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Accidents, 1906

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Telegraphic News. General Cables. Holiday Accident. London, June 1

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 7 June 1906 · page 2

A disastrous accident to a party of excursionists is reported from the United States. A trolley-car, laden with excursionist, was travelling on…

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Serious Wedding Mishap. Bridal Party Upset Bridesmaid Seriously Injured

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 June 1906 · page 4

A serious accident happened on Tuesday to a wedding party at Herberton (R) Mr. W. Ezzy had just been married to Miss Smythe, and the bride and…

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Extraordinary Fatality. Five Men Charged with Murder. Fifield

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 14 June 1906 · page 2

The reopened inquiry concerning the circumstances surrounding the death of James Cameron at Fifield, on February 16, was started at Fifield…

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Mining Fatality

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 15 June 1906 · page 5

Charles Herivel was killed by an explosion in Hill End mine, Cue (West Australia). His companion, Ben Smith, received terrible injuries…

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Narrow Escape From Drowning

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 2

Whilst the steamer Wagga Wagga was coming alongside the old wharf at the north side of the bridge over the River Murrumbidgee at Wagga…

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Racehorse Injured

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 2

Major Eustace Loder's famous Carbine colt Spearmint, winner of the English Derby and the Grand Prix of Paris on Sunday last, had one of his…

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S.s. Wagga Wagga. Exciting Incident. Boy Almost Drowned

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 2

It is about twelve months since the steamer "Wagga Wagga" was able to take a cargo so far up the river as Wagga Wagga. Prior to that it is many years…

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Painful Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 2

A painful accident happened to Mr. Ernest C. Angel, un employee at Mr. K. S. Heydon's. It appears that the young man was engaged in adzing a…

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Sensational Accident. Three Men Injured. Brisbane

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 19 June 1906 · page 3

A sensational accident happened at the Executive Buildings to-day, when a heavy weight, which was being used in connection with a lift, fell to the…

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The Latest by Telegraph. Sydney, Monday, 8 p.m. Lift Accident

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 19 June 1906 · page 2

There has been a sensational accident at the Executive Buildings, Brisbane. During repairs to the lift the dead-weight of the balance for the…

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Accident at the Mill

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 19 June 1906 · page 2

A youth named William Darby, son of Mr. W. Darby, stationmaster, Wagga, met with a very painful accident yesterday morning. He is…

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Fatal Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 19 June 1906 · page 2

Mr. David Stoppelbein, a former well-known resident of Wagga, was the victim of a fatal accident in the metropolis on Friday. The deceased, who…

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Painful Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 19 June 1906 · page 2

William Darby, aged 16, son of Mr. Darby, railway stationmaster at Wagga, met with an extremely painful accident yesterday morning. He was…

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Collision in the Harbor

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 June 1906 · page 2

A collision occurred in the harbor this afternoon between the steamer Guthrie and a tug boat. One man is missing and is supposed to have been…

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A Racing Fatality. Jockey Found Guilty of Manslaughter

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1906 · page 4

The evidence in the hearing of a trial on a charge of manslaughter of Victor Perry, a well-known jockey, which was opened on Thursday, was…

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Collision with a Tramcar. Three Persons Killed. London, June 24

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1906 · page 2

A runaway electric tramcar collided with a hearse, a mourning coach, and a furniture van in the metropolis yesterday. As A result, three people…

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A Complicated Collision. Sensational Occurrence in a Lane

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 6

A most extraordinary vehicle accident occurred at Taralga on Monday. A sulky, containing Messrs. J. D. Robertson and Hamilton Robertson, was…

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Railway Fatality

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 3 July 1906 · page 3

Twenty-two persons were killed, through a train from Devenport to London jumping the rails…

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Disastrous Railway Collision. Great Loss of Life. London, July 1

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 3 July 1906 · page 2

The American boat train from Devenport to Waterloo (London) was wrecked near Salisbury to-day, owing to the engine jumping the rails…

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Car Accident

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 4 July 1906 · page 2

An electric car rushed down a hill at Halifax yesterday, and was wrecked, and two people were killed and eleven injured…

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