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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1905

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Serious Gun Shot Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 13 July 1905 · page 4

A young man named Hughie Kennedy, of Eskdale, Victoria, in the employ of Mr. J. P. Smith, of Howlong, was the victim of an extremely serious…

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Serious Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 July 1905 · page 29

John Williams, a miner, residing at Harvey Town, met with a serious accident while working in the South New Moon mine, Bendigo, on Saturday. Williams…

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Sensational Accident to a Lady

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 July 1905 · page 28

An accident of a very serious nature happened on the North Bega Bridge on Thursday afternoon of last week (says a message from Bega). It appears that Mr…

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Serious Gun Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 July 1905 · page 4

On Wednesday a young man named Hugh Kennedy, employed at Mr. J. P. Smith's Sunbury Estate, near [?]owlong, met with a serious gun accident…

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Double Drawing Fatality

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 July 1905 · page 3

A double drawing fatality occurred a Gooramadda at [?] on Thursday morning. Two brother named William Hilett, aged 25 years, a groom,…

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A Serious Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 July 1905 · page 3

A young man named Hyland, employed by Mr. William Rec[?], baker, of Rutherglen, went on Monday to a room with a lighted caller and…

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Ferry Boat Capsizes in India. Forty Persons Drowned

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 20 July 1905 · page 2

News received from India reports that a ferry boat, employed on a lake near Sringar, in Cashmere, was yesterday capsized in a squall…

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Sporting Fatality. Wednesday, 14th July

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 July 1905 · page 2

Quite a gloom was cast over the township this morning when it was known that young Sydney M'Dougall, only surviving son of Mr. and Mrs…

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Attacked by a Madman. Doctor's Wife Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 July 1905 · page 35

A few days ago a murderous attack was made by a lunatic on Mrs. A. L. Carter, wife of Dr. Carter, of Macquarie-street, Sydney. Mrs. Carter, who resides' at…

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Disaster at Mass. Chapel Floor Collapses. Many Killed and Injured. London, July 16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 July 1905 · page 26

A sensational occurrence is reported from Fermo, a city of Central Italy. During the celebration of Mass at the chapel of the Fermo Workhouse the floor collapsed…

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Painful Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 July 1905 · page 29

Mr. T. C. Laby, proprietor of the "Wimmera cyanide works, met with a painful accident on Friday afternoon (says a report from Stawell). He was installing…

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Burning Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 July 1905 · page 29

A sad burning accident took place near the residence of Mr. Lawler at Bullerawa mail change 20 miles from Wee Waa. His five-year-old daughter was playing with…

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Fatal Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 July 1905 · page 2

News of a fatal shooting accident at Savernake reached Corowa on Wednesday, the Coroner, Dr. Wm. Shortt, J.P., being advised by wire from…

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Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 July 1905 · page 2

On Saturday night while returning from Lake Moodemere to Rutherglen, Joe. Bowers was thrown from a horse that he was riding. The unfortunate…

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Appalling Naval Disaster the Boiler Exploded Bennington. Cause of the Accident. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 25 July 1905 · page 2

Captain Young, Commander of the United States gunboat Bennington, reports to the Admiralty that the top of the lower furnace of one of…

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Drowned in a Creek

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 July 1905 · page 29

The body of a well dressed man, about 30 years of age, was found in a creek at Port Adelaide on Friday. A silk handker-chief was tied over the face, and the body…

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Airship Fatality. Aeronaut Falls 3000Ft London, July 20

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 July 1905 · page 27

An American aeronaut named has met with a terrible fate at San Jose, in California. He ascended to a height of 3000ft. in an air-ship of the aeroplane kind…

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Collision Off Holyhead. a Barque Sunk

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 29 July 1905 · page 2

A collision took place to-day off Holyhead between the trawler Ayre and the barque Bonafide, bound from Fiji to Liverpool…

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The Liverpool Railway Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 1 August 1905 · page 2

A signalman has admitted that he caused, through an error in s[?]alling, the recent accident at the hall Road station on the electric railway…

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Series of Rifle Accidents. Supposed Defective Ammunition

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 1 August 1905 · page 3

Considerable excitement has been occasioned amongst rifle clubs and riflemen generally in Sydney by the bursting of the barrels of military…

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