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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1905

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Drowning Fatality at Swan Hill

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 11 October 1905 · page 2

On Tuesday afternoon, 3rd instant, it became known at Swan Hill that a fatal drowning accident had occurred on the Little Murray, and that the…

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Village Settler Drowned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 October 1905 · page 29

The body of a village settler, named Charles Spencer, who disappeared about a fortnight ago, was found in the Ovens River on Friday. On the morning after he…

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A Frightful Accident

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 13 October 1905 · page 3

The most frightful railway catastrophe that has ever occurred in the Goulburn Valley took place on Thursday of last week when Hr George Russell, his daughter…

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Serious Accident

The Independent · Friday 20 October 1905 · page 2

Quite a sensation was caused on Friday morning last amongst the friends and acquaintances of Mr William Allan, when it became…

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The Numurkah Railway Accident. Most Remarkable Dreams. Warned of the Disaster

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 20 October 1905 · page 3

In reference to the [?] railway accident near Numurkah on the 5th inst., which resulted in the deaths of Mr [?] Russell, Mia Winnia [?]…

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120 Revolutionists Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 23 October 1905 · page 2

A meeting of the Revolutionary Party, to discuss the provisions relating to the State Duma elections, has been held at Minsk, the chief town of…

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A Fatal Accident. Naval Commander Killed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 24 October 1905 · page 2

While engaged in directing the salvage operations on board the British naval repairing ship Assistance which recently went aground between [?]…

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Naval Officer Killed. Accident in Morocco. London, October 22

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 October 1905 · page 27

A Fatal accident has befallen Commander Arthur E. Phillipps, of the battleship Victorious, 14,900 tons, of the Atlantic fleet. He was directing salvage…

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Deaths in the Alps. 165 ACCIDENTS. London, October 20

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 October 1905 · page 26

The number of casualties among mountain climbers in the Alps this year is unusually large. There were altogether 165 accidents, and 65 persons lost their lives…

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Drowned in a Squall

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 31 October 1905 · page 2

Two fisherman are supposed to have been drowned off Broughton Island during the raging of a heavy squall…

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Explosion at a Chilery. Five Men Killed and Nine Injured

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 31 October 1905 · page 2

A dreadful explosion of fire damp occurred at the Standford Merthyr Colliery nine sine miles from west Maitland, on Sunday, by which five…

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Found Drowned

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 1 November 1905 · page 2

The body of Jean Sintie, a French sailor, has been found drowned in the same spot where the body of the mate of the Leborrue was washed…

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Cablegrams. General Cables. London, Tuesday. Railway Accident in America

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 1 November 1905 · page 3

A shocking railway accident occurred yesterday at kansas City, the second city of Missouri, U.S.A. and one of the great towns of the West. The…

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Shocking Accident at Chiltern Fall of a Bird-nesting Boy. Chiltern

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 1 November 1905 · page 4

At about [?] o'clock this afternoon a boy about 12, named Joseph De Piazzi, son of an Italian living at Children Valley No, 2, was…

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Colliery Disaster. Six Lives Lost. Several Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 November 1905 · page 27

Stanford Merthyr, one of the finest collieries in Australia, has met with sudden destruction. On Saturday 400 men were at work, and the place was a hive of…

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Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 November 1905 · page 2

While driving down Sanger-street bill on Wednesday last Mr. Culver of the Bedlands Hotel, accompanied by a friend, has a rather sudden and…

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Accident at Black Range

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 7 November 1905 · page 4

A serious accident betel Miss Leila Monk, the 15-year-old daughter of Mr H. Monk, of Black Range, about midday on Sunday. The girl was at her…

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Accident at the Races

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 8 November 1905 · page 2

During the races at Flemington to-day, a serious accident occurred. A punt on the Salt Water River was crowded with people when…

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Parachute Accident

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 8 November 1905 · page 3

A shocking accident occurred at Columbia, the capital of South Carolina, in connection with a parachute descent from a balloon. The victim…

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Accident at Princes Court. Shooting the Pool. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 8 November 1905 · page 2

The place of amusement termed Princes Court, situated just over Princes Bridge, has been the scene of another accident more serious than…

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