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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

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Action for Damages. Hand Injured in a Laundry

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 28 August 1907 · page 5

A young woman named Mabel May, 23 years of age, sued to-day Charles and Walter Lanham, for [?] 700 damages, owing to her left hand being…

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A Drowning Mystery. Who Were They?

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 August 1907 · page 2

A terrible river tragedy occurred in the Cilveden Reach of the Thames yesterday afternoon, a lady and gentleman, whose names are unknown, being…

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Drowned Man Identified

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 2 September 1907 · page 3

The body of the elderly man, which found floating in Darling Harbour, near Farm Cove on Friday, has been identified as that of Henry Geerp…

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Heartrending Scenes. Crowds Watch All Night. But Are Unable to Help. Workmen Pinned Under the Wreckage. Drowned by the Slow-rising Tide. Later

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

Further details of the shocking calamity which followed the passage of the construction train on the St. Lawrence cantilever bridge show that the affair…

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The Royal Show Chiltern. Melbourne, Tuesday. Tuesday. Two Accidents

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 4 September 1907 · page 5

The Royal Agricultural Show was opened, to-day in perfect weather. Thousands of visitors from the country and sister States have been A man named Magnus Johnson, employed by Mr. A. H. Olsen, while removing some heavy logs from the Barambogie plant, had the misfortune to get two of his fingers…

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Railway Accident in Canada. Train of Excursionists Derailed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 5 September 1907 · page 2

An Canadian excursion train, running on the Canadian-Pacific route, while travelling at a high rate of speed, was derailed when within 30 miles of Toronto…

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Serious Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 September 1907 · page 7

A very serious accident happened to Mr. Paul Crowe, licensee of the Rising Sun Hotel, Lake Moodemere, on Friday evening last. He had been in…

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Fatal Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 September 1907 · page 7

The sad intelligence reached Mr. G. Hayes, of Rutherglen, on Monday evening from his daughter, who is now residing at Blenhein, N.Z.,…

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Accident at the Railway Station

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 September 1907 · page 21

Whilst engaged in shunting work at the Albury railway station on Friday last, a porter named M'Inerney was jammed between the stanchions of two trucks. At the…

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Stabbing Affray. a Woman Injured

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 7 September 1907 · page 2

A disturbance was caused at the Chinese Camp on Thursday night by a man named Charles Jackson, and it is alleged that he stabbed a woman named Nellie…

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Football Accidents

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 10 September 1907 · page 2

A football match on the sports ground on Saturday between two Albury junior teams, the Britons and the Hopetouns was wa[?] contested and at times…

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New South Wales Sydney, Tuesday. Motor Car Accident. a Lady Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 11 September 1907 · page 8

A young single woman named Rose and a man named Warburton were proceeding in a motor car to-day to the polling booth at Waverly for the…

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Drowning. How It Feels

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 September 1907 · page 3

It falls to the lot of few medical men to be claimed by Davy Jones and yet to slip through his fingers. Such an experience is never to be forgotten…

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Motor Boat Accident. a Lady Drowned

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 September 1907 · page 3

Dr. Rawson, director of education for the county of Worcester, recently purchased a new motor-boat, and took it for its first spin on the Sever[?] yesterday…

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A Woman Drowned

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 13 September 1907 · page 3

The District Coroner at the Morgue to-day, returned a verdict of found drowned in the case of Jessie. Murray, aged 40 years whose body was taken from the…

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Stabbing Affray. a Woman Injured

The Independent · Friday 13 September 1907 · page 4

A disturbance was caused at the Chinese Camp on Thursday night of last week by man named Charles Jackson, and it is alleged that he stabbed a woman named…

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A Tram Fatality. Driver Charged with Negligence

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 13 September 1907 · page 3

At the Central Criminal Court to-day Francis Lloyd. a tram driver. was charged with having caused the death of John Schofield Foster. at Circular Quay on May…

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New South Wales. Sydney. Thursday. Missionary Cutter Wrecked. Missionary and Natives Drowned

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 13 September 1907 · page 3

A telegram received from Suva to-day states that the missionary cutter Tuemoala. has been wrecked on the eastern group of the Fiji Islands. The Rev Colin…

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Accident to a River Steamer. Wool-laden Barge Strikes Snag and Sinks

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 September 1907 · page 1

As the steamer Barwon and the bargo Maori were proceeding down stream on Tuesday afternoon, about 4 o'clock, with a carge of wool on board…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Friday. Drowned in a Clay Hole

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 14 September 1907 · page 5

The District Coroner to-day returned a verdict of accidental death in the case of Stanley Howden aged ten years, who was drowned in a clay-hole at Brunswick off…

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