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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1913

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Aviators Injured. Three in Biplane. London. August 31

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 September 1913 · page 42

Three well-known aviators, G. de Haviland, de Bussy, and Crouch, while flying in a biplane from Hendon to Farnborough, fell, from a height of 50ft., when passing…

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"Jack" Johnson Injured. in Motor Accident. His Back Severely Hurt. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 2

"Jack" Johnson, the champion boxer, was seriously injured in a motor accident in a London street on Wednesday evening…

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An Aeroplane Fatality. Two German Officers Killed. Berlin

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 2

The Prussian town of Brieg, 20 infles from Breslau, was the scene of a double feroplaning fatality yesterday. —Reuter.—Reuter. and Prinz, of…

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Cablegrams. the Aisgill Collision. Midland Company's Inquiry. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 2

Mr. J. H. Thomas, Labor M.P. for Derby and organising secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, has been granted permission, on the condition…

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Every Day Accidents

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 1

No Home, Workshop, or Farm Can Afford to Without Zam.Buk. Quick, Perfect Healing for Flesh Wounds and Injuries…

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Cablegrams. the Aisgill Collision. Board of Trade Inquiry. Quality of Coal. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 8 September 1913 · page 2

Tho Board of Trade inquiry into the railway collision at Aisgill was resumed at Leeds on Friday. The proceedings on Thursday were conducted in privet, but…

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A Sensational Driving Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 9 September 1913 · page 2

A sensational driving accident, fortunately unabonded with serious consequonces occurred in Olive street, Albury, into yesterday afternoon. Two young men…

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Indian Disaster. Drowned in Flood Waters. Delhi, September 6

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 September 1913 · page 8

A drowning disaster of appalling dimensions is reported. While going to a fair at Hoshiapur, a sudden spate in a tributary of the Beas…

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Cablegrams. Perish Like Rats in Trap. Airship Disaster. Thirteen People Drowned. Berlin

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 12 September 1913 · page 2

Details have been received of the tragic disaster which befell the German naval airship "L l" in the North Sea yesterday…

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Jack Johnson's Accident. Taxicab Driver Punished. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 13 September 1913 · page 3

On September 4 "Jack" Johnson was motoring with his wife in London, when a taxicab run into his car. Johnson received severe injuries to his back, but…

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Cablegrams. Disastrous Cloud Burst. Five People Drowned. Goldfield (Nevada)

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 15 September 1913 · page 4

A cloudburst which visited this district without warning yesterday resulted in five persons being drowned. Scores of residents were swamped, and much property was…

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The Aisgill Collision. Evidence at Inquiry. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 17 September 1913 · page 2

The Beard of Trade inquiry into the Aisgill railway collision was continued at Leeds yesterday. Several passengers gave evidence of how…

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Alpine Fatality. Climber Seized with Cramp. Vienna, September 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 September 1913 · page 42

Another death has been added to the long list of Alpine climbing fatalities. Court Maurice Lilienthal was the victim He was an experienced climber, and…

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Railway Catastrophe. Carriages Drop Into Ravine. 12 KILLED; 30 Injured. Paris

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 19 September 1913 · page 3

A dreadful railway accident has occurred , near Grabsso (9 miles from Cannes.) While a train conveying a number of troops was travelling over a light railway, three of the…

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Trains in Collision. Accident in Belgium. Brussels

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 20 September 1913 · page 5

A serious railway accident occurred at Courtral, nine miles from Tourcoing. yesterday. Through the error of a signalman the Ostend express smashed into a…

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Vehicle Falls Into Dock. Six Men Killed; 12 Injured. Paris

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 20 September 1913 · page 5

A vehicle, containing 22 men, who were proceeding to work, was precipitated into the dock at Arcaehon. Six of the men were killed, and 12 injured…

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Australian Airman's Accident. Pickles Severely Injured. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 23 September 1913 · page 2

Sydney Pickles, the Australian airman, who met with an accident at Hendon on Saturday, was not a competitor in the Aerial Derby. he was giving an…

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A Maniacal Outburst. Wife's Head Split Open. Son Desperately Injured. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 23 September 1913 · page 2

A maniacal outburst by William John Mackay Woodruff, a well-known Sydney tire insurance adjuster, had shocking results this morning…

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Trams Collide Head On. Four Killed; 30 Injured. New York

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 24 September 1913 · page 5

A disastrous tramway accident occurred on Long Island yesterday. Two electric cars came into head-on collision when travelling at a high speed. The cars were…

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Australian Aviator Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 September 1913 · page 43

When the race was over Sydney Pickles of Australia, made a flight with a Mrs. Stocks as a passenger. The machine turned a somersault and struck the ground…

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