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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

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Fatal Mining Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 March 1907 · page 7

Mr. Joseph Liddleoat, a [?] residing at North Creswick, Victoria, and brother of Mr. T. Liddicoat, the licensed of the Wahgunyah Hotel…

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Accident Assurance

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 March 1907 · page 6

Attention is directed to the altered business advertisement of Mr. J. E. Parkin, which appears elsewhere in this day's "Free Press."…

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Shocking Tragedy. Boy Accidentally Shoots his Brother

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 6

A shocking tragedy occurred at Maryborough (Vic.) on Sunday afternoon, when Arthur Nancarrow, aged 5 1/2 years, was accidentally shot by…

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An Accident

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 1

Magistrate : ‘You are charged with breaking a chair over your wife’s head.’ Prisoner: ‘l am very sorry, your honour, but it was an accident.’…

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Driving Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 March 1907 · page 2

While Mrs. Ziebell, of Wodonga, was during in Albury yesterday morning the horses got beyond her control and bolted. She thrown out on…

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Torpedo Boats in Collision. a Steam Pipe Bursts. and Kills Two Men. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 19 March 1907 · page 3

While manocuvring with lights out the torpedo boat destroyer Epeo collided with a torpedo boat. As a result one of the steam pipes…

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A Shocking Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 19 March 1907 · page 3

Thomas Atkinton, a young man employed at a city tobacco factory met with a shocking accident to-day. He was at work near a motor which…

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Accident Insurance

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 March 1907 · page 3

In our last issue we directed attention to an advertisement of Mr. J. E. Parkin's relating to free insurance he is offering his customers. By an…

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New South Wales. Sydney, Tuesday. Tram Collision

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 20 March 1907 · page 2

A George-street tram to-day, collided with a spring van driven by a Chinaman, killing the horse and smashing the van. The Chinaman was thrown…

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Accident to a Fireman

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 20 March 1907 · page 2

A man named William Hickey, a fireman on the mail steamer Ophir, met with a serious accident to-day. He was engaged painting the vessel's…

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Accident to a Fireman

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 21 March 1907 · page 3

A fireman named William Trenchard, who was engaged at the fire met with a slight mishap. He was standing on the rail of a fence when the rail broke…

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Terrible Driving Fatality. a Teamster Crushed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 28

A shocking fatality occurred on the Howlong Road, near Albury, yesterday morning, the victim being Benjamin Rixon, a member of a well-known and highly…

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Naval Collision. Destroyer and Torpedoer. London, March 18

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 42

Another mishap has occurred in the French navy, though, fortunately, the effects were slight compared with those of the disaster to the Jena. Whilst…

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A Terrible Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 2

An elderly man named Charles Callaway, met with a terrible accident at Ritchie Bros carriage works at Auburn to-day. While an American car…

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A Coach Accident Case

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 2

An application was made at Sydney on Tuesday to MR. Justice' Paring in Chambers, in the case of Eitzgerald v. Crawford & Co., Pty., Ltd., in…

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Items of News. an Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 2

A lad named Poynter, met with a painful accident yesterday afternoon. He was engaged pumping water at the Chinese gardens, a horse-works…

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Accident to a Miner

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 4

A miner named George Harris. employed at the Great Southern maine met with a serious accident on Tuesday morning. He was panelling…

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Serious Mining Accident. a Fall of Earth

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 5

News was convoyed to Rutherglen early on Tuesday morning (says the " Miner") that a well-known miner named George Harris had been nearly…

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Mining Fatality

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 23 March 1907 · page 5

Further particulars are to hand regarding the fatal raining accident that befell a man named George Harris at the Great Southern Mine near…

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Cablegrams. Accident to the Ormuz Collides with a Battleship. Both Vessels Damaged. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 25 March 1907 · page 2

The first-class battleship Africa, IS guns, 16,350 tons, which was only launched in 1905, collided yesterday with the outward bound Orient mail…

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