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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

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Accident to the Medic. Collides with a Petroleum Steamer. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 17 June 1907 · page 2

During a fog off South Foreland, on the coast of Kent, a collision took place between the Medic and the petroleum tank steamer Turbo,…

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A Torpedo Boat Incident. Accident or Design. Torpedo Strikes a Cutter

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 19 June 1907 · page 2

While a Russian torpedo boat was engaged at drill in Sebastopol Harbour, one of the discharged torpedoes struck a cutter in which the Commander in Chief was…

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Railway Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 19 June 1907 · page 5

An accident occurred to the North west mail train early this morning. The train was on the down journey, and just as Derris Creek was reached, a first-class…

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Accident to the Medic Arrival in Liverpool. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 20 June 1907 · page 2

The White Star liner, Medic, homeward bound from Australia, has arrived at Liverpool with a slight crack in her plating, just above the water line. The…

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An Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 20 June 1907 · page 2

At about 5.30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, Mr. J. J. Mangan, reporter on the staff of the Albury "Banner,", met with an accident in Dean street. He was…

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Inquest on a Tram Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 20 June 1907 · page 3

An inquest was opened to-day into the death of Joseph Gardiner, a tram guard who died from injuries received at the corner of Castlereagh and…

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Motor-car Fatality

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 June 1907 · page 33

The inquest concerning the death of Rev. J. W. Gillett, of St. Matthias' Church, Paddington, who was run over and killed by a motor-car at Elwood on Sunday, was held in…

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Footballers Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 June 1907 · page 22

A telegram to the "Argus says:—To witness the Seymour-Nagambie football match on Saturday a large number travelled by Special train to Nagambie. On arriving at the ground…

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Riding Fatality at Germanton

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 June 1907 · page 24

A young man named Michael Stewart was killed by a fall from a horse at Germanton on Tuesday afternoon. In company with a young man named Donald…

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Steamer Kia-Ora Wrecked. Captain and Two Passengers Drowned. Auckland

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 June 1907 · page 31

News was received to-night of the wreck of the Northern Company's steamer Kia-Ora between Kawhia and Mokau, on the West Coast of the North Island. Captain Blacklock and…

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Cablegrams. Accident to the Medic. Extent of the Damage. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 21 June 1907 · page 2

On the White Star liner Medic being docked at Liverpool, it was found that there was, in addition to the crack already reported, a hole five feet square…

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Accident to a Customs Officer

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 21 June 1907 · page 3

Mr Kelly a Williamstown Customs officer, while hastening to catch a train at the local station this morning fell heavily on the platform, and…

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A Burning Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 21 June 1907 · page 3

While Mrs Ellen West was removing the fire from the copper at her residence in Balmain to-day, her clothes caught fire and she was so severely burnt that…

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Peculiar Accident to a Railway Guard

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 21 June 1907 · page 3

A peculiar accident to a railway guard is reported from Singleton. On the arrival of the north-western mail train from Sydney, shortly after midnight the…

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The Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation, Limited

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 June 1907 · page 5

The fact that the Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation, Limited, has by far the largest Accident Premium Income, of any office…

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A Bicycle Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 2

Mark Sheehan, a young man employed by Mr. F. Brown as a cabdriver, met with a painful accident in Kiewa street last evening, as the result of a fall from…

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Fatal Burning Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 5

Mrs Ellen West, who was yesterday badly burnt at Balmain through her clothes Catching fire while she was removing a fire from a copper, died to-day…

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Accident to the Overton Grange. Accident to the Overton Grange. She Strikes a Sunken Rock. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 24 June 1907 · page 2

A serious accident has happened to the steamer Overton Grange. The vessel struck a sunken rock off Duiker Point, and was considerably damaged…

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Football Accidents

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 24 June 1907 · page 2

During the football match at Wangaratta on Saturday, between the Albury and Wangaratta teams, F. Wilson, an Albury player, collided with a…

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Terrible Motor Accident. Prince and His Friends Killed. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 24 June 1907 · page 2

A terrible motor accident, attended by loss of life, is reported from Italy. The Prince of Pesearas, an Italian nobleman, accompanied by the Duke of Sant-Angelo,…

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