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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1905

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Shocking Street Fatality

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

Norman Leslie Lloyd, aged 3½ years, son of Mr. William Lloyd, was the victim of a shocking fatal accident at Horsham. The child was riding a tricycle across…

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CABLEGRAMS. Earlier Messages. Aristocratic Officers Drowned. Russian Nobility in Mourning. London

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

The officers of the Russian battleship Imperator Alexander III. which was sunk during the late battle were drawn exclusively from the Imperial…

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Railway Accident. Train Derailed in Russia. London, May 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 June 1905 · page 27

A serious railway accident has occurred in Russia. A goods train to which a passenger carriage was attached was derailed near Kharkoff, the capital of the government of that…

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The Earthquake in Albania. 100 Killed; 250 Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 5 June 1905 · page 2

The earthquake which was experienced on Thursday at Scutari, in the Balkan province of Albania, has proved to have been more serious than…

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Sydney Harbor Collision. Panic Amongst Passengers. Women and Children Abandoned by the Men

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 5 June 1905 · page 2

A sensational accident happened at Rozelle Bay, Balmain, on Friday night, the lives of over 100 passengers by the steamer Annie being [?]pardised…

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Accident at a Ferry Steamer

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 5 June 1905 · page 3

On Saturday afternoon a married woman, named Mrs. Walter Armitage, was the victim of an accident while travelling on one of the harboar…

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The Spencer-street Railway Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 5 June 1905 · page 3

The fact that the departmental inquiry into the Spencer-street railway accident is being held in private, was brought under the notice of the…

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Cablegrams. Two Serious Collisions British Naval Manoeuvres. Twenty-three Persons Drowned. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 6 June 1905 · page 3

Two serious collisions, the second involving considerable loss of life, occurred on Friday, in the course of night manoeuvres with were being…

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CABLEGRAMS. Submarine Blown Up. British Naval Disaster. Fourteen Persons Drowned. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 9 June 1905 · page 2

Another disaster to a submarine, not even second in magnitude to the sinking of the ill-fated A 1, occurred this afternoon off Plymouth…

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Melbourne Street Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 12 June 1905 · page 3

A street incident occurred at the corner of Collins and Elizabeth-streets at noon on Saturday. A single-horse lorry, belonging to Messrs A. P. Alien…

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Another Tram Collision

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 13 June 1905 · page 2

A collision occurred on the Botany tram line this afternoon. A few passengers were shaken up, but none of them were seriously injured…

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Mining Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 June 1905 · page 2

A man named D. Kinneberg, employed at the Great Southern Consols mine, Ruthetrglen, met with a painful accident on Tuesday. He was…

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After the Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 June 1905 · page 4

A young English nobleman, in a frightful railway accident, missed his valet. One of the guards came up to him and said, "My lord, we…

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Spencer-st. Collision. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 14 June 1905 · page 2

The public inquiry by the Railway Appeal Board into the collision at Spencer-street on June 1 was commenced to-day. The Board consisted…

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Maritime Collision at Brindisi

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 16 June 1905 · page 2

A serious collision has occurred at Brindisi, the Mediterranean port of call at which the mails are anded for transmission overland. The P. and O…

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A Politician Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 June 1905 · page 29

At 12.30 on Friday morning, Mr. F. H. Bromley, M.L.A., was found lying unconscious, with his leg apparently broken, in Richardson-street, off Lygon-street, North…

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Shocking Buggy Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 June 1905 · page 29

A terrible accident happened near Lillydale (Vic.), on Friday afternoon. Two young ladies, Mrs. Valar and her sister, Miss Thompson, were driving to their home…

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Terrible Accident at a Mine

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 June 1905 · page 28

A terrible fatality occurred at the Virginia mine, Eaglehawk, (Vic.). Two miners, Peter Johnson and John Mayberry, went to work in the north level at the…

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Accident on H.m. Magnificent. Bursting of a Gun

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 16 June 1905 · page 2

During gun practice at Tetuan, a port of Morocco, in which H.M. battleship magnificent participated, a 6in. shell exploded inside the gun…

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Telegrams. New South Wales. Accidental Death. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 19 June 1905 · page 3

An inquest was held on the [?] of Mr. E. H. Crossman yesterday, and a verdict of accident death was recorded…

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