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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1906

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Accident at a Railway Crossing

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 26 March 1906 · page 3

The John-street level crossing on the railway fine near West Footscray, where a fatality occurred only six months ago, was the scene this…

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Serious Railway Collision

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 March 1906 · page 4

Another dreadful railway accident has occurred in the United States, in which 10 persons were killed, and many others were injured…

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Terrible Railway Fatality Man Cut to Pieces. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 27 March 1906 · page 2

A shocking fatality occurred on the railway line between East Cumberwell and Canterbury this morning. Nothing is known so far of the…

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A Cyclonic Storm. Heavy Rain in the City. One Man Killed. Several People Injured. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 3

Heavy rain, extending over a short period, fell in the city this afternoon. At Crow's Nest, North Sydney, a cyclonic storm of great severity was…

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Camberwell Railway Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 3

The body of the man who was killed on the Camberwell railway line yesterday morning was to-day identified as that of George Robertson Allan, late…

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A Roumanian Riot. Students Object to the French Language. in the National Theatre. Four Hundred Persons Injured. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 29 March 1906 · page 3

A body of students at Bucharest, the capital of the Kingdom of Roumania, who were present at a performance in the National Theatre, objected to the…

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Tornado at North Sydney. a Man Killed and Several Injured. Great Destruction to Property. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 March 1906 · page 4

A destructive tornado swept over the higher portions of North Sydney yesterday afternoon, and considerable destruction was wrought…

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Meters' Accident Relief Fund

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 30 March 1906 · page 3

A report as to the condition, of the Miners Accident Belief Fund has been presented to the Minister. It is most satisfactory, and shows that the…

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A Nasty Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 31 March 1906 · page 2

On Thursday afternoon Mr John Breit, butcher of Olive-street, Albury, met with a painful accident. He was at his slaughter yards killing a sheep…

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Serious Shooting Accident. the Pea Rifle Again. Boy Dangerously Injured

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

A lad, aged 8, a son of Mr Thos. Smith, grazier of Cookardinia, was admitted to Dr. Woods' Private Hospital on Saturday in a serious…

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Lord Linlithgow. Injured in the Hunting Field. His Injuries Serious. London

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

A serious accident occurred in the hunting field on Thursday to the Marquis of Linlithgow (Lord Hopetoun), formerly Governor-General of…

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A Railway Fatality

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

At the Morgue this morning the City Coroner continued the inquiry into the circumstances of the death of Thomas Chakley, who was found on…

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Shooting Fatality. Benalla

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

Mr. H. M. Taylor, a well-known resident of Benalla, was found lying dead near the pumping station on Saturday with a gunshot wound in his…

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A Fatal Collision in the Harbor. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 April 1906 · page 2

Captain Ward, of the ferry steamer Manly, was placed on trial at the Criminal Court to-day for causing the death of Agnes Hamming in the…

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Loud Linlithgow Injured in Hunting Field. Condition Critical

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 April 1906 · page 4

A most serious and distressing accident occurred in tho hunting field yesterday to tho Marquis of Linlithgow (Lord Hopetoun), formerly…

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The Pea Rifle Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 3 April 1906 · page 2

Enquiry at Dr. Cleaver Woods' private hospital yesterday concerning the condition of the lad Smith, the victim of Saturday's shooting accident at…

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Violent Storm in Sydney. Streets Under Water. Tram Traffic Impeded. Schooners in Distress. a Boat Capsized. One of the Crew Drowned. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 6 April 1906 · page 2

An exceptionally heavy storm accompanied by torrents of rain burst over Sydney this morning. The effects were especially felt in the…

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INTERCOLONIAL. Miners' Accident Relief Fund

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 April 1906 · page 28

The New South Wales Minister for Mines has received the fifth annual report of the Miners' Accident Relief Board. The average number of miners contributing to…

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Marquis of Linlithgow. Accident in the Hunting Field London. April 30

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 April 1906 · page 27

The Marquis of Linlithgow, while following the hounds in Cheshire, was thrown and badly hurt. Medical examination showed that three ribs had been…

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The Pea-rifle Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 6 April 1906 · page 2

The condition of the lad Smith, who was admitted from Cookardinia to Dr. Woods' Private Hospital on Saturday, suffering from a serious wound…

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