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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1913

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Aisgill Collision. Regulations' Not Observed. London, September 20

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

The coroner's inquiry concerning the deaths of the victims of the collision of two express trains from Scotland on the Midland Company's line at Aisgill on…

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Railway Accident in Belgium Signalling Error. Paris, September 19

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

The Ostend express, when running at high speed, collided with a stationary train at Courtrai, smashing a number of carriages, with the result that twenty one…

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Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 September 1913 · page 5

During the progress of a rehearsal on Monday evening last by the pupils of Miss. Richards for the forthcoming concert in aid of the Corowa hospital…

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Trams in Collision. One Man Killed. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 27 September 1913 · page 2

A fatal tramway collision occurred this morning. A double car from the railway station, bound for Circular Quay, pulled up in Castlereagh street, at the Campbell…

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New South Wales. Sydney, Friday. Former Albury Porter Seriously Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 27 September 1913 · page 5

Hurry Rankin, a porter at Junee railway station, was run over and shockingly mutilated by a train. His right leg was cut off, and the left leg was almost…

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Terrible Motor Fatality Car Runs Into Lamp Post. Man Killed on the Spot

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 27 September 1913 · page 2

A motor accident, attended with shorking results, occurred close to the Federal Parliament House, in Spring street, Melboure, at 9.30 p.m. on Thursday. One…

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Man's Foot Blown Off. a Blasting Accident. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 27 September 1913 · page 5

A serious blasting accident occurred in King's quarry, Turramurra, on the North Shore line, this afternoon. A charge prematurely exploded, and…

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Accident in French Harbor. Three Men Killed. Paris

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 30 September 1913 · page 2

A fatal accident occurred on Saturday in connection with the construction of harbor works at Lorient, a seaport and fortified naval arsenal on the south coast…

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Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 September 1913 · page 3

On Saturday afternoon last Mr. Chris, Flyan, who is employed at Urangeline, met with an accident in a peculiar manner. In company with about twenty…

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Brigands Derail Train. 40 KILLED; 100 Injured St. Petersburg

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 1 October 1913 · page 2

An outrage by brigands on a Caucasian railway has had terrible consequences. The robbers tore up the rails in the vicinity of Vladikavkaz, capital of the…

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Lightning's Deadly Work 14 Killed; Many Injured. Paris. Tuesday

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 2 October 1913 · page 2

A flash of lightning had disastrous results during a thunderstorm last night at Cerbere, in the extreme south-east of the Pyrenees-Orienta[?]ts department…

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Whirled to Death. Dreadful Machinery Accident. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 2 October 1913 · page 3

A fearful fatality occurred this atter[?]con. An engineer named John Timbs, aged 69, employed at the harbor works at…

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Terrible Motor Fatality

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 October 1913 · page 33

A motor accident, attended with shocking results, occurred close to the Federal Parliament House, in Spring-street, Melbourne. One man was killed, and a…

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Motor-car Fatality. Passenger Incinerated. Paris, September 26

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 October 1913 · page 43

While motoring near Bordeaux a party, including a Spanish nobleman, the Marquis De la Calzade, met with disaster. The car was traveling at a speed of 85…

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Railway Accidents. American System Attacked. New York, September 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 October 1913 · page 43

Mr. Charles Neil, an ex-Labour Commissioner, in an address before the National Council for Industrial Safety, said that if the railroad directors of the United…

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Aurofodina Injured. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 4 October 1913 · page 6

Mr. Merton says that Aurofodina cracked the off fore hoof in a gallop yesterday. The chestnat has been withdrawn from the Metropolitan Stakes, for which the…

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Tug Sunk by Steamer. Thirty Persons Drowned. Rio De Janeiro

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 6 October 1913 · page 2

A most serious marine disaster occurred here yesterday, when a steamer collided with and sank a military tug which was following the manoeuvres of the fleet. It…

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Cablegrams. Marine Terrors Collision in North Sea. Eighteen Sailors Rerish. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 6 October 1913 · page 2

The steamer Gardenia, of North Shields, collided with the collier Cornwood in the North Sea last night during a dense fog. The Gardenia sank in the short space of…

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Jockey Severely Injured. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 7 October 1913 · page 4

The jockey James Trenoweth, who met with an accident on Saturday, is in a bad way. He sustained severe injuries, including three broken ribs. and has had…

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Fatality in an Hotel. Man Shot with Revolver

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 7 October 1913 · page 1

A man named Bowen was shot in the left temple in a Redfern hotel on Friday night, and died in Sydney Hospital on Saturday, Bowen was sitting in the bar…

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