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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1914

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Fill Out of Train, Injured Man Found Near Albury. Sing-song Concert on Late Train

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 1 April 1914 · page 5

The No. 9 goods train established another record for late arrival on Tuesday morning, the clock on the Albury railway station pointing to 2.30 as the "drunks"…

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Fatal Accident

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 1 April 1914 · page 2

The Rev. James Bean, Church of England minister at Germanton, was thrown from hiss buggy and killed…

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Motor Accident

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 1 April 1914 · page 4

On the second day of the Wentworth races, while the crowd was being convoyed from the course to the town, Mr D. H. Ryan's Ford car had…

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Fatal Accident to a Clergyman

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Wednesday 1 April 1914 · page 2

The Rev. James Bean, Church of England clergyman, of Germanton, was found on Sunday lying in a semi-conscious condition in a pool of…

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Shooting Accident Mr. John Slater the Victim

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

The news that Mr. John Slater, of Bobinawarrah, was found dead in his paddock, the result of a gunshot wound, was circulated on Tuesday afternoon, and caused…

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Harbour Collision

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 2

A sensational collision occurred on the harbour this morning between the Manly steamer Belluberra and the Government tug Kate. The latter craft…

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Sensational Collision

The Independent · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 2

A sensational collision occurred near the loads this morning. The tug Kate, be[?]onging to the Explosives Department, was [?]ut almost in two by the Manly steamer…

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Fatality Near Albury

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 1

A horse and buggy collided with a post near Curabobla homestead, in the Albury district, on Sunday afternoon. The sole occupant, the Rev. Jas. Bean…

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Death of a Well-known Clergyman. Fatal Accident to Rev. James Bean

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 28

Widespread regret was expressed at the news that the Rev. James Bean, for 18 years rector of the Germanton Parish, had died on Monday as the result of an…

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Fatal Accident in an Aerodrome. Two in Thirty Minutes. Paris

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 2

M. Emile Vedrines, a younger brother of the famous airman, M. Jules Vedrines, was killed in an aviation accident yesterday. He was testing a monoplane at…

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Collision It Sydney Heads Coastal Steamer Damaged Vessel's Unfortunate Record SYDNEY

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 3

The metal carrying steamers Dunmore and [?] at Sydney Heads shortly after 1 o'clock this morning. Exactly how the accident…

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Waterplane Accident Baroness Vaughan and Child

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 3

The Baroness Vaughan, widow of the late King Leopold, had an exciting experience while making a flight with Maicon, the French aviator, at…

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Pugilist Injured

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 2

“Patsy” Branagan, a well known pugilist was badly injured at Pittsburg during a flight between Home Rulers and anti-Home Rulers. The police…

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Five Men Drowned. Disaster Near St. Kilda. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 5

A dreadful fatality occurred today, with the result that five lives lost. A party comprising Griffith Tasker. Walter Tasker, John Lowe, and Thomas…

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Home Rule Riot in U.S.A. Puglist Badly Injured. Pittsburg

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 2

There was a fierce riot over Home Rule for Ireland in the class district of Pittsburg on Tuesday night. The battle between Home Rulers and their opponents…

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Child's Fatal Accident. Magisterial Inquiry: Verdict Accidental Death

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 5

The Coroner at Albury, Mr. J. Jamieson, P.M., held at the Courthouse on Thursday a magisterial inquiry touching the death of the child, Thelma May…

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Fatal Riding Accident At' Gunbar. Lubba Singh the Victim

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 April 1914 · page 2

A fatal riding accident took place at Gunbar on Saturday afternoon, about 3 o'clock, when Lubba Singh, the well known Indian hawker, mounted a horse…

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Fatality at Parramatta

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Wednesday 15 April 1914 · page 2

Christina Stenhouse, who was found at her home in Parramatta on Friday, suffering from a severe wound to her head, died this…

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Late News the Nortlake Explosion. a Mysterious Affair nias Mes Injured SYDNEY

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Wednesday 15 April 1914 · page 2

particulars with regard to the explosion at the Mortlake works of the Australian Gas Coy, show that when the explosion occurred while…

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Cablegrams. Easter Mots in Italy. a Priest Wounded. Scores Ok People Injured. Rome

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 15 April 1914 · page 2

Serious religious riots marked the Eastertide. A priest and several acolytes were wounded by revolver shots during a public…

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