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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

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General Cable News London, Monday. Accident to Mr. Lloyd-george. He Cuts His Eyelid. with a Piece of Broken Glass!

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 26 November 1907 · page 2

A slight accident has been sustained by Mr. Lloyd-George. President of the Beard of Trade, on Saturday. The Minister had been using his influence to settle an…

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Death of Major-general Colville. Killed in a Motor Collision. a Noble Career But Short. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 27 November 1907 · page 5

The distinguished career of Major General Sir Henry E. Colville, K.C.M.G., C.B., has been result of an accident. He was riding…

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Little Accident What to Do in Emergency Serious Sprains

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 27 November 1907 · page 3

One of the commonest accidents is a sprain. Almost any man or woman who goes in for violent exercise may sprain a wrist or an ankle…

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Tempests in the Black Sea. Two Hundred People Drowned. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 28 November 1907 · page 2

Most tempestuous weather is now being experienced in the Black Sea. So much damage has been done to shipping that over 200 persons have been drowned, half…

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Railway Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 29 November 1907 · page 2

The heavy goods train which left Warrnambool at 9 a.m. yesterday for Geelong broke down shortly before midnight close to the high and…

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Accident at Great

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 29 November 1907 · page 2

A serious accident occurred at the East Greta Colliery to-day. The underground manager, a man named Rees was at work below, when a…

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Boxing. Coad-wells' Challenger Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 30 November 1907 · page 6

On Tuesday last Ted O'Neill, the wellknown pugilist, left Albury for Wangaratta for the purpose of challenging the winner of the Coad-Wells' fight. While there…

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Dreadful Fatality at Wangaratta. Revolving Emery Stone Bursts. Man's Jaw Torn Away

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 30 November 1907 · page 2

A shocking accident which terminated fatally, took place at Wangaratta about nine o'clock this morning at a wood-yard recently opened by Mr. C…

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The Origin of Barbed Wire. An Accidental Discovery

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 30 November 1907 · page 2

Barbed wire, which is used in most parts of the world, was discovered by accident. Mr. Ellwood, the inventor, lived, in…

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Accident at Blackfriars Bridge. Four Men Killed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 30 November 1907 · page 2

While the work of widening Black friars Bridge, London. was in progress yesterday, one of the heavy iron girders collapsed. It struck several workmen, four…

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Accidentally and Mysteriously Shot

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 30 November 1907 · page 5

A young man named Charles Peckmar, the son of a well-known resident of Katoomba, was found dead near that place last evening. All the circumstances point…

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Found Drowned

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

An inquest will be held to-morrow concerning the death of Mr. William Finlayson contractor whose body was recovered from the swimming hole at Fairfield…

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Victoria Melbourne, Monday. Two Miners Drowned

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

A shocking tragedy occurred at the Brittania mine Ballarat East at halfpast 8 this morning. Two men, named Harry Cadd and Charles Edmonds while…

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A Fireman Drowned. Bath's Last Bath

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

A fireman named Benjaman Bath was drowned in the harbor last night while going aboard the tug Champion. The body was recovered this morning near…

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Fatality at Wangaratta. Inquest on the Victim. Wangaratta

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

An inquest was held at the Wangaratta Hospital on saturday afternoon, by. Mr. J. Trotman, J.P., concerning the death of William Trice,…

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Two Trains Collide. Thirty-one Passengers Injured

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

A serious railway accident occurred in Wales to-day. A train loaded with mine0ral ore collided with and smashed three coachas of a…

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Driving Fatality

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 6 December 1907 · page 2

On Thursday afternoon of last week a terrible driving fatality happened on the Cobram bridge by which a lad [?]ed Lawler and two hor[?]se met…

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Drowned in the Rhine. a Dusseldorf Tragedy

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 December 1907 · page 3

An extraordinary accident (writes in correspondent of the "Daily Mail" of 4th September), has occurred on the Rhine, just above Dusseldorf. The storm…

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A Serious Accident

The Independent · Friday 6 December 1907 · page 2

On Monday evening last a man named Fredrick Loyall was the victim of a serious accident. Loyall was employed as a teamater on Tuppal station, and with several…

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Shocking Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 December 1907 · page 6

A shocking incident occurred at Deliliquin on Monday at 7 o'clock in the evening. A teamster named Frederick Ryall, employed by Messrs…

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