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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1900

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Fearful Railway Collision. London, Sunday Afternoon

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 19 June 1900 · page 2

A terrible railway accident has taken place at Slough Railway Station, Near windsor. It is reported that an express ran into a…

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A Frightful Accident

The Junee Democrat · Tuesday 19 June 1900 · page 1

MANY a time a man is invited cut to dinner, aud seeing some delicacies on, the table, he paitakes of them. But as soon as he leaves his friend's house, with his…

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Queensland. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane, Wednesday. Extraordinary Telephone Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 21 June 1900 · page 2

Several line repairers were repairing the telephone lines near Victoria Bridge this morning, when one of the telephone wires broke. The end fell on one of the overhead…

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Serious Telephone Accident. Brisbane, Wednesday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 21 June 1900 · page 3

A great sensation was caused in the city this morning by an accident to telephone line repairers. In fixing the wires near the Victoria Bridge the wire, in some unexplained…

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Serious Gun Accident

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 21 June 1900 · page 3

Last evening a boy named David M'Cork[?], aged 14, belonging to the Royal Australian Artillery, met with a serious accident at the Victories Barracks. It is stated…

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Serious Accident

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 22 June 1900 · page 3

ON Tuesday afternoon last a miner limned Lewis Ridley met with a serious accident in the Gibraltar mine, It is said that familiarity breeds…

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Sulky Accident

Coolamon Echo · Friday 22 June 1900 · page 3

On Saturday morning last Messrs. E. and H. Stinson had rather an exciting time—which is quite a novelty in Coolamon. They drove from Kindra to Mr…

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Appalling Accident. 140 Chinese Drowned

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 June 1900 · page 2

The [?] papers received to-day by the st[?] A[?] contain part[?] of a terrible marine dis[?] by which 140 Chinese [?] their lives. According to the…

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Accident to General Hamilton

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 28 June 1900 · page 2

General Ian Hamilton has had a fall from his horse, the result being a broken collarbone. Sir Charles Warren telegraphs that he has…

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Terrible Railway Accident. Thirty-five Persons Killed. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 June 1900 · page 3

A terrible railway [?] has [?] at M[?] in Western I[?] Heavy rains had greatly dar[?] the [?] where it [?] a bridge over the river, the…

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A Peculiar Accident

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 June 1900 · page 2

A peculiar accident[?] William Welsh, aged about 14 years, last night. He was in the employ at Messrs. Hunter Bros, as newsboy, and in the discharge…

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Fatality at Newcastle

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1900 · page 8

A boy named David Stokes accident shot himself thin morning at Loesmon[?] near Newcastle. The lad was fingering rifle, which went off, bowing away a large…

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Serious Accident

Coolamon Echo · Friday 29 June 1900 · page 4

On Tuesday last a very serious accident happened round at Messrs. Iverach Bros. blacksmith shop to Mr. John Kelly an old Ganmain resident. It appears…

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A Ganmain Accident

The Junee Democrat · Friday 29 June 1900 · page 2

ON Tuesday Mr. John Kelly, an old and highly-respected resident of Ganmain has admitted to the Junee Hospital suffering from injuries to the…

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Collision

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 2

A steam train collided with an electric train in George-street west last evening. Two cars of the steam tram came unhitched and went back, knocking the…

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District News. (From Our Correspondents.) Humula. Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 2

A very painful accidcnl occurred to a little child of Mr. Hudson's, of the Downfalls. A pot of boiling water was standing on the kitchen floor. Mrs. Hudson left the…

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Burning Fatality. Corwa

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 3 July 1900 · page 3

Eva M'Malv[?] a little girl, aged six, died in the Cowra Hospital to-day from the effects of burns received while playing near a bush fire on Sunday…

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A Transport in Collision

The Junee Democrat · Tuesday 3 July 1900 · page 2

LONDON, June 30.--A disastrous collision has occurred in the Bay of Biscay between the Pacific Steam Navigation Company's steamer Orotava, which was…

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The Slough Railway Collision. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 3 July 1900 · page 2

At the inquest on the Slough railway collision, whereby several lives were lost, one of jury was in favor of acquitting the driver of the Express, on the ground of temporary…

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Collision in the English Channel. No Loss of Life. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 3 July 1900 · page 2

During a fog yesterday the transport Cr[?] with 1200 troops aboard for South Africa, came into collision with the German steamer Bremen off Ushant and…

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