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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1909

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Bicycle Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 8 June 1909 · page 2

Mr. George R. Davidson met with an accident yesterday afternoon near the Wagga show grounds. Mr. Davidson was riding down a hill, and it is…

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Thrilling Experience. Motor Leaps Across a Creek Two Melbourne Residents Injured

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 10 June 1909 · page 3

Messrs. C. Dudgeon and C. Gavan Daffy, two well-known Melbourne residents, had a thrilling experience in a motor-car on Tuesday morning…

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Elevated Railways. a New York Accident. Burning Wreckage

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1909 · page 4

The New York correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wrote on 19th January:—The precipitancy of a workman in…

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A Collision at Sea

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 15 June 1909 · page 2

A Russian submarine collided with an ironclad daring man[?]res. Twenty were drowned…

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Submarine Disaster Twenty Men Drowned. London, June 14

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 15 June 1909 · page 2

A Russian submarine boat, the Kambala. during man[?]vres in the Black Sea collided with an ironclad. Twenty of those aboard were drowned…

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Ironclad and Submarine. Collision in Black Sea. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 15 June 1909 · page 3

Reuter reports that the Russian submarine Kambala collided with an ironclad during naval manoeuvres, and twenty people were drowned…

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News From the Capital. Sydney, Monday. Two Sisters Drowned

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 15 June 1909 · page 2

Two sisters, aged 10 and 13 respectively, were battling near Ipswich (Queensland) when one got beyond her depth. The other attempted to…

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Tram Car Collision. Women Passengers Injured. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 17 June 1909 · page 3

Two trams running at full speed collided this morning at a street corner in Parramatta. Two women passengers, both named Mayers, were injured, and…

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Sad Drowning Fatality. " HILLA " Bridle the Unfortunate Victim

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 3

A DEEP gloom was cast over the community on Tuesday afternoon when news roached Tumut that William Albeit Gosney (Hilla) Bridle, only son…

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Local and General News Stoker Castles' Accident

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 19 June 1909 · page 2

Mr. J. Middlemiss, manager of the municipal gasworks, in pursuance of a request from the Council, presented a report on Thursday evening last in…

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Collision in Channel. Cruiser Sappho Injured. Merhantman Escapes Unharmed. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 22 June 1909 · page 2

An unknown merchantman came into collision in the Channel with the cruiser Sappho, 3400 tons, bound for Dungeness, last last night. The…

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The Tree-Felling Fatality

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 22 June 1909 · page 3

AN inquest touching the death of the little son of Mr. J. Berg, of Tumut, who died af[?]er an accident on Monday Was held by Mr. W. J. Shellay,…

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Railway Fatality Widow Killed. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 22 June 1909 · page 3

Mrs Lucy Thomas (46), a widow, residing at Toongabbie, near Parramatta, was killed at that place this morning. She was walking along the…

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Railway Fatality. a Widow Killed. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 22 June 1909 · page 2

Mrs. Lucy Thomas, widow, was found dead on the railway line at Toongabbie, near Parramatta, this morning. She was apparently…

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Fatal Tram Collision Thirty Victims. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 22 June 1909 · page 2

Two electric trams collided at Chesterton. Indiana, U.S.A. Ten passengers were killed and 20 injured…

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Collision at Sea. Steamer Disappears. No Tidings of Those on Board. British Cruiser Beached. London, 20th June

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 22 June 1909 · page 2

A disastrous collision occurred last night in the English Channel, off Dungeness during a fog, between the third class cruise Sappho, 3400 tons…

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Tramway Accident Verdict Against Commissioner Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 22 June 1909 · page 3

Albert Edward Campling and Mary Elizabeth Campling (his wife) sued the Railway Commissioner for compensation for injuries sustained in a…

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Shooting Accident. Whilst Wallaby Shooting. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 22 June 1909 · page 3

James Frazer, while out shooting with Percy Vickery at Wollongong this morning, was accidentally shot by Vickery, who was firing at a wallaby…

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Accident to Ganger

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 24 June 1909 · page 2

On Tuesday, morning a man named John Longhurst, of Wagga, overscer and ganger of repairs on the Junee to Albury section of the railway line, met…

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Revolver Accident. Verdict of Accidental Death Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 24 June 1909 · page 3

A verdict of accidental death was returned to-day concerning the death of Robert Hernott (32), of Goulburn, who was shot dead while attempting to…

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