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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1910

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Appalling Railway Disaster. Horrifying Scenes. Eleven People Killed. Sixty Injured. Elsternwick Express Crashes Into a Brighton Train. Melbourne

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 July 1910 · page 2

A terrible railway smash occurred at the Richmond railway station at about 9 o'clock this morning. The 8.20 p.m train from Brighton…

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Railway Disasters the Richmond Smash Condition of the Injured. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 20 July 1910 · page 2

Although the whole of the debris has been removed from the scene of the Richmond railway disaster of Monday there still remains sufficient evidence in the…

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Railway Accident in Queensland. Brisbane

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 20 July 1910 · page 2

A sensational railway accident occurred near Ipswich to-day, which, fortunately, was not attended by loss of life or serious damage. Three of the rear carriages of a…

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American Railroad Slaughter 104,348 People Killed or Injured. But the Figures Show Improvement. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 21 July 1910 · page 2

The annual railway returns for the whole of the United States have been issued in the statistical report of the Interstate Commerce Commission. The report shows…

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Railway Accident in Ireland Runaway Carriages Collide with a Passenger Train. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 21 July 1910 · page 2

Portion of an excursion train at Roscrea, county Tipperary, yesterday became accidentally disconnected while the train was ascending a gradient. The carriages…

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Railway Disaster Collision at Richmond a Tragedy in the Fog. Carriages Telescoped. Carnage and Destruction. Nine Killed: 114" INJURED

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 July 1910 · page 6

In the grey obscurity or the thick fog which overhung Melbourne on Monday morning, a dreadful disaster took place at the Richmond railway station. A train…

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Injured Nearly All Doing Well

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 July 1910 · page 2

The Melbourne Hospital authorities re­port to-day that with one exception all the injured under their care are making very favorable progress. The exception is Mr…

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Chinese Pirates. Defeated by Portuguese. Two Junk-loads Drowned. London. July. 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 July 1910 · page 43

A Portuguese cruiser was sent to the island of Colowan, near Macao, which had been stormed and occupied by Chinese pirates, and, with the assistance of the…

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Monoplane Strikes Mound. Hon. Alan Boyle Injured. London, July 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 July 1910 · page 42

The Hon. Alan Boyle has met with a serious accident while engaged in a flight on a monoplane. The machine struck a mound in a field…

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Richmond Railway Disaster Roll of Injured Totals 395. Difficulty About Inquest. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 July 1910 · page 2

The inquest in connection with the Rich­mond railway disaster was resumed at the Morgue at 10.30 o'clock to-day, before the Coroner (Dr. Cole) and a special jury. Dr…

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Richmond Railway Disaster List of Injured Totals 434. MELBOURNE

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 2

The Claims Officer of the Railway Department continues to receive letters by each post from persons who desire to notify the department that they sustained…

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The Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 26 July 1910 · page 2

Of the nineteen, passengers who were admitted on Monday to the Melbourne Hospital suffering from injuries sustained in the railway accident, only two now…

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Accident to Sydney Express

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 July 1910 · page 2

When the Sydney express was coming through Beveridge, about 25 miles from Melbourne, on Saturday, it passed a goods train going in the opposite direction…

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Drowning Fatality at Wakool. Inquest on the Victim

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 27 July 1910 · page 2

The coroner conducted a magisterial inquiry at the Wakool Hotel on Monday morning, 18th instant, touching the death of Richard Bowden, a fisherman, whose…

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Fatal Train and Coach Collision

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 27 July 1910 · page 2

A fatal accident has occurred on the Algerian railways. At a place called Groha, a train came into collision with a stage coach. Ten people, were killed and eleven…

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Boating Fatality. Two Men Drowned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 July 1910 · page 35

A double drowning accident occurred on the Swvan River, near South Perth (W.A.), on Sunday afternoon. George Lewis, 24 years of age; his brother, Ernest, Lewis…

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Drowned at Moama. Echuca

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 29 July 1910 · page 2

A supposed case of suicide occurred either last night of this morning at Moama. Miss Annie Holmes, about 40 years of age, a daughter of Mr. Thomas Holmes; residing…

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Ran From Drowning Girl. Young Cowards Censured

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 29 July 1910 · page 8

What the Willenhall (Staffordshire) coroner described as the most outrageous act of cowardice he had ever heard of was described on Monday…

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Aeroplane Accident. Boy's Hand Snapped Off

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 July 1910 · page 35

A sensational accident occurred on Saturday afternoon at the first attempt to fly in public of H. C. L. Rolfe. The Chentenham racecourse (S.A.) had been chosen…

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Fatal Accident. Explosion of Gelignite. London, July 21

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 July 1910 · page 43

A blasting disaster has occurred at the Simmer East Deep Levels mine, in the Transvaal, through a case of gelignite becoming ignited. Fifteen natives were…

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