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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1904

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Collision at Aylesbury. London, December 23

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 December 1904 · page 26

A serious railway collision has occurred at Aylesbury, in Buckinghamshire. A newspaper train collided with a parcels train from Manchester. The newspaper train was…

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Drowned in the Murray Railway Sureyor's Death. [?]

The Independent · Friday 30 December 1904 · page 2

Mr P. J. M'Namara, Surveyor, [?] with the Victorian railways was [?] in the Murray yesterday above [?] Deceased, in company with a yours [?]…

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Edison's Happy Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 December 1904 · page 33

An accident—a cut on the finger— caused Edison to invent the phonograph, or talking machine. Mr. Edison told the story of this…

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Horrible Accident. Caught in a Circular Saw. Man Terribly Mangled

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 December 1904 · page 35

Colac, Friday.—A frightful accident occurred to a young man named George Sweet, who fell backwards on to a revolving saw at Messrs. Anderson, Mackie, and…

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Vandalism. Accident

The Independent · Friday 30 December 1904 · page 2

On Wednesday evening our attention was called to the disgraceful acts of vandalism which have been perpetrated on the handsome monument at The Christmas holidays were not attended with any serious accidents, but a young man named John McConville had the misfortune to break his…

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Riding Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 December 1904 · page 2

On Tuesday Mr. Robert McLeon, of Burryjuna, met with sovere injuries to his left [?]rn as the result of being thrown from a horse. He had been stripping a…

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Mathoura Notes. From a Correspondent. a Startling Accident

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 31 December 1904 · page 4

Last week a farmer named Graham, of Bubaloo[?] whilst travelling a new harvester from Wamboota had a rather unusual experience. A young horse which was following took fright, and jumped…

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