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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1909

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The Accident to a Train

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 21 September 1909 · page 2

The report that a bomb had been thrown at a train at a spot 57 miles from Calcutta, blowing off the roof of the treasurevan, was, it appears, without foundation…

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Fatal Accidents to Girls Baby Under a Tram Car. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 22 September 1909 · page 5

A little girl named Mattle Peddle, 4 years and 8 months old, died in the Prince Alfred Hospital this morning from a fractured skull. The little girl had resided…

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Sporting. Two Jockeys Injured. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 23 September 1909 · page 4

What appeared at the time to be a bad accident happened in the best [?] Epsom this afternoon. Appre[?] the term, A.B. ridden by W. Ma[?] was running in…

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Shocking Railway Fatality

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 September 1909 · page 32

A terrible fatality occurred at Blayney (N.S.W.), a railway fettler, John Donahee. being run down by a passenger train from Cowra and cut to pieces. Death was in…

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Cyclist Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 24 September 1909 · page 3

Robert Hall, 28 years of age, a resident of Brunswick, met with a serious accident to-day. He was riding a bleyele along the train track in Elizabeth-street…

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Pogrom in Russia Kieff Jews Attacked. at Thorities Remain Inactive. [?] Jews Killed: 1150 Injured. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 24 September 1909 · page 2

News has been received of the perpetration of another out [?] attack on a Russian community of Jews. The scene of the late "pogrom" which follows a…

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Accidental Deaths

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 24 September 1909 · page 3

The Coroner to-day inquired into the death of james Francis Calvin, a railway emplove who was struck by a train at the Richmond station on Tuesday. A…

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Tidal-wave and Mood Louisiana State Suffers. 300 People Drowned. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 25 September 1909 · page 2

Great havoc has been wrought in the State of Loui[?]na by a double visitation comprising floods and a tidal wave. The latter swept along as extensive stretch of…

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Fatal Accident. Magisterial Inquiry

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 September 1909 · page 2

An inquiry as held by the Deputy Coroner, Mr John Kelly, J.P., on Monday into the circumstances surrounding the death of William James Thomas…

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Heavy Rains in Syria. 100 People Drowned. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 27 September 1909 · page 2

This your has been marked by the occurrence of excessive rainfall in nearly every quarter of the globe. The latest county to suffer from such a…

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Serious Lift Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 28 September 1909 · page 3

Douglas Harding, [?] year of age, and living with his parents at Auburn, was severely injured to-day as the result of a lift accident. The lad was employed at…

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Shocking Honeymoon Fatality. Bride Swept Overboard Brisbane

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 30 September 1909 · page 2

When the steamer Marrama was leaving Sydney Heads on Monday she encountered the full force of the gales. A young married comp[?] named Mr. and Mrs…

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Coach Passengers Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 1 October 1909 · page 3

The coach running between Casino and Tenterfield, was upset last night near Sanderland's and two of the six passengers on board were injured. Mr. W. J…

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Railway Employe Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 1 October 1909 · page 3

William Clarke, 45 years of age, railway employe residing at Hooper[?] from a [?]e on the railway line at Foo[?]ay to-day. He was picked up in a…

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Leaky Boat Sinks. Elderly Man Drowned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 October 1909 · page 31

A boating fatality occurred at Bundalong long on Saturday evening. Angus M'Coll, accompanied by his cousin, Alan James M'Coll, was crossing the old Murray…

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Tragedy in the Air Aeroplane Fatality. London, September 22

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 October 1909 · page 41

An aeroplane fatality occurred to-day at Boulogne. Captain Ferber, a French military aeronaut, had taken, a flight, and while he was descending the machine…

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Fatal Accidents to Miners. Newcastle

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 1 October 1909 · page 3

A miner named George Alston, 50 years of age, was killed at the Duckeafield Colliery to-day through being run over by a set of coal skips…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Saturday. a Sailor Drowned

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 October 1909 · page 3

The voyage of the Italian barque Bianchetto, from Marseilles to Melbourne, was marked by a sad tragedy. The vessel had a very rough passage, and was frequently…

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Two Accidents

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 October 1909 · page 2

A young man named Thomas Joseph O'Callaghan, employed at hunter's Sheep Shearing works, Wodonga road, whilst riding to his home at Wangaratta on a…

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Disastrous Explosion in a Chemist's Shop. Three Buildings Destroyed. Several Persons Injured. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 October 1909 · page 3

There was a sensational explosion yesterday afternoon at a chemist's shop at the corner of William-street and Riley-street, Wolloomooloo…

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