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Accidents, 1906

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The Late Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1906 · page 2

It is pleasing to learn that Mr. J. Greenfield, who, it will be remembered, met with a very serious accident in the cordial factory at Hogan and…

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Exciting Accident Wagga Railway Station. Miraculous Escape. Thrown Under the Carriage

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 12 April 1906 · page 2

An exciting scene was witnessed by those persons who were on the platrom or the Wagga Railway Station at two o'clock on Tuesday afternoon…

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A Left Accident

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 12 April 1906 · page 2

H. Tennant Donaldson, a pastel official, was found seriously injured at the bottom of a lift well at the G.P.O. to-day…

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Peculiar Railway Accident. a Passenger's Mistake

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 12 April 1906 · page 4

Mrs. janet Robinson, a passenger by the express from melbourne, had (the "Daily News" says)a narrow escape from serious injury on Monday night…

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Frightful Burning Accident. Unhappy Good Friday Incident

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 April 1906 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon a young man named Thomas Lawson, who resides with his brother on their farm near Henty, was admitted as a patient of…

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Boy Accidentally Shot

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 April 1906 · page 2

A report from Tumbarumba states that a lad named Charles M'Pherson, aged 13, was accidentally shot in the groin on Thursday afternoon by a…

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Accident in Baylis Street

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 April 1906 · page 2

A man named Richard Griffiths accidentally fell down the stairs of the Bushman's residence, Baylis Street, on Thursday evening. He sustained a slight…

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District News. Humula. Accident

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 April 1906 · page 5

On Saturday night Mr. R. Faweett's little girl was severely scladed on the legs and arm by the upsetting of a can of boiling water. Under the careful…

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Accidents

The Temora Star · Saturday 14 April 1906 · page 2

Last weak Mr. William Mackinley, a well known farmer of Beaconsfield, met with a painful accident. He was handling a strong, unruly colt and…

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Painful Accident

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 April 1906 · page 2

An accident of a very severe nature, and one which might have been attended with more serious results, occurred to Mr. Arthur Southee at the sports ground on…

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A Sad Fatality. Child Crushed to Death

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 April 1906 · page 2

A very sad fatality occurred at North Wagga on Tuesday morning, when Margaret Cowsley, aged 4 years, daughter of Mr. J. W. Cowsley, met…

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Fatality at North Wagga. Child Crushed to Death

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 19 April 1906 · page 2

A shocking fatality occurred at North Wagga on Tuesday morning. Mr. John W. Cowsley, an employee of Gobbagumbalin, was driving a load of…

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The Burning Fatality the Coroner's Inquest. a Pitiful Story

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 19 April 1906 · page 2

William Lawson, whose frightful burning accident was reported in our last issue, died in the Wagga Hospital at three o'clock on saturday morning…

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Gambling Den Raided. 169 Arrests. Policemen Fired At. Three Person Injured

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 19 April 1906 · page 4

The most successful raid ever made by the Sydney police was carried out on Saturday night at the Denison Athletic and Recreation Club, more popularly known…

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The Post Office Accident

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 19 April 1906 · page 2

The City Coroner held an inquest to-day concerning the death of Mr. Tenant Donaldson, a postal official, who fell down a lift well a distance of…

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Surf Bather Drowned

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 April 1906 · page 5

A ten year old girl while surf bathing at Manly this morning got over her depth and in drowned…

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Later. Fifteen Hundred Lives Lost. One Thousand Injured. Situation Desperate. Buildings Thrown to the Ground. Vessels Sunk. Damage Estimated at One Hundred Million Dollars. Fire Spreading Rapidly. London

The Temora Star · Saturday 21 April 1906 · page 2

Information is fragmentary owing to the burning of the telegraph and newspapers office. It is now estimated that 1,500…

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Railway Fatality

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 24 April 1906 · page 3

A number of trucks attached to an engine collided with another train near Kurra[?]ang (West Australia), on Friday night. The fireman, Thomas…

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Deprived of Five Toes. Sad Accident at Wagga

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 24 April 1906 · page 2

The townspeople will sympathise with Mr. Wm. Albert Laney, woodcarter, of Forsyth-street, Wagga, in the sad accident which befell him yesterday…

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A Painful Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 24 April 1906 · page 2

William A. Laney, wood carter, residing at the corner of Murray and Frosyth streets, Wagga, was the victim of a painful accident yesterday…

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