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Accidents, 1909

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Fatal Buggy Accident Presbyterian Minister Killed. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 11 May 1909 · page 3

The Rev. McWatt Allen, Presbyterian minister at Tweed Heads, was proceeding in a sulky to Billambil yesterday to conduct divine service, when…

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Attacked in Camp. Daring Crime Near Wyalong. Teamster Badly Injured. His Assailant Escapes. Wyalong

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 13 May 1909 · page 3

An attempt was made at Reefton, near Wyalong, last night on the life of a teamster named Finegan. It appears Finegan was visited at his…

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Fatal Bicycle Accident

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 May 1909 · page 2

Mrs. Gilchrist, 45 years, manager of the Hotel Metropole, met with a terrible end this morning. It is surmised that Mrs. Gilchrist, who was…

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Shocking Accident. SYDNEY

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 15 May 1909 · page 2

The body of Mrs. Gilchrist, widow, 45, housekeeper at the Hotel Metropole, was found this morning lying at the foot of the cliffs near Cavil's…

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Accident at Ellerslie

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 18 May 1909 · page 3

An accident which might have been attended with serious results occurred on Ellerslie Station on Friday, when two men named respectively Tasker…

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Serious Gun Accident

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 18 May 1909 · page 2

Our Tarcutta correspondent reports that a youth named Harold Latham, youngest son of Mr T. Latham, of Tarcutta, met with a painful accident…

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A Fatal Accident. Linesman Sustains Broken Neck. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 18 May 1909 · page 3

James Travis, a foreman linesman of the Telegraph Department, waa superintending the erection of a pole weighing Scwt. at Rozelle this afternoon, when…

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A Collision. [?] SYDNEY

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 20 May 1909 · page 2

A motor car and curriers van collided on the Raindwick road last night. Both were badly damaged, and Thos. Ferguson, the driver of the…

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Gun Fatality. Well-known Man Killed Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 20 May 1909 · page 2

Mr. Thomas Ellison, a well-known Melbourne sharebroker left the hotel where he was staying at Sevmour ion a shooting expedition this morning…

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At Randwick. Sydney Tattersall's Wet Meeting.—Fiile Fogi and Crofton Winners.—A Jockey Seriously Injured

The Worker · Thursday 20 May 1909 · page 25

A regular winter afternoon was experienced at Randwick last Saturday when Tattersall's Club brought off a meeting, which, to say the best of it, was…

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Fatal Accident

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 21 May 1909 · page 4

Mr. George Davis, overseer at the irrigation works at Berembed Weir, on Thursday last fell from an arrangement called a “flying…

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Williams' Whisky The Wright Accident. No Reason for Discouregement

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 28 May 1909 · page 4

The unfortunate mi-map to d Wrigirl's passenger carrying acordane trays Mr. R. P. Hearty in the London "Man", request be regarded as one of there…

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Fatal Fireworks. Two Spectators Killed, Forty Injured. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 29 May 1909 · page 5

A stray bomb that exploded at a fireworks display at Sardinia, Italy, blew off the heads of two spectators and injured forty others, several of whom…

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Nearly Drowned. Mother and Son in Difficulties. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 1 June 1909 · page 3

At Bathurst, to-day, the eleven-year-old son of Mrs. Roberts fell into a stagnant pool of water at Jordan Creek. His mother jumped in to save him, and…

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Railway Accidents

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 1 June 1909 · page 3

We hear of a remarkable series of accidents regarding the Cootamundra mail. On Tuesday evening the engine of the first mail from Cootamundra to Sydney broke down at Yass…

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Serious Mining Accident Five Men Injured. Broken Hill

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 3 June 1909 · page 3

While eight workmen wese being lowered in a cage from the 600 to 700 feet level at the Central mine, Broken Hill, this morning, the brake on the…

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Newspaper Train Accident

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 3 June 1909 · page 2

The "newspaper" train from Sydney arrived at Wagga five hours late last night. The cause of the delay was a derailment. Between Wingello…

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Accident

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 4 June 1909 · page 4

Master Joe Mangelsdorf, a lad aged 13 years, and son of Mr. Wm. Mangelsdorf, was thrown from a horse he was riding on Saturday last, and sustained…

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Peculiar Fatality. a Drink in the Dark. Poison Taken for Whisky. Adelaide

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1909 · page 8

A telegram revived from Streaky Bay to-day states that a poisoning fatality occurred at Colea on Tuesday night. Daivd C. Drever invited a…

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Premature Fireworks. a Peculiar Accident. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 June 1909 · page 5

A premature display of fireworks occurred at the Moruya premises of the Bank of New South Wales last night. The manager's wife struck a match in…

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