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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1912

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Collapse of 100 Ton Crane. Two Workmen Drowned. London

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

A sensational accident occurred at Belfast Harbor yesterday. A 100 ton crane was being tested when it suddenly collapsed…

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Riots in Hungary. Two Hundred Injured. Buda Pesth

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

Rioting has again occurred in connection with the universal suffrage demonstrations here. In the conflict with the authorities 200 people have been injured. 21 seriously,…

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Cottage Blown to Pieces Six Persons Injured. London

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

A miner was preparing some powder yesterday at Stanley, in Durham, for the purpose of returning it to the magazine, when it exploded…

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Boy Drowned in Murrumbidgee. Fatal Attempt to Secure Driftwood. Narrow Escape of Brother. Wagga

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 September 1912 · page 7

A drowning fatality occurred in the Murrumbidgee river to-day, John Ryan, 11 years of age, losing his life; while his older brother had a narrow escape…

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Battleship Gun Accident

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

A serious disaster occurred yesterday morning on .board the battleship King Edward during big-gun practice of Colonsy, an island of the Hebrides. Scotland. A…

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[?] Accident

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 20 September 1912 · page 3

The pea rifle has claimed another accident to its already long list, for last Saturday Boy, the eldest son of Mr and Mrs D. Beastie, was the…

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Cablegrams. Fatal Railway Smashes. 60 Workmen Injured. Brussels

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 21 September 1912 · page 2

A shocking railway accident is reported from the village of Marbehan, Luxembourg. While a passenger train was at the station having since succumbed…

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Collision at Sea. Steamers Badly Damaged. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 23 September 1912 · page 2

The steamer Star of New Zealand, collided with the London and North-Western Railway Co's. steamer Slievebloom, near Holyhead, with disastrous results…

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Albury V. Rutherglen Rutherglen Premiers. Two Players Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 23 September 1912 · page 4

There was a large crowd at Barkly park , Rutherglen, on Saturday, to witness the match between the above clubs for the premiership of the Ovens and Murray As-…

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A Tragedy of the Flood. a Young Man Drowned. While Recovering a Corpse. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 23 September 1912 · page 2

Under the eyes of his father and three constables who had aided him to bring to shore the body of a woman, George Seymour, a young man, was drowned in the…

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Collision Off Holyhead a Terrible Impact. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 24 September 1912 · page 2

Further details published. regarding the collision between the s.s. Star of New Zealand, 4417 tons, and the s.s. Slieve Bloom, 1167 tons, show that the impact…

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Panic" in a Synagogue. Four Killed: 23 Injured. St. Petersburg

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 24 September 1912 · page 2

A catastrophe occurred on Saturday at Terespol, in Russian Poland, in connection with the Day of Atonemen service in the local synagogue…

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Buried Alive at Mount Lyell Three Men Killed; Five Others Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 24 September 1912 · page 2

A startlingly sudden disaster occurred at the Mount Lyell mine, Gormanston, Tas., at 8 p.m. on Saturday, involving the loss of three lives and injuries to five other min-…

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Fatal Drowning Accident. On the Wakool River

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 25 September 1912 · page 2

A sad drowning fatality took place on the Wakool river about half a mile from where the Wakool empties into the Murray on Wednesday at 1 a.m., when a…

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New South Wales. Harbor Collision Inquiry. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 25 September 1912 · page 6

The Navigation Department to-day continued an inquiry into the collision, which occurred between three vessels at Pyrmont on Saturday. The Adelaide…

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Street Crossing Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 26 September 1912 · page 3

ALD. TEN BRINK THE VICTIM. Alderman Ten Brink was the victim of a distressing accident at the intersection of Dean and Kiewa streets, Albury, short-…

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Tragedy of Heroism. Drowned While Trying Rescue

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 September 1912 · page 5

A youth named Howard Smeal, aged seventeen, lost, his life at Kilereggan, Dumbartonshire, yesterday, in attempting to rescue a girl named Madge…

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Collision at Sea. Large Steamer Beached. London, September 21

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 September 1912 · page 42

A sensational collision at sea is reported. The Star Line Limited's steel screw s.s. Star of New Zealand, 4417 tons, bound from Lt Plata to Liverpool, collided with…

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Motor Car Smashes. Marconi Injured. Rome

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 27 September 1912 · page 2

A sensational accident befell Signor Marconi, the "wireless" inventor. He was motoring near the town of Borghetto in Italy, when his car collided with another…

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Tornado Wrecks Town. Fifty Lives Lost. 200 People Injured. Path of Destruction

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 September 1912 · page 5

Regina the capital of Saskatchewan, was devastated on Sunday by a tornado, which tore through the heart of the town, causing a loss of at least 50…

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