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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1906

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Serious Riding Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 October 1906 · page 21

A young man named John Turner, a son of Mr. W. Turner, of Hauteville, who is employed in the offices of Messrs. C. L. Griffith and Co., met with a…

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A Chapter of Accidents

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 October 1906 · page 33

A lad named Monk was riding after cattle at Campbelltown, Vic., and in attempting to cross a creek, swollen by the recent rains, the horse was washed off its…

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A Serious Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 19 October 1906 · page 2

Mr. J. Turner, a clerk in the employ of Messrs. C. L. Griffith & Co., auctioneers, met with a serious accident at Wodonga yesterday morning…

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Death by Drowning, and How to Prevent It

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 20 October 1906 · page 4

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

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Fatal Accident at Morven. Further Details. Culcairn

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 20 October 1906 · page 5

From further information gathered in connection with the fatal accident at Morven yesterday it appears that Mr. Delahunty and H. Eatick a young…

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Terrible Railway Accident. Heavy Loss of Life

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 22 October 1906 · page 2

A terrible railway accident, involving loss of life, has occurred in Russia. Brief telegrams received to-night…

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Mining Accident in South Africa

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 22 October 1906 · page 3

The "Daily Mail's" Johannesburg correspondent reports, that a rope broke in the shaft of the Simmer East mine and a case with 30…

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Accident to the Express

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 23 October 1906 · page 2

The engine attached to the Melbourne express broke down at Chiltern last night, and some time elapsed before another engine was obtained and the…

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Coach Accident at Jindera. the Horses Bolt. Miss Fitzgerald Thrown Out

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 23 October 1906 · page 3

A sensational bolt took place at Jindera yesterday causing a considerable amount of excitement in the vicinity for the time being. When the…

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Accident at the Brewery

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 24 October 1906 · page 2

A young man named Joseph Hoysted employed at the Albury Brewery met with a nasty accident [?] morning. He was lifting a cask…

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The Coaching Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 24 October 1906 · page 2

Miss Fitzgerald, who was injured in the coaching accident at Jindera on Monday, was brought into Albury yesterday. She is suffering several from…

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Fatality to a Jockey

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 25 October 1906 · page 3

An inquest was held to-day in connection with the death of the jockey Regan, who was killed in the Steeplechase at Moorfield. After some…

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Accident to a Porter

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 25 October 1906 · page 3

John Thomas Tulloch, a porter, 19 years of age, was caught between the footboard of a moving train and the platform at Hawksburn station this…

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Drowning Fatality at Wanganella

The Independent · Friday 26 October 1906 · page 2

On Tuesday last Mr John Kelly, J.P. proceeded to Wanganella, and held an inquest on the body of a man named John McConville, which had been found in the…

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Tramcar's Flight. Panic and Collision. Sixty People Injured

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 26 October 1906 · page 6

From Rome on 16th July the correspondent of the London "Daily Mall" wrote:— Yesterday at Frascati, a small…

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Suspected Drowning Case

The Independent · Friday 26 October 1906 · page 2

A man Darned Peter Hynes who is well-known in this district, was reported missing last week. It appears that Hynes was last seen in the…

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The Moorfield Racing Fatality

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 26 October 1906 · page 3

The inquest on the body of the cross-country rider Regan, who was killed at Moorfield, was concluded to-day. A verdict of accidental death…

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Blown Out to Sea. Seventy-nine Men Drowned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 October 1906 · page 28

The hurricane which visited with destructive force the islands of the Caribbean Sea and the adjacent republics was felt severely in Florida. One exceptionally…

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An Extraordinary Occur-rence. Man Drowned in Fiji. Fatal Result of a Joke

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 26 October 1906 · page 2

A sad drowning case, probably the outcome of a practical joke, is reported from Navna (says the "Western Pacific Herald" of October 12)…

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Recovering From an Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 26 October 1906 · page 2

Favourable reports are to hand concerning the young man. Ellis, of Staghorn Flat, who met with a serious accident one day last week…

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