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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1904

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Bombardment of Port Arthur. Four More Russian Warships Injured. Russian Newest Vessels

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 11 February 1904 · page 2

Reuter's correspondent at St. Petersburg says that Admiral Alexieff has enbled from Port Arthur that the Japanese fleet bombarded that place on…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Wednesday. A Fearful Gas Explosion. in a Baker's Over. Two Men Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 11 February 1904 · page 3

Two men, Cooksley, aged 27, and Charles Studd, aged 17, were seriously injured by an explosion of gas in a bakery situated in Rathdown-street,…

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Another Accident. Torpedo Boats Asleep

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 11 February 1904 · page 2

The correspondent of the "New York Herald" has that the Russian fleet was not expected an attack for several days…

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A Great Sea Wave. Coastal Villagers Drowned. London, February 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 February 1904 · page 27

The huge wave which swept the south and south-west coasts of England on Tuesday also caused great damage on the French and Portuguese coasts. Many residents of the…

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Railway Accident. Loss of Life. London, February 5

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 February 1904 · page 27

A train on the Intercolonial Railway hat bean wrecked, near Halifax, Nora Scotia. The carriages separated from the locomotive, and fell down an embankment a distance of…

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Lucky Accidents

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 February 1904 · page 4

Nearly all the best and most useful inventions were lit upon by accident. These peculiar results have happened when their inventors or discoverers have been engaged…

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Painful Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 February 1904 · page 2

A man named Stalker, who has had the misfortune to lose an arm is being treated by Dr. watch for injuries received a few days ago owing to his…

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Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 February 1904 · page 2

Alderman J. Chivell while engaged at work on Monday sustained a somewhat severe cut on the knee-cap which necessitated surgical treatment by drawing…

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Saved From Drowning

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 2

Mr. George Rynchart, newspaper reporter, while out fishing with Mr. C. C. Andersson, proprietor of the "Federal Standard," on Saturday night at…

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Shooting Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 2

While engaged in shooting at sparrows on Tuesday evening a young man named Percy Williams, in the employ of Mr. Trollope of South Corowa shot…

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Accident to a Wodonga Resident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 22 February 1904 · page 2

On Friday evening last, Mr. Hugh Cochrane, a resident of Chiltern Road, Wodonga West, left Wodonga for his home on horseback, About 10 p.m…

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A Painter Drowned

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 23 February 1904 · page 3

While plauting the hull of the steamer Alexandra to-day at the wharf, the sealfolding suddenly collapsed, and a seaman was precipitated into the…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Tuesday. the Coogee Collision

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 24 February 1904 · page 3

The investigation into the collision between the steamer Coogee and the Fortunate Figari was resumed to-day before the Court of Marine Inquiry…

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Sensational Accident at Wadda

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 24 February 1904 · page 2

Mr. Harry Smyles, farmer, was the victim of a serious, and somewhat sensational accident yesterday. He had delivered a load of wheat at Yarong…

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Recent Accident at Wodonga

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 24 February 1904 · page 2

Mr. Hugh [?] Junr., the young man who met with an accident near his home on Chiltern road last Friday night, by falling from his…

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The Coogee Collision

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 25 February 1904 · page 3

The Court of Maine inquiry continued its investigation of the circumstances attending the collision between the steamer Coogee and the Italian…

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A Seaman Drowned

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 25 February 1904 · page 2

An inquest was held at the Morgan to-day on the body of a Frech seaman named Joseph [?] who, while painting the [?]…

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Cablegrams. London, Wednesday. Accident in a Coal Mine. Seven Miners Killed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 25 February 1904 · page 3

Seven miners have been killed in one of the coal pits of Rotherham. They were descending to work in the cage, when the wire rope sustaining…

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A Railway Collision

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 26 February 1904 · page 3

A collision, while shunting, occurred in the Gosford railway yard to-day when several stock trucks were smashed up, but no one was killed…

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Fatal Accident at Walbundrie

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 February 1904 · page 35

On Saturday last Mr. A. Phillips, deputy coroner, held an inquiry into the circumstances connected with the death of a girl named Cecilia Lucas, at Walbundrie, on the…

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