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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1905

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Burning Fatality. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 September 1905 · page 2

Mr Goldspink, J.P., held on inquiry at the Children's Hospital this morning regarding the death of an infant, Doreon Nicholson, aged 14 months, which…

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A Burning Fatality. Magisterial Inquiry

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 September 1905 · page 3

The deputy coroner Mr Arthur Phillips, J.P., at the Albury Court House yesterday afternoon conducted a magisterial inquiry into the circumstances…

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Serious Accident at Wagra. MR. F. Corrigan Badly Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 September 1905 · page 21

Mr. Francis Corrigan, a well-known and highly-respected landholder at Wagra, met with a serious accident on his holding on Tuesday, as a result of which he now lies in Sister…

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Burning Fatality at Coppabella. A. Book-keeper's Tragic Death

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 September 1905 · page 21

At the Albury Court-house yesterday afternoon the Deputy Coroner (Mr. A. Phillips, J. P.) held an inquiry concerning the death of Michael John Cooper, a…

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Fatal Boating Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 September 1905 · page 28

A boating accident occurred at Middle Harbour, near the Spit, Sydney, on Sunday afternoon, resulting in three persona being drowned. A large party from…

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Items of News. Accident to Mr P. BAYLISS

The Independent · Friday 22 September 1905 · page 2

On Monday morning last Mr P. Bayliss met with a nasty accident near his residence at North Deniliquin. He was driving a pony in…

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New South Wales. Sydney, Sunday. Drowned in a Clay Hole

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 25 September 1905 · page 3

Two boys, brothers, named George and Richard Kirland, while fishing in an abandoned clay hole at Daly's brickyards, at Marrickville, yesterday,…

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Lord Lieut. of Ireland Narrow Escape From Drowning. Yachting on Lough Erne. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 25 September 1905 · page 2

The Earl of Dudley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, has had a narrow escape from drawing while cruising in his yacht on Lough Erne. Lough…

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Boiler Explosion. Man Killed and Others Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 September 1905 · page 24

A terrible boiler explosion occurred at Ernst's Sugar Mill, on Pimpana Island, near Beenleigh on Tuesday morning. One man was killed and two others seriously…

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Painful Riding Accident

The Independent · Friday 29 September 1905 · page 2

A very painful accident happened on Sunday to a young man named Tennison Burns, a chemist, of Tatura (and late of Deniliquin), on…

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Drowned at Bondi

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 30 September 1905 · page 2

A man named James Crotty, who to-day was bathing in the surf at Bondi, was washed out to sea and drowned…

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Driving Accidents

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 October 1905 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon the Rov. p. Hckey, parish priest, had an exciting adventure at Howlong, whish resulted in his gig being completely wrecked…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Tuesday. a Lift Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 4 October 1905 · page 3

Mr Candler conducted an inquest on the body of Frederick Ludwick Honrichsen, storeman at Brooks, Robinson and Co.'s, who was injured on…

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Street Accident in Malta

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 4 October 1905 · page 2

An accident, attended with fatal results is reported from Malta. The brake of an electric car, dashing furiously down a hill, crashed into a wall…

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Found Drowned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 October 1905 · page 29

The body of on elderly woman, Gwen Williams, who has been missing for eight days, was found on Sunday morning in the lagoon of the municipal park, Hay. The…

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Bushman Seriously Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 October 1905 · page 29

A man named Boss has had a narrow escape from death at Carcoar. He was engaged with three other men on Coombing Park, bursting logs for fencing material,…

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Three People Drowned. Rescuer's Boat Upset

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 October 1905 · page 24

A sad drowning accident occurred at Swan Hill on Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Fred. Barslow, aged 36, and the two sons of Mr. N. B. Bryan, a well-known farmer…

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Shocking Train Fatality. Buggy Run Down at a Crossing

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 7 October 1905 · page 6

A terrible accident, resulting in the loss of three lives occurred at Numurkah (Vic.) on Thursday evening, when the special train was returning from…

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Fatal Railway Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 10 October 1905 · page 2

A fatal railway accident is reported from Russia. A amil train on the main Cancasian line was wrecked near Rostoy-on-Don, a large city on the…

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Railway Accident at Numurkah

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 October 1905 · page 3

A frightful accident occurred near Numurkah last Thursday evening. A party of six persons, driving in a buggy across the railway line, were…

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