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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1912

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Serious Accident. Mr P. Byrne Injured

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 17 July 1912 · page 2

Asserious accident occurred last Thursday afternoon, as the result of which Mr P. Byrne, snr., is now confined to his bed under medical treatment. Mr Byrne…

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Railway Collision. Thirteen Persons Killed. Chicago

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 17 July 1912 · page 2

Further particulars are now available regarding the disastrous collision which occurred on Sunday, when a mail train trashed into the rear of the overland…

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The Recent Wodonga Fatality. Identity of Deceased

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 19 July 1912 · page 4

The Wodonga police have received reliable information regarding the identity of the old man known as Charles Fieldhouse, who met his death as the result of…

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Collector Curls His Moustache with Verdigrised Fingers. Hands Turned Green. Unsuspected Fatality in Counting 16 Stone of Bronze a Day

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 July 1912 · page 6

A gas company's collector, Abraham Robinson, twenty-seven, of Wortley-r[?] [?]ast Ham, fell a victim, it was shown[?] the doctor's evidence at a Clerkenwell…

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Aviation Fatality. German Officer Killed. Berlin

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 20 July 1912 · page 2

Lindenthal, 2½ miles from Cologne, was the scene of an aviation fatality yesterday. Lieut Preusser had made a flight and was descending when his machine overturned…

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Automobile Accident. Prominent Citizens Killed. Toronto

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 20 July 1912 · page 2

A motoring tragedy, involving the deaths of two leading citizens, occurred near her on Wednesday Mr. Robert Smith, a prominent Canadian…

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Football Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 22 July 1912 · page 2

Percy Hopkins, of Rozelle, when playing football on Saturday at Eastern Park, received a compound fracture of the left leg…

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King Opens New Dock. Six Girls Injured. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 24 July 1912 · page 2

The King and Queen proceeded to Lincolnshire yesterday, when His Majesty formally opened the new dock at Immimig[?]am, on the south bank of the river…

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A Lady Killed in a Motoring Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 27 July 1912 · page 5

An inquest was held at Ulverstone, Tas.,on Monday concerning the death of Mrs. Annie Harrison, 47, wife of a storekeeper at Wynyard, who died on the previous…

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Fatal Pea Rifle Accident Jindera Farmer the Victim

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 29 July 1912 · page 2

A fatal shooting accident occurred at Huon, Jindera, on Friday evening, the vic-tim being Mr. Timothy Costigan, a well-known farmer. So far as can be gathered…

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Collision at Sea. Liner Sinks a Collier. Quebec

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 30 July 1912 · page 2

The liner Empress of Britain with 1000 passengers on board for Liverpool collided in a fog with the British collier Helvetia bound from Cape Bretan for [?]. The…

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Death of Mr. Costigan. Verdict of Accidental Death

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 30 July 1912 · page 4

At the Albury Court House yesterday, the coroner (Mr. H. F. Roberts, P.M.) held a magisterial inquiry touching the death of Mr. Timothy Costigan, which…

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Wodonga Railway Tragedy. Verdict of Accidental Death

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 30 July 1912 · page 2

The Deputy Coroner, Mr. R. H. Smyth, J.P., held an inquest at Wodonga yesterday concerning the death of Mr. James Ryan, the victim of the railway tragedy at…

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Accident to Bank Manager

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 July 1912 · page 2

Mr. G. A. Home, manager of the National Dank, at Wangaratta (and late Corowa), received injuries to the wall of the chest and ribs a fortnight…

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Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 July 1912 · page 2

Report Clayton, eldets son of Mr. Chas. Clayton, Corowa, who is employed at the Riverina Harvester Works, met with a painful accident on…

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Holiday Makers Drowned 21 Bodies Recovered: Rugest Island (Pomerania)

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 31 July 1912 · page 2

The disaster which resulted in 100 holiday markers being precipitated into the sea, has cast a gloom over the island. Official inquiries show that a large…

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Struck by Lightning. a Soldier Killed and Several Injured. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 31 July 1912 · page 2

Daring manoeuvres at East Marted 40 territorials were shelterd near a wall during a storn when the lighting struck an adjacent tree. All the soldiers were thrown…

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Sailing Boat Fatality. Berlin

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 1 August 1912 · page 2

A [?] boat capsized on the Emicidensa, at Neumunster, and of twelve persons aboard nine were drowned…

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A Peculiar Accident. Death from Drowning. On the Booligal Road

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 August 1912 · page 2

The district coroner, Mr M. Longfield, held a magisterial inquiry yesterday, respecting the death of Albert Stewart, which took place on the previous day…

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Fatal Train Collision in Brazil. Rio De Janeiro

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

A collision between two suburban trains at the Central Brazilian railway station resulted in 100 persons being killed and injured…

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