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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1909

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Railway Smash at Melbourne. Collision Between Two Engines. Two Drivers and Two Firemen Injured. Melbourne

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

An accident of a sensational character happened shortly after 1 o'clock yesterday at the Spencer-street station…

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In the Royal Navy. Gun Accidents

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 3

"In my op[?]." said the gunnery [?]entenant, "there are precious few gun accidents, considering the amount we fire in the Navy. You…

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Shooting Fatality

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 April 1909 · page 18

A shooting fatality occurred at the Victoria Barracks. Brisbane, by which Gunner Coghill, of the Royal Australian Artillery, met his death…

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Terrible Building Accident. H[?]ge Structure Blown Down. Two Killed, Fifteen Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 April 1909 · page 46

A terrible and unusual accident happened at Geelong on Tuesday afternoon. A huge frame building, two stories in height, which was in course of construction at…

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Collision at Sea. British Torpedo-boat Sunk. London, April 8

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 April 1909 · page 42

A disastrous collision, resulting in the total loss of the torpedo-boat destroyer Blackwater, 550 tons, Commander J. E. Warren, is reported from Dungeness, on the English Channel…

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A Serious Vehicular Accident. on the Road to Tarrawingee. Wangaratta

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 16 April 1909 · page 2

An reported in this morning's "Border Morning Mall," a serious accident happened last Wednesday evening about a mile and a half from…

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Terrible Burning Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 April 1909 · page 33

A young woman, Elsie Wilson, was the victim of a horrible burning accident at Molong N.S.W.). She was preparing a beeswax and turpentine solution in the…

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Serious Tramway Accident. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 19 April 1909 · page 3

Thomas Willey, aged 77, who resides at 117 Millswyn-street, South Yarra, was knocked down by a tramcar proceeding from Melbourne at the corner…

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Injured in a Mine. Ballarat

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 20 April 1909 · page 3

A miner named John Reid was working in a [?] in the [?]berris No. 1 mines to-day, when a quartz boulder fell from above, knocked away the staging which…

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Turkey in Asia. Armenian Massacres. British Viceconsul Injured. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 20 April 1909 · page 2

To-day's message show that matters in Asia Minor and P[?] are [?]uming grave proportions, and the European Powers are determined to make a naval demonstration…

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Accident

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

We recently recorded the fact that Master Jack Bartlett son of MR. Jas, Bartlett, of Wahgunyah, broke his arm, it apparently got quite well, and…

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WANGARATTA. Wednesday. Two Serious Accidents

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 22 April 1909 · page 2

A fatal accident occurred at Greta on Tuesday evening by which Mr. John Patrick Tanner was killed. Mr. Tanner had been to Glenrowan with…

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Brickfield Fatality at Wagga. Verdict of Accidental Death WAGGA,Friday

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 24 April 1909 · page 2

A shocking accident, resulting in the awful death of a man named Frank Butler, occurred yesterday at Flom's brick works. Butler was working…

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Brickyard Fatality

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 April 1909 · page 3

A shocking accident, resulting in the awful death of [?] man named Frank Butler, occurred on Thursday Fleming's brick works at Wagga…

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Fatal Shipping Collision Nineteen Lives Lost. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 27 April 1909 · page 3

A tragle collision at sea has occurred off Christlania, Norway. The vessuls concerned were the British steamer Oxford and the Norweginn steam…

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Caught in a Circular Saw. Man Terribly Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 April 1909 · page 23

An accident, which resulted, in shocking injuries to a young man named Berd Hazlewood, occurred at Launceston on Tuesday afternoon at Messrs. J. and P…

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Accidents

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 April 1909 · page 25

William Jacobs, the eldest son of Mr. Jacobs, of Walla Walla, aged 13 years, met with a serious accident at Burrumbuttock on Tuesday afternoon. The…

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Burning Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 April 1909 · page 2

Frank Wilson, a bricklayer, wax admitted to the Albury Hospital on Tuesday suffering from severe burns. Wilson has been in the bahit of…

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Fatality in the Name

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 May 1909 · page 2

The new patient had been [?] bed by the nurse. [?] he inquired— “Phwa[?] did [?] say the [?] name…

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Henty Burning Fatality

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 3 May 1909 · page 2

A maginterial inquiry was hold by Mr. J. W. Fletcher, P.M., at the Albury court house at noon on Saturday into the circumstances…

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