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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

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WANGARATTA. Monday. a Fatal Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 25 June 1907 · page 3

An accident occurred at North Wangaratta on Friday night, by which Mr Joseph Waiters, a well-known farmer, of Byawatha, lost his life. Mr. Walters, in…

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A Team Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 25 June 1907 · page 3

An inquest was opened to-day into the cause of death of Joseph Gardiner, the tram guard who died from injuries received in a collision at the Corner of…

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Accident to the Matron

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 June 1907 · page 2

The numerous friends of Miss Humphrey, our hospital Matron, will learn with regret that the lady has been the victim of a painful…

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A Carter's Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 June 1907 · page 2

Mr. Bartlett, of South Corowa, met with a painful accident yesterday (Monday) very simply. The wheel of his cart got stuck in a hole, and, in…

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A Serious Collision Mr. R. Osbourne, of Wodonga, Badly Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 26 June 1907 · page 5

A collision occurred on the Wodonga-road last evening as the result of which Mr Richard Osbourne, of Wodonga, received very serious injuries. Shortly…

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Accident to a Teamster

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 26 June 1907 · page 2

George Petts, aged 61, a well-known resident of the Mullengandra district, met with a painful accident yesterday while travelling with his waggon and…

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Fatal Purning Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 26 June 1907 · page 5

A verdict of accidental death was recorded by the City Coroner (Mr. Candler) at the Morgue to-day in the case of Susan Bates, aged 68 years,…

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Fatal Buggy Collision

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 4

Mr. G. O. Osborne, who lately purchased a hay and corn business at Albury, died on Wednesday morning from, injuries he received the previous…

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Collision with a Tram

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 3

A serious collision with a tram took place at Balmain to-day. Mr Abbott, ex-Deputy Registrar-General, was diving along the street in a sulky when…

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Mail Train Guard injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 33

On the arrival of the north-western mail train from Sydney at Singleton shortly after midnight, the guard (James Ryan) was found lying unconscious in a pool of blood in the…

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Injured at a Timber Yard

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 3

Michael Doyle, 32 years of age, was at work at the Jarrah Timber Co.'s yard, Maffra-street, South Melbourne, this afternoon, when a heavy piece of…

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Missing Balloonists. Drowned at Sea. London, June 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 43

The fear that Lieutenants Caulfield and Leake, officers of the Royal Engineers, who made a balloon ascent from Aldershot early in the month, and whose empty balloon…

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Sad Driving Fatality. on Wodonga-albury Road Old Resident Killed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 28

A driving accident occurred on the Albury-Wodonga Road, about 6 o'clock on Tuesday night, as a consequence of which Mr. George Octavius Osborne, a well-known…

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Bomb Outrage at Tiflis. Ten Bombs Thrown in the Street. Many Persons Killed and Injured. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 2

A serious bomb outrage, attended with much loss of life, is reported from Tiflis, the capital of the Caucasus, and a city of 150,000 inhabitants…

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The Wodonga Road Accident Magisterial Inquiry. Verdict of Accidental Death

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 4

At the Wodonga Courthouse yesterday Messrs H. Harkin and R. H. Smyth, J.'sP., held an inquiry touching the death of George Octavius…

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Painful Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 6

Mr. Tobin, shed porter at the Wahgunyah railway station, met with a very painful accident early on Tuesday morning. He was…

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Accident to a Chinaman

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 5

A Chinese market gardener named George Young employed at Quon Sing's South Corowa gardens, had a narrow escape from a…

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Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 28

On Tuesday last Mr. G. Potts, whilst driving over a bridge near Mullengandra, met with a serious' accident. In attempting to put on the brake he got his leg…

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Italian Nobility. Shocking Motor Accident London, June 22

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 42

A dreadful motor accident, by which the jives of four, well-known members of the Italian nobility have been sacrificed, is reported to-day. The Prince of Pescara was…

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French Aeronauts Drowned

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 2 July 1907 · page 2

Two French aeronauts, who had made a balloon ascent from Dunkirk, on the northeastern coast of France, were drowned when in mid-Channel by the…

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