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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1908

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Tragic Boating Accident. Two Constables Drowned. Their Comrade Rescued

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 8 September 1908 · page 2

A sad boating accident occurred on Sunday afternoon, resulting in the death of two members of the Victorian police, namely Constable John…

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Sad Shooting Fatality. Boy Kills His Brother

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 8 September 1908 · page 3

Our Henty correspondent writes:—A sad accident happened here on Sunday morning, resulting in the death of a baby boy, aged six months. It…

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News From the Capital. Sydney, Monday, 8 pm. Two Policemen Drowned

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 8 September 1908 · page 2

Constables Kummings and Daly were baiting on the Broken River, Victoria, yesterday, when the beat was drawn into the weir by a strong…

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Motor Car Tragedy. a Child Killed. Frenzied Father Uses Revolver. Shoots Chauffeur and One of the Occupants. Another Dangerously Injured. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 8 September 1908 · page 2

A remarkable tragedy, culminating in the death of three people, and the probable death of a fourth, has occurred near Genoa…

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After a Tram Accident

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 8 September 1908 · page 2

An action has been commenced by Ellen MacDonald, who claims £2000 damages from the Railway Commissioners for injuries alleged to have…

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Claim for £2000. Tramway Accident Suit. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 8 September 1908 · page 2

[?] Supreme Court Charles Mr. [?] and his wife sued the Railway commissioners claiming £2000 damages for injuries sustained by the…

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Bellambi Coach Accident. £800 Damages. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 8 September 1908 · page 3

[?]ction was brought by Francis [?] Braiziel to recover £2000 from the [?] Coal Company for injuries re[?] an accident recently…

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Sad Shooting Fatality. Boy Kills His Brother

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 9 September 1908 · page 2

A sad accident happened at Henty on Sunday morning, resulting in the death of a baby boy, aged six months. It appears a boy named Samuel…

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Gun Accident

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 9 September 1908 · page 2

At Henty a little boy named Culling, while playing with a gun, pulled the trigger and shattered the face of a six months old baby…

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Two Constables Drowned

The Worker · Thursday 10 September 1908 · page 9

A fatal boating accident occurred on Broken River, V., on Sunday afternoon. It appears that two constables and a coachman went for a row in the police…

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A Melbourne Mystery. Woman Terribly Injured

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 10 September 1908 · page 4

Mrs. Jean Hewitt (30), residing at Park-street, South Melbourne, was found lying in her house on Monday morning suffering from shocking…

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Shocking Gun Accident

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 10 September 1908 · page 2

An inquest was held at Henty on Monday afternoon in connection with the death of an infant who was accidentally shot dead by his brother on Sunday…

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Coach Accident. Coal Company Mulcted in Damages. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 10 September 1908 · page 3

The hearing of the claim for damages against the Bellambi Coal Company by John Pritchard and Nancy Pritchard, his wife, via concluded to day,…

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Pea Rifle Accident. Boy's Narrow Escape. Albury

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 10 September 1908 · page 3

Norman Richardson, a schoolboy, 11 years of age, was walking behind a rifle saloon at the Show to-day, when he was struck on the forehead by a…

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Miners' Accident Relief Fund

The Worker · Thursday 10 September 1908 · page 24

The New South Wales Auditor-General points out in his annual report just published that en the 31st December, 1906, the accumulated amount under the Miners'…

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Shocking Blasting Accident

The Worker · Thursday 10 September 1908 · page 9

A boy at Lillydale met with a serious accident on Saturday. His elder brother had placed a quantity of gunpowder in a stump, with a view to demolishing it, and…

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Serious Accident

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 11 September 1908 · page 5

A man named George King, employed in a biscuit factory, was this morning drawn into the machinery, sustaining terrible injuries…

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Railway Fatality. a Storeman Killed. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 12 September 1908 · page 2

James Sutton, aged 50, a storeman employed at the Everleigh railway workshops, was killed this afternoon by being knocked down by a railway…

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Accidents to Children

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 12 September 1908 · page 2

Kincaid-street was the scene of two accidents to children on Thursday. A little girl named Herbert, about 9 years of age, fell off a fence and broke…

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Woonoona Coach Accident. Claims Against the Bellambi Coal Company. Verdict for £1000. SYDNEY

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 12 September 1908 · page 2

The last of the claims brought against the Bellambi Coal Company, arising out of the collision which occurred on May 7 last between a coal train belonging to…

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