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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1904

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A Shocking Accident. Killed by a Passing Train

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1904 · page 4

A DREADFUL accident happened on the railway line between Moonce Ponds and Eaaendon a few days ago, when John Anderson, a resident of Hunter-street,…

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Peculiar Fatality. Cyclist Accidentally Shot. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 2

A peculiar shooting accident happened at Sorrento this morning. A young man named John Main, who was on a holiday visit, and had spout most of his time shooting and…

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Dreadful Buggy Accident. a Woman Killed. Two Persons Injured. Cooma

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 2

A disastrous buggy accident is reported from Borridale, in which a Mrs. Gilchrist was killed, and two other persons were injured. It appears that a Mr. Gilchrist,…

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Accident to Mr. [?]

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 2

Mr. W. Cummins, one of the [?]ding drovers of the town, met wi[?] accident yesterday morning [?]…

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Railways in Russia Accident Every Three Miles

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 1

According to the Odessa correspondent of the "Standard," railway travelling in Russia would seem to possess a charm of its own for people who like…

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The Very Lates. More Gruesome Than a Battlefield. Piled Up Corpses. Trampled Out of Recognition Whole Families Wiped Out. 564 Bodies Recovered—157 Injured. Clever Rescue of Performers. a Plucky Comedian. Narrow Escape of Children. London. Jan. 1

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 2

Further particulars of the disastrous fire in Chicago show that 564 bodies of victims have been recovered, and that 157 were injured in addition. Of these latter one-third…

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Pea Rifle Fatality

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 5 January 1904 · page 2

Mr. Frederick Lewis, manager of Ferndale Estate for Mr. G. R. Jackson, of Mahonga, waa handling a pea rifle on Saturday morning when by some means…

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A Bicycle Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1904 · page 2

Mr. E. J. J. Williams, local agent for the Deering Harvester Coy., met with a severe accident at the Wangaratta New Year's Cycling meeting on New Year's…

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Accident to a Local Cyclist

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 5 January 1904 · page 2

At Wangaratta Sports meeting, on New Year's Day, Mr. K. Williams, of Wagga was one of the rider in the Wangaratta Wheel Race is which there…

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Dreadful Buggy Accident. a Woman Killed. Two Persons Injured Cooma

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1904 · page 4

A disastrous, buggy accident is reported from Berridale, in which a Mrs. Gilehrist was killed, and two other persons were injured. It appears that a…

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Terrible Boiler Accident. 43 Men Killed. Thursday, 3 35 p.m

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1904 · page 2

A boiler on the warship Wallaroo burst this morning off Montague Island, find 43 men were killed. The vessel will reach Sydney to-morrow…

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Fearful Gunshot Accident

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1904 · page 2

Air awful accident with a gus, and one which might have ended in instant death, occurred to Mr. Arthur Betts, blacksmith, of Hillston, on Wednesday…

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A Racecourse Incident. Sensational Collision

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 9 January 1904 · page 5

A sensational accident occurred at the Gordon races, near Ballarat, on Wednesday. In the Welter Handicap the field consisted of two horses. They had got about…

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A Racecourse Incident Sensational Collision. a on the Course

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 January 1904 · page 4

A sensational accident occurred at the Gordon (Vic.) races on Wednesday. In the Welter Handicap the field consisted of two horses. They had got about half…

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Big Skipping Fatality. The Wallaroo's Boiler Busts. 43 Lives Lost Sydney

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 9 January 1904 · page 2

The boiler of the warship 'Wallaroo ' burst this morning, off Montague Island forty three men killed. The vessel will reach Sydney to-morrow…

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Terrible Naval Disaster. Mishap on H.m.s. Wallaroo. Four Men Killed: Three Injured. [?]Lled and Blinded by Steam

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 January 1904 · page 2

Considerable dismay was created on Thursday afternoon by the receipt of news from Montague Island that a boiler and burst on H.M.S. Wallaroo, in…

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Disastrous Explosion. on Warship Wallaroo. a Boiler Bursts. Four Men Killed. Three Others Injured. Stoke Hole Filled with Boiling Water

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 9 January 1904 · page 2

In connection with the above marine disaster which occurred on board H.M.S. Wallaroo, of the Australian Squadron, an exaggerated account came to hand…

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Cable News. Terrible Accident at Sea. Fifty-three Persons Drowned. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 2

The mail steamer Challam from S[?] U.S.A., foundered in a fierce gale when four miles from Victoria, British Colombia. Fifty three persons were…

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Sad Death at Lake Albert. Elderly Woman Drowned

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 3

The residents of Lake Albert and Wagga received with feelings of very deep regret the news that early on Sunday morning the body of Mrs. Clark,…

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Accident Ot a Cyclist

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 2

A youth named Archie Judehose, aged sixteen, whilst riding a bicycle in Oxford-street this afternoon, rode in front of a but, and was run down. The bus passed…

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