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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Accidents

Accidents, 1904

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SYDNEY, Thursday afternoon. 13 Men Killed. Accident on H.M.S. WALLARG

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 9 January 1904 · page 2

One of the boilers of the warship W[?] burnt this morning off Montague [?] forty-three moil were killed. The very reach Sydney to-morrow…

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Perils of Ballooning. Terrible Accident at Buda-pesth

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 9 January 1904 · page 5

While the balloon Tural, the properly of Hungarian Balloon Company was being inflated at Buda-P[?]th recently. It suddenly…

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Collision at Auckland

Manilla Express · Wednesday 20 January 1904 · page 2

A collision occurred at Auckland this morning between the steamer Sierra and the pilot boat, Kanaka. The latter sank, and the crew had a…

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Major Taylor Injured

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 20 February 1904 · page 3

On Wednesday night at the Cycling Carnival in the two mile event Taylor had the incite position, and with the sound of the [?] led. with Lawson hanging on his wheel…

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Wheat Loading Fatality. Death From Injuries Received

Manilla Express · Saturday 20 February 1904 · page 2

A DREADFUL accident occurred at Somerton Road Biding, four miles from Manilla, on Tuesday last, when an old resident of this and surrounding…

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Another Fatality. an Old Man Killed

Manilla Express · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 2

IT falls to our lot to record another fatal accident, the victim being an old man named John Cobb, aged 65 years. On Tuesday afternoon last Cobb was…

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Two Brothers Drowned

Manilla Express · Wednesday 30 March 1904 · page 2

Two school boys, William and Sydney Nicholson, aged 14 and 12 respectively, residing at Newtown, were missed from home yesterday…

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Serious Shooting Accident

The Moree News · Friday 1 April 1904 · page 2

A dreadful shooting mishap occurred near Boomi on Monday morning, the victim being the wife of Mr Harry Franklin, a laborer. The…

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Drowning Fatality

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 April 1904 · page 3

A father and son were drowned at Wentport, New Zealand, while the former was endeavoring to rescue the latter…

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Double Drowning Fatality

Manilla Express · Wednesday 6 April 1904 · page 2

A father and son were drowned at Weatport. New Zealand, while the former was endeavoring to resue the latter…

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Father and Son Drowned

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1904 · page 3

Thomas Cash, a farmer, and his only son were drowned in a dam near Wedderburn, Victoria, yesterday. It is believed that the latter fell in and that the former jumped in…

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No title Warships in Collision. London

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1904 · page 3

A collison has occurred between the warships Immortalite and Temeraire. The former was seriously damaged below the water line…

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Found Drowned

Manilla Express · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 2

The body of a man named John London, aged 65 years, an engineer employed iu the Road and Bridges Department, was found floating in the…

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Another Tram Fatality

Manilla Express · Wednesday 11 May 1904 · page 2

Elizabeth Jennie Meyer, a married woman, was killed by a tram, in George-street last night. A verdict of accidental death was returned…

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Accidents

Manilla Express · Wednesday 11 May 1904 · page 2

On Saturday last, Mr. J. M'Namara, working at Mr. Wheatley's smithy, while shoeing a young horse, hail the misfortune to dislocate one of…

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Japanese Disaster. Two Cruisers Sink. 1000 Japs Drowned

Manilla Express · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 2

Two Japanese cruisers collided, and one sank. 400 of the crew were drowned. Another. Japanese warship…

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Sunday Shooting Accident

Manilla Express · Wednesday 25 May 1904 · page 2

During a hare shooting excursion on Sunday, by a party of: Manilla residents, a boy named Guerne Duff Sutherland, 10 years of age, son of…

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Another Shooting Accident. a Lad Shot

Manilla Express · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 2

ALICK JENNER, aged 15,. was out with his brother (Willie), aged 17, on Thursday morning about 10 miles from Glen Barra Station. The two…

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Accident

Manilla Express · Wednesday 8 June 1904 · page 2

A COMMERCIAL traveller, Mr. Anderson, a passenger for Manilla, stepped from the train at Tarn worth yesterday morning and injured his leg. On…

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Dreadful Burning Fatality

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 2 July 1904 · page 2

About 6.15 p.m. on Monday the residents of Junction-street were alarmed by frantic screams proceeding from the direction of Mr. Tom Reading's residence, and upon…

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