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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1910

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Kerosene Lamp Fatality

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 8 October 1910 · page 6

The young married woman named Mary King, who was so severely burned as, she result of breaking a lamp at her residence at Balmain early yesterday morning, died…

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New South Wales. Sydney, Friday. Drowned at the Spit

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 8 October 1910 · page 6

An inquiry into the death of the young woman, Miss Clare Chass, who was drowned at the Spit through the upsetting of a pleasure boat on the morning of Eight…

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Accident to a Timber Stacker

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 8 October 1910 · page 6

A laborer named John Nicholls, who was employed at the demolition of Turner and Henderson's old buildings in George-street, was stacking some heavy timber this…

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Sensational Crane Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 10 October 1910 · page 3

A young man named Wilson, who resides at Camperdown, sustained serious injuries internally and to his face and hands through the collapse of a crane at Saxton…

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Wagnaratta. Drowned in a Lagoon

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 11 October 1910 · page 4

At the Wansaratta Coroner's Court yesterday morning an inquiry was held concerning the death of the man, who was jound in a lagoon, near Wangaratta, on…

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Horrible Belting Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 11 October 1910 · page 3

A fitter canned Charies Willetts, employ­ed at the Meadowbank Engineering Works, was caught in some beting this morning with the result that his left arm was torn…

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Bathers in the Ganges. Waters Suddenly Rise. Hundreds Drowned. London. October 7

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 October 1910 · page 42

The bathing of native pilgrims in the River Ganges, in India, has been attended by a terrible disaster. The waters of the river are regarded as sacred, and thousands…

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Aeroplane Accidents. London, October 5

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 October 1910 · page 43

Another serious aeroplaning disaster is reported to-day. The occurrence took place at St. Cloud, near Paris. The two brothers Morane were making a trip in…

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Fatal Accident at Tupra Landing. a Young Man Killed

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 October 1910 · page 3

On Wednesday last, Mr Bert. Sullivan, an employee of Tupra Station, had taken a load of wool to Tupra Landing, and was to load up timber for the return journey…

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Cause of Railway Accidents

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 October 1910 · page 5

A statement from the Victorian Railway Commissioners, giving the circumstances surrounding the recent railway accidents, and the findings of the…

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Steamer Sinks: Her Crew Drowned

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 17 October 1910 · page 2

The steamer Peveril has collided with and sunk the steamer Ville de Rochefort. The crew of the latter vessel numbered 26 and of these 25 were drowned…

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Mining Accident. Cages' Controlling Cable Breaks. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 19 October 1910 · page 2

A serious mining accident occurred in the Prussian province of Westphalia. While two cages were in motion—one descending and the other ascending—in the…

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Sad Drowning of a Boy

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 20 October 1910 · page 3

The dead body of a boy was found floating in the harbor at Pyrmont on Tuesday. It was identified this afternoon as that of a lad 12 years of age named Edward Case…

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Captain Dickson Recovers From Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 20 October 1910 · page 2

Captain Bertram Dickson, the well-known British aviator, who was badly hurt through a collision in mid-air at the Milan carnival early in October, is now…

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Injured Boy's Journey

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 October 1910 · page 33

Lance Maddison, a lad aged 17 years, who was employed rabbit-trapping at Tintaldra, 60 milts from Tallangatta—was riding a horse on Sunday, when the animal put its…

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Boxing. Douglas the Boxer Injured. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 21 October 1910 · page 4

After the boxing contest at Sydney on Wednesday night between Hughie Meeghan of Victoria and Arthur [?] of South Africa for the [?] championship…

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Bremen Strike Riots 50 People Injured. Sabres Used Against Women. Bremen

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 21 October 1910 · page 2

Though on a smaller scale, the labor rioting which occurred in the city on Tuesday night was a replica of the recent serious industrial warface in Berlin…

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Year's Street Accidents

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 21 October 1910 · page 8

A White Paper issued by the Home Office shows that during last year there were 1,151 fatal and 26,872 non-fatal accidents due to vehicular traffic in the…

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In Two Storms Nine Seamen Drowned. Berlin

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 22 October 1910 · page 5

News has been received of a maritime tragedy. The South American steamer Persimmon when on a voyage to south American…

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American Senator Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 24 October 1910 · page 2

Senator Nelson Aldrich, Who represents Rhode Island in the United States Senate, and is one of the most prominent figures in American polities, has been found badly…

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