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Murray · Accidents

Accidents, 1918

232 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 12

Accident at Kentucky

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

A very painful accident happened to Joe Nixon, son of Mr. D. N. Nixon, of Kiora, Coreen, on Sunday. He was out riding with his father when the…

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Murrumbidgee Turf Club Town Plate Won by Mooltan Jack. Two Jockeys Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 17 April 1918 · page 4

The Murrumbidgee Turf Club commenced its Cup meeting yesterday, the weather was perfect and there was a large attendance…

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Mysterious Accident at Bendigo

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 17 April 1918 · page 4

A miner named John Kidd met his death on Monday through falling down the shaft at Lansell's North Red White, and Blue mine. Kidd, who was…

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The Sydney Motor Fatality. Sydney

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 6

At the inquest concerning the death of Ivy Allen and Cecil Rust, who were thrown from a motor car at the junction of William and Yerong…

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Serious Fishing Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 33

Mr. George M'Gowen, of Gundagai, met with what is likely to prove a serious adventure. He was fishing in the Tumut River, and in hooking a trout he made a…

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The Coreen Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 3

The injuries sustained by the lad named Joseph Nixon on Sunday last, at Coreen, through being thrown from a horse he was riding, have been found…

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Boxer Knocked Out Hit by Derrick and Drowned. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 24 April 1918 · page 2

"Tubby" Watson, the ex-light weight boxer, wag struck by the derrick on a vessel at Pyrmont to-day. He was thrown into the water, and, before assistance…

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Double Railway Fatality

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 April 1918 · page 28

Word was received in Albury yesterday that a railway officer, in charge of a small station near Tallangatta, and his child were killed on Wednesday night through being…

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Submarine Accident

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 April 1918 · page 28

The posthumous award of the gold Albert Medal has been made to the late Commander Goodhart. When a submarine accidentally sank in 38ft. of…

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Tallangatta Fatality

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 29 April 1918 · page 1

An inquiry regarding the deaths of William Hanlon, railway fettler, of Bolga, and his stepdaughter, Maggie Bauld, who were run down and killed an engine between…

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Sad River Fatality a Little Hero Drowned. Gave His Life for His Brother

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 29 April 1918 · page 2

A sad drowning fatality occurred shortly after five o'clock yesterday afternoon at the "whirlpool," on the Murray River, behind the sports ground, and at the…

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Sunday's Rivee Tragedy the Inquest. Verdict, Accidentally Drowned

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 30 April 1918 · page 3

The Coroner (Mr J. Laidlaw, held an inquest at the Court House yesterday afternoon into the circumstances surrounding the death of the little boy,…

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Fearful Railway Fatality. Tricycle Run Down by Engine Man Cut to Pieces. Stepdaughter Dies From Injuries

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 April 1918 · page 4

A shocking railway accident occurred near Bolga, six miles from Tallangatta (Vic.), about 7 o'clock on Wednesday night. As a result of tho fatality…

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Painful Accident

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 April 1918 · page 2

On Saturday morning last Mr. Jos. Regan met with a very painful accident who cutting, timber for tree guards for the Corowa Honour Avenue…

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Drowned While Attempting Res[?]u[?]

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 May 1918 · page 2

Late on Sunday evening James Higgins, eleven, son of Ignatius Higgins of Albury, was drowned in the Murray at a dangerous spot known as the…

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Boy Drowned in Murra Aleury

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 3 May 1918 · page 1

[?]mos, aged 11, and George, 7. [?] of Ig[?]tian [?] of A[?], we walking beside the Murray yesterday. The younger lad slipped a[?]…

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Warship Strikes Steamer 66 Persons Drowned

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 4 May 1918 · page 2

Sixty-six people lost their lives when the French cruiser rammed the British steamer City of Athens (5604 tons), which was bound from New York to Savannah…

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Sensation at a Ford Narrow Escape From Drowning Horse and Cart Sink Out of Sight

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 4

Mr. Frank Weller, of Chiltern road, Wodonga, had a narrow escape from drowning in Wodonga Creek yesterday afternoon. Mr. Weller, who was…

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On the Seas. Disastrous Accidents at Sea Off the American Coast. Two Vessels Sink After, Colsions. Over One Hundred and Forty Lives Lost. London

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 May 1918 · page 1

A French cruiser rammed the steamship City of Athens off the Delaware Coast, America. Eighty lives were lost…

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Collision Off Hankow 3000 Chinese Perish

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 8 May 1918 · page 2

More than 3000 Chinese have been lost in a collision off Hankow, between the steamer Kiang Kwan (1450 tons) and the Chinese gunboat Chutai. The Kiang…

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