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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1905

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Drowning Fatality

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1905 · page 2

A sad case drowning occurred at Kalkee, about seven miles from Horsham (Vic.) on Thursday. A youth named Lindsay Thomson, aged…

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Burning Fatality at Uranquinty. Magisterial Inquiry

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1905 · page 2

At the Wagga Court-house on Monday afternoon, the Coroner (Mr. T. H. Wilkinson) held an inquiry concerning the death of James Spencer William…

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Accidents and Fatalities. Death of Mr. Allan Snodgrass

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1905 · page 2

In saving the homestead at Sandy Creek Station great efforts were made and although attended with a measure of success the fire nevertheless claimed…

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Accident to a Young Man

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1905 · page 2

On Monday a young man named Charles Chancy was admitted to the Wagga Hospital suffering from severe injuries received during the progress of…

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Accidents at Toole's Creek

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1905 · page 2

In saving the property and outhouses at Toole's Creek, three men—Messrs. T. Walsh, W. Melton, and J. Doolan—were severaly burnt about the…

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The Fire's Accidents. Death of Mr. Alex. Snodgrass Young Man Burnt to Death. Desperate Dash for Life

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 3 January 1905 · page 2

The fire has claimed two victims at least. Mr. Alex. Snodgrass, aged 65, the eldest of a large and well known district family, died on Saturday from heat…

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Out Humula and Tarcutta Way. a Painful Accident

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 3 January 1905 · page 2

Another line of devouring fire was marked along from Humula and Tarcutta to Wagga. Mr. John Cheney, Opossum Plain, had with his workers a great fight…

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The Dead and Injured

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 2

The only fatality in this district so far known occurred on Ellerslie Station, where a man was burned to death, but who the victim was is not…

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Burning Fatality at Uranquinty. Magisterial Inquiry

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 5 January 1905 · page 4

At the Wagga Court house on Monday afternoon, the Coroner (Mr. T. H. Wilkinson) held an inquiry concerning the death of James Spencer William…

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(Accidents and Fatalities. Death of Mr. Allan Snodgrass

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 5 January 1905 · page 4

In saving the homestead at Sandy Creek Station great efforts were made and although attended with a measure of success the fire nevertheless claimed…

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Accident to a Young Man

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 5 January 1905 · page 4

On Monday a young man named Charles Chancy was admitted to the Wagga Hospital suffering from severe injuries received during the progress of…

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Accidents at Toole's Creek

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 5 January 1905 · page 4

In saving the property and outhouses at Poole's Creek, three men—Messrs. T. Walsh, W. Melton, and J. Doolan—were severely burnt about the…

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Fatality at Mt. Adrah

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1905 · page 2

A correspondent supplies us with the following particulars of the fatality at Mt. Adrah:-"On Tuesday last quite a gloom was east over the village…

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Sensation in Brisbane. Triple Burning Fatality. Septuagenarian and Two Children the Victims

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 4

A terrible burning fatality, resulting in the loss of three lives, occurred at Paddington, a suburb of Brisbane, early on Friday morning, when the residence…

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Sensation in Brisbane. Triple Burning Fatality. Septaugenarian and Two Children the Victims

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 4

A terrible burning fatality, resulting in the loss of three lives, occurred at Paddington, a suburb of Brisbane, early on Friday morning, when the…

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A Nasty Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 2

A lad named David Doyle, employed by Mr. R. S. Heydon, in his black smith shop, sustained a painful accident yesterday. He was taking a…

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Bicycle Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 12 January 1905 · page 2
Also in Wagga Wagga Express

A boy named Bert Bright, residing in Murray Street, Wagga, was on Tuesday admitted to the Wagga Hospital suffering from wounds received…

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Sensational Incident. a Wine Hogshead Bursts. Two Men Injured

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 2

An incident which may truly be described as peculiar occurred at Messrs. Ayletts', general storekeepers, Newtown. Wagga, on Thursday evening, about 6…

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An Explosion at Newtown. a Man Injured. a Curious Occurrence

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 2

The residents of Newtown were startled at about 7 o'clock on Thursday evening by the sound of a heavy explosion coming from near the…

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