, and had to be towed into Grave[?]d,…

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Painful Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 July 1902 · page 29

An accident occurred last week on the Deniliguin common, three miles from the town, to a lad named William Matheson. He was returning from Cobargo in a…

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Accident to a Pleasure Party

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 July 1902 · page 19

An awkward accident happened on Saturday night to a number of young people who had started in a drag to pay a "surprise " visit to Mr. W. Godde, at the Eight Mile. The party…

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Intercolonial Items Accident at a Sham Fight

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 July 1902 · page 28

The inquest, touching the death of the young man, Joseph Edgar, at the novel sports fireworks display at Armidale, was opened on Thursday before the district…

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A Fatal Accident. London, July 11

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 July 1902 · page 27

A regrettable accident occurred in connection with the Imperial Coronation Bazaar. Her Majesty went in procession to open the bazaar, and just prior to the…

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Dock Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 July 1902 · page 28

There was a sensational occurrence at Jubilee Dock. Johnston's Bay, on Friday afternoon. The American barquentine Lahaina, 1068 tons, which arrived last…

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Items of News. a Racing Accident

The Independent · Friday 18 July 1902 · page 2

An accident of a seri us nature occurred in the Ladies' Bracelet on Tuesday, which somewhat marred the day's enjoyment. The victim was a young man named…

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Accidents at The Race

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 July 1902 · page 3

During the progress of the race for the Ladies Bracelet on Tuesday, Thunder comb, ridden by a jockey named William Evans, stick a post and fell, and threw his rider heavily On being carried…

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Double Drowning Fatality. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 July 1902 · page 2

Two boys named Julius Perry and Reginald Hitchie, both about seven years of age, were drowned in the Parramatta River this afternoon. It is supposed that…

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Fatal Shooting Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 July 1902 · page 34

Mr. Robert Cheers Aston, an old and respected resident of Youarang, near Tungamah, met. with a fatal accident on Monday whilst shooting foxes on his farm. Deceased…

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Terrible Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 July 1902 · page 29

A terrible accident happened at Torrington to a miner named Alfred Randle. He charged a hole with dynamite, the explosion of which did not move any stone…

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Buggy Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 July 1902 · page 29

While driving into Broadford on Saturday two young formers, William and James Whyte, with their two sisters, had a very exciting experience. A piece of the…

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Burning Fatality at Hillston. Hillston

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 July 1902 · page 2

A burning fatality occurred here yesterday, at noon, the victim being a married woman, and the wife of Mr J. Roberts, laborer, at present engaged at Cowl Cowl…

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