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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1910

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Disastrous Explosion Four Shops Blown Up. Several Persons Injured. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 21 March 1910 · page 2

A mysterious explosion occurred in Brunswick-street, the main thoroughfare of Fitzroy, at an early hour this morning. One result of the explosion is that Mr. J. W…

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Shocking Railway Accident Forty-five Passengers Killed. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 23 March 1910 · page 2

A train has been derailed near Marshall Town in Iowa, U.S.A. While travelling round a sharp curve at a high speed some of the carriages left the metals. A…

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Fishermen's Perils. 800 Men Drowned. London, March 19

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 March 1910 · page 42

A disaster to a Japanese fishing fleet is announced by Reuter's Agency. Fifty boats wore wrecked in a storm off the east coast of Japan, and 800 members of their…

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A Motor Tragedy America's Army Chief Injured. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 2

Major-General J. Franklin Bell, Chief of Staff of the United States Army, was greviously injured yesterday in a motor accident. The disastrous smash occurred…

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Three Double Drowning Fatalities

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 29 March 1910 · page 2

A double drowning accident is reported from Kindra selection, in the Coolamon district, the victims being the sons of Mr. Alexander Campbell, a farmer. The…

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Accident to American Cruiser

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

A tragic mishap has occurred on the United States cruiser Charleston, which is stationed in the. Philippines. During target practice at Manila a gun exploded and…

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Four Soldiers Drowned

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 31 March 1910 · page 3

The Easter military manoeuvres in [?]tal were badly marred by a remarkable mishap involving the loss of four lives. [?] hundred men of the W[?]shire Re[?]…

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Overhead Traverser Fatality. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 1 April 1910 · page 2

A horrible fatality occurred, at the Eveleigh Railway Workshops to-day. An Austrian named Albert Braine, 39 years of age, who lived at Erskinville, was the…

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Military Disaster. Four Soldiers Drowned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 April 1910 · page 28

A disastrous incident occurred in Natal during the Easter military manoeuvres. Six hundred men of the Wiltshire Regiment, accompanied by General Lord Methuen,…

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Serious Shunting Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 1 April 1910 · page 3

A shunter named Houston, 23 years of age, at Clyde, attempted to spring upon a moving engine to-day. He missed his footing and the heavy wheels passed over both…

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Bathing Fatality. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 5

A bathing fatality occurred this morning at Sandringham, when Mr. Richard Picton Dely, aged 40 years, a commission agent, lest his life. Mr. Daly ha[?]lived…

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Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 2

Mr. Geo. W. Phipps, the well-known butcher, was the victim of a painful accident Saturday. He was engaged cutting mince-meat, when by some means…

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Cablegram. Advance of Aviation Another Accident in Pomerania

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 6 April 1910 · page 5

Another fatal bellooning accident has occurred in Pomerania, where three lives were last in a disaster to the dirigible Pommern, on Sunday. Professor Abegg, a well…

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Adelaide Burning Fatality

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 April 1910 · page 33

The death occurred at Adelaide on Friday of Edward Lawne Wishart (45), who acted so courageously in extinguishing the flames which early in the mornings of…

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To Restore the Nearly Drowned

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 April 1910 · page 3

The following method of [?]settating the apparently drowned has been adopted by several life-saving societies. Promptly loosen clothing and…

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Fatal Collision. Twenty Soldiers Killed. London, April 1

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 April 1910 · page 7

A dreadful railway accident occurred at Muelseim, a small town on the Rhine. A passenger train collided with a military train, with the result that 20 soldiers were…

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General Cable News London, Thursday. Accident on Funicular Railway

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 8 April 1910 · page 2

An accident occurred: to-day in the [?]cular railway on Mount Vesuvius. A runaway empty car, descending the line, struck a passenger car which was…

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Cablegrams. Collision in Mid-air Narrow Escape in France. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 9 April 1910 · page 2

So far aviators have succeeded in avoiding one of the dangers, which have been anticipated in connection with aerial travel, namely, a collision in mid-air. Such…

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The Cairnrona Fire 70 Persons Injured. Emigrants Give Trouble. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 11 April 1910 · page 2

Some additional details have been received with respect to the outbreak of fire on board the twin-screw Newcastle liner Cairnrona, 6025 tons, while the vessel was…

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Horrifying Street Accident. Man Impaled on a Shaft. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 11 April 1910 · page 3

A sensational accident, resulting in the instant death of a young man named Tom Power and serious injury to two youths, occurred in George-street west, city, shortly…

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