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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1906

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Accident at Yarrawonga

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 26 July 1906 · page 2

A buggy accident happened on the bridge over the Murray Ricer on Saturday afternoon. Mr. Patrick Burns, of Tarramia, was driving home across…

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Railway Collision at Cootamundra

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 July 1906 · page 27

A railway collision occurred at Cootamundra on Saturday evening, doing considerable damage to rolling stock, and resulting in Fireman King being…

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Floods in New Zealand. Thousands of Stock Drowned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 July 1906 · page 38

Bad weather has been experienced over many parts of New Zealand. At Poverty Bay the flats were inundated with one of the heaviest floods ever known. The…

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Accident

The Independent · Friday 27 July 1906 · page 2

A buggy accident happened on the bridge over the Murray River at Yarrawonga. on Saturday afternoon. Mr. Patrick Burns, of Tarramia, was…

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Victoria. Drowned in Her Bath Elderly Woman's Suicide. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 30 July 1906 · page 2

Yesterday the coroner gave a verdict of suicide in the case of the death of Mrs? Catharine Milne whose body was found in a bath at her residence…

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Euston. Accident to the Punt

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 1 August 1906 · page 3

Some excitement was caused here on Thursday evening last by the wire rope on the punt breaking. The mail coach from Swan Hill, two horses, the…

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An Engineer Drowned

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 2 August 1906 · page 2

A man named John Barnet, an engineer on the ferry steamer Annie, was drowned this morning while drawing water in Johnstone's Bay…

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A Remarkable Railway Accident. in America. of Course. Landslide Overturns Train

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 2 August 1906 · page 2

A New York Central Railway express train was travelling on an embankment adjoining the Hudson River, near the town of Chelsea, N.Y…

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An Extraordinary Fatality

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 August 1906 · page 30

An elderly woman named Catherine Milne was found dead at Northcote (Vic.) in remarkable circumstances. George Milne, a retired baker, who formerly…

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Honeymoon Accident Mr. and Mrs. Longworth Injured. London. July 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 August 1906 · page 15

Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth (the latter President Roosevelt's daughter), who are travelling in Europe on their honeymoon tour, have met with a…

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Motor Accident. French Prince Killed. London, July 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 August 1906 · page 15

Another fatal, motoring accident is reported to-day. The victim is Prince Eugene Murat, son of Prince Louis Napoleon Murat, of Paris. His Highness was…

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Railway Accident. Toolamba Train Derailed. Narrow Escape of Passengers a Midnight Experience

The Independent · Friday 3 August 1906 · page 4

An alarming accident, and one which might have ended very much more disastroulsy, occurred to the train arriving at Echuca from Toolamba at 11.25…

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Accident at Uranquinty. i

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 4 August 1906 · page 3

A young man, known in the district as Paddy Smith, and employed by Mr. J. M'Crudden, of Uranquinty, met with a serious accident on…

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Cablegrams. Dreadful Marine Tragedy. 300 Emigrants Drowned Vessel Strikes a Shoal. Appalling Scenes. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 7 August 1906 · page 2

A most dreadful marine tragedy has befallen the steamer Serio, which was making a voyage from Genoa to Buenos Aires, capital of the Argentine…

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Terrible Shipwreck. Off the Coast of Spain. Emigrants Fight for the Boats. Three Hundred Drowned. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 August 1906 · page 2

The steamer Serrio, bound from Genoa to Buenos Ayres with 800 emigrants, sank off the Spanish coast. She struck a shoal and went down within half-an-hour…

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Serious Burning Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 7 August 1906 · page 2

A girl named Violet Hackett, 16 years of age, who resides with her parents at Eskdale, was admitted to the Albury Hospital yesterday afternoon,…

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Driving Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 August 1906 · page 2

Whilst driving to Burryjaa on Saturday afternoon the Misses Gallagher had a somewhat sensational experience. The horse they were driving stumbled, and…

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Drowned in Billabong Creek. Death of a Stationmaster's Wife. Late "Mail" Wire. CULCAIRN

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 8 August 1906 · page 2

A sad drowning case occurred at Culcairn late last night or early this morning. In the early hours of this morning the body of Mrs H. A…

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Cablegrams. Terrible Ship Wreck. 100 Persons Drowned. Fishing Boats Rescue 400. Fishermen's Daring Bravery. the Wreck of the Sirio. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 8 August 1906 · page 2

It is estimated that from 350 to 400 persons were drowned in the wreck of the Italian emigrant steamer Sirio,…

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Football Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 13 August 1906 · page 4

"Charlie" Waterstreet, a well-known member of the Imperial and C.Y.M.S. teams, had his collar-bone factured while taking part in the Rugby…

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