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Accidents, 1907

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Fatal Accident. Old Age Pensioner Killed in an Exciting Bolt

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 2

ON Thursday afternoon a fatal accident occurred on the Stockinbingal road. Mr. John Williams and his son Richard, of Stockinbingal, were…

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Fatal Driving Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 2

Mr. John Williams and his son were returning home from Cootamundra to Stockinbingal on Thursday in a sulky, when the horse commenced kicking…

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Telegraphic News. New South Wales. SYDNEY, Monday. Drowning Fatality

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 2

The body of the youth Reginald Bourne, who was drowned while surf bathing at Bondi on Sunday, was recovered to-day…

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Serf Bather Drowned

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 3

The body of a lad named Reginald Bourne, who was drowned while surf bathing at Bondi yesterday, was recovered this afternoon…

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News From the Capital. Sydney, Monday, 8 p.m. Drowned in The. Surf

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 2

A youth named Reginald Bonrne, aged 17, wait drowned at Boudi yesterday. The body was recovered this afternoon…

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An Infernal Machine Magistrate Blown to Pieces. His Son Injured. London, February 11

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 2

Mr. Cortesse, a magistrate of Paterson, New Jorsey, was blown to pieces while opening an infernal machine sent him by post. His son was seriously…

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Accidents

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 3

Mr. A. J. Bodinnar's son, Alf, received a kick from a horse on Wednesday and although fortunatyly nothing of a serious ma[?] exp[?] the [?]ad…

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A Painful Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 2

Mrs. E. Matson, who lives by herself in Traiff-street, had the misfortune to meet with a painful accident yesterday. It appears that the old…

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Found Drowned

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1907 · page 2

Patrick Warren, 18 years of age, and John Brown, 15, residing at Enfield, were found drowned in a water-hole at Bankstown yesterday…

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Explosion of Dynamite. a Frightful Accident. Two Men Injured. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 14 February 1907 · page 2

Two men, named James Manning (aged 42) and Steward O'Connor (57), were engaged in dynamiting work at Prospect to-day, when a charge went off…

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Collision at Sea Heavy Loss of Life. Trying Experiences of Survivors. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 14 February 1907 · page 3

The steamer Larchmont, bound from Providence, a seaport of Rhode Island, to New York, collided with the collier Harry Knowleton, at midnight on…

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A Terrible Shipping Disaster. Collision at Sea. Steamer Sinks in 10 Minutes Over 100 Lives Lost. Fearful Sufferings of Survivors. London, Feb. 13

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 14 February 1907 · page 2

A terrible disaster has occurred at sea, resulting, it is feared, in a great sacrifice of human life. The steamer Larchmont, bound from…

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Serious Accident. in Baylis-street

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 14 February 1907 · page 2

Yesterday evening, about 6.30 p.m., a serious accident occurred in Baylis-street, Wagga, Mr. Patrick Lonergan, of Tumut, was in charge of a four-in-hand…

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Accident in Newtown

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 14 February 1907 · page 2

An accident of a rather serious nature occurred yesterday afternoon in Baylis-street. Patrick Lonergan, a waggon-driver, was in charge of a…

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Victoria Shocking Fatality. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 2

John Nolan, aged 3, fell into a copper of boiling water at North Carlton to-day, and was literally boiled to death…

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Telegraphic News. New South Wales. SYDNEY, Friday. a Bather Drowned

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 2

A young man, Sidney M'Laughlin, was drowned at Casino last night, while bathing. WOMAN'S DEATH…

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Rifle Fatality

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 2

A man named John Williams was shot through the heart by a ballet fired from a rifle by a companion named Klang at Somerton (Vic.) on…

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Narrow Escape from Drowning. a Plucky Rescue

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 2

A narrow escape from drowning occurred at Tarcutta on Sunday afternoon, when a lad named Herold Latham 14 years of age, was rescued by a…

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Tram Accident

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 2

An electric tram on the New york central railroad fell over an embankment in Phoenix Park. Fifty persons were killed and many were injured…

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How the Accident Happened. Speed Too High. Shocking Details. London, Feb, 18

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 2

It would appear that the accident was due to the high speed of the train in rounding a curve. The rails spreading, the cars overturned and fell on…

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