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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1900

408 stories in Riverina's papers · page 8 of 21

A Painful Accident

The Junee Democrat · Tuesday 8 May 1900 · page 2

MR. FRED. WOODS mot with a painful accident on Monday whilst engaged ill removing a partition at Mr. Green tree's shop. A large portion of the…

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Telegrams Sad Accident. Sydney

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 9 May 1900 · page 2

Margaret Lake, aged 13, accidentally shot her brother, aged 17, at Broken Hill yesterday. The bullet entered near the heart and the boy's…

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Eruption at Mount Vesuvius. Four Englishmen Injured. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 10 May 1900 · page 3

An eruption of lava is reported to have taken places at Mount Vesuvius. Foot Englishmen, who, disregarding the warning given them, approached too closely…

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Broken Hill Shooting Accident

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 10 May 1900 · page 2

The little girl Margaret Lake, who was accidentally shot by her Brother At Broken Hill yesterday, is unproving…

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Accidents

Coolamon Echo · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 4

On Saturday last while returning from the Clifton Hill auction sale Mr. J. Ashwood’s bike ‘got away’ with him while coming down that rough hill near Mr…

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Collision

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 2

A horse and van collided with a tramcar returning Brighton races to Rockdale yesterday, and several passengers standing on the footboard of the tram were…

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Explosion in a Colliery. Ten Men Injured

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 3

A DISASTER of a serious character happened on Thursday morning at the Gannedah Colliery C's mine at Black Jack, which is situated about 4 miles from Gunnedah. A…

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A Brain Collision

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 15 May 1900 · page 3

A goods train collided a tunnel at Philadelphia (Penn., U.S.A.). Four oil [?] exploded. The engine-driver, fireman and four men were killed, and…

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Railway Collision in America. London, Sunday afternoon

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 15 May 1900 · page 2

News from America states that two goods trains collided in a tunnel at Philadelphia, with the result that four oil cars exploded. The engine driver, fireman, and four…

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Telegraphic News. General Cables. London, May 13. Collision in Philadelphia

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 15 May 1900 · page 2

A goods train collided in a tunnel at Philadelphia. Four oil cars exploded, and the engine-driver, fireman, and four men were killed, and 25 others seriously injured…

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Fatality at Broken Hill. a Trucker Killed. [By Telegraph.] Broken Hill

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 15 May 1900 · page 2

WM Mannel, junr, a trucker at the Broken Hill South Mine, was killed this morning. The unfortunate man was working at the 700ft. stopes when a mass of…

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Drowned in a Mine

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 16 May 1900 · page 2

A mine at Wattle Flat, near Bath-urst, was flooded yesterday. Two men working below managed to es-cape, but the third (Frederick Dein) was drowned…

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Horrible Accident

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 16 May 1900 · page 2

Florance Holloway, employed in a boot factory at Launceston, had her scalp torn off owing to her hair becoming entangled in the machinery…

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Shooting Fatality

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 17 May 1900 · page 2

A fatal shouting accident has occurred at Bermagin. Four youths, Sydney Gillard, Victor Black, and Duncan and William Mount, the two lastnamed being sons of…

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A Dam Swept Away. Many Persons Drowned

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 17 May 1900 · page 3

A telegram from Austin (Texas) to the "San Francisco Chronicle" of April 7 describes the sweeping away of the dam across the Colorado River on the previous day, by…

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A Burning Accident

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 17 May 1900 · page 2

Alick Keage, aged 3, son of Mr. A. B. Keage, master of the Wagga Grammar School, was the viotim of a burning accident early yesterday afternoon. The…

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Collision in a Tunnel

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 18 May 1900 · page 6

Two goods trains collided in a tunnel, near Philadelphia. Four oil cara exploded. The engine-driver, fireman and four men were killed ; 25…

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Millers Accident Relief

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 18 May 1900 · page 2

At the forthcoming session of Parliament it is proposed to introduce a bill providing for relief to persons injured by mining accidents…

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Gundagai. Accident

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 18 May 1900 · page 4

James Brown, braceman at the at the Sybil mine, met with a painful accident to one of eyes this week. While filling his truck from the schute a splinter of quartz struck him…

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Boating Accident

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 18 May 1900 · page 2

Daring a school foto in Italy, two boats collided. Thirty five children were drowned…

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