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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1911

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Accident to Mr. J. Clayton

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 September 1911 · page 5

Mr. John Clayton, a well-known resident of Corowa; met with a rather painful accident on Wednesday morning. He was mounting a horse at the Riverina…

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Railway Accident in Victoria

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 September 1911 · page 5

A sensational railway accident occurred on Monday at Harvey's Gully bridge, near Molesworth. Two trucks become disconnected from the train, ans almost…

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General Cable News London, Sunday. Accident at Portsmouth. Torpedo Cylinder Explodes

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 2 October 1911 · page 3

A serious accident occurred at the Portsmouth naval dockyard on Friday. Through the bursting of a compressed air torpedo cylinder, one man was killed and nine…

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Serious Motor Cycle Accident. Orange

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 2 October 1911 · page 2

During a motor cycle reliability race from Sydney to Orange yesterday afternoon the fork of a machine ridden by one of the competitors named Lawson broke…

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Steamers Is Collision. Mail Boat and Island Steamer. Sinking of the Taviuni. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 3 October 1911 · page 2

The island steamer Taviuni was coming up the harbor about 10 o'clock this morning just as the French mail steamer Nera was being towed out from her berth at…

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German Dredger's Crew Drowned

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 4 October 1911 · page 2

A dredger foundered in the neighborhood of the cuter lighthouse at the mouth of the river Eider. All her crew were drowned…

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Collision Between Chinaman's Cart and Tram

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 4 October 1911 · page 2

A Chinaman's cart collided with a tram car in Botany road, Waterloo, to-day. One of the shafts of the cart penetrated the partition between the drivers plattorm…

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Another Shooting Fatality. Milton (N.s.w.)

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 3

The body of the missing farmer Ned Connelly was found to-day near his home at Conjola Farm. It appears evident that Connelly accidentally shot himself…

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Motor 'Bus in River. Eleven Persons Drowned. Clergyman's Heroism. Paris, September 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 42

A distressing accident to a motor omnibus, involving the loss of a number of lives, occurred to-day in the city. The omnibus was of a new pattern, with…

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Gale in North Sea. Large Steamers Ashore. Fourteen Men Drowned. London, October 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 42

A fierce gale has occurred in the North Sea, and several wrecks and considerable loss of life have been reported. At times the gale blew at the rate of 60 miles an…

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Mawson Expedition Aeroplane. Unsuccessful Trial Flight. Lieutenant Watkins Injured. Adelaide

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 3

Lieutenant Watkins and Mr. F. Wird, members of the Mawson Antarctic expedition, made a trial to-day in the aeroplane with which the expedition is…

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Sad Fatal Accident. Mr. James Box Killed

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 5

An event particularly and character cast a sudden gloom over the annual Ring wood picnic on Wednesday and brought the function to an immediate termination…

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Accident to Mrs. Rankin

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 2

Mrs. John Rankin, who, with her husband was a former well-known and highly esteemed resident of Corowa. met with a very unpleasant accident Wednesday…

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An Aeroplane Capsizes. Beaumont Injured. Paris

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 9 October 1911 · page 2

Beaumont, one [?] the [?] aviators in the world, who [?] test for the "Daily Mail" prize [?] recently, was testing a mon[?]…

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Another Buggy Accident

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 11 October 1911 · page 3

A serious accident was narrowly averted early on Sunday morning, and those concerned in it are to be congratulated upon their escape. Mr. T. Neil was setting out…

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Accident to the Olympic

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 14 October 1911 · page 5

The mammott White Star liner Olympic, 45,000 tons, which collided with H. M. S. hawke, 10,000 tons, in the English Channel three weeks ago, has been placed…

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Launch and Flagship in Collision. Vancouver

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 16 October 1911 · page 2

When returning from a reception tendered to President Taft at Oakland, four miles land, and the United States flagship, Cali Sir Robert Bond, Premier of…

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A Sensational Motor Collision

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 17 October 1911 · page 4

A motor car and a milk cart came into collision on Sunday night on the Sydney road, Melbourne, and as a result several occupants of the machine were flung…

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Serious Railway Collision. Omaha (Nebraska)

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 18 October 1911 · page 2

A railway accident, entailing loss of life, occurred near here on Sunday night. A passenger train and a freight train came into collision on the Missouri Pacific…

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French Naval Powder Leads To Fresh Accidents. Parts

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 19 October 1911 · page 2

During Run practice off Toulon, a series of accidents occurred on the French cruiser La[?]r. 2300 tens. In consequence of these mishaps, a quantity of powder…

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