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Accidents, 1905

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Accident at Ganmaim

Coolamon Echo · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 3

A Ganmain youth named Creswell [?] aged [?] years, met with a frightful accident on Tuesday morning The young man was engaged in…

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Train and Sleigh. Terrible Collision

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 2

A train from Pit-burgh, United States, came into collision with a sleigh at Hornell's Hill, killing senven women on the spot, and injuring four others…

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Chief of Police Injured

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 2

A workman at Odessa fired at and seriously wounded the Chief of Police…

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Sad Fatality. Death at the Moment of Victory. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 2

While [?] an a race at Cannes France, an English jockey named Flintturned towards his wife and child, and as he did so struck the winning post…

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The Accident at the Prince Mine

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 2

THE two miners (Messrs Murphy and Wells) who met with an accident in the Prince mine on Monday are progressing favorably; in fact Wells…

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Train Smashes a Waggon Boy Killed and Another Injured. Remarkable and Pathetic Mistake

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 7 February 1905 · page 4

A special train on Friday afternoon, nearing Bet Bet (Vic.) station. at which it was not intended to stop. crashed into a covered in waggonette. One of the…

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Fatal Accident. Mrs. White Killed

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 2

A terrible shock was given the people on Thursday evening by the news being brought to town that Mrs. White and her son William had been the victims of a serious accident on…

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Fatal Accident Death of Mrs. White

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 2

ONE of the saddest fatal accidents which we have ever been called upon to chronicle occurred on Thursday evening, by which Cootamundra lost one of its…

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How the Accident Happened

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 2

The accident happened about 6 clock on Thursday afternoon. The late Mrs. White and her eldest son, Will, were out driving at Jindalse. The more, apparently, was rather…

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Russo-japanese War, 140,000 Japanese Casualties. Snooting Drowning Men. London

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1905 · page 2

Though General Ruropatkin is demanding a quarter of a million men to reinforce his army in Manchuria, the Russian Government is suspending the…

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Sensational Buggy Accident. (By Telegraph.) ALBURY

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1905 · page 2

While Mrs. Johm Rixon, a widow, with her daughter and child, were driving in from Splitters' Creek yesterday, the horse took fright and…

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Accident at Oberne

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1905 · page 2

A rabbiter named George Smith was brought to the Wagga Hospital yesterday from Mr. Bardwell's Oberne Station, where he was employed. On…

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Accident at Oberne an Unfortunate Case

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 14 February 1905 · page 2

Mr. Geo. Smith, a married man engaged as rabbiter on Ober[?]e estate, has been having a run of ill luck. During the recent, fires he was amongst th[?]e…

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News by Wire. Fatal Collision. Sydney

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 15 February 1905 · page 2

A collision occurred between an electric tram car and a 'bus at Auckland (N.Z.) last night. A lady passenger was killed, and several others were badly injured…

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The Caledonian Sports' Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 16 February 1905 · page 2

By inquiry at 1 o'clock this morning, we learned from the Matron of the Hospital that no change had taken place up to that hour, in the…

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Fatal Driving Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 16 February 1905 · page 2

Mrs. Ellen White, one of the oldest residents, and owner of the Globe Hotel, Cootamundra, was driving with her son, Mr. W. H. White, on…

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Sensational Coach Accident. Surrounded by Flames. One Man Burnt to Death

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 16 February 1905 · page 2

A sensational coach accident happe ed on the Glen Willis-road on Saturday, resulting in the death of Thomas M'Bride, the severe burning of the drive, Arthur Kilpatrick,…

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Burnt with Powder. a Terrible Fatality. Boy Burnt to Death. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 5

Some employees at the factory of Guthridge and Co., manufacturers of mining machinery and explosives at Marsfield on the Newcastle line, were…

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The Caledonian Sports Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 2

Upon inquiry at the hospital last evening it was ascertained that the boy Thomas Kerwin, who was seriously on the Show Ground last Wednesday, was no worse…

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Wallendbeen Races. a Chapter of Accidents

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 2

A very fair crowd rolled up to the above races on Wednesday. The meeting, which was of the Picnic kind, was promoted by Mr. Fred. Young, of the Federal hotel, and…

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