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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1906

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Extraordinary Accident. a Man's Head Crushed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 10 October 1906 · page 3

At Richardson and Co.'s brass [?]ishing works. Franklin street, this afternoon a terrible accident occurred. Patrick Stephen a lorry driver…

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Serious Riding Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 11 October 1906 · page 2

We regret to have to chronicle a severe accident which happened to Mr. W. Schilg. J. P., of Burrunbuttock. He was found unconscious on the road…

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Terrible Drowning Fatality

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 October 1906 · page 33

A terrible drowning accident occurred at Cadia, near Orange (N.S.W.), when three well-known residents lost their lives in Oakey Creek, which was in flood, there…

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Ten Persons Drowned. Accident to an Oil Launch. Wellington (N.Z.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 October 1906 · page 30

A shocking boating disaster occurred at Blenheim on Sunday afternoon. The oil launch Maritana, which had been on an excursion to the Bar, had arrived within…

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Target Ironclad Sinks. a Sailor Drowned. London, October 5

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 October 1906 · page 46

An unusual incident connected with na-val practice occurred yesterday near Portland. After the obsolete ironclad Landrail, a twin-screw gun vessel of 950 tons, had…

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Train Derailed. Passengers Killed and Injured. London, October 8

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 October 1906 · page 46

A sensational accident has happened to the express train running from Milan to Rome. At Piacenza, near the right bank of the Po, in Northern Italy, four…

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Sensational Race. Motoring in America. Spectators Killed and Injured. London, October 8

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 October 1906 · page 46

This year's international motor-car race for the Vanderbilt Cup took place on Long Island, New York, yesterday. The attendance was immense, there being…

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Fell From a Balcony. Accident to a Bluejacket

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 12 October 1906 · page 2

A man-o-warsman named Lewis to-day fell from a balcony of the Naval House, a distance of 50ft., and was killed instantaneously…

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Modern Engine Danger. This Salisbury Accident. Theory As to Cause

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 October 1906 · page 6

Many serious questions have been raised by the terrible railway disaster at Salisbury, and although the exact cause has not yet been…

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Serious-accident to Mr. Schilg

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 October 1906 · page 5

The friends of Mr. W. Schilg, of "Orelda," Burrumbuttock, will be sorry to learn that he met with a serious accident on Monday…

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Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 October 1906 · page 4

Yesterday morning Mr. Geo. Phipps, the well-known butcher, of Sanger-street, was the victim of a painful accident--one, in fact, which might…

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Sad Drowning Fatality at Wangaratta

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 13 October 1906 · page 2

Our Wangaratta correspondent writes-A child aged about 15 months, the daughter of Mr John Lennon, an employee of the railways, was drowned…

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Accident at Corowa

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 13 October 1906 · page 5

On Thursday morning Mr. G[?] Phiops, the well-known butcher, of Sanger-street, Corowa, was the victim of a painful accident-one, in fact,…

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Serious Accident to Mr Schilg. He Rides Into a Wire Fence

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 13 October 1906 · page 2

The Brocklesby correspondent of the Corowa "Free Press" writes as follows:-The friends of Mr. W. Schilg, of "Orelda," Burrumbuttock, will be…

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A Painful Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 15 October 1906 · page 2

A painful accident happened on Saturday to Miss Waterstreet, daughter of the licensee of the Railway Hotel, Sm[?]ll-street. By some means she…

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Riding Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 October 1906 · page 2

While riding across the bridge on Saturday Mr. O. Robinson, junr. of Wahgunyah, received a severe fall owing to his mount raining to grief…

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Dredger Octopus Sunk. Captain's Wife and Children Drowned

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 17 October 1906 · page 2

The dredger Octopus, which sailed from Durban for Geelong on 13th inst, sank on the following day off Tugela. The captain's wife and children were…

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The Fatality at the Bridge. Coroner's Inquiry. an Open Verdict

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 17 October 1906 · page 2

On Monday, 8th instant, the coroner, Mr. A. A. Williams, conducted an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of James Stephenson…

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A Fatal Accident. One Man Killed and Another Badly Injured. Culcairn

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 19 October 1906 · page 3

A fatal accident occurred this morning, the victim being Michael Delahunty, a share farmer, residing at Morven…

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Railway Collision. Nine Persons Killed. London, October 15

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 October 1906 · page 43

A serious railway collision occurred at Epernon, 25 miles south-west on Versailles, in France. A flying engine collided with a passenger train which was leaving a…

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