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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1910

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Drowning Fatality at Moulamein. Moulamein

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 30 November 1910 · page 2

Thomas Tennant, about 60, was drowned at the Moulamein ferry in the Edward River last night. Constable Cahill, at 9 o'clock, heard a…

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Boy's Eye Injured. Tilba Tilba

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 30 November 1910 · page 5

The young son of Mr. Rumph, school teacher here was reaching to get some article from a shelf when he knocked over and broke a bottle of mu[?]iate said some…

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Sad Fatality on Kilfeea. Young Man Killed in Well

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 30 November 1910 · page 2

A Bad accident occurred at Beelpargie well on Kilfera at about 10 o'clock last Thuesday mourning by which a young man named Walter Eastburne, between 19 and 20 years…

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Railway Accident in Virginia

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 30 November 1910 · page 2

An express train on the Baltimore and Ohio, Railroad was wrecked at Grafton, West Virginia. Three persons were killed and three seriously injured…

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A Terrific Storm Ten Vessels Founder. 300 Dockers Drowned

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 1 December 1910 · page 2

ST. PETERSBURG, Wednesday. A terrific storm has been experienced at Astrakan, a large town on the river Volga. Ten vessels foundered with the whole of…

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Maritime Disaster Eight Men Drowned. Vancouver

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

A lamentable disaster at sea is just reported. The barquentine Gratitude came into collision with the collier Gravesend and…

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Double Collision. Express Collides with Engine. Motor Train Strikes Derailed Carriages. London, November 26

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 December 1910 · page 7

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Shunting Accident

The Independent · Friday 2 December 1910 · page 2

An accident occurred on Tuesday afternoon at the Echuca railway elation, by [?] Mr Thomas File a one time resident of Deniliguin), a casual hand, was seriously…

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Fatal Well Accident. Young Man Killed at Kilfera

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 December 1910 · page 2

Our Mossgiel correspondent writes:—"An accident, which resulted in the death of a man named Walter Eastbourne, happened on Kilfera station on Thursday…

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Gale on Spanish Coast. 28 Fishermen, Drowned. Corunna

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 3 December 1910 · page 5

A severe gale on the north-west coast of Spain has caused serious loss of life. Twenty-eight fishermen belonging to Corunna perished during the storm…

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Shocking Accident at Echuca

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 December 1910 · page 2

An accident occurred on [?] afternoon at the Echuca railway [?] by which Mr Thomas Fife, a [?] hand, was seriously injured. [?]…

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Accident at Wagga

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 December 1910 · page 2

Mr. Abe Nathan, furniture warehouse man of Prahran, Melbourne, whilst driving to his branch business at Wagga, met with an accident on Saturday…

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Serious Railway Collision Two Killed; Thirty Injured. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 7 December 1910 · page 2

A serious railway collision has occurred at Willesden Junction, in Middlesex. A fast train crashed into the rear of a slow one from Watford…

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New South Wales. Team and Sulky Collide.—two Men Injured. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 7 December 1910 · page 2

A well-known flour merchant, Mr. Pemell, was driving home last night when a city-bound train struck his sulky while crossing Cowper-st., Randwick. Mr. Pemell…

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Pea Rifle Accident. Launceston

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 7 December 1910 · page 3

A boy of 15 years, named Robert Decker, and his brother were outshooting to-day when a pea-rille was accidentally discharged. The bullet entered Robert's stomach…

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Willesden Junction Collision

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

Another of the passengers injured in the railway collision at Willesden Junction (Middlesex) yesterday, is dead, making altogether three deaths from the accident…

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Dreadful Fatality Man Terribly Mangled. Sydney

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

A frightful accident happened in the e. gine-shed of the East Greta colliery last night. An employe named Walter Lesley, aged…

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Double Drowning Fatality at Hay. Two Brothers Drowned

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 9 December 1910 · page 2

Two more victims were this morning added to the long list of young lives which have been sacrificed by the treacherous Murrumbidgee at Hay,…

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Barquentne Sunk. Eight Men Drowned. London, December 1

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 December 1910 · page 43

A collision between the barquentine Gratitude and a collier occurred yesterday off Gravesend. The barquentine sank in two minutes. and eight of her crew of…

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Motor Fatality. Tragedy at a Level Crossing. Paris, December 5

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 December 1910 · page 43

A level-crossing fatality occurred yesterday at the Mans, on the Sarthe. An express train dashed into a motor-car in which Countess de Nicolay and her son…

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