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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1904

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Accident Near Tallangatta

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 26 January 1904 · page 2

A miraculons escape from certain death was the experience of the Rev. Mr. Lahore, Presbyterian minister at Corryong, last Thursday. He had…

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Colliery Accidents

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 27 January 1904 · page 2

A shocking accident occured at the Jumbunna Coliery, Outtrim, on Monday, when an engine-driver oamed Reginald Tonkin, while starting his…

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Looping the Loop with a Motor Car. Sensational Accident. Girl Suffers Terrible Injuries

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 27 January 1904 · page 3

A sensational accident occurred during a circus performance at Madrid on Saturday. An American girl named Mina Alex…

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Accidents and Sickness

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 28 January 1904 · page 2

We published hereunder a letter received by the Manager for the Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation Ltd., from Dr. Muller, who holds a…

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Railway Fatality. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 3

Mr. Candler also conducted another inquest into the cause of the death of Samuel Lee, about 68 years of age, of no occupation, who was found in a…

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Drowned in the Murrumbidgee

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 29

On Friday afternoon Mr. H. B. Smith, owner of Aralabrad Station, Gundagai, and his cousin Arthur, were trucking stock at Coolac. In returning home they took a…

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Destructive Tornado 137 Killed and Injured. London, January 23

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 26

A destructive tornado has wrecked the business portion of Moundvill, a small town in Alabama, and also 300 houses. Thirty seven persons were killed and 100 injured…

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Narandera. a Chapter of Accidents

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 16

During last week a number of accidents of a more or less serious nature occurred. Mr W. Rice, of Rich and Co., cut his foot with an adze, making an ugly wound, and the day…

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Fatal Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 28

A shocking fatality occurred at the Parkes railway station on Friday morning, when George Maxwell, an acting ganger, was run over by a train and…

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Accidents and Sickness

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 2

We publish hereunder a letter received by the Manager of the Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation Ltd., from Dr. Muller, who holds a…

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A Winch Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 3

At the Morgue to-day the circumstances surrounding the death of James Peter August Jenson, 41 years of [?] were further inquired into by…

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Driving Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 2

Last night about 12 o'clock a man named William Goodfellow, a resident of Bowna, was admitted to the Albury Hospital suffering from a fractured…

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Accident to James Scobie

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 3

Mr James Scobie, proprietor of the famous racing stables at Miners Best, met with a serious accident on Saturday evening. He was driving homewards in a buggy and the…

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Accidents and Sickness

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 2

We publish hereunder a letter received by the Manager of the Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation Ltd., from Dr. Muller, who holds in…

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Gun Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 3

James Charles, aged 25, a resident of Footseray, was this morning cleaning a rifle, when a cartridge that had not been drawn exploded. The result…

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Bishop Churton Drowned. in the West Indies

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 1 February 1904 · page 2

Dr. Henry No[?]ls Churton, Bishop of Nassan, in the British West Indian Islands, has been accidentally drowned in the Bahamas…

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Acety[?]ene Gas Explosion. Ten Killed, Seventeen Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 1 February 1904 · page 2

A serious exploston of acetylona gas has occurred at Bapa Toou[?]as, in the south of France. The force of the explosion killed ten…

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Accidents and Sickness

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 1 February 1904 · page 2

We publish hereunder a letter received by the Manager of the Ocoah Accident and Guarantee Corporation Ltd., from Dr. Muller, who holds a…

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Accidents and Sickness

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

We publish hereunder a letter received by the Manager of the Occean Accident and Guarantee Corporation Ltd., from Dr. Muller, who holds a…

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Accident at Broken Hill

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

Arthur Cuthbert, a miner employed at the British mine, met with a terrible accident at Broken Hill this afternoon…

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