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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1904

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Boating Accident. a Double Fatality. Adelaide

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 3

A SAD drowning fatality occurred at Henley Beach on Friday last, by which Walter Stephen, aged 24, son of Mr. D. Stephen, of Parkside, and…

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Accident

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 2

A child named Mary Owens, aged seven, fell from a balcony, a distance of sixteen feet, at Ultimo to-day. She was fearfully injured, her skull…

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Shooting Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 14 January 1904 · page 2

Mr. C. Bailey, a well-known Wagga resident, met with rather a severe accident on Saturday last whilst out shooting It appears that he was in the act of shooting a rabbit…

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Drowning Fatality

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 2

At about three o'clock on Monday afternoon, a traveller named Henry Cullen was engaged in fishing in the Murrumbidgee about 250 yards below the traffic bridge…

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The Gun Accident to Mr. Arthur Betts. "Spectator" Fund

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 2

As reported in our last issue Mr. Arthur Betts, met with a very serious accident with a shot-gun. As a result, of the accident, Mr. Betts has been…

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Serious Revolver Accident. a Sportsman Injured. Adelong

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 5

A serious shooting accident took place yesterday at Laurel Hill, between Tumberumba and Adelong. A party of sports, returning from the races, stopped at…

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Accidents will Happen

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 4

In the best regulated families, in the best [?]ted factories, and in every walk of life, accidents will happen, in spite of all precautions. Hence, if prevention in not to…

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A Sad Fatality. a Tarcutta Man Drowned

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 2

The sad tidings were received in Wagga on Saturday afternoon by telegrams sent to one or two of the relatives residing in Wagga that Mr. Geo…

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Bathing Fatality

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 2

While a party of youths were bathing in the George's river yesterday, Alfred Wray, aged 13, got beyond his depth. A man named Bibb, who swam to his…

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Drowning Fatality at Jillingroe. Death of Mr. G. W. Dennis. a Popular District Grazier

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 2

A SENSATION was caused in Jillingroe on Saturday morning when it became known that Mr. George Wm. Dennis, grazier, of Parkley, Hillas' Creek, had…

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The Laurel Hill Shooting Affair. Both Youngmen Severely Injured

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 2

THE accidental discharge of a pistol at Laurel Hill on Thursday last, result in two young men, Percy Woods, a race-horse trainer, and John Thornton,…

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Accident on a Political Tour

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 2
Also in Wagga Wagga Express

Messrs. M'Laurin and Briner, M's.L.A., who have been touring the former's electorate, met with an unpleasant experience on Thursday. The horses, which were…

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Drowned in the River. MR. G. W. Dennis Drowned While Swimming

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1904 · page 2

EARLY on Saturday morning last Mr. G. W. Dennis, of Hillas' Creek, was drowned in the Murrumbidgee River. Accompanied by his two sons and one…

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Bathing Fatality. the Danger of Diving

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 20 January 1904 · page 3

A lad named George Kappier, sustained fatal injuries while bathing with others in the river at Doctor's Point on Saturday afternoon (says yesterday's…

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A Terrible Disaster. Bloemfontein Flooded. a Reservoir Bursts. Sixty Persons Drowned. London, Monday afternoon

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 2

The bursting of a waterspout flooded Bloemfontein, destroying many bouses and rendering hundreds of people homeless…

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Wagga Cycling Club. Summer Meeting. Evans Wins a Double. a Rider Injured

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 2

Dull, muggy weather prevailed yesterday for the Summer Meeting of the Wagga Cycling Club, but the attendance was a satisfactory one. The afternoon's…

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Railway Disaster in America. the Cornellsville Accident. Graphic Details

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 4

By the San Francisco mail particulars of a frightful catastrophe to the Duquesne Limited, the fastest through passenger train from Pittsburg to New York, are contained…

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Cycling Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 2

A serious accident occurred in the Murrumbidgee Wheel Race, run in connection with the Wagga Cycling Club's Summer Meeting yesterday. About three…

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Local and General News. Drowning Fatality at Jillingroe

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 22 January 1904 · page 2

A sensation was caused in Jillingroe on Saturday morning when it became known that Mr. George Wm. Dennis, grazier, of Parkley, Hillas' Creek, had…

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