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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1912

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Arctic Explorer's Fate. Drowned at Summer Resort. New York, May 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 43

Information has been received from Crescent Beach of the death by drowning of George Borup, who acted as assistant to Commander Peary, and accompanied him…

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Serious Motor Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 33

A serious motor-car accident occurred last week whilst a party of Grong Grong residents were returning from the Narandera races, as a result of which two of the…

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Accident at Carnsdale

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 2

Whist engaged skinning a sheep last week at Mr. H. Howard's Carnsdale, a man named Walter Willams met with severe injuries to his arm…

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Collapse of Scaffolding. Five Men Seriously Injured. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 13 May 1912 · page 3

A big timber scaffold collapsed in Darling street, Balmain, at 12 o'clock on Saturday, and eight workmen fell to the ground a distance of 35 feet. They were dug out…

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Pea-rifle Fatality. Boy Killed Near Coolamon. Wagga

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 15 May 1912 · page 2

Two sons of Mr. J. Bromham, of Cottel, near Coolamon, went out shooting yesterday with a pea, rifle. On the way home they were playing,…

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Another Double Fatality. St. Louis (Missouri)

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 16 May 1912 · page 2

A double aviation fatality occurred here yesterday. Ray Wheeler, an amateur aviator, was taking a flight with a passenger named…

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Men Buried Alive. a Michigan Colliery Accident. New York

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 16 May 1912 · page 2

A mining disaster, which will probably involve serious loss of life, has taken place at the Norric Mine, at Ironwood, a mining town in Michigan…

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Peer's Plucky Dive. to Sane Drowning Footman. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 2

Lord Dunsany, formerly of the Coldstream Guards, made a plucky attempt to save the life of his footman yesterday. The man fell into the Serpentine and…

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A Boiler Blows Up, Two Men Injured. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 4

A boiler burst to-day at the works of Mauri Bros. and Thompson, cork merchants. The steam pressure on one boiler was so great that it blew the top plats off…

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Ocean Accident

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 5

The succession of disasters at sea should rivet extra attention on the report of the Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation, for last year. This…

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Motor Car Accident. On the Hay Bridge Approach

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 1

Yesterday evening, about 5.30, a motor accident happened on the southern approach of the Hay bridge. At that hour the south side mail cart was approaching…

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A Strange Railway Fatality. a Man's Neck Broken. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 18 May 1912 · page 2

A strange railway fatality occurred on the IIlawarra line this morning. The engine driver of a train saw a man's body lying a few feet from the rails, between…

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A Fearful Accident. Five Men Dreadfully Injured.}

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 20 May 1912 · page 2

An appalling accident occurred on Friday evening on the Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Co's. wharf, Newcastle. A large drum of sulphuric acid, while being…

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Terrible Accident at Gerogery. Shunter's Two Legs Broken

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 20 May 1912 · page 2

A man named Harold Badge, aged 44, employed as a casual hand on the railway at Gerogery, met with a dreadful accident yesterday morning. Whilst engaged in…

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Accident on Football Field

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 20 May 1912 · page 3

Two serious football accidents happened yesterday. Charles Worboys of the Sydney club collided with a Newtown player…

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Loses Leg Ec Tram Accident. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 20 May 1912 · page 3

A Pitt street tram last night ran over Arthur Pearson, aged 13 years, a dairyman reading at Botany street, Hurstville. His left leg was fearfully crushed, and it was…

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Cablegrams. Terrible Railway Smash. 11 KILLED; 39 Injured. Woman Sees Husband Decapitated. Paris

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 21 May 1912 · page 2

A terrible railway accident occurred on the Maccadet Bridge, not far from Paris, yesterday. Through the mistake of a signalman a…

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Railway Collision in France. Signalman's Error. Fearful Scenes. Decapitated Bodies

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 2

The mistake of a signalman on the Maccadet Bridge, Paris, resulted in a head-on collision between two trains. Eleven passengers were killed and 39…

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Cablegrams. Sixty People Fall Into Dock. Woman and Children Drowned Sax Francisco

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 2

Great excitement prevailed at the Seattle harbor yesterday as the result of an accident at the docks. The adjustable end of the gangway at…

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Car Accident. On the Hay Bridge Approach

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 4

Last week, a motor accident happened on the southern approach of the Hay bridge. The south side mail cart was approaching the bridge, and…

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