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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1904

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Terrible Burning Fatality

The Temora Star · Wednesday 24 February 1904 · page 2

A shocking burning fatality occurred on Saturday morning last at the residence of Mr. H. Lucas, Merool. Road. It appears that Beula Lucas,…

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Sad Boating Disaster. Boy and Girl Drowned. Extremely Pathetic Incidents

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 25 February 1904 · page 4

A terrible boating diseaster occurred in Moreton Bay, Brisbane, on Saturday. A party of five Mr. and Mrs. Victor Drury, their eight-year-old daughter Leila, Mrs…

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Floods in South Australia. Petersburg [?] Gladstone In[?] a Woman Swept Away and Drowned. Adelaide

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 25 February 1904 · page 3

To-night Peterburg, a town h[?] about 100 miles north of Adelaide reports that the streets are flooded owing to the heavy ram. The [?]…

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Serious Driving Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 25 February 1904 · page 2

At an early hour this morning it was reported to us that rather a serious accident happened to some visitors returning from the Bruce auction held for church purposes…

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A Sensational Accident. a Bus Overturned

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 25 February 1904 · page 2

An accident of a sensational nature, but fortunately unattended with these serious consequence of which it was capable, befel a party of ladies and gentlemen on…

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Railway Collision

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 26 February 1904 · page 2

There was a railway collision this morning at Gosford between a goods and stock train. Several waggons were damaged, and the traffic was…

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Railway Collision at Gosford

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 February 1904 · page 3

A collision occurred this morning at Gosford between a goods and a stock train. Several waggons were damaged and traffic was delayed for a couple of hours, though…

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An Extraordinary Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 2

George Ries, a carpenter, was on Thursday engaged repairing the coiling at a butcher's shop at Albury when [?]adder he was on slipped, and Ries, in [?], was…

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The Recent Driving Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 2

The result of the recent driving accident which was briefly mentioned in our last issue was not so serious as would at first have been supposed. It appears that a…

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Accident to Two Schoolgirls

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 2

As two schoolgirls, Flora and Agnes Thomson, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Thomson, Toole's Creek, were returning home from school on their pony on…

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Accident to a Hindoo

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 2

Last night a Hindoo giving the name of Bhuddinson was admitted to the Wagga Hospital having sustained a potts fracture to the log and one of his fingers…

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A Clergyman Drowned

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 1 March 1904 · page 2

News has been received here that Rev. Mr. Ensor, who arrived at Auckland (N.Z.) from Gisborne on Saturday to take temporary charge of the Theological…

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Cable News. a Marine Collision. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 March 1904 · page 2

A Russian torpedo boat collided and sank an Egyptian revenue cutter at Aden. The crew of the cutter was rescued. The Suez Canal, will as a consequence, be…

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A Terrible Accident. Collapse of Bags. Nine Men Injured. Wellington (N.z.)

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 March 1904 · page 2

A terrible accident happened at the Sugar Company's, works at Chelsea this morning. A stack of about 50 tons or bags collapsed, burying four men. Seven…

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A Sensational Fire. Mother and Child Dangerously Injured. Brave Attempt at Rescue

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 5 March 1904 · page 5

A fire which may involve loss of life ocourred on Wednesday night in a five-roomed house in Eureka-street, Ballarat East, owned by Mrs. Mary. Lugg, a widow…

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Telegrams. Railway Accident. Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 5 March 1904 · page 2

One of the men Gardiner, who was injured on the railway line, near Woy Woy, yesterday, died at the Newcastle hospital this morning…

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The Very Latest. Movements of Japanese Troops. Forge Landed in Manchuria. Another Large Body at Chemulpho. Collision in Suez Canal. Russian Torfedoer Runs Down Revenue Cutter. Russian Naval Operations in Red Sea. Shipments of Welsh Coat for Japan. the Egyptian Government and the Russians. Use of Suez Canal Forbidden to Belligerents. London, March 4

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 5 March 1904 · page 2

The latest reports from the Far East state that 2300 Japanese were lauded without artillery at Song-Ching and have started for Southern Manchuria…

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Serious Driving Accident. Mr. Donaldson, M.L.A, and His Wife Injured. Tumut

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 3

Mr. R. Donaldson, M.L.A., and his wife met with a serious accident yesterday, whilst on their way to the Tumberumba Show. They were…

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Serious Accident to Me. Mrs. R. Donaldson. Both Thrown From a Sulky. Mrs. Donaldson Badly Injured

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 3

Tidings reached town on Tuesday last that Mrs. Donaldson, wife of our respected member of Parliament, had been the victim of an unfortunate…

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Local and General News. Serious Driving Accident. Mr. Donaldson, M. L. A., and His Wife Badly Injured

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 2

On Monday afternoon Mr Donaldson, M. L. A., accompanied by Mrs. Donaldson, left. Tumut to proceed to the Tumbarumba show, which was…

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