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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1918

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A Yachting Tragedy Three Brothers Drowned. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 11 March 1918 · page 2

Three brothers, named George Crawshaw, 45, single, William Crawshaw, 50, married, and Ethelbert Crawshaw, 37, married, left Williamstown yesterday in a…

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Incidents of the War. Air Raid on London Attack on a Dark Night 11 Killed and 46 Injured London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 11 March 1918 · page 2

London was surprised by an aeroplane raid on Thursday night. People were leaving the theatres and nocking homeward when they heard the warning "Maroons."…

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Sir Amyas Injured Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 4

Sir Amyas dropped to the rear after going a short distance in the Northcote Handicap at Flemington this afternoon. When he reached, the hack of the course…

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Another Air and on London. Eleven Killed; Forty-six Injured. Feared Others Buried in the Wreckage. London

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 1

The Press Bureau reports that aeroplanes crossed the East coast at 11 on Thursday evening, and proceeded towards London. The raid is…

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Child Drowned

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 3

Mr and Mrs R. T. Scott, of Swan Hill, had the sad misfortune to lose their 18 months' old daughter by drowning on the West St. Kilda Beach on…

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Railway Accident at St. Kilda Three Persons Injured. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 2

Three persons were injured in a railway accident at the St. Kilda station at 7.25 p.m. yesterday. The 7.25 p.m. passenger train from Melbourne was…

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The North Queensland Cyclone. Two Towns Demolished. Nine Persons Killed. Two Hundred Reported Injured. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 2

A terrific cyclone struck Babinda, a town of about 800 inhabitants, in the sugar growing district, about 36 miles from Cairns. Practically the…

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Fatal Motor Accident

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 4

Whilst tearing along a level stretch of road in a daredevil attempt to overtake an express train, the driver of a motor car failed to steer properly round a bend in…

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Collision in Irish Channel. Between Troop Ship and Mine Sweeper

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 March 1918 · page 3

The London and North Western Railway Company's steamer Rathmore collided with a warship in the Irish Channel. The Rathmore is badly damaged. Twenty…

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Latest Telegrams. Sydney, Monday Evening. Victorian Railway Collision

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 March 1918 · page 2

In a railway collision at Dandenong on Saturday night eight persons were injured, but none were seriously hurt. The damage to the…

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Roof Collapses. Two Men Injured

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 21 March 1918 · page 2

On Monday last Messrs Frank Corbett and Edward Robinson were engaged removing an independent roof from part of Messrs John…

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Collision in Irish Sea

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 20

The packet steamer Rathmore (1509 tons), with 640 passengers on board, came into collision with a naval vessel in the Irish Sea on Friday…

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A Sad Fatality. an [?]Nfant Drowned

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1918 · page 2

A very sad fatality occurred at Finley on Saturday afternoon last, [?] a result of which the infant daughter, fourteen months old, of…

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Drowned In a Tub Fatality at Finley

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 2

The infant daughter of Mr J. Coulter was accidentally drowned in a tub of water, which had been left uncovered, on Saturday, at…

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Pony High-jump Record Miss Kemp Injured at Cessnock

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 6

At Cessnock sports on Monday, Mr., A. Judd's 14.1 pony Thumbs Up, jumped 6ft ll[?]in, thus beating his previous high-jump record of 6ft 10[?]in,…

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STORYTELLER. No. 7 Saville-square. Chapter Xvii. the Injured Wipe

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 8

She was a very good-looking young woman, and she impressed on him an air of refinement. Something undefinable about her suggested that she was not…

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On the Seas. Admiralty Weekly Shipping Report. Destroyer Lost in Collision. Two Vessels Sunk Off Ireland. London

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 2

The White Star liner Celtic, 20,904 tons, has been torpedoed. Fortunately there were no passengers aboard The vessel remained afloat and…

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Accidents at the Sydney Show

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 32

The Dick "Whitting Ladies' High Jump at the Sydney show provided a veritable chapter of accidents. Mrs. H. M. Lanwworthy's Wait and See, at the first try…

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Fatal Motor Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 2

Whilst tearing along a level stretch of road in a dare-devil attempt to overtake an express train, the driver of a motor car failed to steer properly…

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Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 April 1918 · page 2

Mr. W. E. Hoysted, of Wahgunyah, had an unpleasant experience on Saturday night last. He was driving through Williams' that at Boorhaman…

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