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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1912

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Drowned When Bathing

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 3

The police were informal about form to-day that a young man otto Kraverner employed at baunis farm at Fyansford had been downed while bathing in the…

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Shocking Railway Acci­dent. When Shunting at Henty.geards Foot Amputated

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 2

A shocking accident occurred at the Henty railway station last night, the victim being guard Robert Barnett, a young married man of about 23 or 24 .years of…

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Springhurst. Painful Buggy Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 5

At alone 850 on Thursday evening Mr. Bertran Canning of Springburst was driving some [?] into the railway station to catch the Albury express among them…

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Sad Cycling Fatality

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 25 March 1912 · page 3

A sensational bicycle accident, attended with fatal results, occurred at 4.30 p.m. on Friday in Sturt street between Ascot and Talbot streets, Ballarat. Rev. Father…

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Mother and Child Drowned. Mysterious Tragedy

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 26 March 1912 · page 3

When returning from a fishing trip on Friday morning, two brothers. Stanley and William Parrott. found the bodies of a young woman and a male child in the buy near the St. Kilda pier. The child's…

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Cycling Fatality

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 27 March 1912 · page 2

—Reuter farmer, 18 years of age, an ironworker. of Linda street, Cobarg, met with an accident today which resulted fatally. Farmer was riding a bicycle along Sydney…

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Crushed to Death. Fatality at Eveleigh Works. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 27 March 1912 · page 2

A dreadful fatal accident happened at the Eveleigh railway works this morning. A laborer named Richard Henry Stevens, aged 44 years, was assisting to load…

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Desperate Struggle in Surf. Young Man Drowned. Brave Rescue of a Rescuer Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 27 March 1912 · page 6

A printer, 20 years of age, named Charles Mothett, who had been in the employ of Sands and Co. printers, of George street, was drowned this morning…

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Colliery Accident. Seventy Men Entombed. New York

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 28 March 1912 · page 2

News of a mining disaster has been received here from Welch. in West Virginia. An explosion in the Jed Coal and Coke Company's mine resulted in seventy miners regard to the other miners…

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Destructive Typhoon. North-west Coast Disaster. Vessels Smashed to Pieces. Men Drowned of Missing. Perth

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 45

Details of a terrific gale on the north-west coast, causing great damage and loss of life, were received in Perth yesterday. The gale commenced on Wednesday night,…

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Several Accidents at Polo. Determined Players Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 2 April 1912 · page 4

A polo tournament, in which the Tallangatta teams A and B and the Gundowring, Welaregan. and Albury clubs are competing, was commenced at Tallangarta on…

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Collision at Sea. Another P. AND O. Llner. Malta

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 2

The P. and O. Company, which has lost the Delhi and the Oceana within the last few months, came within measurable dis­tance of losing another liner on Monday…

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Accident at Royal Show. Sydney

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

Mr. J. Weir's Gold Dust, when being, exercised this morning at the Royal Agricultu- ral Show grounds, slipped on the asphalt track and nearly rolled over it's…

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Tram Accidents. Sydney

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

A resident of Wyong named R. M.Smith was riding on the crowded footboard of a tram on the way to the races.to-day, when he was knocked off by a car proceeding in…

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All Through an Accident

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

The confession of Mr. Percy Maxim that the discovery of his silent firearm was the result of an accident. "while studying the problem of…

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Housewives' Accidents

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 6 April 1912 · page 6

Upset Kettle.—Arm Badly Sealded.—"I Always Keep Zam Buk Handy Now," says a grateful Woman. Accidents will happen, and every house…

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Five Persons Drowned. in Tangier Harbor. Tangier

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 2

A fatal accident occurred in the Tangier Harbor on Sunday. Through the capsizing of a launch five persons were drowned. They comprised the two children of an…

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Out Collision Mats! a Command at Sea That Is Quickly Obeyed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 3

In the accounts of the collision be tween the gigantic White Star liner Olympic and H.M.S. Hawke, it was set out that as the craiser came…

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Pea Rifle Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 5

Charlotte Knight, aged 10 years, who resides with her parents at Toora, was admitted to the St. Vincent's Hospital last evening, suffering from a bullet wound in…

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Fatal Burning Accident. Chiltern

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 2

A fatal burning accident occurred to Mrs. Jessie Stead, an old resident, at her home last night. Some of the neighbors heard her calling out. On going to the…

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