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Accidents, 1901

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Racing Accidents at illabo

The Junee Democrat · Tuesday 19 March 1901 · page 2

During the progress of some races at Illabo on Saturday the track was in such a bad state that several times the horses fell giving the jockies some severe spills…

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Avalanche Fatality in Italy

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 21 March 1901 · page 2

Three Italian customs officers and five soldier have been killed by an avalanche at Como, in Lombardy, Northern Italy…

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Victoria. by Telegraph. Melbourne, Wednesday. Fatal Railway Accident—a Solicitor Killed

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 21 March 1901 · page 2

Mr. J. F. Wyburn, solicitor, was killed at Camberwell Railway Station this morning. He was walking on the platform reading a newspaper, when he was…

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Racing Accident at Corowa. Corowa

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 21 March 1901 · page 2

A serious chapter of accidents occurred during the running of the Ringwood Steeplechase at the second day's racing in connection with the Corowa…

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Recent Railway Accident

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1901 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners are prepared to consider any reasonable claims for compensation for injuries through the Sydenham disaster…

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Fatal Accident

Coolamon Echo · Friday 22 March 1901 · page 4

On Monday morning at Ga[?]main a young fellow named Turnbull was giving a racehorse a galop on a private cour[?]e on his father’s farm when the animal got…

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Racing Accidents at Illabo

Coolamon Echo · Friday 22 March 1901 · page 2

During the progress of some races at Illabo on Saturday the track was in such a bad state that several times the horses fell giving the jockies some severe spills…

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A Terrible Collision

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 March 1901 · page 2

A terrible marine fatality has occurred off Flushing. The steamer Chemnitz collided with the gunboat Tay, the latter sink ing in a few minutes. Thirteen…

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Fatal Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1901 · page 2

Our Ganmain correspondent, writing under date March 19, says:— A very sad fatal accident happened to a 17-year-old son of Mr. A. Turnbull, a resident of Ashbridge,…

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A Collision in the Harbor

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 26 March 1901 · page 2

A collision occurred in the harbour yesterday morning between the steamer Thelma, which is used as a guardboat for conveying troops from Middle Head…

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Victoria. Fisherman Drowned. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 26 March 1901 · page 2

It seems fairly certain now that the two fishermen, James and William O Mars, aged respectively 30 and 22, who have been missing since Thursday,…

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Painful Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 26 March 1901 · page 2

On Saturday, at midday, a boy named William Hicks, aged 11 years, was taken to the hospital, suffering from in incised wound to the left hand which nearly…

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

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 28 March 1901 · page 2

The body of an unknown man, with a wound in the head near the car, apparently inflicted by a gun shot, was found floating in Woolloomooloo Bay to-day. In one of…

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Later Cables. a Terrible Tornado. 25 Killed: 500 Injured

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 March 1901 · page 2

A fierce tornado has swept Birming-ham. The Alabamia Theatre was wrecked whilst a performance was in progress, and 25 persons were killed and…

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Burning Accident

The Junee Democrat · Friday 29 March 1901 · page 2

Whilst engaged cooking at an open fire on Thursday morning Mrs. John Hargraves, of Prince-street, was seriously burnt about the body through her dross…

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Accident

The Junee Democrat · Friday 29 March 1901 · page 3

About half past 4' on Wednesday afternoon a man named Patrick Slattery, while in a state of intoxication, fell out of a cart near the Bank of New South…

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Found Drowned

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 March 1901 · page 2

The body of middle aged woman was this morning found in one of the artificial lakes in the University Park. The woman was subsequently identified as…

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

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 30 March 1901 · page 2

The body of Mrs. Mary Gilbert was found floating in the artificial lake at University Park to-day. It is not known how she got into the water. It is believed to be a case…

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The Late Burning Accident

The Junee Democrat · Tuesday 2 April 1901 · page 2

On Friday last Mr. Scobie, District Coroner, hold an inquest touching the cause of the death of Mrs. Hargraves and her child, who had been burnt, as reported…

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Horrible Accident

Coolamon Echo · Friday 5 April 1901 · page 4

On Wednesday a horrible accident [?] Mr Martin Grady out at M[?]lebale. He was feeding a chaff-cutter, when by some moans the unfortunate fellow had…

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