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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1914

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Two Young Women Drowned

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 August 1914 · page 2

Two young women named Miss Neilson and Miss Richard, of Sydney, were in a pleasure skiff at the entrance to Curreah Lake this Morning , When they…

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Two Young Ladies Drowned. Skiff Swept to Sea and Capsized. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 29 August 1914 · page 5

A drowning falalily occured at the unbranco to the Tuggerah lakes this moring. Two young women, Miss Neilson, of…

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Outrages at Hitchin. Railwayman Injured-Con. stable Shot At, LONDON

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 29 August 1914 · page 5

Two [?]on attacked and severely injured a [?]lman at Hitchin, After cutting the railways signal wires they escaped on motor cycles…

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Accidents on the Turf. Adelaide

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 31 August 1914 · page 4

A fatal accident occurred in the Hurdle Race at [?] Guineas Meeting at [?] Lord Edward fell and the jockey [?] was killed. It…

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The Gerogery Tragedy. [?]Erdict of Accident Death

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 1 September 1914 · page 3

A majisterial inquiry was held the District Coroner Mr.W. A. Steyles, J.P., Caleairn yesterday into the circumstances touching the death of William…

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Germans Callous About Wounded. Shoot Their Seriously Injured to Save Trouble. Shell British Medical Corps and Hospitals

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 5 September 1914 · page 5

Stories of German brutalities are accumulating in all quarters. At Havre (France) the British army surgeons declare that when a German…

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Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 September 1914 · page 2

The John Oswald, junr., met with a serious accident on Thursday evening last. He was driving home from his farm at Bi[?], and while his attention…

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Accident to Troop Train in South Africa. Capetown

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 12 September 1914 · page 5

A colonial troop train left the rails at the Ilex River Press, and capsized over an embankment. Three men were killed, and a numbers of others were injured…

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Banana Skins on Streets. Serious Accident in Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 16 September 1914 · page 2

Of late quantities of human skins have been noticed lying about the street of Albury, and not infrequently they are kicked off by thoughtful people who recognise…

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Kaiser's Son Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 18

The Kaiser's youngest son, Prince Joachim, has been wounded. An official announcement received, in Amsterdam states that Prince Joachim was serving as…

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The German Retreat Hot Four Days' Fight President Wilson Answers Belgian Protest Day of Reckoning When Nations Sit in Judgment New British Army of 500,000 Nearly Ready Italian Reservists Called to Colors General De La Rey Shot Dead Accidentally the German Retreat. Battle Around Soissons. Fierce Fighting for Four Days. LONDON

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 2

The battle around Sessions lasted for four days. The Allies found the river Aisne swollen from the recent rains, and it was necessary to build pontoons under…

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Australian Submarine Sinks Thirty-five Officers and Men Lost Due It Is Believed to Accident Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 21 September 1914 · page 3

Australia first serious loss it connection with her Navy appears to have occurred this week, Sumbarine AE1 having been reported as missing. Senator Pearce, Minister for Defence, made the following statement to-day:- "I regret to have to announce that a report has been…

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Beragoon Injured. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 23 September 1914 · page 4

Beragoon, which was a prominent candidate for the Metropolitan Handicap, overreached and struck himself below the knco while galloping at Randwick this…

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Serious Accident at a Windmill. Mr. J. Jacka, Sen., the Victim

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 September 1914 · page 2

Mr John Jacka, sen., of Lamorna, the well-known district well-boring contractor, was the victim of a very serious accident on Tuesday afternoon about 3…

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Concerning Accidents

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 September 1914 · page 6
Also in The Corowa Free Press

Where is the safest spot? Many people insure against accidents on a railway journey, oblivious of the fact that the risks incurred during travelling are quite…

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Germany Shoots Hor Own Drowning Sailors. Were They Classed Deserters ?. MELBOURNE

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 5

The Minister for External Affairs to-day received the following message by cable from the High Commissioner's [?]…

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Drowning Men Jeered At

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 October 1914 · page 19

One of the survivors of the naval engagement in the "North Sea stairs that after the armoured cruiser Cressy sunk the crew of a German submarine, which…

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Sensational Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 October 1914 · page 32

Just after the military parade had begun in Melbourne on Friday a sensational mishap occurred at the Centreway, in Collins-street. As the troops were…

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Painful Accident

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 2 October 1914 · page 2

Mrs. W. Yates, of Prince's-st., Urana, met with a very painful and unfortunat accident last week, which has resulted in the loss of…

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