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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1917

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Drowning Fatality

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 1

Frank Brown, a young man, a resident of Violet Town, who has been on a holiday visit to Yackan[?]dah, was drowned on Sunday afternoon while engaged…

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Drowning Fatality At Tocumwal

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 3

On Monday morning last it was reported to Sergeant Byrne, of Tocumwal, just as he was about starting by train for Jerilderie that a man named…

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Narrow Escape from Drowning Three Lads in Difficulties. Gallant Conduct of Mr. Best. Parry

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 February 1917 · page 3

The danger of children being permitted to frequent the river unaccompanied by elders, or at least in charge or someone who can swim, was again illustrated…

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Tocumwal Drowning Fatality. Both Bodies Recovered

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1917 · page 3

The body of George Bell, one of the victims of the drowning fatality in the Murray river at Tocumwal on Sunday, 4th inst., was discovered on…

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Drowning Fatality

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1917 · page 2

Word was received here from Tocumwal on Saturday morning last that the body of the man George Bell, who had been drowned, together…

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Accident

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 16 February 1917 · page 2

A simple accident, but one attendec with serious consequences, happened to Mr A. J. Pittoek of Finley, on Friday evening. He…

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Serious Accident

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1917 · page 2

A serious accident happened to Mr A. J. Pittock head teacher of the Finley public school on Friday last while going from the school room…

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Accident to Mr McGOWAN

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 February 1917 · page 2

Mr McGowan, M.L.A., who is on a visit to Tasmania, met with a buggy accident, but was not seriously hurt…

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Accident and Drowning Fatality

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 21 February 1917 · page 2

Mr. H. Hartwell, of Tupra Landing, accompanied by his little boy aged 5 years, while driving along the Tupra road in a spring cart drawn by two…

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Thrown from a Vehicle. One Man Killed and Another Injured

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1917 · page 3

AIL accident attended with fatal results occured at Berrigan on Monday morning last. Ernest Stephen Stott, who was in charge of a…

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A Pressman Drowned

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 2

Thomas Daly, a well-known Sydney pressman, was washed off the rocks at Bondi, yesterday, and drowned…

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Accident

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 2

Mr. D. Maxwell was admitted to the Jerilderie Hospital on Monday suffering from the effects of an accident which happened him while…

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Boy's Sad Fate. Shocking Result of Accident to Father. Hay

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 5

Albert Hartwell, caretaker of the Tupra Landing, near Oxley, was coming into Tupra from the landing when he met with an accident, that was…

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Shooting Accident at Yarrawonga. School Teacher Killed

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 5

Donald John Murray Fleming, 22, employed by the Education Department as a teacher at [?]ellueb[?]a North State School, was fatally injured when…

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Signaller Skeyhill. Accident at Henty

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 February 1917 · page 3

Signaller Tom Skeyhill, the blind soldier-poet and war lecturer, met with a somewhat serious accident on Thursday night at Henty. After giving an…

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Train Accident

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 2

A railway accident, causing damage estimated at nearly £8000, occurred near Carcoar early on Tuesday morning. A wheat train…

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Returned Soldier's Accident

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 3

Signaler Tom Skeyhid, the blind soldier lecturer, met with a serious accident at Henty on Thursday night of last week. After a lecture…

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Fatal Accident at Broken Hill

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 2

Owing to the premature explosion of a blast in the South Mine at Broken Hill, two men were killed…

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Signaller Ton Skeyhill. Accident at Henty

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 3

Signaller Tom Skevhill, the blind soldier poat, met with a serious accident at Byrne's Central Hotel on Thursday night last, week, through…

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Latest Telegrams. Sydney. Tuesday Evening. Fog Causes Harbor Collision

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 4

A dense fog enveloped the City and harbor this morning, considerably in terfering with the shipping. The ferry steamers, Koree and Kaihai,…

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