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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1909

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A Burning Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 October 1909 · page 3

A child of three years, the daughter of Mr. T. Lcchinere, of Chiltern Valley No. 2, and late of South Corowa, met with a severe burning accident on Saturday last…

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Sad Drowning Fatality at Cerogery

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 October 1909 · page 47

A very sad drowning fatality occurred here on Sunday evening, the victim being Cyril, fourth eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe W. Frauenfelder. The deceased, with…

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British Steamer Wrecked Strikes a Shoal. Fourteen Drowned; Thirty Missing. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 29 October 1909 · page 2

A shipping catastrophe has occ[?]red in the Bay of Fundy, an [?] of the Atlantic separating New Bru[?]wick from [?] Sec[?]…

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Accidents with Fire Arms. Instructions to School Boys

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 October 1909 · page 13

The serious loss of life by the careless use of firearms has from time to time caused suggestions to be made that legislation should be provided to mitigate the evil. The…

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Accident at Wahgunyah

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 October 1909 · page 5

Mrs. McIvor, of the Empire Hotel, Wahgunyah, was in the act of pouring a bucket of water in the copper at 6 o'clock on Monday morning when she slipped…

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Accidental Death

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 October 1909 · page 2

The Coroner returned a verdict of accidental death in the case of Thomas Pyne. who was injured while engaged in demolishing a building in the city and…

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A Sad Fatality Cadet Shot at Rifle Range. Perth

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 1 November 1909 · page 2

A fatal accident ha[?] to-day at Kaarakatta to a military cadet named Frank Perrara. With others he was engaged in [?]…

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Heavy Rains in England Thousands of Sheep Drowned. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 1 November 1909 · page 2

Large tracks of country in the Country of Sussex are under water and Canterbury and Folkestone in the neighboring country of Kent are flooded…

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A Motor Fatality. at Melbourne

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

A terrible motor accident occurred late on Sunday night at Elwood (Melb) when a car owned by Mr. S. G. Blackl of Terang and driven by his chauffeur Charles Mar…

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Terrible Harvesting Accident

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 3 November 1909 · page 2

A four year-old child named King whilst playing in the hay during harvesting operations near Perth, was drawn into a reaper and blinder and…

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Elwood Motor Fatality

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

The Melbourne Coroner formally viewed the body of Miss Bourke of Mrs. Bolger, who was killed in the motor-car accident at Elwood on Sunday evening, and he…

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Dr[?]e and Bridegroom Nearly Drowned

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 4 November 1909 · page 2

Mr, [?] [?], Roid, of Sydney, and his wife, who are spending their honeymoon in the Woy Woy district, had a trying experience, and a narrow escape from…

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A Miner Drowned

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 5 November 1909 · page 3

Three of the miners on strike at South Clifton went fishing on Wednesday, and in attempting to land early in the aftermoon their boat got on the rocks in the…

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Collision on the Danube. London. October 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 November 1909 · page 41

The Roumanian town of Galatz, on the left bank of the Danube, has been the scene of a disastrous collision. The Russian mail steamer Rousso came…

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Pavement Openings. Strange Accident in Paris. London, November 1

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 November 1909 · page 42

An extraordinary accident was reported from Paris yesterday. A pavement in the Montmartre quarter suddenly opened, and engulfed a man and a woman who…

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Accident at Balldale

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 November 1909 · page 2

A man named Patrick M'Garvin, a member of a railway gang employed in putting in an extra siding at Balldale, was admitted to Dr. Lang's Private…

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Accident to an Airship Vessel Drifting Seawards

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 8 November 1909 · page 2

The new airship constructed for the Spanish Government in France and named the E[?] was being tried at Meaux, [?] miles from Paris, on Friday, when her…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Monday. Two Men Drowned

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 9 November 1909 · page 3

Two young men, of Snake Valley, returning from a [?]hootime excursion, were drowned on Saturday, evidently when [?]. Thomas Cheer[?]man and William…

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Serious Motor Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 9 November 1909 · page 3

At 1.45 a.m. on Sunday the motor [?] of Mr. F. W. Fairbairn, of Sandringham, and Mr. Victor H. Gard, of South Melbourne came into violent collido[?] on St…

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State Invalidity and Accidents Pensions

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 10 November 1909 · page 1

Payment of State Invalidity and Accidents Pensions will—after the payment due 1st November— be made twice instead of once a month as at…

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