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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1912

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General Cable News. Ten Pilots Drowned. Brussels

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

The Wisthinder lightship has been sunk in a collision and ten pilots were drowned…

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Railway Smash in Italy. 10 People Killed; 15 Injured. Rome

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

Owing to the mistake of a signalman the Catania-Messina express dashed into a goods train with dreadful results. Ten people were killed and 15 injured…

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Girl Killed in Gig Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 December 1912 · page 4

A sad accident befel two young girls on Thursday evening. Miss Irene Jeffrey, oldest daughter of Mr. H. Jeffrey, of Everton, and Miss Violet Wood were…

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Accident Averted

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 December 1912 · page 2

But for the presence of mind displayed on Saturday last about midday by a young man in charge of a team of horses attached to an unladen waggon,…

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The Rubber Atrocities. Government Investigators Injured. Foul Play Alleged. Lima

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

News has been received that two Government commissioners who were visiting the Putumayo district of Peru, to inquire into the forced-labor atrocities, have been…

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Bethanga Drowning Case

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 19 December 1912 · page 1

A sad drowning fatality happened on Tuesday. the victim being Albert Cadman, 8½ years, second son of Mr. Albert Cadman, of Bethanga. The deceased, during dinner hour,…

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Battleship in Collision. Collier Sinks Collier. London, December 11

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 43

The new Dreadnough battleship Centurion, which was launched three weeks ago was going through her trials under steam in the English Channel to-day when she came into…

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The Centurion Collision. Inquest on a Victim. London

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

An inquest was held yesterday on the body which was picked up by a Dernas boat which it is believed was one of the crew of the steamer which was sunk in…

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Drowned in the Surf. Maclean

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 28 December 1912 · page 5

An immigrant named Murphy was surfing at Yamba yesterday. He was carried out by the backwash. Several went to his rescue and he was brought to the shore…

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Holiday Tragedies. Drowned When Fishing. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 28 December 1912 · page 5

A man aged 32, named Edward Burn, residing at Chatswood, was fishing at Oatley Bay, George's River, on Christmas Day, when it was noticed by his friends that…

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A Boxing Day Tragedy Father and Son Drowned Tallangatia Family Bereaved. Tallangatta

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 28 December 1912 · page 1

A dreadful fatality occurred on Basing Day near Wymah, about six miles from Tallangatta. by which Mr. John Brown, undertaker, of Tallangatta, lost his life…

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Mitta Drowning Fatality the Bodies Recovered. Tallangatta

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 30 December 1912 · page 2

The bodies of John Brown and Neville Brown, father and son respectively, both of whom met a sad fate by drowning in the Mitta River on Boxing Day, as…

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Danish Steamer Founders Thirteen Men Drowned. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 30 December 1912 · page 2

News has been received of the foundering of the Danish steamer Volmer. The captain of the vessel and a sailor have been picked up off The Lizard, after two…

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An Appalling Surfing Tragedy. Three Men Drowned. in Brave Attempt to Save Girl. Brisbane

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 30 December 1912 · page 2

Southport was the scene yesterday of an appalling bathing tragedy. Miss Hobbs, the daughter of a wellknown Brisbane lawyer, when surfing got…

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Boy Drowned

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 31 December 1912 · page 6

On Saturday night, 21st inst. George Spencer (6) was catching crayfish in a dam at the back of the park, when he slipped in and was drowned. The body…

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The Tragedy at Tallangatta. Boxing Day Drowning Disaster

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 31 December 1912 · page 2

Dragging operations to recover the bodies of the victims of the Boxing Day double drowning fatality, by which Mr. John Brown and his son lost their lives,…

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Cablegrams. Trains in Colision. Australian Performers Injured. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 31 December 1912 · page 2

A collision "occurred yesterday at Wolverhampton, between a local train and a theatrical special, the passengers on the latter including the members of the…

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Mr. J. O. Inglis Injured. Dog and Motor Car

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 31 December 1912 · page 6

While returning from the Moonee Valley races on Saturday in a motor car with several friends, Mr. J. O. Inglis, judge of the Victoria Racing Club, met with a…

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