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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1908

516 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 26

Pearling Fleet Wrecked. Three Malays Drowned

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 5

Advices received from Fremantle (W.A.) to-day stated that the pearling fleet at La Grange Bay, which consisted of numerous laggers, was wrecked yesterday…

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The Sunshine Collision. Signals at Fault. Statement by the Chief Commissioner

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 4

In the course of an interview recently Mr Tail showed that the signals which were given to the trains on Monday night, 20th instant, from…

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Serious Train Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 2

A painfull accident befelk a boy nine years of age, named Henry Nicell at South Melbourne railway station on Monday. He was travelling in a…

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The Braybrook Railway Disaster. Condition of the Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 2

A considerable change for the better has occurred in the condition of many of the dwindling number of patients in the hospitals, who were injured in the…

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The Gladiator Disaster. Inquest on the Victims Verdict of Accidental Death. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 2

The coroner who inquired into the deaths of six of the crew of the British cruiser Gladiator, which a few days ago was run into by the American liner St…

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Burst a Boiler Tube. Accident to the Battleship Britannia London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 2

The third mishap to vessels of the British navy withing the last few days is now reported. The first-class battleship Britannia…

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Accident at Sea. Steamer Age Loses Her Propeller. the Vessel Safe. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 3

The steamer "Age," a well-known coasting vessel, which has been reported us being two days overdue on her voyage from Port Pirie to Sydney, has arrived in…

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Religious Pilgrims Victims of a Railway Collision

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 28

A railway collision has occurred in Gargantua, in Mexico. One of the trains concerned was conveying a number of pilgrims who were returning from paying a visit to…

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Channel Collision. a Sensational Disaster. London, April 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 42

When the blizzard swept over England was at its height on Saturday afternoon a serious collision between a warship and an American liner occurred in the…

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When Accidents Happen

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 5
Also in Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser

Accidents will happen, and when they do, it is well for the victims if the force of the blow is broken by a policy of insurance in, such a liberal…

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The Murrcrun[?] Railway Accident Six Victims Still in the Hospital. the Inquiry Opened. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 3

The [?] into the railway accident, which occurred on Good Friday, at Murrurun[?] railway station, when the [?] mail train [?] into the…

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Murrurundi Railway Collision

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 2

Giving evidence to-day in connection with the Murrurundi railway disaster inquiry, the acting shunter stated that when he examined the lever after the…

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The Murrurundi Railway Accident. Inquiry by the Special Board Signals That Would Not Work. Engines Without Head Lights. Sydney

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

The Special Board of Inquiry, consisting of Mr. E. H. Wilshire, chairman, Mr. R. Dunbar, traffic manager of the Queensland railways, and…

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No Accident

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 2

The boy was sitting on the pavement, crying bitterly. “How did it happen?” asked a sympathetic gentleman who chanced to be…

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The Murrurundi Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 May 1908 · page 3

The special board of inquiry appointed to report upon the railway collision at Murrmundi on Good Friday, left Murrmundi for Sydney on…

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The Britannia Accident. Another Death

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 May 1908 · page 3

A third death has occurred as the result of the bursting of a boiler tube on the British battleship Britaunia, 10,350 tons, a few days ago…

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Serious Tram Accident. Electric Car Breaks Away. Precipitated Over an Embankment. Seven Persons Killed. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 May 1908 · page 2

A serious tramway accident occurred at Bournemouth the favorite Hampshire health resort on Poole Bay, yesterday…

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The Braybrook Railway Disaster. Condition of the Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 5 May 1908 · page 3

Most of tho patients injured in the railway accident who are in the metropolitan hospitals, are still making satisfactory progress. The two…

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Dynamiting a Train. Another American Sensation Several Killed or Injured London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 5 May 1908 · page 2

News, has been received of a dastardly orime on the rallroad of Moutana, U.S. Atrain, when nearing the city, ran…

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