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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1903

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Towing Accident. Twelve Seamen Injured. London, July 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 July 1903 · page 27

A serious towing disaster has occurred at Gibraltar. The first-class battle-ship Caesar, 14,900 tons, 16 guns, was being towed out of the harbour when, through an accident…

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Railway Accident. a Train Derailed. Many Killed and Injured. London, July 16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 July 1903 · page 26

A disastrous railway accident has occurred in the north of England. An express train, going from Liverpool to Southport, was derailed at Waterloo, a station about five miles…

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Football Accidents

The Independent · Friday 24 July 1903 · page 2

On Friday last, during the football match between the Rovers and a team from Mathoura, a man named G. Prentice had the misfortune to break…

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Railway Accident at Glasgow. a Shocking Disaster. London, July 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 27

A terrible railway accident happened to-day at Glasgow. A crowded excursion train, when entering Sb. Enoch's station, went too fait, and crashed into the buffers at the end…

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Accidents

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 August 1903 · page 2

A man named O. Casey, in the employ of Mr. A. A. Piggin at Ellerslie Estate, recently met with painful injuries. When the accident happened he was…

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Collision in Sydney Harbour. the Argus and Mildura. Former Seriously Damaged

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 August 1903 · page 36

A serious collision occurred in Port Jackson a few minutes before 9 o'clock on Friday night, between the steamer Argus, of Archibald Carrie and Co.'s line, and the…

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Serious Accidents. Many Lives Lost. London. August 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 August 1903 · page 27

A shocking accident occurred yesterday at the Fairfield Shipyard, Govan, Glasgow. Workmen were placing a propeller shaft in position in a new ship, when the shaft broke…

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Grand-stand Collapse. a Sensational, Accident. London, August 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 August 1903 · page 27

A sensational accident occurred yesterday during the progress of a cricket match between Perthshire and Forfarhire, played at Perth. Ten thousand persons were present…

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Accident at Rutherglen

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 11 August 1903 · page 3

A youth named Richard Davis, in the employ, of D. Dodds, met with a painful accident on Wednesday. It appears that he was riding a horse without saddle or…

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Alarming Accident

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 12 August 1903 · page 2

Through the collapse of an elevated plank walk in Philadelphia, during a baseball match, several people were killed and 150 injured, many receiving…

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Railway Collision. an Appalling Accident. London, August 7

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 August 1903 · page 27

An appalling railway collision occurred yesterday at Durand station, Illinois, on one of the great trunk lines. A special train, chartered by Messrs. Wallace Bros, for the…

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Boat Disaster. Nine Men Drowned. London, August 9

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 August 1903 · page 26

Through overloading a boat at Brightling sea, on the Essex coast, yesterday nine men lost their lives. When returning to the shore from the yacht Lorena, 11 men…

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A Train Oh Fire. Alarming Accident. London, August 7

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 August 1903 · page 27

A special train on the Great Western railway line, conveying the household of Viscount Falmouth, met with an alarming accident yesterday. Included in the train…

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Driving Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 August 1903 · page 3

While Mr. Trollop, manager of the local branch of M'Culloch and Co.'s business, was driving at a good pace down the incline near the Bank of Victoria on…

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Peculiar Fatal Accident. a Fall Out of a Cab

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 26 August 1903 · page 3

An accident of a very simple character, which was, unfortunately, attended with fatal results, took place in Lachlan Street yesterday morning…

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Bridge Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 August 1903 · page 29

William Dwyer and John Bishop, employed in the construction of a bridge over the Hunter, in the West Maitland district, sustained severe injuries on Friday…

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Intercolonial Items. Frightful Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 August 1903 · page 28

A most remarkable injury was treated at the Melbourne Hospital, the patient being a young man named Ernest Barry, who had been kicked on the month by a horse…

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Accident in a Well

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 August 1903 · page 28

The week before last a young man named Edward Curphy, was brought into Jerilderie from Goolgumbia Station to the local hospital. It appears that on…

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Terrible Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 August 1903 · page 29

A shocking accident occurred on Saturday during shooting practice in connection with the Scone Rifle Club. One of the competitors, about to shoot, was…

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Sydney Boxing Fatality

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 September 1903 · page 35

The circumstances surrounding the recent fatal boxing contest were investigated at the Central Police Court, Sydney, on Tuesday, when William Morgan and ten others were…

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