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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1906

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Railway Accident

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 25 July 1906 · page 2

Abont half-past seven o'clock on Saturday night, while shooting operations were being carried on at the railway station, a collision occurred which…

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Serious Railway Collision. Rolling Stock Damaged

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 26 July 1906 · page 4
Also in Wagga Wagga Advertiser

A railway collision occurred on Saturday night while shunting operations were being carried on at the Cootamundra railway station. Driver King, who…

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American Railway Disaster. Eleven Persons Drowned. London, July 24

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 26 July 1906 · page 2

A train, when running near Spokane in the State of Washington, U.S.A., jumped the rails, and rushed down an embankment sixty feet high into…

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Serious Accident

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 26 July 1906 · page 2

On Tuesday afternoon, a regrettable and very serious accident befel Mr. Robert Graham, of Lake Albert. Mr. Graham was out at Mrs Maher's…

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Honeymoon Tragedy. Bride Drowned

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 27 July 1906 · page 4

Mrs Maria Rella Kershaw, who had been married only a few days, was drowned at Crookhaw, a village on the Berkshire side of the Thames,…

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Railway Accident at Cootamundra

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1906 · page 2

TOUCHING the railway accident at Cootamundra on Saturday evening, it transpires that Mr King, fireman on the Gundngai engine, had a…

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Local and General News. Accident at Uranquinty

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 31 July 1906 · page 2

A young man known in the district as Paddy Smith, and employed by Mr. J. M'Crudden, of Uranquinty, met with a serious accident on Friday night…

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Accidents

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 31 July 1906 · page 2

A young man named Richard Murphy, whose parents reside at Wagga, was thrown from a horse at Harefield Estate on Saturday…

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Serious Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 31 July 1906 · page 2

A serious accident (writes our Uranquinty correspondent under Saturday's date) occurred here last night, whereby a young man, known locally as…

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Coach Accident. a Marvellous Escape

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 1 August 1906 · page 2

Coming home from Tumut on Sunday morning, well pleased with themselves at their display on the previous day, the Gundagai boys had a damper…

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Marine Engineer Drowned

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 2 August 1906 · page 2

John Barnet, engineer on the ferry steamer Annie, was drowned this morning through falling overboard whilst drawing water in Johnstone'e Bay…

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New South Wales. Feery Engineer Drowned. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 2 August 1906 · page 2

James Barnet, aged 37, on enginer on the ferry steamer Annie, fell overboard from his vessel in the harbor this morning. One of the hands plunged…

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Catastrophe at Sea. Emigrant Ship Wrecked a Captain's Alleged Imprudence. Three Hundred Drowned. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 7 August 1906 · page 2

The Italian steamer Jerof, bound from Genoa to Buenos Aires with 800 emigrants aboard, struck Hornuva's Shoals, 18 miles from Cartagena, in the Mediterranean…

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Received at 1 A.M. Great Munity at Sebastopol. Telegraph Lines Cut. Strike of Newspaper Printers. Workmen and Police in Collision. London, Aug. 6

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 7 August 1906 · page 2

Reports are current that a military and naval mutiny on a vast scale has broken out at Sebastopol in the Crimea…

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Marine Tragedy. Wrecked in Sight of Home [?]assengers Run Amok Three Hundred Drowned. LONDON

The Temora Star · Wednesday 8 August 1906 · page 2

The Italian steamer Serio, trading between Genoa and Buonos Aires and carrying 800 immigrants, struck the Honnigres shoals, some 18 miles…

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Motor Car Collis[?]. Received at 1 A.M. Duke 0F Connaught Injured. London. A[?]. 8

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 9 August 1906 · page 2

The Duke of Connaught, while motoring in Radmorshire, collided with another car, both cars bring sn[?]shed. The occupants were shaken but…

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A Motor Accident

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 9 August 1906 · page 2

Whilst the Duke of Connaught, brother of King Edward, was motoring at Radnorshire, South Wales, his car collided with another car. Bother cars were…

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Found Drowned

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 August 1906 · page 2

The body of Mrs. H. A. Nicholson, wife of the station master at Culcairn railway station, was found in Billabong Creek on Tuesday. A coroner's inquiry was held…

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Nasty Bicycle Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 14 August 1906 · page 2

Mr. C. Lyne, District Inspector of Stock, met with rather a nasty bicylce accident last week. He was returning from Tarcautta late in the…

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