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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1904

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A Naval Disaster British Stbmarine Sunk. Collision with a Mail Steamer. All Hands Lost. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 22 March 1904 · page 2

A naval disaster is reported from off Portsmouth, resulting in the sinking of submarine tor pedo-boat A1. It appears that the Union Castle liner…

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An American Liner and a Transport in Collision. Latest[?]news Splendid Discipline of Troops. London, March 21

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 22 March 1904 · page 2

The American steam liner New York came into collision in the British Channel with the steam transport Ossaye which had 500 troops aboard bound for Bombay, in…

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The Accident to a War Correspondent

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 22 March 1904 · page 2

Mr. F.A. Mackenzie the war correspondent at Chemuipi[?] of the "Daily Mail" did not break his legs as was at first reported. The only [?]…

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Collision. London

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 23 March 1904 · page 2

The German barque Mona, during a fog off Kingstown, Ireland, came into collision with and sank the sailing ship Lady Cairns, and 22 persons,…

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Accident

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 24 March 1904 · page 2

On Tuesday morning a young man named John Hueston, of Eunonyhareenyha, was driving in his cart, when the horse because restive, throwing the driver…

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A Remarkable Fatality

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 26 March 1904 · page 2

A fatal accident happened to Mr. J. Holt, aged 26 years, son of Mr. Holt, farmer, of Traralgon South (Vic.), on Thursday afternoon about 1.30 o'clock. He had gone down…

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Shocking Burning Fatality. Ballarat

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 26 March 1904 · page 2

A pathetic burning fatality was reported on Thursday from Napoleons. Mrs. Drever, a woman in poor circumstances, was engaged to perform some work at the…

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Revolver Fatality. a Boy Shot Dead

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 26 March 1904 · page 2

Keith Woodward, aged 13, residing at Camperdown was at noon to-day, in company with other boys in a house at Newtown, about to proceed to a picnic…

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Two Brothers Drowned Gallant Attempt at Rescue Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 31 March 1904 · page 4

Two brothers named Sydney and Wi[?] Nicholson, were drowned ina waterhole at Alexandra yesterday afternoon. The police have a[?] than…

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Accident to a Shunter

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 31 March 1904 · page 2

A regrettable accident occurred to a young man named Matthew Judge at the Wagga railway station on Monday morning It appears that whilst…

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A Clergyman Drowned

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 2 April 1904 · page 5

The Rev. R. H. Bailey, Methodist minister at Wodonga, was drowned on Wednesday afternoon in a lagoon close to the parsonage, at Bonegilla, on the Kiewa River…

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Children Drowned

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 April 1904 · page 2

The bodies of two male infants were found this morning, one off Blue's Point, North Sydney, and the other in a cistern in an out-house near a…

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Struck by Lightning. Accident at Pitt-town. Several Men Injured. Windsor

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 7 April 1904 · page 2

During a heavy thunderstorm yesterday afternoon a party of men engaged cleaning the Bard[?]arang Creek, at Pitt-town, were sheltering under a willow tree on the bank,…

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Sensational Tram Accident. One Man Killed. Several Persons Injured. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 7 April 1904 · page 2

A sensational tram accident occurred at Kensington at noon to-day. It appears that a tram from Coogee jumped the rails and crashed into a tram from the city…

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Telegraphic. New South Wales. Serious Tram Accident One Man Killed. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 7 April 1904 · page 2

A serious tram accident near Kensington junction signal-box happened to-day. Two trams bound to and from [?] respectively co[?] with a great crash…

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Fearful Fire Fatality

The Temora Star · Saturday 9 April 1904 · page 2

A terrible burning fatality occurred at Grafton on Sunday morning, five Children being burned to death. About 2 o'clock the shop and dwelling…

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Peculiar Accident to a Child

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1904 · page 2

A little girl named Neideck, met with a peculiar accident at Gerogery whilst climbing a ladder. She missed her footing, and her body was forced between the rungs of…

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Accident at Forest Hill

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 April 1904 · page 2

A youth named Lewitz, who works for Captain Lyons at Forest Hill, met with an unfortunate accident on Thursday evening. He was working at the…

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Cycling Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1904 · page 2

Whilst training on the local cycling track yesterday evening, Mr. "Jim" Dunn had the misfortune to meet with rather a painful accident. It appears that with two…

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Accident on the Bicycle Track

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 12 April 1904 · page 2

As some five or six riders were practising on the Sports track. Kincaid St. Wagga, about half-past six last evening one of them, James Dunn, Collided with…

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