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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

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A Terrible Accident. a Man Loses Both Legs. Sydney. Wednesday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 14 February 1901 · page 2

A terrible accident occured on the breakwaterworks at Laurston, near Wingham to-day. A man named Wm.Dawson was attending some waggons…

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Found Drowned

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 15 February 1901 · page 4

A rather painful occurrence took place on Friday evening last, at Burra, when Mrs. John Cashmen, wife of the well-known selector of that name,…

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The Miners' Accident Relief Fund

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 15 February 1901 · page 3

THE members of the committee chosen to represent the Gibraltar Gold Mines, Ltd., and those selected in the interests of the miners, under the…

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Miners' Accident Relief

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 15 February 1901 · page 2

No EXPERIMENTAL legislative acts of Parliament seem to operate smoothly on their enforcement, and some are so crudely framed that, at the first…

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Accident

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 15 February 1901 · page 4

I regret to have to state that Mr. Richard Cook, of Meragle, was the victim of a nasy accident on Wednesday last. He had been engaged in…

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Cycling Accident

Coolamon Echo · Friday 15 February 1901 · page 3

From a Narandera paper we learn that a disaster occurred at the Berrigan Cycling Carnival on Wednesday. From the meagure particulars to hand it appears…

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Fatal Accident at Brobenah. MR. R. Hill Killed. Colinroobie

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1901 · page 5

Some excitement was caused locally when word reached here yesterday that a well-known resident. Mr Robert Hill, had been found lying dead beside the road. He had…

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Death by Drowning

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 2

An inquiry was held to-day concerning the death of Ruby Friedman, aged 19, whose body was found floating in the George's River. The girl was in the h[?] of…

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The Injured

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 7

The following injured, but not seriously:—F. Pollard of Baxiey, S. Goodall of Rockdale, A. Beattie of Carlton, May Griffith of Rockdale, D. McMillan of Bexlsy…

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Ten Killed: Forty Injured

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 7

Later news states that 10 persons have been killed and forty injured. It is also asseried that the engine driver and fireman are among the killed, but the…

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New South Wales. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Friday. Found Drowned

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 2

Concerning the death of the girl Ruby [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?], [?] inquest was held today, at which an open verdict was returned…

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Terrible Railway Accident. Am Engine Runs Off. Ten People Killed. Forty Injured. Harrowing Scenes. Sydney, Friday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 7

An awful accident on the Illawarra railway line to-night. The particulars so far are exceedingly scanty, but from the meagre information received it appears that the engine…

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The Latest. Five Passengers Killed, 26 Injured. Exciting Scene at Reffern. Sydney, Friday, 11 P.m

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 2

Further particulars of the railway disaster are new to hand. The scene of the disaster is 300 yards from Sydenham, and class to the level…

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Appalling Railway Accident near Sydney. an Engine Derailed. Carriages Smashed to Matchwood. Fearful Loss of Life. Sydney, Friday 7 P.M.

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 2

A TERRIBLE railway accident occurred near Tempo (Cook's River) on the Hurstville line. Several passengers are reported to have been killed. Further particulars later…

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Terrible Railway Accident. on the Illawarra Line Friday, 8.10 p.m

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 7

A terrible railway accident occurred at Tempe. Fourteen persons were killed and thirty injured. No further particulars yet to hand…

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A Terrible Accident

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 2

The Alhambra Music-hall was the scene of a terrible accident on Tuesday. John Joseph King, a l[?]bourer, ascended the roof of the hall to remove the coverings from the…

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A Fatal Accident

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 2

A sad fatality occurred at the sluicing works of the Hon. J. A. Wallace, Yackandandandah, last Tuesday, the unfortunate victim being a man named John Tully, 90 years of…

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The Injured

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 2

The following is the list of injured:—Frederick Rolfe, aged 36, insurance agent, Hurstville, fractured limbs and lacerated lung…

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Telegraphic. New South Wales. Explosion by Acetylene Case. Two Persons Injured Corowa

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 2

Douglas Oswald, son of Mr. D. Oswald, of the Star Hotel, met with painful injuries on Thursday evening through [?] ignition of an escape of gas from the generator of an…

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Terrible Railway Accident. Nine Killed Others Dying

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 2

A DREADFUL accident happened to the 5.55 p.m train from Sydney to Hurstville on Friday night, by which the following people were killed:—…

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