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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1910

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Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 August 1910 · page 2

Whilst engaged pruning in his orchard on Wednesday last, Cr. J. Thompson was the Victim of an accident, caused by the ladder upon which he was standing…

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General Cable News London, Friday. Fatality on Italian Battleship

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 27 August 1910 · page 2

A fatal accident occurred on board the Italian, battleship Regina Margherita at the port of Taranto, South Italy. Owing to the bursting of a boiler-tube nine men…

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A New Departure First Aid to Injured on Victorian Railways

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 27 August 1910 · page 6

Fifty or more Wodonga railway employes of all branches and grades will, on Sunday, September 4, be examined in their knowledge eof "first aid to the injured."…

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Collision at Sea Seven Persons Drowned. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 29 August 1910 · page 2

During a dense fog a Dutch steamer collided with and sank a trawler in the English Channel off Boulogne. Immediately after the impact, assistance…

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Victoria Melbourne, Saturday. Cyclists Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 29 August 1910 · page 3

There were two cycling accidents in the suburbs early this afternoon. A 15 year-old boy named Roy Smith, was riding along Sydney-road, Brunswick, and when near…

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Three Brothers Drowned

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 30 August 1910 · page 4

A sad boating fatality, resulting in the death of three brothers, took place shortly before noon on Sunday on Hobson's Bay. The occurrence was the direct outcome of…

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Accidents at Rutherglen

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 August 1910 · page 2

Last week, Mr. Ken. M'Kay, Whilst ploughing, had the misfortune to cut his fool. Unfortunately, tetanus set in, and Mr. McKay had to bo removed to the…

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Serious Driving Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 1 September 1910 · page 4

The eldest son of C. Beardmore, of Wodonge met with a serious accident yesterday afternoon. IIe had harnessed a young horse into a bake and dove off…

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A Bay Tragedy. Three Brothers Drowned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 September 1910 · page 35

A sad boating fatality, resulting in the death of three brothers, took place shortly before noon on Sunday on Hbbson's Bay. The occurrence was the direct…

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Richmond Collision Jury's Finding. No Criminal Negligence

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 September 1910 · page 35

The inquest conducted by the Coroner (Dr. Cole), into the death of Sydney Dauncey Wellington, who was killed in the railway accident at Richmond on July 18, was…

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Two Cadets Injured Explosion of Rifle

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 September 1910 · page 35

There was as an accident on Sandy Bay (Tas.) rifle range 03 Saturday mornings A cadet, named Robert Elwick, shooting at 300 yards, was adjusting the cover of the…

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Killed While Sleeping. Shocking Railway Collision. London, August 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 September 1910 · page 43

A dreadful fatality occurred, on the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, Michigan, on Thursday. Two trains came into collision at tho Durand station. Eighteen…

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Aviator Badly Injured. Abandonment by Noted Men

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 September 1910 · page 42

Another serious mishap to a flying machine is reported from Havre A machine flown by M. Le Gagneaux turned a somersalt twice in the air, and fell…

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New South Wales. Constable Injured by an Ice Cast. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 2 September 1910 · page 3

While Traffic constable Harper, on point duty was directing the drivers of several vehicles at a city street intersection to-day he was struck on the shoulder by an ice…

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Train and Motor-car. Level Crossing Accident. of Three Lives. London, August 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 September 1910 · page 41

A shocking motor accident occurred at Long Island, Now York, on Wednesday. An automobile, while going over a level railway crossing, collided with a train. Three persons were killed and two seriously…

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Fatal Tram Collision. Adelaide

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 5 September 1910 · page 3

The most serious accident which has yet happended in connection with the electric tram service occurred at 10 o'clock last night. A car going full speed along…

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A Sleep Walker Drowned

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 September 1910 · page 4

At an inquest at Broken Hill, on Thursday, on the body of Eiloon Polkinghorne, 18 years of ago, who was found drowned in an underground…

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Sensational Railway Accident Tee Porter and the Boy. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 6 September 1910 · page 3

A porter named F. Allen, employed at the Sydney railway station endeavored to prevent a boy from boarding a moving train to-night. He was unsuccessful, and…

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Accident at a Cinematograph Show. Cessnock

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 7 September 1910 · page 5

During a moving picture show given in the open-air last night one of the inflammable celluloid films caught fire. The operator, named M'Kein. was severely…

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Railway Accident Carriages Fall Over a Bridge. Fifteen Persons Injured. Coleraine

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 8 September 1910 · page 2

A sensational railway accident occurred at 10.45 this manning at Bochara bridge, which spans a creek on the line between Hamilton and Coleraine, Fifteen persons…

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