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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1905

341 stories in Murray's papers · page 17 of 18

New South Wales. Killed in a Bicycle Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 December 1905 · page 3

A young man named Diamond, son of A. Diamond, the cricketer, now playing in the inter-State match at Adelaide, was killed as the result of a…

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Railway Accident in America. Tremendous Loss of Life

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 21 December 1905 · page 2

A terrible railway collision has occurred on the New York Central Railway, between Park Avenue and Hundred and Fourth-Street…

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Fatality at a Circus

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

An accident which occurred at Wirth Bros.' circus, whilst showing at Warracknabeal (Vic) last week, resulted in the death of Doris Jane Dunstan, 13 years old…

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A Cyclist Injured

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

Hearl Mayer, a cyclist, while training on the Cricket ground track this morning, fell off his machine, Mayer broke one of the small bones…

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American Railway Collision. Occurred in a Tunnel

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

Some particulars are to hand regarding the collision between two trains in New York, reported yesterday. The accident occurred in a…

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Fearful Boiler Explosion. Two Men Killed. Others Severely Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 December 1905 · page 27

A shocking calamity took place afc Tallarook (Vic.) on Monday, when two brothers, named Garner, were killed, and several other parsons, including a…

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Fatal Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 December 1905 · page 29

A Chinese gardener named Keong Cheong "Jack" who has for the past ten years been supplying the Corryong people with vegetables from his garden at Thougla…

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Accidents

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 December 1905 · page 9

On Wednesday morning Mr. Walter Whitehead met with a painful accident at his place at Bull Plain. While landing water drawn from a well by means of…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Wednesday. Supposed Drowning Fatality

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 28 December 1905 · page 2

News has been received from Gooramadda, near Chiltern, of a boating accident to a fishing party, and which, it is feared, has resulted in…

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Fatal Drowning Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 28 December 1905 · page 2

Two young men were bathing at Tarago on Xmas Eve when they get beyond their depth and were drowned…

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Accident in a Mine. 30 Miners Suffocated

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 28 December 1905 · page 2

A terrible minnig accident has occurred at Santa Gertrudos, in Mexico 30 miners losing their lives through suffocation by foul air…

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Fatal Boating Accident. Four Persons Drowned

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

A fishing party, spending their holidays on the Murray banks at a point known as the Police Paddock, Gooramadda, about eight miles from Rutherglen, arranged…

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[?]. at [?]. Four Persons Drowned

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 December 1905 · page 4

A shocking fatality occurred on the Murray River, about five miles from Rutherglen on Wednesday, four Persons losing their lives. A fishing party…

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Drowned in a Swoon

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 29 December 1905 · page 2

The drowning fatality in Kenny's baths, St. Kilda, yesterday morning, when Mr John Parry Jones lost his life, was the subject of an…

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Drowned in the Murray

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

Thomas Kennedy, aged 19, son of Daniel Kennedy, Cobram, and neohew of Mr. T. Kennedy, M.P, was drowned on Monday afternoon in the River Murray at Cobram…

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Death by Drowning, and How to Prevent It

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 29 December 1905 · page 3

One of the most frequent causes of acidental death is that by drowning, and yet it cannot by doubted that in many cases death might be averted…

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Auckland Harbour Collision. Five Lives Lost. Auckland

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 December 1905 · page 3

On Friday night a collision occurred between the two coastal steamers Kapanui and Claymore. The former sank almost immediately, and five of those on board…

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Tragedy at Sorrento. Drowned While Fishing. Five People Swept Away. Father and Three Children Victims

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 December 1905 · page 19

An appalling accident, resulting in the death of five people, occurred at Sorrento on Monday afternoon on the Back Beach, when the members of a fishing party were…

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Motoring Accident. Financier Killed. London. December 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 December 1905 · page 2

Advices have been received from New York announcing the death of Mr. James Martin, a well-known financier of that city. It appears that an accident happened to…

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Serious Racing Accident

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

A youth named Skinner, 16 years of age, met with a terrible accident whilst riding in one of the races at the. Mahonga meeting on Boxing Day. The lad. who is a…

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