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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1916

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Two Girls Drowned at Narrandera. a Bathing Tragedy

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 3

A dreadful drowning tragedy occurred is the Murrumbidgee at Narrandera on Sunday. Two girls, cousins, named Ivy Kippen and Pauline Boyton, with others…

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Bathing Fatality at Narandera. Two Girls Lose their Lives. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 2

Ivy Kippen, aged 19, and Pauline Boyton, aged 14, were drowned in the Murrumbidgee river at Narandera, yesterday. One got into difficulties…

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Drowning Fatality at Hay

The Pastoral Times · Wednesday 5 January 1916 · page 4

A drowning accident occurred at Hay on Tuesday afternoon of last week. About 5 o’clock Brooke Greville, accountant in the A.B.C Bank…

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Buggy Accident at Jeramy. Two Ladies Injured

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 5 January 1916 · page 3

A rather serious accident took place on Thursday last at Germany, as the result of which Mrs Gleeson, and her sister, Miss E. A. Tyson, are at present in the Hay…

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S.s. Geelong Sunk in Collision

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 5 January 1916 · page 2

The P. and O. s.s. Geelong (7951 tons) has been sunk in the Mediterranean, owing to a collision with an Admiralty store ship. There was no loss of life…

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Sensational Bridge Accident. Between Wodonga and Albury

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 6 January 1916 · page 2

Inspector of Works Patford, of the Victorian railways, met with a serious accident, which might easily have had fatal consequences, at the railway bridge…

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Drowning Fatality

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 2

A sad drowning fatality occurred in the Murrumbidgee River at Narandera on Sunday. The victims were Ivy Kippen, aged 19 years, and…

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Sad Swimming Fatality at Narandera

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 32

A sad fatality, resulting in the death of two girls, Misses Ivy Kippon (18) and Pauline Boyton (13), occurred in the Murrumbidgee at Narandera about midday on…

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Fatality at Echuca. Tragic Death of Mr [?] Skelly

The Independent · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 4

A profound sensation [?]sed in Echuca on Saturday when [?] became known that Mr. James S[?] one of the best known figures in the Northern…

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Accident to Wheat Train

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 32

A train of 32 trucks, of wheat, which had been detached from the engine, broke away at the Clyde Station on Saturday afternoon, and crashed into the buffer stops…

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Another Bridge Accident. at Wodonga

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 2

The No. 2 railway bridge, on the Victorian side of the Murray river, between Wodonga and Albury, was the scene of another accident yesterday afternoon…

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Two Sisters Drowned. Shepparton

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 3

While bathing in the Goulburn River early this morning, Nellie Howard, 20, and Annie Howard, 17, were drowned. It is believed that the younger girl got…

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Two Girls Drowned

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 1

On Saturday the bodics of two sisters, Eilen Howard 2(2) and Ann How and (17), were recovered from the River Goulburn (vie) Bathing Place, which…

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In Case of Accidents

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 15

Tenderly the ardent swain placed the diamond circlet en his lady's love's finger. "It seals our engagement," he said. "Oh, Jack!" exclaimed the girl. "Isn't…

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Youth Drowned at Newcastle. Gallant Rescue Attempts Fail-newcastle

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 3

A sensational bathing tragedy occurred this afternoon, when a youth aged 17 years, named Frederick Morley, of Carrington, lost his life…

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Sad Fatality

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 6

A sad fatality occurred at the residence of Mr. and Mrs V. Fulton, at Bullenbong, last week. It appears that Mr. Fulton had been…

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Cycling Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 3

The determination of Miss Florrie Cameron, who resides with her parents at Lavington, to attend to her work at Mr. W. D. James' printing establishment…

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Railway Accident in Melbourne. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 27 January 1916 · page 3

What may happen to an engine at the Prince's Bridge station, or wherever else there is a traverser pit, was shown this morning, when, after the arrival of the…

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Soldier Injured at Junee

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 19

A shocking accident occurred at Junee station on Friday evening. The usual crowd was standing or moving about the Junee station platform while the mail train…

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Sad Occurrence at Hay. Two Bank Officials Drowned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 28

Brooke Greville (53) and Rupert Trelawney James (lo), a son of Mr. F. James, of Whitton, were drowned in the Murrumbidgee River at Hay on Tuesday…

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