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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1914

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Naval Launch Disaster. American Bluejackets Drowned New York, January 10

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 43

News from Norfolk (Virginia) states that a launch of the battle-ship Wyowing, which is reported to have contained 17 men and a large quantity of freight,…

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Sensational Railway Accident

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 2

At an early hour on Saturday morning a goods train proceeding to Jerilderie from Narandera collided with a fettler's tricycle between Widgiewia…

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Sensational Railway Accident. Goods Train Collides with Tricycle

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 3

At an early hour on Saturday morning last a goods train proceeding to Jerildarie from Narandera collided with a f[?]ttler’s tricycle between…

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Brother and Sister Drowned. Girl's Efforts at Rescue. Rochester

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 17 January 1914 · page 1

On Thursday afternoon a shocking double drowning fatality occurred at the farm of Mr. Godfrey, Restdown, seven miles from Rochester Mary Godfrey, aged 16 years,…

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Raratonga Injured

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

Raratonga (Little Toy—Miss Morna) which is trained at Wagga by T. McDonald, met with an accident on Wednesday. It appears that the more was being given walking…

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Another Fatality. a Doser Arrested. Santa Rosa ([?]nl.)

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

Another boxing fatality in reported. Charles Kirkhy, a Canadian middleweight struck Phillip Shindler a blow on the hand. Shindler collapsed and died in the hospital…

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Fatal Driving Accident in Albury. Popular Young Man Killed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 19 January 1914 · page 2

The chief topic of conversation in Albury on Saturday was a terrible and tragic driving accident in which Mr. John James Ryan, a very popular young…

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Fatal Driving Accident. Magisterial Inquiry

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 4

A magisterial inquiry touching the death of John James Ryan was held by the corner (Mr. J. Jamieson, P.M.), at the Albury Courthouse yesterday…

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French General Fatally Injured. Champion of Dreyfus. Paris

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 2

An accident has closed the career of General Picquart, who was one of the principal champions of Captain Dreyfus. The general was thrown from his horse…

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Bolting Accident at Burrumbuttock

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 1

[?] sensational bolt occurred at Burrambuttock on Monday morning. As Mr. R. Hall, [?] Moorwatha, was returning from the Burrambuttock railway station with four…

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Dreadful Accident at Walbundrie. Man's Leg Crushed by Waggon

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 2

A loaded waggon weighing in all 13 tons ran over William Randway's leg at Walbundric yesterday afternoon, and crushed it terribly, With haste the…

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Fatal Building Accident. Man Killed—two Others Seriously Injured. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 2

A sensational accident occurred this afternoon at a building which is being greeted for the Australian Gaslight Co. at Mortlake, and as a result two…

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Thrown From a Buggy Fatality at ALBUllY

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 1

A fatal accident occurred in Smollettstreet, Albury on Saturday morning. John James Ryan, 27 manager for Messrs. John Carew and Sons, boot…

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Motor Car Burnt. Accident Near Wodonga

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 2

Our Wodonga correspondent reported:—The residents of Middle Creek were considerably mystified yesterday morning at the discovery of a burnt and…

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Accident at Walbundrie. Man's Leg Crushed by Waggon

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

A loaded waggon weighing in all 13 tons ran over William Radway's leg at Walbundrie on Tuesday afternoon, and crushed it terribly. With haste the…

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A Painful Accident

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 3

A man named Otto Stobana, employed with Mr A. Egan, met with a severe accident on Tuesday afternoon. He was driving a team of horses…

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Cablegrams. Railway Smashes. Frost Disorganises Signal, Wires. Paris-london Express Collides with Goods Train. Man Killed: Several Injured. Paris

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

A remarkable railway accident occurred yesterday. The frost caused some disorganisation of the signal wires along the route of the…

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Another Air Fatality. Upside Down Airman Killed. London

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

Mr Lew Temple, a well-known aeronaut, met with a tragic death at Hendon yesterday. Mr. Temple who had reached a great height made a spiral descent,…

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Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 2

A man named Jones, employed by Messrs. O'Donnell and Griffin, wiring contractors to the council, met with an accident of a somewhat serious nature…

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Explosion on Great Liner. Three Men Killed; Eight Injured. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 2

A shocking accident occurred on board the mammoth liner Mauretania last evening. Through the bursting of an oxygen cylinder, three of the engineers were…

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