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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1905

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Accident at Coreinbob

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 4 April 1905 · page 2

On Saturday evening evening about dusk, an accident occurred at Coreinbob by which two ladies were thrown out of a buggy, one of them sustaining a nasty wound…

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Fatal Accident at Germanton

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 5 April 1905 · page 4

An accident, unfortunately attended with fatal result, befel a young man named Percy Horsley, 22 years of age, on Wednesday evening at Little…

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The Zeigler Mine Fatality

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 6 April 1905 · page 2

In live explosion at the Zeigler mine in Illinois, U.S.A., there were 31 fatalities…

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Accidents to Workers. the Great Value of ZAM-BUk PROVED

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 7 April 1905 · page 2

Busy workers in all departments of labor, in the railway, in the mill, factory, or workshop have all one great common need—a reliable…

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Accident to Mr. H. Hardy

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 13 April 1905 · page 2

A somewhat serious accident occurred yesterday morning to Mr. H. Hardy, who sustained some severe injuries. Mr. Hardy was superintending the…

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Accident to a Townsman

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 13 April 1905 · page 2

Yesterday morning Mr. Harry Hardy, of Messrs. C. Hardy and Co., contractors, tors with an unfortunate accident. He was superintending for his firm the…

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Terrible Disaster. on the Midland Railway. Expresses in Collision. Wreckage Ablaze. 7 Killed, 20 Injured. Terrible Scenes

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1905 · page 6

Not since the Bullhouse accident. near Penistone, in 1884, when 21 persons were killed and 60 injured by the brraking of crank-axle of fast…

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Sad Death of a Boy. Result of Serious Accident. Strange Parental Conduct. No Medical Aid Foe Ten Days

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 15 April 1905 · page 3

At the Court House, Albury, on Wednes day morning, the district Coroner (Mr G. R. Evans, P.M.) held an inquiry concerning the death of a had Earned Herman Emanuel…

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Boating Fatality

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1905 · page 2

Four young men were on board a boat in Torrens Lake, South Australia, when the craft capsized. There of the occupants were drowned namely. Thos…

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Dreadful Boating Accident Three Men Drowned. Adelaide

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1905 · page 3

This afternoon an accident, in which three young men lost their lives, occurred on the Torrens River. A party of four companions from Hindmarsh hired a pleasure boat, and…

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Attempted High Way Robbery. Attacked with a Crowbar. Young Man Badly Injured. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1905 · page 3

A highway robbery of unusual daring and violence was attempted at Collingwood, on Saturday night. Arthur W. Muir, manager of a grooery store,…

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Nangus News. Painful Accident

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1905 · page 2

A YOUNG lady named Miss Webb, a native of Tumut, met with a painful accident at Nangus on saturday last. She, in company with another young…

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Serious Gun Accident

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 April 1905 · page 2

A serious accident happened to a youngman named Josoph Boardman, aged about 30, on Wednesday afternoon. He was with a companion shooting rabbits on…

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An Accident Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 April 1905 · page 2

The weather was ideal for the Show of the Royal Agricultural Society to-day which was the chief attraction. The attendance was about 50,000…

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Latest News the Russians' Movements. Injured Japanese Vessel Reported. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 27 April 1905 · page 2

Three torpedo boats, presumably Japanese, overhauled a British ship, 60 miles East of Hongkong. The Russian naval authorities say that…

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Sensational Motor Accident. a Narrow Escape

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 27 April 1905 · page 4

A sensational motor accident happened on Monday evening in Malop-street, Geelong. Shortly after 11 o'clock the large motor car owned by…

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Accident to a Cyclist

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 27 April 1905 · page 2

Lust evening Mr. W. Holyle, of Wagga, was ridding his bicycle inteuding to take part in the concert held at Iura last night. When he got to Currajong Hill, a hare…

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Shooting Fatality at Tamworth. Boy Shot in the Abdomen. Tamworth

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 2 May 1905 · page 2

On Thursday afternoon, at Mr. Martin Wilson's farm, Moonbi, Oscar (his 12-year-old son) was sparrow shooting, with his cousin. Ashley Chad,…

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Sad Fatal Accident. the Deadly Pea Rifle

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

A SENSATION was occasioned in Gundagai on Friday afternoon by the news that a youth named Arthur Trne, aged 17, the eldest son of a much…

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A Sad Accident. Youth Shot Dead. a Warning to Parents

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 3 May 1905 · page 2

A SAD shooting accident, attended with fatal results, happened on the flat near the local racecourse about 4 o'clock on Friday afternoon last. Two…

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