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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1908

516 stories in Murray's papers · page 14 of 26

The Rescue. [Translated from the French.] ["The father clung to the two chlldron for a time, but being fully clothed, he found that unless he released one of t. n. all would be drowned, so he let the baby go."—Sydney telegram.]

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 19 June 1908 · page 5

He was an old man, tough and muscular, with a pipe and the refrain of a song always in his mouth. Pere Cyrillo had gone to live with his daughter after…

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Accident to a Fettler

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 2

An accident occurred on the railway line near the Murray Bridge, Albury, yesterday, resulting in a fettler named John Joseph Griffin receiving severe…

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Accident to Mr. John Burns. the Minister and the Motors. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 2

Mr. John Burns, member for Battersea and President of the Local Government Board, some days age tried to release a man who was jammed between two motor…

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Bomb Outrage on a Steamer. Humburg American Company's Arcacia. Several Killedand Injured. Vissel Sinks on a Mud Bank. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 2

A bomb secreted in bale dark which formed part of the cargo of the Hamburg-American liner Arendia, exploded on Saturday while the mail…

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The Bomb in India. Mail Train Attacked. Two Europeans Injured. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 24 June 1908 · page 2

Another dastardly homb outrage is reported from India. When the Calcutta mail express was nearing Barrakpur, a suburb of the…

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Accident to a Circus Train. Wirths; Menagerie in Collision. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 25 June 1908 · page 3

A telegram from Brisbane announces that the special train conveying Wirth Bros.'Circus and Monagerio smashed into a goods train at…

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A Pea-rifle Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 25 June 1908 · page 2

Two men, William Allsworth and Cyril Wunsch, were out rabbit shooting with some companions in the Wagga district and Wunsch was carrying a number of…

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Found Drowned

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 26 June 1908 · page 3

Mr. Morriston, P.M., to-day held an inquest at the Geelong Morgue upon the body of a man found in Corio Bay last Saturday. A verdict of…

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Ferry Boat and Tug Collision Master of the Tug to Blame

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 26 June 1908 · page 3

At the sitting of the marine Court to-day the circumstances surrounding the collising between the Balmain ferry boat Lady Carrington and Wallaca's…

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Railway Collision in India. Passengers Killed and Injured Carriages Set on Fire. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 29 June 1908 · page 2

A shocking railway disaster has occurred near Bombay, but only the most meagre particulars have yet been received…

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15 KILLED 270 INJURED. Later

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 29 June 1908 · page 2

It has now been ascertained that 15 passengers were killed outright in the appalling accident, while the large number of 270 were injured…

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Attacked with an Axe. Warder Fatelly, Injured. by a Chinaman in Cootamundra Goal. Cootamundra

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 29 June 1908 · page 2

A sensational occurred yesterday morning in the exercise yard of the Cootamundra gaol. A Chinaman, who is awaiting his…

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A Footballing Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 29 June 1908 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon a couple of dozen boys were indulging in a game of football in a paddock at the rear of Collins and Mason's warehouse in…

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An Infants Death at Huon Accidentally Suffocated

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 4

Mr. Arthur Phillips, J.P., the deputy coroner, yesterday held an inquiry into the death of an infant named Louise Adehide Schulz, which occurred at Huen, near…

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Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 2

On Sunday morning last Fredson of Mc. F. Jager of the Royal Hotel, had the misfortune to [?]le his left arm at the elbow as…

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Collision in Hobson's Bay. Naval Picket Boat, Sunk. by a Passenger Steamer. the Crew Saved. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 5

A collision' occurred in Hobson's Bay this morning between the steamer Courier and a picket boat belonging to the Naval Department, No lives…

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Series of Accidents After a Funeral

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 2

While driving home from a funeral at Carge a party from Orange, in four vehicles, met with a series of accidents. A horse in a sulky shled and ran late a…

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Dreadful Fatality at Balldale. Slipped From a Hay Stack. Impaled on a Rake Handle. Wahgunyah

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 3

A shocking fatal accident occurred at Balldale, a few miles from here yesterday afternoon. Benjamin Wilson, 16 years of age…

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Collision in Hobson's Bay

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 July 1908 · page 45

At about 10.45 a.m. on Tuesday a collision took place in the Bay between the Bay excursion steamer Courer, in charge of Captain Patrick, and the picket boat attached to…

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Trains in Collision. Disaster in India. Casualties Nearly 300. London, June 26

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 July 1908 · page 42

A disastrous railway collision has taken place on the line between Bombay and Baroda. An express passenger train ran into a…

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