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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1903

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Miners' Accident Relief

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 June 1903 · page 3

Under the protest of making provision far the relief of distress arising from mining accidents, threepence is deducted every "pay" from the wages of miners…

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Burning Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 June 1903 · page 2

At Rutherglen last Saturday night lost Mr. W. Gill noticed flames coming from the camp of a bawler in Chambers lase, and on going over discovered that the…

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Coach Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 June 1903 · page 3

On Saturday night travellers by coach from [?]ghurst had a narrow escape from injury by a break down about six [?] on the Springhurst side of…

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Big Underground Cave. It Was Accidentally Discovered by a Horse Sinking Into the Earth In Ohio

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 July 1903 · page 3

Recent discoveries in Monroe township lead to the belief that the hills east of West Liberty are full of underground caverns, many of which have not yet…

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Fatal Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 July 1903 · page 29

A shooting fatality occurred on Saturday at Roseville, North Sydney, as a result of the careless use of firearms. Ethel Lea, 17 years of age, employed ns a domestic…

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Accident at Culcairn

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 July 1903 · page 2

On Thursday night Mr. Arthur Keogh, M.R., Barkley-street, St. Hilda while travelling Germanton to act as locum tenens for Dr. Wilson, stepped out…

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Railway Collision. Twenty-one Casualties. London, July 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 July 1903 · page 27

A serious railway accident has occurred in Belgium. A train conveying a number of Antwerp merchants to the corn market at Brussels came into collision with another…

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Quarry Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 July 1903 · page 29

A terrible accident occurred at Messrs Fadden and Roberts' blue metal quarry Kiama. A large stone fell from the face of the quarry and struck a young man…

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Accident at Yalgogrin

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 July 1903 · page 29

A painful and severe accident happened in a very simple manner on Sunday last to Mr E. C. Pope, manager of Yalgogrin Station. In company with Mr. F. R. Clayton…

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A Curious Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 July 1903 · page 2

Last week a young man named Alexander Willis, son of Mr. O. H. Willis, of Hopefield, proceeded to boil some water and used a treacle tin for the purpose…

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A Girl Drowned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 July 1903 · page 29

Charles Hansen, a lighterman, left Williamstown in a boat at 5 o'clock on Thursday to go to his lighter, which was lying halfway between Port Melbourne and…

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The Late Railway Fatality

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 July 1903 · page 2

At the Wagga Court-house an Friday, the District Coroner (Mr. T. H. Williamson) continued the hearing of the evidence relative to the inquest on the body…

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Shocking Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 July 1903 · page 29

A daughter of Mr. W. Walters, butcher, of Ballan, 7 years of age, was playing near the connecting shaft of the horseworks and the sausage machine, when her clothes…

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Accident at Lavington

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 July 1903 · page 24

A serious accident happened at 8 o'clock on Wednesday night to Mr. Thompson at hie residence " Glenmorus," Livington, which he has recently leased from Mr. T…

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Fatal Railway Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 July 1903 · page 29

A railway accident occurred near Stonehenge, about four miles from Glen Innes, when a fettler named John Dowd was run down aDd killed. Dowd was driving a…

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Fatal Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 July 1903 · page 29

On Saturday afternoon four men were driving in a cart on the Bowen-bridge road, near the Hospital (Brisbane). Coming down hill the horse became…

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Fatal Accident at the D.J.C. Races. an Inquest Held

The Independent · Friday 17 July 1903 · page 2

An inquest was held on Wednesday morning at the Police Barracks, before the Coroner (Mr F. W. Garstang, P M.), and a jury, into the circumstances surrounding the…

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Fatal Accident at the [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 July 1903 · page 3

A most unfortunate accidents which was attended with fatel results occurred in the First Hurdle Race at the Deniliquin Jockey Club’s mid winter meeting on Tuesday last and cast quite a gloom…

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Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 July 1903 · page 2

Whilst playing football on Saturday Richard Johnson,son of Mr. J. W. Johnason, contractor, had his wrist badly sprained. Some time ago the name lad Iad…

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Drowning Case

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 July 1903 · page 28

A sad drowning case occurred at Seymour on Thursday, when a young lad named Leslie Dorrington lost his life. The boy, who was nine years old, was playing truant…

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