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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1909

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Serious Gas Explosion. Clerk Terribly Injured. Goulburn

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 2

Kenneth McKillop, a clerk in the office of Johnson and Sendall, Solicitors, at Goulburn, on opening the strong room this morning, noticed a strong smell of…

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Accident to Bishop Barlow

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 30 March 1909 · page 2

His Lordship Bishop Barlow met with a painful aocident on Friday afternoon, He was walking along a highly polished floor, when a mat on…

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A Painful Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 30 March 1909 · page 2

A youth named H. Gardiner, 17 years of age, met with a somewhat serious accident on Saturday last. It appears that the unfortunate young…

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Shocking Fatality. Fireman's Head Crushed. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 1 April 1909 · page 2

A railway fr[?] named Charles Moo[?] was killed instantly while [?] at Port Fairy this morning. [?] was [?] to a pulp…

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Sad Accident. Woman Killed. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 1 April 1909 · page 2

While driving a cart Mrs. William Brown, wife of a railway employee, was struck by two runaway horses in a van at Singleton. She was hurled out, and…

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Died Saving His Mates. Fatality at the Hospice. Cooma

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 3 April 1909 · page 2

An accident, terminating fatally, befel Joseph Kelly whilst working at the formation of the artificial lake at the Hospice. It appears deceased was…

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Accident in History. Changed the Course of Events

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 3 April 1909 · page 8

Chance has played a great part in history. A characteristic instance will be found in the case of this American War with Great Britain in 1812…

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Plague Fatality

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 April 1909 · page 2

Eric Rogers, a clerk, from a Sussexstreet produce store, was admitted to hospital suffering from plague, and died last night…

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Drowned in a Creek

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 6 April 1909 · page 2

Henry Stanton, aged 30, was found drowned in Cudgell Creek, five miles from Narandera, on Saturday. His boots and socks were off, and it was…

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Fatal Driving Accident. Ex-wagga Resident Killed

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 2

Mr. J. Lea, a well-known resident of Wagga, employed at Hardy's brick works, received word yesterday of the somewhat sudden death of his brother…

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Fatal Biding Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 2

A youth named Norman Gillies was thrown from a horse at Junee on Sunday morning, receiving a compound fracture of the skull. He died…

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Railway Accident. Engines in Collision. Four Men Injured. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 2

A collision, resulting in four railway employees being injured, occurred at Spencer-street station to-day, between two engines…

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An Extraordinary Fatality

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 2

Sydney Reynolds, the 9-year-old son of the stationmaster at West Foots-gray (Vic.), was killed in a remarkable manner on Wednesday night. He had…

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Marine Collision. a Destroyer Sunk. London, April 8

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 2

The steamer Hero, 1812 tons, owned by the Bristol S.N. Company, came into collision with the torpedo-boat destroyer Blackwater (550 tons,…

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Engines in Collision

The Worker · Thursday 15 April 1909 · page 11

A serious collision between two light engines took place at the Spencer-street, railway station, Melbourne, last week, when the drivers and firemen on. each…

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Numerous Spectators. Injured Progressing Favorably. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 15 April 1909 · page 3

Large numbers of people went from Geelong to-day to the scene of the terrible accident which occurred at North Shore yesterday when a building was…

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Disastrous Smash at Geelong. Two Men Killed; Twelve Injured

The Worker · Thursday 15 April 1909 · page 11

The most disastrous accident that has ever happened at Geelong, V., occurred there on Tuesday, resulting in the death of two single men and the injury of twelve…

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Remarkable Disaster. Wooden Stucture Collapses. Two Men Killed, Ten Others Injured. Several Serious Cases. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 15 April 1909 · page 3

The most disastrous accident which has ever occurred at Geelong happened this afternoon at North Geelong, where a large number of men have been…

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Surf Fatality. a Priest Drowned

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 22 April 1909 · page 2

A drowning fatality occurred at Wollongong on Tuesday morning, whereby the Rev. Father Murray lost his life. He left the preebytery at 9 o'clock to…

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Angry Football Crowd. Forty Policemen Injured, London, April 19

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 22 April 1909 · page 4

A remarkable scone of disorder was witnessed at the final football march for the Scottish Cup. played at Hampden Park, Glasgow, on Saturday…

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