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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1915

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Sputters' Creek Driving Accident. Verdict of Accidental Death

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 11 November 1915 · page 2

The circumstances touching the death of Mr. Thomas Clarke, whose fatal accident was reported in yesterday's issue of the "Border Morning Mail," formed the…

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Street Accident

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 12 November 1915 · page 1

On Thursday morning James Sharman, driver of the Berrigan-Corowa mail, met with an accident, which, fortunately, though painful, was not…

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Accidental Death. Coronial Inquest

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 12 November 1915 · page 2

The adjourned inquest into the death of Harold Do Pagney, which occurred as the result of a fall, whilst engaged painting at the new Big…

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Ghoulish German Submarine Commander. Cinematographs Drowning Victims

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 15 November 1915 · page 2

A fiendishly cynical incident is reported from Turin in connection with the sinking of the French transport France by an enemy submarine…

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Serious Accident. Mr. Whitehead the Victim

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 15 November 1915 · page 3

A serious accident befel Mr. Walter Whitehead, J. P., the well-known veterinary surgeon of Swift street west on Saturday morning. Mr. Whitehead had…

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Fire Causes Discharge of Gun. Several People Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 16 November 1915 · page 3

The interuptions consequent on bush firs to telegraph messages have been serious west of Lawson and Bathurst and beyond Quirindi, but have not been so…

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Italy and Austria. Air Attack on Verona. Bombs in Crowded Street. 30 KILLED, 18 Injured London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 16 November 1915 · page 2

It is reported from Rome that three Austrian aeroplanes have dropped in bombs on Verona (in Northern Italy). The bombs fell in the Plazza d'Erbe at…

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Accident at Albury Station

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 18 November 1915 · page 3

Whilst Redmond Prater, temporary [?] at the Albury railway station, was engaged in watering the tanks in the sleeping cars in the shooting yards, a [?]…

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Compensation for Injured Soldiers. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 19 November 1915 · page 3

Mr Holman has been informed by the Prime Minister that the amount of compensation to injured soldiers would be allotted according to the degree of…

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Accident. to Mr. H. M'kay

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 November 1915 · page 5

On Sunday afternoon Mr. Harry M'Kay, licensee of the Butherglen Hotel, met with a very painful accident on the Gooramadda road, near the residence…

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The Recent Fatal Accident. Coroner's Court. Wednesday, November 17. (Before the District Coroner, Mr. J. Laidlaw, P.M., and a Jury of six)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 November 1915 · page 5

The adjourned coronial injury into the circumstances surrounding the death of Thomas George Smith who died in the cell at the Cororwa lockup on November…

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Accidental Death. the Coroner’s Finding

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 19 November 1915 · page 5

The inquest into the accident, which resulted in the death of n painter named Harold De Pagney, at Berrigan on 29th October, was conoladed on…

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Tragic Accident In Albury Railway Yards

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Wednesday 24 November 1915 · page 2

A shocking fatality occurred at the Albury railway shunting yards at about 10-30 on Friday morning, the victim being Mr…

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Found Drowned. Local Drovers Tragic End

The Independent · Friday 26 November 1915 · page 2

It is with extreme regret that we have tko announce the death of Mr John Condon, a well-known resident, by drowning. From particulars supplied to us it appears that…

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Extraordinary Harvesting Fatality. Man Killed at Collingullie

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 26 November 1915 · page 4

The evidence given at an inquest held at the residence of Mr. J. Naughton, Collingullie South, on Wednesday, before Mr. S. C. Stellway, Deputy Coroner, into the…

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Prince of Wales Injured. a Story From France

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 November 1915 · page 3

The San Francisco "Chronicle" has published the following special despatch dated from Paris 28th September:-- "Prince Albert of Wales, while…

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Thrown from a Gig. Mr Evan Jones Seriously Injured

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 26 November 1915 · page 2

Quite a gloom was cast over the Finley district on Sunday last, when it became known that a respected townsman, in the parson of Mr Evan…

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A Drover’s Death. Accidentally Drowned

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 November 1915 · page 2

John Condon, a drover well-known throughout the district, was drowned in Wakool Creek on Saturday afternoon. Yesterday afternoon at the Court house…

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Austrian Battalion Drowned

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 27 November 1915 · page 2

It has been learnt in Copenhagen that the Russian artillery smushed te ice on the Styr River while the Austrians were crossing. A whole battalion (1010 men)…

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Crops Injured by Lighting

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Saturday 27 November 1915 · page 3

While everybody is familiar with the damage done by lightning to trees, little attention has been paid to the effects of…

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