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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1905

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Sad Drowning Case

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 November 1905 · page 2

At Jerilderie on Tuesday last, Mr. Jones, boundary rider at North Yathong Station while crossing the Billabong crock was thrown from his…

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Remarkable Drowning Case

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 10 November 1905 · page 3

About a week ago a black boxer but was found In Studley-park, Melbourne Close to the but was a pool of blood, and a trail of bloodmarks led down to…

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Parachute Accident. a Woman Killed. London, November 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 November 1905 · page 27

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

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Fatal Coach Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 November 1905 · page 28

A sensational coach accident happened at Wallsend on Friday evening. Two rival coaches, which leave the tram terminus for West Wallsend, were proceeding down…

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Shocking Mine Fatality

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 November 1905 · page 28

A shocking accident, which resulted in the death of a miner named Thomas Henry Rutter, a married man with three children, has occurred at the Long Tunnel…

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Man Falls 1300 Feet. Fatality at Eaglehawk

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 November 1905 · page 15

At Eaglehawk on Monday evening David S. K. Coulter, 27 years of age, fell down a mine. Early in the evening the manager of the Phoenix mine, Mr. W. Ashman…

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Motor Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 17 November 1905 · page 3

Motor No. 1932 when crossing Union Bridge yesterday collided with T. P. Dessaix of Melrose Laundry, Result Motor wrecked and Dessaix picked up…

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Riding Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 November 1905 · page 4

On Wednesday afternoon Master Willie Archer, son of Mr. E. L. Archer, was riding a usually quite pony into Corowa on a message, and when…

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Accident to the King. While Out Shooting. Treads in a Rabbit Burrow. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 18 November 1905 · page 5

King Edward V[?] white out shooting in Windsor Park, had the misfortune to put one of his feet in a rabbit burrow…

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Cases of Drowning. Boy Drowned at Studley Park Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 20 November 1905 · page 2

Studley Park, Kew, is one of the great holiday resorts of the metropolia, it being beautifully situated, with the Yarra flowing at the foot of high…

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Man Drowned at St. Kilda

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 20 November 1905 · page 2

The body of a man named Robert M'Anlay, who had been missing from his home at St. Kilda [?] Friday November 17, was found on the St…

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Terrible Shipwreck. Ninety Three Persons Drowned

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 21 November 1905 · page 2

The sailing vessel Hilda, commanded by Captain Gregory, and [?] by a crow of 18 sailors shipped at South-hampton, has been lost, She carried…

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A Townsend-st Incident. Well-known Sportsman Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 21 November 1905 · page 2

`John Fullerton, described as a shearer, who is on a visit to Albury, yesterday afternoon seemed to require a little diversion, and, about live…

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Naval Accident. Destroyer Blown Up. London, November 19

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 November 1905 · page 27

A serious accident occurred in Kiel harbor, where the chief German naval station in the Baltic is situated, during night manoeuvres by the German fleet. During…

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Accident to the King. Trips in a Rabbit-hole. London, November 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 November 1905 · page 26

His Majesty the King sustained a slight accident yesterday, and had a narrow escape from a much more serious adventure. With Prince Nicholas of Greece, who, with…

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Items of News. Fatal Accident

The Independent · Friday 24 November 1905 · page 2

A man named Charles Arbuthnot was thrown from his horse on Monday last on Barham Station. His skull was fractured, probably from a kick,…

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A Street Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 25 November 1905 · page 5

Mr Duncan M'Corquodale, a miller, of Sussex-street, was injured to day in a peculiar manner. A horse attached to a sulky bolted, and dashed into his…

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Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 November 1905 · page 2

Master Harry Shaw, aged 18, son of Mr. J. Shaw, of Corowa, was admitted to the Corowa Hospital on Sunday afternoon last, being brought…

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General Cables. London, Tuesday. Fatal Collision at Sea

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 29 November 1905 · page 2

Two Japanese vessels, the Kutamaru and the Fuhunamara, collided near Shimonesoki, an impotant seaport on the south-west of the main…

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Shocking Railway Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 29 November 1905 · page 2

A terrible accident is reported from the United States. An express collided with a local train near Lincoln, Massachusetis, and both were completely…

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