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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1912

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Trams Collide in Paris. Nine Killed and Seventeen Injured. Paris

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 9 January 1912 · page 2

A shocking tramway accident occurred yesterday at Bondy, a suburb of Paris. Two suburban trams collided with terrible results, nine 7 persons being killed…

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Murray River Tragedy, a Little Boy Drowned

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 12 January 1912 · page 2

About 3.30 o'clock yesterday afternoon another sad drowning fatality occurred in the Murray River at Albury, the victim being a little boy five years of age named…

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Fatal Mine Accident in N. Z. Two Lives Lost. Auckland

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 12 January 1912 · page 2

A sudden rush of gas in the May Queen gold mine, Waihi, caused a scramble among the miners for life. Two men, James Williams and Thomas Gray, were…

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A Big Accident at Brocklesby

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 12 January 1912 · page 4

was narrowly averted through the strength of material which happened to be in a coat. A resident was bidding a friend good-bye at the train, when the door…

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Rifle Accident

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 12 January 1912 · page 2

A young man named Leslie Harbour met witli a rifle accident on Tuesday morning, He, with his two companions, Anderson and…

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shooting accident

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 12 January 1912 · page 3

An unforetold in the accident happened to a young man “a med belie Harbour on Tuesday mooring last It appears that in company with two other men…

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Murray River Tragedy, Verdict of Accidental Drowning

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 15 January 1912 · page 4

The adjourned magisterial inquiry touching the death of John Owen, aged 5 years, who was drowned in the Murray River on Thursday afternoon was concluded by the…

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AUSTRALlAN-BOUND Steamer in Collision

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 15 January 1912 · page 2

TACOMA (WASHINGTON), Sunday. The British steamer Stratbalbyna, bound, for Australia with a cargo, collided in Puget Sound in the north-west of…

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A Burning Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 15 January 1912 · page 3

A fire occurred in the back bedroom of the residence of Mr. James Ferguson, at St. Peter's, last night. Mrs. Ferguson was in her room with a lighted candle,…

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Town in Brazil Bombarded 20 KILLED— 100 Injured. Rio De Janeiro

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 2

Further trouble has occurred at Bahia on the Atlantic coast, and capital of the State of the same name, where a dispute has arisen between the Federal and State…

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Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 2

A boy named Donald Lennox, aged 12 years, son of an employee of the brewery, was admitted to the Corowa Hospital on Friday, suffering from…

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Another Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 3

William Black, aged 61 years, simple was admitted to the hospital suffering kick below the left knee from a horse…

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A Bum Collision

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 6

Sympathetic Old Lady (to cabby): "Is the poor man much hurt ? Been run into by one of those nasty taxi-cabs, I suppose…

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Youth Crushed to Death. Sad Fatality Near Bowna

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

A youth named Herbert Cummings was killed at Bowna yesterday. He was 18 years of age, and a ward of the State, and was employed by Messrs. Muilavey Bros…

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Train Collides with Dray. Driver Seriously Injured, Horse Cut to Pieces. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 4

A sensational smash occurred this morning on the northern railway at Hornsby, 14 miles from Sydney. A train ran into a tip-dray. The driver,…

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Winter Tragedies. Ice-skaters Drowned. Berlin, January 15

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 21

A shocking ice accident occurred at Emden on Saturday. While a large number of persons were skating on the River Ems, hear the town, the ice broke, precipitating…

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News From America Large Fire in New York. Several Firemen Injured. New York

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 3

A seven-storey warehouse near North River, belonging to the Terminal Warehouse Company, was destroyed by fire yesterday…

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Reporting an Accident. Walwa

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—Christmas is over again. I did not go anywhere, as it rained on Christmas Bay. I went to the sports on New Year's Day, and I had a…

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Riding Accident at Carrathool. a Boy Seriously Hurt

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 2

On Tuesday afternoon a serious accident happened to William McDeed the eight-year-old son of Mr Denis McDeed, boundary rider, of Groongal…

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Collision at Eveleigh Railway Yards

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 5

A collision occurred between to engines at the Eveleigh yards to-day. The buffers if each engine were damaged, and one of the locomotives was thrown off…

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