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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1903

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Railway Collision. Twenty-five Passengers Killed London, Dec. 28

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 1 January 1903 · page 4

The mistake of a signalman in allowing an express train on the same read as that on which a goods train was travelling in Canada resulted in a serious disaster,…

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Accident with a Pea Rifle

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 2

A rather serious shooting [?]ccident occurred at Currawarna on New Y[?]r's morning, whereby Mr. A. A. Dennis, a homestead selector, received painful injuries…

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Accidents

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 2

Mr. P. A. Lysaught, the licensce of the All Nations Hotel, Wagga, met with a painful accident on New Year's Eve, through the bursting of a lemonade hottl[?]…

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aACCIDENT at Narandera Cycling Sports

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 2

J. Williams, one of the local cyclists who journeyed to Narandera to compete in the New Year's Day cycling sports at that place, was the victim of a nasty…

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Accidental Shooting. the Pea Rifle Again

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 5

Instances continue to come to light in which the dangers attaching to the careless use of pea rifles are painfully demonstrated. As the "Express" pointed out…

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A Peculiar' Accident

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 6 January 1903 · page 2

A train overtook a man and woman who were walking on the railway line in a catting at Thirroul, near Clifton (South Coast) early this morning. The…

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Accident at Currawarna

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 6 January 1903 · page 2

Mr. Alf. A. Dennis, who on New Year's Day sustained serious injury through accidentally shooting himself with a pea rifle at Currawarna, is progressing…

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Singular Railway Accident

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 6 January 1903 · page 2

A singular railway accident occurred at Korumburra (Vic.) on Saturday evening. A special passenger train leaves for Outrim every fortnight in connection…

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Terrible Railway Accident. Cut Down by a Train. a Woman's Narrow Escape. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 6 January 1903 · page 2

A terrible railway accident happened on the South Coast line this morning, the train from Wollongong to Sydney running a man down and seriously injuring…

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Two Youths Drowned. Gallant Rescue of Another

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 4

A sad drowning accident happened at Frankston (Vic.) on Monday afternoon, involving the death af Herbert Laver, aged 18, and Herbert Simmons, aged 19…

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Accident to a Cyclist

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 2

A young mail named Thomas Cridland, a cycle agent at Crookwell, met with a fearful accident to-day whilst riding along a road. He collided with another…

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Telegraphic. New South Wales. Fatal Gun Accident. Mother Shot by Her Son. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 2

An unusually tragical shooting accident occurred at Tenterfield to-day, when Mrs. John M'Kerihan was killed by her son William. The boy was playing with…

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Colliery Accidents

The Worker · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 5

The following are the terms of the letter forwarded by Mr. May to the delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation:—"Referring to my letter of March…

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Gun Accidents

The Temora Star · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 3

While out shooting on Monday at Coolac, near Gundagai, a young man named James Heydon, 17 a labourer, was accidentally wounded in the foot…

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Double Fatality

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 2

Two brothers, named O'Leary, aged nine and six respectively, were fishing at South Brisbane, when one got beyond has depth. The other, went to…

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Shocking Burning Fatality. Mother and Three Children

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 15 January 1903 · page 2

A mother and her three children were burned to death in a fire which occurred at Nudgee, near Brisbane, on Sunday night. At the time the fire broke out…

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Riding Fatality at Tumut a Station-owner the Victim

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 15 January 1903 · page 4

A riding accident, attended with fatal consequences, befel Mr. Joseph Lambert, owner of East Blowering Station, 12 miles from here, on Saturday night…

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A Bondi Fatality

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 2

A body of an unknown woman was found lying under the cliffs at Bondi yesterday afternoon. The deceased had apparently fallen a distance of a hundred feet…

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Shocking Fatality at Brobenab. MR. T. Miller Killed

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 2

Early on Friday morning last intelligence was received of the accidental death of Mr. Thomas Miller of Brobenab, whose body had been found by his brother, Mr. Amos…

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Railway Accident

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 2

While a goods train' was travelling down an incline at Bradford (Victoria) to-day the running gear of one of the tracks got out of order. Nearly the…

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