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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1908

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An Album Street Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 27 February 1908 · page 3

Mr. William Jackson, the hon, secretary of the United Friendly Societies Plenic, which took place yesterday at Beechworth, met with a painful…

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Rutherglen Gun Fatality

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 6

Mr. Wm. Hamilton, of Rutherglen, who was accidentally shot last week by a pea-rifle, has passed through a very critical stage…

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Destructive Storm at Kalgoorlie. Public Buildings injured. The Electric Light and Power Temporarily Suspended. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 1

A terrific cyclone pasted over Kalgoorlie yesterday, and caused great damage. The new town-hall was partly destroyed, and a number of buildings were blown down…

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Accident to the Queen of Holland. Her Carriage Run Into. by an Electric Tram. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 2

A somewhat sensational experience has befallen Queen Wilholmina of Holland and her consort, Prince Henry of the Netherlands…

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Collision at Newcastle Wharf

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 5

In the harbour at Neweastie to-day the steamer Darius came into collision with the American baraucntine. Jane C. Stanford, loaded with coal…

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The Injured Aeronaut

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 5

Alphense Stewart, the aerenaut, who austained a fracture of the right leg by falling in the Melbourne Cleneral Cemetery on Saturday last,…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Friday. Woman Injured in the Street

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 5

A woman named Florence Doeley, 35 year of age, whose address is at present unknown, was found by Constable Roberts to-day lying in…

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Girl Drowned in a Dam. at Stony Park

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 2 March 1908 · page 3

A drowning fatality occurred at Stony Park Estate on Saturday, when a young girl named Margaret Hunt was the victim…

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Pitiful Drowning Case. Melb0urne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 3 March 1908 · page 3

A shocking case of drowning was dissevered yesterday evening in the River London, gear [?] A resident was crossing use niver, what he…

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Two Accidents

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 2

We are informed that while Mr. M'Clement of the Howlong Preabyterian Church, was driving along the Howlong-road yesterday evening he…

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Burning Fatality

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 21

Our Lockhart correspondent wires:—A dreadful burning accident occurred last Tuesday night at Evans' farm seven miles from Lockhart, an aged couple named…

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Shooting Fatality at Jingellie

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 30

A very sad case of shooting occurred here on Sunday night, 23rd February, when George Hodson, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hodson, of this place, met his death. The deceased…

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Rutherglen Pea-rifle Fatality. Preliminary Inquiry

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 4

During Thursday last Mr. R. J. Burrowes, J.P., and Sergeant All-wood visited Mrs. Hamilton's residence and took the evidence of…

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Peculiar Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 6

A man named Chas. Facey, about 86 years of age, formerly a resident of Corowa, and lately at work on the Barron Jack reservoir, was staying at…

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Tram Fatality

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 9 March 1908 · page 3

Colbert Forguson, 50 years of age, who was an ironmoukler, and who had resided at Evans-street, Post Melbourne, died in the Melbourne Hospital to-day. The…

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Wharf Laborer Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 3

A wharl laborer named Charles [?]son, 45 years of ago, who resides at Burnley, today met with a painful accident. He was working at…

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Culcatrn Naptha Explosion Magisterial Inquiry Regarding Fatality

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 6

An inquiry was held by the deputy coroner. Mr. A Phillips, yesterday at the Albury court-house conearning the death of Rebecou Wilkiuson at the…

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Fatal Railway Accident. Porter Crushed Between Buffers

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 5

A intal railway accident occurred at the Young railway station to-day. The accident was not witnessed by anyone, but a railway porter named…

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Sensational, Railway Accident. Two Carriaces Silot Down and Embankment. Eleven Persons Injured. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 12 March 1908 · page 3

About midnight on Tuesday, while the north-western mall train, bound for Sydney, was a short distance from Blandford, near Murrurundi, a…

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New South Wales. Sydney, Wednesday. Scow and Steamer in Collision. the Scow Founders

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 12 March 1908 · page 3

The steamer Wairama, bound for Newcastle, collided with the scow Moonah, inward bound with a cargo of coal, at Auckland. N.Z., last night…

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