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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1917

170 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 9

Railway Collision

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 May 1917 · page 3

At 4.40 o'clock on Wednesday morning a special train, travelling from Sydney to Melbourne ran into portion of a looks train which was standing in a…

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Fearful Burning Fatality

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 May 1917 · page 2

Mrs. Florence Minahan, who was severely burned at her home, North Syden, has died from the effects. She left a letter addressed to her…

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Accident at Mulwala

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 May 1917 · page 2

The youngest son (18 months) of Mr. and Mrs. J. Cooper, Mulwala, met with a mishap last week which narrowly had a fatal result. The mother had…

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Railway Accident in Victoria

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 May 1917 · page 2

A goods train travelling from Hamilton to Ararat, Victoria, collided with a miners' train, standing at Maroona railway station. The driver…

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Revolver Accidentally Exploded. Man Seriously Wounded

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 May 1917 · page 2

Owing to a revolver [?]ding accidentally in his home at Redfern this morning, Patrick Owens, 32, laborer, was seriously wounded in the…

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Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 May 1917 · page 2

On Monday last a painful accident happened to Mrs. J. S. Graham, of "Woononga," Rutherglen. She had been out riding, in company with her…

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Steamer Alfred Sunk. Charles Thorn Drowned

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 16 May 1917 · page 2

News to hand from Pooncarie is to the effect that the steamer Alfred had sunk at Mallara Station. No particulars of the accident are given, except that…

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Railway Collision Narrowly Averted. Later

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 May 1917 · page 3

An end on collision between trains was narrowly averted on the North Shore line yesterday. The through train to Killara, crowded…

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French Vessel Sunk. Fifty-one Drowned London

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 25 May 1917 · page 6

The French naval vessel, Colbert, was torpedoed in the Mediterranean Sea, on 30th. April, and '51 were drowned…

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Fatality at Roma

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 May 1917 · page 2

Mr. J. A. Hayter, licensee of the Royal Hotel, Roma, Queensland, is said to have been shot dead by Kenneth Ross. The latter, it appears,…

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The War. To-day's Cables. Aircraft Attack on England. Towns in the South-east Visited. Fearful Fatalities in a Coastal Town. Sixty Killed; Eighty-three Injured, Agitation for Reprisals Revived. London

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 May 1917 · page 2

Sixteen enemy aircraft attacked the south-east of England on Saturday evening, dropping many bombs. Fifty-four were killed and 60…

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Painful Accident

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 2

It was reported here on Thursday last that a young man named Keith Whitehead, had the previous day met with a serious accident to his…

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Submarines in Collision

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 20

The "Rheinische Westphalische Zeitung" (Essen) publishes what purports to be an account of a collision between a German and an English submarine on…

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A Driving Accident. Sulky Capsizes

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 3

An unpleasant accident happened to Mr Barraclough, of the well-known firm of opticians, as he was being driven from Berrigan to Jerilderie on…

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Accident on Railway Line

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 1

Mr. Hudson, the railway traffic inspector at Cootamundra, accompanied by Mr. Atkins, inspector of railway bridges, when returning from…

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Thrown from a Gig. MR C. M. Atkinson Injured

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 14 June 1917 · page 3

Whilst returning home from Finley on Saturday evening Mr C. M. Atkinson, of “Hatfield,” met with an accident, as a result of which he is…

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Another Aeroplane Raid. Reaches East London. Considerable Loss of Life Many People Seriously Injured. No Military or Naval Damage. the King Visits the Sufferers. London

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 June 1917 · page 2

Reuters' official message states that about 15 hostile aeroplanes were heard crossing the Essex coast, passing the vicinity of the…

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The Urana Independent Published Every Friday. Telephone 28, Urana. Friday, June 15, 1917. Accident to Mr and Mrs W. McGeoch

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 15 June 1917 · page 2

When Mr and Mrs W. McGeoch were returning to Belle V[?] from Urana, on Wednesday evening after the Shire meeting they were…

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Mother Airship Raid. on the South-east Coast of England. Two Lives Lost; Sixteen Persons Injured. a Zeppelin Brought Down in Flames

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 June 1917 · page 2

Another air raid took place on the South-east coast of England on Sunday morning. It was beaten off by the British aeroplanes, and one…

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Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 June 1917 · page 2

Mr. James White, of Federal Park, Burryjaa, had a narrow escape from a serious accident on Monday night last. When driving home from Corowa along…

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