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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1913

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Accidents

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 August 1913 · page 2

On Friday last the six year old son Mr. and Mrs. John King, Junr., of Corowa, met with an accident which has since incapacitated him. He was…

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Footballer Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 August 1913 · page 4

Just before the termination of the Albury-Lake Rovers match on the Albury sports ground on Saturday "Jack" Byrne, of the local team, was sandwiched between…

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Death by Drowning. Wife of Deceased Lives in Australia. Ottawa

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 August 1913 · page 2

Through, it is supposed, falling off a boat while returning from Toronto, a man named Fred Skiller was drowned. His body was washed ashore at Grimsby beach…

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Sporting. Football. Ovens and Murray Association Albury Defeats Lake Rovers. Minor Premiership Won by Albury. "Joker" Byrne Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 August 1913 · page 4

Football enthusiasts had looked forward to the match between Albury and Lake Rovers with great interest, and it was expected that there would be a large crowd…

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Motor Oar Accident. Brakes Fail to Act

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 August 1913 · page 4

A report from Warwick (Q.) gives particulars of a motor car accident, in which Mr. Chaker Abood, brother-in-law of Mr. N. David, of Albury, and Mrs…

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H. Prendergast Drowned

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 6 August 1913 · page 2

On July 25, an old district resident, Mr Henry Prendergast, met his death at Maude by drowning. The deceased, who was about 58 years of age, and had been…

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Holiday Accidents. 20 Persons Drowned. London, August 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 August 1913 · page 43

Owing to tho warm weather which is prevailing on the eve of Bank Holiday (Monday), there have been an unusual number of bathing fatalities…

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Serious Burning Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 8 August 1913 · page 3

Mrs. Ethel Dawes, living at Woolwich, was cooking in her kitchen this evening, when she upset a kerosene lamp, and her clothes caught fire. Her mother attempted…

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Accidents

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 8 August 1913 · page 2

On Tuesday Mr Leslie Boyle had the misfortunate to hurt his thumb between two red gum planks at the sawmill at Tocumwal. Although…

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Shooting Fatality at Lockhart

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 12 August 1913 · page 1

A sad shooting fatality occurred near Lockhart on Friday last, the victim being a member of a well-known Wagga family. Charles Andrew Lampe, laborer, who, with…

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CABLEGRAMS. 13 Men Buried Alive. Accident in Panama Quarry. New York

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 13 August 1913 · page 5

News has been received from Colon of the occurrence of a serious [?]. in the connection with the Panama Canal. A number of men were operating a steam…

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A Shooting Fatality

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 15 August 1913 · page 2

On Friday last word was brought to the Lockhart Police Station by Mr. Noble that he had discovered a man lying on the Narandera road in a dying…

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The Londonderry Riots. Unionist Magistrate Injured by Policeman. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 15 August 1913 · page 2

Renowed rioting has occurred in Londonderry. The Unionists and Nationalists exchanged volleys of stones, and the police made many baton charges. Inspector Cary's…

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Accident

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 15 August 1913 · page 5

On Saturday last an acci[?]nt happened to Mr. Hobson, head master at the 'Jerilderie Public School, through a pearifle he was handling accidently going…

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Accident to a Child

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 August 1913 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Phipps' eldest son, aged 6 years, had the misfortune to break his leg during the week, as a result of slipping off one of his father's…

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Drowned in Wodonga Creek. Resident of Albury

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 August 1913 · page 3

A man named Charles Lee reported to the Wodonga police on Saturday morning that a man's dody was floating in the Wodonga Creek, near the bridge on the…

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Motor Accident.—three Hurt. Adelaide

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 August 1913 · page 3

A sensational motoring accident is reported from Lyndoch. A car was bringing commercial travellers, Messrs. Scryingour and Jones, to the city, at 2.30 this…

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A Murrumbidgee River Tragedy. "Found Drowned."

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 August 1913 · page 2

The district coroner, Mr M. Longfield, yesterday held a magisterial inquiry as to the cause of death of a man named James Lawson, whose dead body was…

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A Terrible Accident. Horse and [?]Fall 50 Feet a Baby Killed SYDNEY,Monday

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 19 August 1913 · page 3

A terrible accident happened yesterday on the Dorrigo road,near Bellingen. Aman named Ernest Kirton, with his wife and child, was driving along…

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Steamer Strikes a Rock. and Sinks in Few Minutes. Passengers Drowned in Bunks. Vancouver

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 20 August 1913 · page 3

Another wreek has to be added to the long list of shaping cluster on the Alaskan ceast. The S.S. State of california struck an uncharted rock near Gambier…

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