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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1902

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Items of News. Accident in Baylis Street

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 25 September 1902 · page 2

A young man named Allan James, a groom in the employ of Dr. Leahy, met with a serious accident shortly after six o'clock last evening. It appears that whilst Senior…

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A Harbor Collision. Captain Rich's Certificate Returned

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 September 1902 · page 2

The Marine Court to-day decided to return Captain Rich's certificate, but ordered him to pay the costs of the inquiry in connection with the…

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New South Wales. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Friday. Compensation for Railway Accidents

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 27 September 1902 · page 2

An unofficial statement gives the total sum paid as compensation for accidents by the railway and tramway department for the past 14 years as £206,600…

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Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 27 September 1902 · page 2

What might have proved to be a very serious accident occurred at Messrs. Edmondson and Co's. warehouse yesterday morning. It apears that an employe named…

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Accident to a Schoolboy

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 September 1902 · page 2

A boy named W. Keegan (7), who resides with his mother in Forsyth Street Newtown met with a nasty and painful accident yesterday afternoon. He…

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A Fatal Accident

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 27 September 1902 · page 2

A magisterial enquiry was held by the coroner on Thursday morning, at Morrison's Hill, lunching the death of Edward James Keith, who was found…

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Shocking Shooting Fatality. Mr. George Schintler Shot Dead. Mistaken for a Rabbit

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Tuesday 30 September 1902 · page 3

The saddest and most melancholy fatal accident that has ever fallen to our lot to chronicle happened shortly after 6 o'clock yesterday evening…

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Accident to Mr. Roosevelt. Details by Mail

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 30 September 1902 · page 4

American mails to hand by the So[?]ma, which arrived in Sydney on Saturday, contain an account of the accident to President Rooseveit'a carriage on…

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President Roosevelt. the Pittsfield Accident. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 30 September 1902 · page 2

Dr. Shaffer, of New York, joined the physicians who are attending President Roosevelt at Indianopolis yesterday. the temperature of the patient was found to…

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Fatal Shooting Accident. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 2 October 1902 · page 3

A terribly shocking accident occurred last evening at Adelong. George Schintler and William Lyttleton went rabbit shooting. Schintlor attempted to hunt the rabbits out…

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M. Zola Dead. Accidentally Smothered

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 2 October 1902 · page 3

News has just been received of the midden death of M. Emite Zola, the famous French novelist. The cable announcing the event says that he died from…

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Peculiar Shooting Accident. Man Mistaken for a Rabbit

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 2 October 1902 · page 3

A most deplorable fatal accident occurred at Adelong on Monday evening, about 6 o'clock. Mr. W. Lyttleton was out rabbit and…

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Shooting Fatality at Adelong. Mr. George Schintler Shot Dead. Mistaken for a Rabbit

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 3 October 1902 · page 3

THE sadness and most melancholy fatal accident that has ever fallon to our lot to happened shortly shortly after 6 o'clock on Monday evening…

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Shocking Fatal Accident

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 3 October 1902 · page 2

On Monday evening last the most shocking catastrophe that has ever been known within the annals of these districts occurred, when George…

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Peculiar Shooting Accident. Man Mistaken for a Rabbit

The Junee Democrat · Friday 3 October 1902 · page 4

A most depletable fatal accident occident at Adelong on Monday evening, about 0 o'clock. Mr. W. Littleton was out rabbit…

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Shooting Fatality Shot Dead in Mistake Fob a Rabbit

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 4 October 1902 · page 3

A fatal accident happened at Adelong shortly after 6 o' clock on Monday evening Mr. W.W. Lyttleton, as has been his usual custom since his return home from South…

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M. Zola Dead. Accidentally Smothered. London, Sept. 29

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 4 October 1902 · page 4

News has just been received of the sudden death of M. Emile Zola, the famous French novelist. The cable announcing the event says that he died from accidental [?]xia…

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Deplorable Shooting Accident. Man Mistaken for a Rabbit

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 4 October 1902 · page 3

The following sensational disaster was recorded at Adelong, on Monday. Mr W. Lyttleton was out rabbit and [?] shooting, with a Winchester rifle in Curtis' paddocks,…

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Public Meeting. the Schintler Fatality. Practical Sympathy for the Widow & Orphans

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Tuesday 7 October 1902 · page 2

A MEETING of sympathisers with the widow and orphans of the late George Schintler who lost his life in a very sudden manner last week, was held in…

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Telegraphic News. General Cables. London, Oct. Serious Accident at a 3Uow

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 7 October 1902 · page 2

Tae seats of a tent at a shuw in St. woseph, Missouri, U.S.A., collapsed, and 1500 spectators wero thaipitated to thoe ground. Two hundred wcro iojured, many…

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