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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1912

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An Aeronaut Drowned. Athens

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 13 September 1912 · page 3

An aeronaut named Karamanlakis, while acroplaning from Athens to Patnas, 70 miles north-west of Corinth, has been drowned. While flying over the gulf of…

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Train Falls Over Embankment. Two People Killed and 20 Badly Injured. Portland (Oregon)

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 13 September 1912 · page 3

A dreadful accident happened to the Northern Pacific train. When travelling at a Mali speed the locomotive this derailed and lour cars…

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Painful Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 September 1912 · page 5

Mr. Joseph Oeding, grocer, employed by Mr. R. Manley, of Wangaratta, and youngest son of Mrs. K. Oeding, of the Steampacket Hotel, Corowa, met with a…

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Collision in Mid-air. Aviator Killed. Chicago

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 16 September 1912 · page 2

The aviator Howard Gill collided in mid air with George Mestach, the French airman. Both aeronauts fell to the earth. Gill died almost immediately. Mestach is…

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Riot in Belfast. Sixty People Injured. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 16 September 1912 · page 2

A serious riot occurred at a football match in Belfast yesterday. During a [?]cas 60 people were injured, five of them being wounded by revolver shots…

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A Railway Crossing Fatality. Engine Crashes Into a Milk Waggon. the Driver and Two Horses Killed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 16 September 1912 · page 4

About 7.45 p.m. on Friday an engine and guard's van, returning from Warrnambool to Koroit after taking a ballast train up the line ran into a large milk waggon laden…

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General Cable News. Fatal Collision at Sea. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 17 September 1912 · page 2

The finer Letitia collided and sunk the steamer St. Trees, off Greenock. One person was drowned, and several seriously injured…

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Melbourne Train Smash. Accident Due to Negligence. Driver Not Culpable. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 17 September 1912 · page 2

At the morgue this morning the inquest was concluded concerning the deaths of Allan Wilson, of Wellington street, Geelong, aged 82 years, and John M'Donald,…

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Horseman Drowned

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 18 September 1912 · page 2

Thomas Quinlivan, saddler, a well-known resident of Myrtleford, was drowned on Monday while attempting to carry food to his son, who has been isolated by the…

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News of Fatality Confirmed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 18 September 1912 · page 2

A telegram was received in Albury yesterday by Mr. Albert Terrill, who is a brother of Mrs. T. Briggs, of Dean street, Albury, and who had come to attend the…

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Two Settlers Drowned. Buggy and Two Horses Lost

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 18 September 1912 · page 2

A sad fatality happened at Traralgon on Saturday night, when two resident of the district were drowned while attempting to cross a ford on their way home…

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Twelve Seamen Drowned Lake Michigan Tragedy. Chicago

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 18 September 1912 · page 5

A serious mishap, involving the loss of twelve lives, occurred, yesterday on Lake Michigan. A cutter belonging to a training vessel…

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Young Man Drowned at Springdale. When Rescuing Cattle. Bethanga

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 18 September 1912 · page 2

Word has been received at Bethanga from, the police at Tallangatta that the Mitta is in flood and is still rising rapidly. It is said to be the biggest flood for…

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Disastrous Floods. Several Persons Drowned. Loss of Stock and Damage to Property. Many Settlers in Danger. Rivers Overflow Their Banks. Murray River a Rushing Torrent. Wodonga Place Partly Under Water. Removing Stock for Safety. Slaughter of Rabbits and Tiger Snakes. a Glory As Well As a Sadness in the Scene

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 18 September 1912 · page 2

The early part of the year was, as far as his part of the Riverina is concerned, "distinguished" for perhaps the severest brought the district has passed through…

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Boy Drowned at Wagga

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 19 September 1912 · page 2

A boy of eleven years, named Jack Ryan, was drowned at North Wagga on Tuesday afternoon. He was on the bank of the river trying to catch drifting logs…

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General Cable News. Fatal Collision in Mid Air. Chicago

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 19 September 1912 · page 3

While 20 aeroplanes engaged in an aviation race meeting were circling over the city yesterday, one of the machines, in charge of Carl Strum, was struck. It fell…

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Molten Brass Explodes Six Men Terribly Injured. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 19 September 1912 · page 3

A shocking accident occurred yesterday in the Caledonian Railway Company's moulding shop at St. Rollox, Glasgow. A mould containing four hundred weight…

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Floods at Bonegilla. Eleven Cows Drowned. Bonegilla

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 20 September 1912 · page 2

A further loss of stock is reported in connection with the floods. Whilst removing a herd of dairy cattle from the lowlands across a flooded anabranch of the…

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Collision in Mid-air. American Aviator Killed. Chicago, September 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 September 1912 · page 42

The well-known aviator, Howard Gill, collided in mid-air with George Mestach, a French aeronaut, both falling to earth. Gill was killed, but Mestach is recovering…

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Collision in the Clyde. Liner Sines Steamer. London, September 16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 September 1912 · page 42

A collision, attended with serious results, occurred in the Clyde on Sunday between an outward bound liner and a coasting steamer…

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