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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1909

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Pea Rifle Fatality

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 November 1909 · page 2

A fatality occurred at Junee on Sunday, a young man named Andrew-Waldon being accidently shot with a pea rifle. Waldrop, accompanied by a young lady named…

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Escape of Trains. Terrible Collision Averted

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 November 1909 · page 28

A terrible railway accident, the consequences of which would be appalling to think of, was narrowly averted early on Tuesday morning at Goondah, the…

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Walla Burning Accident Inquest on Mrs, Weeks

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 29 November 1909 · page 2

A burning fatality, resulting in the death of a young married woman named Vivi weeks, 21, wife of a laborer on the railways, occurred at Walla Walla on…

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Fatality at Moulamein Well-Known Indian Hawker Drowned. MOULAMEIN

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 November 1909 · page 2

An Indian hawker, named Gundah Singh, has been drowned in the Edward River. He was seen at 10 o'clock last night, under the influence of drink, with a…

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Shocking Shooting Accident Young Girl the Victim

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 30 November 1909 · page 2

A shocking shooting [?] happened on Sunday at Cookardinia, the victim being a girl of [?]een years, named Rose Humphries, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs…

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Fatality at Moulamein. Gundah Singh Drowned. Moulamein

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 1 December 1909 · page 3

An Indian hawker named Gundah Singh was drowned in the Edward River at Moulamein on Friday night. He was seen at 10 o'clock that night…

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Fatal Accident Passengers Dragged Off Footboards

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 1 December 1909 · page 5

A tram accident happened in Sydney on Monday near the intersection of Macquarle and King streets. The mishap was due to the fact that a number of men were…

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Drowned In a Tub

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 December 1909 · page 33

A strange fatality was reported from Redfern the other evening, the victim being Mary Ann Harris (53), a married woman, residing at 57 Reservoir-street. Mrs…

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Serious Pea Rifle Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 December 1909 · page 45

A girl named Rose Humphreys, 18 years of age, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Humphreys, of Cookardinia, met with a shocking shooting accident, on Sunday…

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Fatal Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 December 1909 · page 5

On Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock, a man name Willam Fraser, a farmer residing at Mulwala, met his death the result of an accident. He was driving…

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Pea Rifle Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 December 1909 · page 2

A girl named Rose Humphries, about 18 years of age, who lives at Cookardinia, was brought into Albury in a critical condition. She was shooting rabbits with a…

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Accidentally Drowned. Moulamein Storekeeper’s Death

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 December 1909 · page 2

Gungah Singh, a storekeeper at Moulamein, who was well-known throughout the district formerly as a hawker, was drowned in the river at Moulamein on…

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Serious Railway Accident Man Dreadfully Mangled. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 4 December 1909 · page 5

Just after the 11.10 train from Sydney to Homechush passed through Stanmore [?]tion last night, a passenger standing on the car platform heard come[?] on the track…

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Two Steamers Founder. Sixty-three Persons Drowned. Violent Gales Along the Coast. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 6 December 1909 · page 3

Violent gales have been raging along the coasts of Great Britain. During ono of those the steamer Thistlemor blew up off the coast of Clovelly in North Devon…

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The Mulwala Fatality. a Ringwood Farmer Killed

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 December 1909 · page 3

From the " Yarrawonga Mercury," of Thursday last, we glean the following additional facts in connection with last Wednesday's lamentable fatality at…

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Old Lady Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 10 December 1909 · page 3

Mrs. Crawcour, 70 years of age, who resides in Williamstown, met with a serious accident at the Flinders-street station this afternoon. She was passing the station…

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Series of Motor Accidents

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 December 1909 · page 33

A series of motor car accidents occurred in Sydney and suburbs during Friday, which resulted in the destruction of two valuable motor cars and also in a lorry…

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Found Drowned

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 11 December 1909 · page 5

Last night Constable J. F. Smith received information that a body had been found in the water near the Gem pier, William town. He ascertained that Mr. F…

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Within an Ace of Death Heroic Rescue From Drowning

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 13 December 1909 · page 3

A most thrilling and sensational experience befol two young Albury residents on Saturday evening. They were Messrs. Frank Sigg and Jack Ballard, who had…

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The Cookardinia Tragedy. Magisterial Inquiry. Mummie, I'm Shot !" Verdict: Death Accidentally Caused

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 13 December 1909 · page 4

Mr. C. F. Butter, P.M., Coroner, held a magisterial inquiry at Cookaremia on Dec. 7, into the Charlotte Rosina Humphry, aged…

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