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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1912

537 stories in Murray's papers · page 11 of 27

Surf Life Saver Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 3

An accident to-day befell Mr. Harold Baker, who is well known at Manly as a life saver, and who is attached to one of the surf-bathing clubs. Mr. Baker was…

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Inter-state. Five Men Terribly Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 33

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

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Three Railway Accidents

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 3

Three mishaps occurred on the New South Wales railways last night, and one had a fatal result. Thomas Shepherd, 30 years of age. employed at Bookwood…

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Accident with Carbide

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 2

Robert Dodd, of Rowan-street, Wangaratta, employed in the ironmongery, department of Messrs. Callander & Forer's store, was experimenting with carbide on…

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Cablegrams. Riots in Buda Pesth. Fifteen People Killed. Several Hundred Injured. Buda Pesth

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 25 May 1912 · page 5

On and off for many years the liberalisation of the suffrage has been a burning question in Hungary and although concessions have been made, universal suffrage…

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Waggon Driver Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 27 May 1912 · page 2

Frank Gould, a driver, residing at Moore street, Fitzroy, and employed by Messrs. John Sharp and Sons, timber merchants, was badly injured this morning through…

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Child Scalded to Death Dreadful Fatality at Wagga

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 28 May 1912 · page 2

A sad scalding accident resulting in the death early on Saturday morning of a bright little girl, daughter of Mr. Dunn, of the Bushman's Home, Baylis-street,…

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Twenty-two Persons Injured. Three Horses Killed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 28 May 1912 · page 4

A sensational driving accident occurred in Norwood road, Burwood, about 6 p.m. on Saturday, which resulted in 22 persons being more or less seriously injured, and…

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Bogus Motor Accident. a Sensational Sequel. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 28 May 1912 · page 2

A civil action was brought by Mr. and Mrs. Davies of St. James Square, Holland Park, to recover damages from the Fiat Motors Ltd., for injuries sustained in a…

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Accident to Footballers' Drag. the Horses Bolt

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 May 1912 · page 2

The Balldale Football team was half an hour later than they expected in arriving in Corowa on Saturday, owing to an accident met with on the journey…

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A Fatal Collision. Motor Cycle Smashes Into Tram Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 30 May 1912 · page 2

A young man named John Lorrimer, aged 26 yeats, who Tears, who resided at Francis st., Leichhardt, met with a horrible death to-day. He was riding motor bicycle in…

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Fatal Holiday Accident. Trick Bicyclist Killed. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 30 May 1912 · page 2

In connection with the Whitsuntide holidays a distressing fatality occurred at Brighton yesterday. A well-known bicycle trick diver was…

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State Official Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 3

Mr. W. Davidson. Inspector-General of Public Works, when hurrying along to Prince's Bridge station between 5.30 and 6 o'clock yesterday evening, was knocked…

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Collision in a Fog. New York

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 2

The steamer Berwind in a dense fog collided with the French liner Hudson, on which there were 80 passengers. The Hudson was badly damaged and tugs assisted…

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Bogus Accident. Taxi-cab Company Sued. London, May 26

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 42

A claim for damages, in which the plantiffs were Mr. and Mrs. George Davies of St. James's Square, Holland Park, terminated to-day in a sensational. manner…

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Shocking Quarry Accident Near Wollongong. Five Men Lose Their Lives Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 1

A shocking blasting accident occurred at Minnamurra, in the Wollongong district, this morning, when a charge was prematurely exploded in the locality of…

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Chaffcutting Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 2

A most painful and serious accident happened yesterday morning at Ringwood, when a young man named Wm. Davis, of that place, had the misfortune…

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Ocean Accident

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 3

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

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A Schoolboy's Head Crushed. a Tram Fatality. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 2

A boy named Jack Ruttor, aged 13 years, who lived with his parents at Randwick, was riding on the footboard of a tram on his way to school, when he was…

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Serious Railway Smash. S Killed and 41 Injured. Berlin

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 2

A railway accident, entailing serious loss of life occurred on Wednesday at Salzburg, a large town in Austria, 75 miles south east of Munich…

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