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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1904

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Accident at the Rock

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 2

A youth named Abner M'Crudden arrived by the mid-day train from The Bock on Thursday, and was admitted to the Wagga Hospital suffering from a fractured arm…

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Another Drowning Fatality. Near Mingay Homestead. a College Boy Drowned

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1904 · page 2

DROWNING fatalities have become of distressing frequency in this district lately, and it is our unpleasant duty to record still one more death from…

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New South Wales. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday. Drowning Fatality

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1904 · page 2

The body of an unknown woman was found floating in Cook's River this morning. The deceased had evidently only been in the water a abort time. All efforts…

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Found Drowned

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1904 · page 2

A fisherman, named Speechley, found the dead body of a woman floating in Cook's river carly this morning. So far it has not been identified…

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Drowned in the Murrumbidgee

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 26 January 1904 · page 2

On Friday afternoon Mr. H. B. Smith. owner of Aralabrad station, accompanied by his cousin, Arthur Smith, 16 years of age, was trucking stock at Coolac…

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Sensational Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1904 · page 2

A [?]sational accident happened on Saturday afternoon at Newtown, Sydney. A hoarse, driven by a man named Barnett Hartley, was returning from a funeral, and…

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Nasty Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1904 · page 2

A rather-severe vaulting accident occurred to Mr. John Henry Lockett, a member of the well-known family of that name, at Spring Gully, on Sunday evening. About…

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Painful Accident to a Child Albury

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1904 · page 2

An accident of a very painful nature happened to a child whose parents reside, at Black Range. The mother had purchased a tin of caustic soda to make…

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Painful Accident to a Ch[?]

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 26 January 1904 · page 2

An accident of a very painful nature happened to a child whose parents res[?] at Black Dange, is reported from Albur. The mother had purchased a tin of…

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Vaulting Accident

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 26 January 1904 · page 2

A serious and what might have preed fatal accident, occurred at Spring Gullon Saturday evening. John Henry Loc[?] was pole vaulting with his brothers and…

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Accident to a Little Girl

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 26 January 1904 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon, Doris Devlin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Devlin, of Moorong, aged one year, fell out of a chair, and seemed to have so disturbed…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 27 January 1904 · page 3

At Gundagai on Saturday another 6sd drowning fatality was reported. A youth named Charles Smith, aged 16, bod of Mr P A. Smith, manager of Darba' are station…

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Sad Drowning Fatality. a Youth the Victim. Narrow Escape of Mr. H. B. SMITH

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1904 · page 2

A WEEK ago we had to report the sad drowning of Mr. G. W. Dennis, of Hillas Creek, in the Murrumbidgee River. During the past few days…

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The Drowning Fatality. the Inquiry. Sad Scenes on the River Bank

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 2

THE suspense attending the recovery of the body of the unfortunate youth, Arthur Lise Albert Smith, who was drowned near Mingay homestead on…

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Adelong. Sad Drowing Fatality

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 2

The sad intelligence reached Adelongby telegram an Wednesday evening last that an old and respected townsman, Mr. John Channon, had…

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Suicide of a Farmer's Wife. Drowned in a Tank

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 2

Caroline Schulz, the wife of August Schulz, farmer, of Huon, on Thursday committed suicide by drowning herself in a tank close to the house. Mrs…

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The Gun Accident

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 2

It is reported that Mr. Chas. Barley, a well-known Wagga man, who had [?]right eye injured in a gun accident recently, intends seeking the advice of a…

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Drowned in a [?] a Youth's Death

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 February 1904 · page 3

The body of William Beers aged 17, was found this morning in a waterhole in Willoughby-read. He was last seen on Saturday afternoon on the recks with…

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

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 4 February 1904 · page 2

The dead body of a youth named William Beers was found in a waterhole at Willoughby this morning. He went there on Sunday with a number of companionf who…

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Drowned at Marrar

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 February 1904 · page 2

A report was received by the local police of a drowning case at Marrar on Tuesday morning last. Constable Morris investigated the matter, and it…

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