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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1908

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Serious Marine Disaster Collision in the Day of Fundy. Sixteen Lives Lost. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 2

A serious marine disaster has occurred in the Bay of Fundy, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, situated between Nova Scotla and New Brunswick…

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Fatal Burning Accident. the Deadly Flannelette

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 6

A magisterial inquiry was held at noon yesterday, before the deputy cotoner, Mr. Arthur Phiollips, J.P., at the Albury Court Hon v. into the…

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Tramcar and Train Smash Disaster in Buenos Ayres. Five People Killed. Twenty-four Injured London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 1 June 1908 · page 2

News has been received of the occurrence of a sensational accident in the province of duenos Ayres, Argentina…

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'Accident at St. Kilda

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 1 June 1908 · page 4

During the second quarter of the St. Kilda-Melbourne match at St. Kilda, Wells, of St. Kilda, had the misfortune to break a small bone of his…

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Second Drowning Case at Wakool. Magisterial Inquiry

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 3 June 1908 · page 2

Aa was briefly intimated in our last issue, a second case of drowning occurred in the Wakool River at the Waked punt on Monday, 25th…

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An Old Woman's Dreadful Death. Shocking Burning Fatality Near Wangaratta. a Dog Runs to a Neighbor's House. Gives the Alarm by Scratching at the Door. Wangaratta

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 3 June 1908 · page 5

A very tragic event happened in a house on the Oxley Flats-road some time during Monday, when an elderly woman named Elizabeth Smith met…

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Accident While Lopping Trees

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 3 June 1908 · page 5

A laborer named William Blont, while engaged in trimming the branches of trees which were hanging over the footpath in front of the Women's…

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Footballer Killed. Collision with an Opponent

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 June 1908 · page 19

A sad accident, resulting in the death of one of the players, occurred at a football match at Leniston on Saturday between the Finley and Leniston teams. Two…

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Motor Accident. Killed on the Track. London, May 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 June 1908 · page 42

The famous Italian racing motorist, Cedrino; was killed yesterday on the track at Baltimore, U.S.A. Cedrino, who was the holder of two world's records, was…

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Fatal Accident

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 5 June 1908 · page 3

A vary sad ending to the [?] game of football palyed on the Leniston ground this sea on [?] curred on Saturday last, when…

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Accident Caused by a Frightened Horse

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 6 June 1908 · page 2

A correspondent writes: What might have proved a serious accident happened at the residence of Mr. L. C. Odewahn, on Sunday last. Two young men, Frank…

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Causes of Factory Accidents. a Committee to Ascertain

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 6 June 1908 · page 5

A select committee is to be appointed by the Imperial Government to inquire into and report upon the causes for the alarming in[?]ause in the number of…

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Boiler Tube Bursts. on an American Cruiser. Four Men Killed the Injured. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 8 June 1908 · page 2

A shooking neeldent has occurred on board the United States oruiser Tennessce, one of the vessols which is to visit Australia, while off San Pedr, on the…

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Accident While Uloapding Timber

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 8 June 1908 · page 3

A labored named William Tryet while unloading heavy [?] from a week at the Roekdnte railway station yesterday morning met with a serious accenlent. One…

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New South Wales. Sydney, Sunday. Accident to a Big Motor Car

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 8 June 1908 · page 3

A Large motor car brake down on the tram track in George street at room yes torday—the very time of the whole week when the Caffie is heaviset. The car…

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Accidents at Mahonga

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 June 1908 · page 2

A youth named William Moras, son of Mr. Charles Morns, of Corowa, kno[?] with painful injuries in a riding accident last Tuesday, The young…

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President Roosevelt. Sensational Riding Accident. Fall Into a Creek. London, June 4

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 10 June 1908 · page 2

President Roosevelt, who is a fearless horseman, had a narrow escape from serious injury yesterday. The President was on a visit to the…

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The Rakaira in Collision

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 11 June 1908 · page 3

A message received by the Royal Exchange to-day stated that the steamer Rakaira, which left the Bluh (N.Z) for London on May 11 had found it necessary to put into Month…

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Eighty Chinese Drowned

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 12 June 1908 · page 3

A shipping catastrophe, unfortunately accompanied by heavy loss of life, has occurred on the Chinese coast. The British steamer Powan, while on…

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A Plumber Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 12 June 1908 · page 3

A young man named John New, 22 years of age, a plumber, residing at Prahran, and who was employed on a building in course of erection at Brighton, met with…

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