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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1904

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A Painful Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 13 April 1904 · page 2

A youth named Harold Devine, an improver in the firm of Lester and Allen, met with a nasty accident yesterday afternoon, He was working on…

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Russia on the Yalu. Sharpshooters at Work. Japanese Cavalry Drowned, London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 14 April 1904 · page 2

General Kuropatkin has telegraphed to St. Petesburg that General Krasnalinski on the night ofn Friday last, 8th inst., ordered Lieut. Dimidovitch…

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The Russo-japanese War. Russian Disaster. Battleship Petropavlovsk Sunk. Vice-admiral Makaroff Drowned. London, April 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 April 1904 · page 21

A semi-official telegram received from St.Petersburg announces a serious Russian dieaster. It is reported that the battleship Petropavlovak, of 11,000 tons, with…

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The War. Great Russian Nayal Disaster. A Battleship Torpedoed. Great Loss of Life. Admiral Makaroff Drowned. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 April 1904 · page 2

The Russian battleship Petropaulovski, 10,960 tons, when manœuvring at Port Arthur, accidently struck a torpedo. The explosion which followed inflicted…

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CABLEGRAMS. War. RUSSO-JAPAN Disaster to the Petro-paviovsk. Admiral Makaroff Drowned. Escape of the Grand Duke Cyril London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 15 April 1904 · page 2

A semi-final Russia telegram received at St. Petersburg announces that while manoceuring off Port Arthur, the Russia battleship…

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Russo-japanese War. Russian Disaster. Battleship Petropaulovsk. Sunk Off Port Arthur. Only Twenty Survivers. Vice Admiral Makeroff Drowned. London. April 13

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 15 April 1904 · page 3

A semi-official telegram received from St. Petersburg announces a serious Russian disaster. It is reported that the battle-ship Patrepaviovsk, of 11,000 tons…

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Fatal Revolver Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 April 1904 · page 35

An inquiry was opened by the Sydney coroner on Tuesday morning regarding the death of Walter Lindsay Thompson, solicitor,…

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Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 15 April 1904 · page 2

A riding accident happened yesterday afternoon to a youth named Morgan D'Arey, son of Mr M. J.D'Arey, subcollecter of Customs at Albury, Young…

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Burning Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 15 April 1904 · page 3

A woman named Kate Healey (30), a domestic servant at Carlton, met with a painful injury to-day She was melting beeswax in which some turps…

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CABLEGRAMS. War. RUSSO-JAPAN The Petropavlovsk. Surmises in Russia. the Grand Duke Cyan. Two Admires Drowned. 800 Officers and Crew Perish. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 2

The Russian Court officials surmise that the lost battleship struck one of the six uncharted mines laid down by the Russian mining transport…

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A Boating Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 2

Three young men, Messrs S. Singleton, A. Wallace and J. Wallace, had rather an unpleasant experience whilst essaying to cross the Murray in a…

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Telegrams. Inter-state. New South Wales. Sysney, Monday. the Tram Accident. Pointsman Committed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 3

At the inquiry held to-day in connection with the recent fatal Randwick tram collision the pointsman, Denis M'Ginley, has been committed…

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Death of Mr Walter Parker The Result of an Accident

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 1

The Bendigo Advertiser of Monday states :—"The numerous friends of Mr. Walter Parker, of Cherry Tree, will greatly regret to hear that a fatal…

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Found Drowned

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 21 April 1904 · page 3

The corpse of an unknown man was found on Manly Beach to-day. The remains are those of an olderly person…

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A Captain Drowned

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 April 1904 · page 2

The captain of the Russian gunboat Mandjur, which has been dismantled at Shanghai, was drowned in the Pett repavlovsk disaster…

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Drowned in the Loddon

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 April 1904 · page 28

Great regret was felt in Boort when the news was received that Miss Ethel Andrews had been drowned in the London River. The victim, who was the second…

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Japanese Flagship Injured

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 April 1904 · page 4

PORT ARTHUR, March 18.—According to information received from Russians at Shanghai, during the fighting at Port Arthur on February 10 and…

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A Great Painter Drowned. London, April 16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 April 1904 · page 27

Amongst the victims on board the ill-fated Petropavlovak was the great Russian battle. painter Vassili Verestchagin. He began life in the navy in 1859, and subsequently studied…

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Accident or Suicide? an Open Verdict

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 April 1904 · page 35

The inquest on the body of Walter Lindsay Thompson, solicitor, who had insured his life for £24,000, and died of a pistol wound, was concluded in Sydney on Tuesday…

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A Fatal Accident. London, April 19

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 April 1904 · page 27

A remarkable fatal accident is recorded from Gyangtse. On the march northward a quantity of gunpowder, which the Thibetans had abandoned, was seized at Guru. It was…

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