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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1905

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Sensational Accident. Cyclist's Wonderful Escape

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 31 October 1905 · page 4

The feat of "leaping the chasm" at Prince's-court, culminated on Friday night (the "Argus" says), in an accident of the most sensational…

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A Dreadful Disaster. Explosion at Stanford-merthyr. Five Killed and Nine Injured. Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 1 November 1905 · page 2

An explosion occurred at Stanford-Merthyr colliery, Maitland, to-day. First explosion no damage done, second, H.J. Adams, director, and five other…

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Shocking Railway Fatality. Enginedriver Mangled

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 2 November 1905 · page 4

Andrew Livingstone, an enginedriver, died in the Melbourne Hospital on Monday night as the result of injuries he received through being crushed…

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Awful Colliery Explosion. At the Stanford Merthyr, N.S.W. Six Men Killed. Ten Badly Injured. Terrible Sunday Morning Scenes. Bereaved Families and Four Hundred Workless

The Worker · Thursday 2 November 1905 · page 4

A terrible explosion of fire-damp occurred at the Stanford Merthyr Colliery mine, nine miles from West Maitland, N.S.W., between 11 a.m. and 12 noon last…

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Dreadful Explosion. Stanford-merthyr Colliery in Flames. Five Persons Killed, Nine Injured. Kurri Kurri

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 3 November 1905 · page 4

About two o'clook this morning the Stanford Merthyr Colliery was discovered to be on fire. Yesterday being pay Saturday, the mine was…

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Drowning Fatality. a Boy Drowned

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 7 November 1905 · page 2

An unfortunate occurrence, with a fatal result, took place on Saturday morning, when a boy named Roy Grainger was drowned in the river…

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Sad Fatality. Wagga Boy Drowned

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 7 November 1905 · page 2

The community learned with genuine grief on Saturday that a boy named John Grainger had been drowned in the river whilst "bird- nesting." The particulars…

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Wallsend Coach Fatality

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 7 November 1905 · page 2

The inquest on the two passengers killed in the Wallsend coach fatality was opened to-day and adjourned until 20th inst…

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Accident to a Boy

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 7 November 1905 · page 2
Also in Wagga Wagga Express

A somewhat serious acciedent occurred on Friday to a boy named Arthur Re[?]. aged 12 years, son of Mr. William Reeves, baker, of Baylis-street…

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Accidents

The Temora Star · Wednesday 8 November 1905 · page 2

On Friday, Mrs. Marshe, wife of Mr. John Murshe, a selector, residing about 4 miles from Temora on the Merool Road met with a nasty…

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The Drowning Fatality

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 9 November 1905 · page 2

The body of the boy Jack Grainger, who was drowed in the river on Saturday morning below the South Wagga pound, has not yet been recovered. The…

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Local and General News. Day Fatality

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 9 November 1905 · page 2

A terrible fatality occurred on the Saltwater River, about 100 yards from the Flemington racecourse, on Tuesday. Shortly after 2 o'clock a crudely built…

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Parachute Accident. Dreadful Fall. London, Nov. 4

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 9 November 1905 · page 4

A shocking accident occurred yesterday at Columbia, the capital of South Carolina, in connection with a parachute descent from a balloon…

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The River Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 9 November 1905 · page 2

Although every possible endeavor has been made to recover the body of the boy, Roy Granger, who was drowned whilst bird-nesting on…

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The Drowning Fatality

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 November 1905 · page 2

The police having diligently pursued their search for the body of Jack Grainger in the river for several days have come to the conclusion that further effort…

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Serious Riding Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 11 November 1905 · page 2

A serious accident occurred yesterday to a farm laborer named James Baker, employed by Mr. Watson, at Gregadoo. Baker wad riding a horse…

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Driving Fatality

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 14 November 1905 · page 2

Whilst driving in a sulky at Coolamon on Friday evening Mr. Alexander Bandeman had the misfortune to be thrown out, and he sustained such serious…

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Fatality of the Sea

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 14 November 1905 · page 2

The schooner La Bella, laden with timber, was wrecked off the Warrnambool (Vic.) coast during Friday night, and seven of her crew were drowned…

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Accident with a Pea-rifle

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 14 November 1905 · page 2

Master Everard Sheppard, son of Mr. George Sheppard, met with an accident through the explosion of a pearifle on, Saturday. He was carrying…

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