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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1914

443 stories in Murray's papers · page 19 of 23

Painful Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 October 1914 · page 2

A serious accident befel Mr. James Martin, the foreman moulder at the Riverina Harvester Works on Sunday last. He was engaged driving a cast-iron…

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Extraordinary Accident

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 October 1914 · page 2

An extraordinary fatality is reported from Narrabri. The employees in Collins’ bulk store, learning that a box was on fire in the yard at the rear of…

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Allies Smashing Germany "The Day" at Hand World-response to Empire's Call Indians' Enthusiastic Welcome to France Russia Batters Back Invasion German Legions Drowned in Niemen Austrian Army Annihilated Annihilation of the Invader a Stunning German Re-verse. Invasion of Russia a Failure. Whole Army Perishes. Drowned in the Niemen

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 5 October 1914 · page 2

A message received in London on Friday declares that Germany's invasion of the western provinces of Russia has proved a fiasco, and 12 army corps are doing their…

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Woman Terribly Injured by Motor 'Bus

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 6 October 1914 · page 3

While crossing Fitzroy street, St. Kilda, at the intersection of Acland street, late on Sunday afternoon, Miss Mand Bourke, 30 years of age, of Queen's Mansious,…

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Entire Regiment Drowned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 October 1914 · page 20

The Rome correspondent of the Central News Agency states that whole German regiments were drowned while crossing the River Niemen. Wooded, marshy…

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An Austrian Aeroplane Shelled. Aviator Drowned in Adriatic. LONDON

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 10 October 1914 · page 2

The Angle-French fleet at Cattaro, on the Adriatic Sea at the south of Bosnia, brought down an Austrian aeroplane with shells, and the aviator was drowned…

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Judge Injured While Motoring

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 12 October 1914 · page 3

Wile motoring at Narromine yesterday. His Honor Judge Gibson and Mr. Mckcown, Crown Prosecutor, met with a serious accident. Only meagre particulars…

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Fearful Gas Explosion. Numbers of People Killed Over a Hundred injured. LISBON

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 13 October 1914 · page 3

A shocking tragedy occurred at Lisbon on Saturday. An explosion of a gas took place at an electricity company's works. Numbers of employes were out off from the exists, Several were killed, and a hundred others in…

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Austrian Airman Drowned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 October 1914 · page 19

The Anglo-French fleet now bombarding Cattaro brought down an Austrian aeroplane, which had shells aboard, The aviator was drowned…

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Unfortunate Accident

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 16 October 1914 · page 2

Mr Amos Thomas, son of Mr Alfred Thomas, of Oaklands, met with a serious accident on returning from taking a mob of horses…

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Anna Carlovna Injured. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 19 October 1914 · page 4

While running in the Caulfield Cup on Saturday E. A. Connelly's brilliant mare. Anna Carlovna, Injured the race her owner her off foreleg. After the rae her owner…

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A Railway Collision

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 22 October 1914 · page 2

It is reported from Boulogne that a fearful railway collislon has occurred. A goods train ran into and telescoped a train crowded with Belgian refugees, Many of the…

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Double Burning Fatality Corowa Infants Perish. Crowa

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 22 October 1914 · page 2

Chasing a small pig round a straw stack at South Corowa yesterday, two boys named Lush and Bush followed it into a hele in the stack. Immediately afterwards…

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Shocking Burning Fatality

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 October 1914 · page 7

A painfully sad and tragic event happened at South Corowa on Tuesday afternoon last, resulting in the death of two bright little boys of 3 and 4 years…

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Burning Fatality at South Corowa. Tuesday, October 20

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 October 1914 · page 25

A tragic burning accident occurred at South Corowa at about 1:30 this afternoon, by which two children, named Walk and Bush, aged respectively three…

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Shocking Burning Fatality. Two Boys Burnt in Haystack at South Corowa. Gorowa, Wedneaday

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 23 October 1914 · page 6

A terrible burning accident occurred at South Corowa yesterday afternoon. It appears that three little boys, cousins, all about three years…

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Soldier Accidentally Shot

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 October 1914 · page 46

The Defence Department has notified the military authorities that Private Albert Martin, who formerly lived at Sebastepol, and who was serving with the…

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Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 October 1914 · page 2

Last Tuesday, (says, the Rutherglen "Sun"), while Mrs. M'Aneney was driving from Corowa to her residence on the Brown's Plains road, the pony she…

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Machine Gun Accident in Sydney. Yerong Creek Lad Shot Dead. Another Youth Seriously Injured. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 26 October 1914 · page 2

Through the accidental discharge of a machine gun at one of the military camps in Sydney this afternoon, Private Cyril Walker, aged 18, residing at yerong Creek,…

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Motor 'Bus Fatality

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 27 October 1914 · page 2

Alighting from a motor 'bus on Saturday afternoon on St. Kilda road, Victorian, while the vehicle was in motion, William Mann, 18 years of age, clerk, of Meaning road,…

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