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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1906

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Railway Accident. to a Sunday Excursion Train. Near Fern Tree Gully. Thirty Persons Injured. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 29 January 1906 · page 2

The train from Gembrook, on the Fern Tree Gully line, crowded with happy Sunday excursion passengers, met with an accident to-day…

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The Scaffolding Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 29 January 1906 · page 2

The three victims of the recent scallolding accident at Guinea-street railway bridge—Messrs Longhurst, Udal, and Murray—are making satisfactory…

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Railway Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 29 January 1906 · page 2

On, Saturday an accident happened to a goods train in the Yass Station yard. Several trucks left the rails and assumed a position across…

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Fatality in the Murray. Another Fisherman Drowned. the Body Recovered

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 30 January 1906 · page 2

The second drowning fatality in the Murray within a few days occurred at Doctor's Point about 10.30 yesterday morning, when an elderly fisherman…

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A Chemist Drowned

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 30 January 1906 · page 3

A great sensation has been created at Shepparton by a drowning fatality in the Goulburn River, which occurred between 7 and 8 o'clock this morning…

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Murray Drowning Fatality the Inquest. Verdict of Accidentally Drowned

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 31 January 1906 · page 2

The district Coroner.. Mr C. E. Oslear, PM., held an inquiry at the Albury Courthouse yesterday afternoon into the death of William Henry…

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Railway Accident. Forty Passengers Injured

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 31 January 1906 · page 3

Shortly after 1 o'clock on Sunday, a train left Forntree Gully for Gembrook, carrying 240 passengers on a narrow-gauge line of 2ft 6in., the…

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New South Wales. Sydney. Wednesday. the Harbor Fatality

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 1 February 1906 · page 3

At the inquest to-day upon the bo dies of Mr and Mrs Heming, who were Killed in the harbor on Sunday as a result of their oil launch being cut in…

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The Scaffold Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 1 February 1906 · page 2

John Longhurst, Thomas Udall, and George Murray, the victims of the recent serious accident at the Guinea-street railway bridge, were discharged…

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Drowning Fatality

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 February 1906 · page 6

An old-age pensioner named Wm. Kimbell (better known as "Billy the Shadow") was the victim of a boating fatality at Doctor's Point, Albury on…

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INTERCOLONIAL. Sydney Harbour Collision

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 February 1906 · page 28

A sensational collison, attended with, loss of life, as a result of which four children were made orphans, took place in Sydney harbour on Sunday afternoon…

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Railway Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 February 1906 · page 28

News of an alarming railway accident near Ferntree Gully reached Melbourne on Sunday afternoon. Shortly after 1 o'clock a train left Fern Tree Gully for…

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A Terrible Accident

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1906 · page 4

Sandy: Am hearin ye hac been in Lunon. John Aye, man, A hve at Sandy: An hoo did e get on? John: Fine, man—bit a hed an accident…

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Accident to Lady Grey. Thrown Out of Her Trap

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 2

Lady Grey, wife of Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, while driving at Falloden, Chathill, in the vicinity of her home,…

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Fire in a Church. During Children's Service. Six Killed, Thity Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 5 February 1906 · page 2

During the progress of a Children's Service in one of the principal churches of Vienna a loud cry of "Fire!" was raised…

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New South Wales. Sydney, Monday. the Harbor Fatality

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 6 February 1906 · page 3

The adjourned inquest into the fatality on Sunday week in the Sydney Harbor, when Mr and Mrs Heming, while proceeding in an oil launch,…

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A Mining Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 February 1906 · page 2

A fall of earth occurred at the Golden Bar [?]e, Chiltern; on Friday afternoon. A miner named Gen. Flliott was working in the becks when the…

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CHILTERN. Tuesday. Buggy Accident at Chiltern

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 2

Councillor J. Brann went out witn Mr Purser, Deering Harvester representative, to-day. When coining home down the Skeleton-road Hill, having…

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Accident in a Coal Mine. Five Miners Entombed. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 2

A sudden inrush of water occurred on Saturday in a coal mine at Clackmannan, in Scotland, and five miners were entombed…

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Ten Persons Drowned. London, February 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 February 1906 · page 26

The disaster to the Hamburg-American liner Silvia was more serious than was at first thought. A floating mine came in contact with the vessel as she was leaving…

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