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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1918

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Yarmouth Bombarded. Three Killed; Ten Injured

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 4

The following official announcement has been made: "Yarmouth was bombarded from the sea on Monday night. Fire was opened at five…

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Accident to Picnic Party

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 45

A distressing accident happened to a picnic party of eight adults and three children while driving to Warrandyte, Vic, on Sunday, in a covered in fruit waggon…

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German Railway Accident Troop Train Leaves Rails

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 19 January 1918 · page 3

It is stated in a German official message that a German leave train near Kirn, in Prassia, was derailed owing to the collapse of an enbankment. Some…

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Fishing with Dynamite Two Men Dangerously Injured Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 21 January 1918 · page 2

At 10.30 p.m. on Saturday, George Gibson aged 40, and Richard Flew, aged 53, both residents of Mosman, accompanied by another man, John Kelly, proceeded…

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Sewerage Laborer Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 2

John Thompson, a resident of Wodonga, employed on the Albury sewerage works, had his ankle crushed and his thigh injured by a fall of earth yesterday morning…

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Wire Entanglements at Daysdale. Motor Cyclist Severely Injured

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 3

One would imagine that any motor cyclist, not to say any person who travels over the country roads, had quite enough to [?] against in the…

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Sunk in Mediterranean 708 Persons Drowned

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 3

Speaking in the House of Commons, Dr. T. J. Macnamara, Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty, stated that 708 persons had been droned opting to two steamers…

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The Rutherglen Tragedy. the Coronial Inquiry. Verdict of Suicide by Drowning

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 3

On Monday afternoon Mr. R. J. Burrowes, J.P., deputy coroner, held an enquiry at Rutherglen Courthouse touching the death of John Butt. The…

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Late Melbourne News Sensational Motor Accident. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 2

A sensational motor accident occurred at Footscray this afternoon. Clifford Sydney Hiddlestone, a jeweller, 32, of St. Kilda street, Brighton, and Linda…

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Serious Riots in Berlin Many Persons Injured Ruthlessness Displayed in Suppressing Disorders London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 2

It is stated by the Amsterdam correspondent of "The Daily 'Express" that very grave riots occurred in Berlin on Thursday and Friday, the rioters…

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Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon Master Carnie Phipps, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Phipps, was the victim of an accident that resulted in a broken…

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Two Air Raids on London. 47 KILLED; 169 Injured One Raid Now in Progress London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 2

Additional details of the aerial attacks on London and other points on Monday night are given in the following official statement:—…

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Mother and Children Drowned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 46

A man named Welsh resided on one of the lowest portions of the town common with his wife and five young children, and so sudden and unexpected was the rush of…

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General Wood Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 22

It is announced in Washington that Major-General Leonard Wood, who is on service in France, has been injured by an explosion…

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3 Killed and 10 INJURED (Published in "The Times.")

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 2

In the air raid on London on Tuesday night, three people were killed and 10 injured. It is feared that six other bodies are buried beneath the wreckag of a house…

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After an Accident of Ironing Day

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 15

We cannot afford to send an article to the patch-bag because of a scorch-mark in these days, so the following remedy may he useful:—…

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20 Killed: 50 Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 3

An official French, report issued on Thursday states:— "Four enemy air squadrons crossed our lines north of Compiegue, firing very high…

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The London Raids Sixty Eight Killed: 183 Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 3

The Press Bureau announces that the casualties which occurred in all districts through the air raid on London last Monday were as follows:—Killed, 58, injured,…

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Fatal Accident in Flour Mill

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 2

John Robertson, head miller at McCorquodale's flour mills, Parramatta, was killed while at work. It appears that the wheat chute was…

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Clergyman's Wife Killed a Motor Car Accident. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 2

A shocking motor car fatality occurred to-day, near Moruya. Mrs. McCartney Noake, wife of the Church of England rector, was killed…

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