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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1909

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Horror in a Coalmine Underground River Floods the Workings. 14 DROWNED; 37 Missing. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 30 June 1909 · page 2

A terrible catastrophe has occurred in a coal mine at Cabain, in Portugal. An underground river made a sudden rise, and the water flooded the whole of…

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Fatality in the Name

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 July 1909 · page 5
Also in Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser

The new patient had been put to bed by the nurse. Upon waking he inquired— "Phwat did ye say the doctor's name…

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Boating: Disaster Squall at Killarney. Nine People Drowned. London, Juno 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 July 1909 · page 41

A boating disaster involving serious loss of life occurred at the Lakes of Killarney, in Ireland. Parties of excursionists were out on the lower lake, when a squall…

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Accident to a New Zealand Liner the Whakatame Struck Amidships Passengers and Mails Taken Off. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 6 July 1909 · page 2

The French cargo steamer Curce on Saturday struck the New Zealand liner Whak stame, bound for Auckland, amidship during a fog off [?], the…

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Serious Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 July 1909 · page 2

On Friday afternoon last, a wood cutter named Richard Watts, of Mulwala, met with a serious accident whilst taking a load of wood over…

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Accident at Mulwala

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 July 1909 · page 2

A young man named Rupert Draper, boundary rider on Mulwala Station, met with a serious accident. He was riding along the edge of a lagoon, and his horse…

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Panic Amongst Bargain Hunters in a New York Drapery Store. Women Stampede for the Staircases. Sixty Females Injured. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 7 July 1909 · page 2

a fire-panic which occurred yesterday in one of the largest drapery stores in New York was responsible for terrible scenes while it lasted…

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Accident to the Whakatane Only Five Passengers Aboard. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 7 July 1909 · page 2

It appears that the New Zealand Shipping Company's S.S Whakatane carried but few passengers when she collided with the French cargo steamer Circe off…

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Collision in a Fog. Liner Badly Damaged. London, July 5

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 July 1909 · page 43

A collision occurred in a fog off Dun[?]eness yesterday between the French cargo steamer Circe, of 512 tons net register, owned by the Societe Navale Caennaise…

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Great Floods in America. Trains Roll Down Embankments Many Passengers Drowned London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 10 July 1909 · page 2

A Reuter's message from kansas, U.S.A. announces that the enormous floods which have worked great devastation in the States of Colorado, Ohio, and missouri…

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Gas Explosion in a Mine Large Numbers Entombed. Recovery of the Dead and Injured London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 13 July 1909 · page 2

A distance explosion of late occured in the Makewaka mine in the Don District of Russia at the end of last week, which so wrecked the working, that large…

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Child Poisoned by Stryohnine. Sad Fatality at Kergunyah

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 14 July 1909 · page 2

Our Relwa correspondent yesterday telegraphed that Mr. Robert Roxhy, of Kergunyah south had her his two year old boy, Robert Henry, on the result of…

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Buggy Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 July 1909 · page 2

Preparatory to returning to Balldale on Wednesday evening, after being in to the football match, Mr. A, Martin, of Messrs. Martin, Lamb, and Co., of Balldale, drove…

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Buggy Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 July 1909 · page 3

Preparatory to returning to Balldale on Wednesday evening, after being in to the football match, Mr. A. Martin, of Messrs. Martin, Lamb, and Co., of Balldale, drove…

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Collision Among Submakines One Goes to the Bottom. Twelve Lives Lost. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 17 July 1909 · page 2

A disastro[?] collision amongst submarines occurred at midnight on Wednesday off the court of Norfoll., resulting in 12 [?] being drowned…

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Painful Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 July 1909 · page 2

Harry Douglas, who was employed as chauffeur by Mr. Geoffrey Kiddle at Walbundrie, met with a painful accident, He was adjusting some machinery used…

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Collision of Trains Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 21 July 1909 · page 2

Last night a collision occurred near the Dandenong station between a stationary goods train, and a train from Warragal, travelling at a fairly rapid rate,. One…

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Fatal Shooting Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 July 1909 · page 33

News has been received. by the Bourke police that ;i sad accident accident happened near Yantabulla, by which. Robert Dennis, a well-known carrier and old…

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Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 July 1909 · page 2

Mr. James Simpson, of Norong, was admitted to St. Margaret's Private Hospital on Wednesday as a result of an accident which happened to him on Tuesday…

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