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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1915

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Injured Returned Home

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 July 1915 · page 28

Pte. F. W. Davey, Albury; Pte. J. Clampett, Junee; Pte. J. B. Bowman, Tocumwal; Pte. R. Harrington, Hay; Pte. J. King, Albury; Pte. F. A. Prothero…

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Driving Fatality

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 24 July 1915 · page 5

On Monday morning an old resident lost his life by drowning in the Copabella Creek. Robert Murray, in the employ of Mr. Robert Gifford, left Lankey's Creek…

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Collision

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 July 1915 · page 2

As Mr. Jack Graham, of Netherby vineyard, was riding his motor cycle around a corner on the Rutherglen road yesterday afternoon he came into…

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Miscellaneous War News. Accident to Danish Hydroplane

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 29 July 1915 · page 2

A Danish hydroplane fell into the sea near Copenhagen. Two naval officers were aboard…

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Fatal Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 July 1915 · page 2

A young man named Peter O'Hagan, whose parents reside at Mount Gwyane. was accidentally killed on Monday. He was driving a waggon team, and whilst…

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Shooting Accident

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 30 July 1915 · page 2

A sad shooting fatality occurred on Monday afternoon at Mount Gwynne, the victim being Peter O’Hagan, 20 years of age, eon of…

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Serious Shooting Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 3 August 1915 · page 4

Mr. P. Kelly son of Mrs E. Kelly, Wodonga had his left arm and wrist seriously torn and lacerafted as the result of a gun bursting when he was in the net of…

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Squatter Drowned in Flooded Greek. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 9 August 1915 · page 3

Thomas Dowling, owner of Bro[?]field station, near G[?]ing, was trying to cross a [?]ded creek near the station in a sulky last night, when the vehicle capsized…

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Accidents

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 11 August 1915 · page 2

Mr Jno. Ashcroft was the victim of a very painful accident on Monday of last week. While driving in company with Mr Wunsche, the horse attached…

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Well-known Boxer Georges Carpentier Injured Aeroplane Mishap

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 13 August 1915 · page 5

Carpentier, the French boxer, was injured through the engine of his aeroplane stopping in the air, thus compelling the machine to descend…

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Inventors’ Lucky Accidents

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 August 1915 · page 3

How to make starch from corn (maize) was discovered accidentally by Thomas Kingsford a mechanic. One day he threw a mess of corn meal into…

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Railway Accident in England. Twelae Lives Lost. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 16 August 1915 · page 2

A railway acident happonel hotweson [?]lleworth and Wesdon Herk, in North into. The death holl [?]…

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Breslau's German Gunners Drowned

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 17 August 1915 · page 2

The Turkish warship Barbarossa-Hairredding, which was recently destroyed by [?] allied subu[?]ine, was used as a monitor [?] the Dardanelles. At the time she was…

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Wife Saves Husband From Drowning. Incident of the Flooded Murray

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 17 August 1915 · page 3

The gallant efforts of Mrs. William Wilson saved her husband from a watery grave in the Murray River at Albury South on Thursday night. Mr. Wilson…

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Another Zeppelin Raid on East of London. 10 KILLED; 36 Injured. Sydney, Thursday, 9.30 a.m

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 6

Zeppelins raided the Eastern Counties of London. Ten civilians were killed and 36 injured…

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A Regrettable Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 2

Whilst assisting at the entertainment given in the Literary Institute by the Austral Pictures on Tuesday evening, Mr. Fred. Pestell, caretaker at the fire…

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Ruthless German Butchers Murder Helpless Drowning Men Italy Declares War on Turkey the Dardanelles. British Progress Reported. Artillery Duels. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 23 August 1915 · page 2

According to a Dardanelles communique released in Paris nothing but engagements between the patrols and artillery duels have occurred in the Southern zone in…

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Supposed Case of Drowning a Shearer Missing

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 2

A middle-aged man named Richmond McNamara, described as a shearer, and who is known in the district, was reported to the local police to be missing…

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Drowning Fatility

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Wednesday 1 September 1915 · page 2

While 20 boys from the training ship, Cornwall, were rowing on the Thames, off Purfleet, a sudden squall caused a tug to…

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General Cables. Prince Ranjitsinhji's Eyes Injured. London

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

Prince Ranjitsinhji, who is famous as a Surrey cricketer, has just returned from the from on short leave. While grouse shooting in Yorkshire on Wednesday,…

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