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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1910

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A Strange Duel. Police Chief Injured

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 7 June 1910 · page 3

Captain Queipo, a cavalry officer, has just spent a month's imprisonment in a fortress owing to the role he played in connection with the manifestations…

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Fatal Foolhardiness Three Men and Three Girls Drowned. London, June 6

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 7 June 1910 · page 2

While five men and three girls were boating in the Gulf of Finland, the girls implored the rowers to pull away from a steamer's course. The men,…

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Serious Collision

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 8 June 1910 · page 2

A taxi cab and tram collided in College-street. The former overturned, and the occupant, Miss Bailey, received a fractured skull…

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Boating Disaster 32 Excursionists Drowned. Vancouver, June 8

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 9 June 1910 · page 2

A Lisbon official despatch states that at Lorenzo Marques. Portuguese East Africa, an excursion boat, crowded with working men, capsized, and 32…

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Motor Race Fatality. Dislouged Tyke Causes Tragedy. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 9 June 1910 · page 3

In the Prince Henry motor race in upper Alsace one of the tyres of Franz Heine's car fiew off, causing the car to dash into a tree…

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Motor Fatality. Alleged Manslaughter. Dr. Kelly Committed. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 9 June 1910 · page 2

The inquest concerning the death of Arthur Gullick, was concluded to-day. Dr. Kelly gave evidence to the effect that he was in no way to blame for…

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A Fatal Collision Doctor Committed for Trial. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 9 June 1910 · page 3

The inquest on Arthur Gullick, the victim of a sulky collision at North Sydney, was concluded to-day. The Coroner returned a verdict that decased was…

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Items of News. Accident at New Building

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 9 June 1910 · page 2

Another accident befell one of the workmen at Messrs. Copland's now promises in Fitzmaurice-street the other day. In the early morning…

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Another Accident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 11 June 1910 · page 2

At Budapest, Hungary an aeroplane injured six spectators, two severly…

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Tree Feller Injured

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 14 June 1910 · page 2

Whilst felling trees at Yerong Creek yesterday, a man named Simms had his shoulder badly mutilated and sustained other minor injuries owing to…

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Railway Fatality. Train Dashes Into Funeral. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 14 June 1910 · page 2

A train dashed into n funeral coach at a level crossing at Haverstraw, New York State, and five of the occupants of the coach were killed…

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General Cables Mourners Killed in Collision. London, June 13

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 14 June 1910 · page 2

A railway train at a level crossing at Haverstraw, New York State, dashed into a funeral coach, five of the occupants of which were killed…

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Tree-felling Accident

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 14 June 1910 · page 2

A married man, named Sim me, was brought by train to the Wagga Hospital from Yerong Creek yesterday, in consequence of an accident which befel him…

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A Desperate Struggle. Husband's Unexpected Return Finds Man in the House. Intruder Shockingly Injured. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 16 June 1910 · page 3

Woolwich was the scene of a desperate struggle this morning, between two men named John Heath and Ralph Mapperson…

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Floods in Germany. an Appalling Catastrophe Dams Break Away. Wholesale Devastation Caused. Forty Bridges Destroyed. Over Three Hundred People Drowned. London, Tuesday Afternoon

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 16 June 1910 · page 2

Floods have burst several dams, and thereby caused the drowning of 150 people in the Ayr Valley, and 175 in other districts in Germany…

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Collision at Sea

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 17 June 1910 · page 2

While making for Sidney at 2 o'clock this morning, the Fiji Government yacht Ravadi collided with an unknown sailing vessel…

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Sailors Drowned

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 21 June 1910 · page 2

Ten of the crew of the steamer Larochelle were drowned, following the collision with the steamer Yewes, which sank in a few minutes…

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Police Magistrate Injured. WYALONG

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 21 June 1910 · page 2

A serious accident happened to Mr. R. M. Gibson, P.M., this morning. It appears that he went on a visit to an out-back station, accompanied by his…

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Shipping Collision. a Steamer Sunk. London, June 20

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 21 June 1910 · page 2

The British cruiser King Edward yesterday collided with and sank the steamer Cheapside, off Guernsey. One of the crew of the latter was drowned…

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Trains in Collision Carriages on Fire. Ten Dead Bodies Recovered. London, June 19

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 21 June 1910 · page 2

The express train from Paris to Granville met with an accident at Villepreux, to the west of Versailles. The express collided with a slow…

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