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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1900

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Fatal Vehicle Accident. Albury

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 13 March 1900 · page 2

An elderly woman, Mrs. G. Kiempe, the wife of a well-known farmer at Walla Walla, was killed on Friday night by a fall from a buggy. Deceased, accompanied by a…

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Serious Crane Accident

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 13 March 1900 · page 2

Two men, named James Fleming and Thomas Barr, were seriously injured to-day by a crane accident on the additional building which is being erected at the Sydney…

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Terrible Accident

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 14 March 1900 · page 2

A terrible accident has occurred at the wool scouring works at Botony. Last night the fireman, Walter Richards, was caught in the belting and whirled round…

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Telegraphic. New South Wales. Fatal Accident. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 15 March 1900 · page 3

Walter Patrick Richards met with a violent death at the wool-scouring and tannery works, Botany, last night. He was attending to a engine, when he was…

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Fatality at Cootamundra. [By Telegraph.] Cootamundra

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 20 March 1900 · page 2

An accident occurred yesterday at Keedy Creek to a young mail named John Glynn, aged 19, the son of Mr. Frank Glynn, an old mining identity in this district. Glyan…

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At the Metropolis. [By Telegraph]. Sydney, Monday. Fatal Tram Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 20 March 1900 · page 2

A man named William Johnston, who fell from the electric tram last night, died this morning. A PROTECTIVE TARIFF WANTED…

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Fatal Tram Accident

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 20 March 1900 · page 2

W. R. Johnston, who was injured yesterday by the electric tram in George-street, died this morning…

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Fearful Mixing Accident. a Fall of Four Hundred Feet. Five Men Killed. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 20 March 1900 · page 2

A Frightful accident happened on Saturday afternoon at the new coal mine of the Sydney Harbor Collieries Company, at Balmain, resulting in five men being…

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Machinery Accident

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 22 March 1900 · page 2

This afternoon William Warren, 16 years of age, a resident of Drummoyse, and employed in a blacksmith's shop at Balmain, had his left arm caught in the…

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At the Metropolis. [By Telegraph]. Sydney, Friday. Found Drowned

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 24 March 1900 · page 2

A domestic named Fanny Hayes, aged 30, with found drowned in, Elizabeth Bay this morning. She is supposed to have committed suicide…

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Serious Mining Accident

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 24 March 1900 · page 2

A serious accident happened this afternoon in the Pacific Co-operative Colliery's Heralba mine. Thomas Ashton was at his usual work, when a fall of coal occured, partially…

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Drowned

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 28 March 1900 · page 2

Mr. Harris, aged 16, a son of Mr. Samuel Harris, was drowned while bathing at Brighton yesterday…

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Victoria. Injured by an Explosion. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 29 March 1900 · page 2

A man named Jasper Simpkins, a ganger on a section of the now Warbuton railway works, wm severely burned by the explosion of a keg of blasting powder to-day…

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A Buggy Accident

Coolamon Echo · Friday 30 March 1900 · page 4

On Wednesday morning a buggy accident occurred, but fortunately nobody was injured. Mr. John Menzies drove out of the Royal Hotel yard when…

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A Peculiar Accident

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 5 April 1900 · page 2

An accident of a rather peculiar and severe nature befel Mr. James Clarke, senr., licensee of the North Wagga Hotel, Junee Road, on Tuesday evening. At…

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Mining Accident

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 4

An accident, which might have been attended with more serious consequences, happened in the tunnel of the Camp Reef lease yesterday…

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Accident to a Lad

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 2

On Wednesday week last a son of Mr. J. Hill was engaged with his school- fellows in a game of football on the ground adjoining the public school…

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Accidents

Coolamon Echo · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 3

Last week two accidents occurred at Mr. Ma[?] Patterson’s steam chaff cutter. It appears that a man named Robinson was attending to the bagger when he saw…

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Fatal Tram Accident

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 7

At the inquest respecting the death of the cabmon named James Ellis, in consequence of injuries received through being knocked from his cab by an electric tram car in…

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Fatal Tramcar Accident

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 7

A serious tram accident happened near the Redfern railway station this afternoon. At a spot where there is a perfect maze of tram lines, two men…

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