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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1911

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Shocking Fatality. Former Wagga Resident Killed

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 4

The news reached Wagga yesterday of a shocking accident which occurred on railway line near Erskineville Station, Sydney, whereby James Grant…

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Dynamite Explosion. Shop Fronts Wrecked. Two Men Injured. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 4

During blasting operations at a building in the course of erection in Pitt-street an explosion of dynamite dislodged hundreds of tons of earth…

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Collision

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 30 May 1911 · page 2

Twelve were killed and 20 injured at Headow in a collision between eastbound and westbound passenger trains, Burlington road ten miles…

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Trains in Collision. Melbourne

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 30 May 1911 · page 4

Two double-headed goods trains came into collision near Anderson railway, station, on the Wonthaggi line, at half-past 1 o'clock this…

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Kaiser's Son Injured. Berlin

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 30 May 1911 · page 2

Prince Joachin, 21 years of age; the Kaiser's youngest, has been seriously injured, and it is believed that the foot is broken. It occurred in…

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To Prevent Flying Accidents

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 30 May 1911 · page 5

A nasty accident to an airman occurred the other day because he allowed the tail of his monoplane to rise too high off the ground, with…

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Fire in a Park. Many Persons Killed and Injured. San Francisco

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 May 1911 · page 2

A line occurred to-day in the Chutes Amusement Park, San Francisco. Several persons are missing, and it is believed they perished in the flames,…

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Shocking Accident at Morundah. a Child Burnt[?] Succumbs to Shock. Narandera

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 May 1911 · page 2

Early on Saturday morning the three-year-old child, Dorothy Eileen, of Mr. Wilson, blacksmith, at the village of Morundah, 20 miles from here,…

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Divorced Husband. Blows Up His Home Court Officials Injured. Vancouver

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 June 1911 · page 2

A San Francisco wife has seamed a divorce, the court also awarding her possession of the home. Her husband, Charles Pickard, refused to…

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Choked by False Teeth. Dinner-table Fatality. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1911 · page 2

A young man, Edgar Charles Smith, died in extraordinary circumstances at Bathurst to-day. He and his sisters were having dinner, and…

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Burning Fatality. Girl Roasts Mushrooms. Narandera

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1911 · page 6

Elizabeth matoolm, a girl eight years of age daughter of Mrs. Matoolm, of Narandera, was burned to death yesterday. She was roasting…

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Tofua Refloated. a Shocking Accident. Third Officer Killed. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1911 · page 4

The Stranded steamer Tolua was doated off last night unaided. While Mr. Hudson (third officer) was directing the operations one of the lines…

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Tram Collision. Passengers Seriously Injured. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 June 1911 · page 2

A tram collision occurred to-day on the Coogee line. Three passengers were more or less badly injured and taken to the hospital for treatment…

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Motor Bus Fatality. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 June 1911 · page 2

A motor omnibus, in the Gray's Inn Road, London, ran into a party of deaf and dumb children. One child was killed and two seriously injured…

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Perils of the Air. Two Accidents. Lost in a Fog. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 June 1911 · page 2

Lieutenant Succa and a passenger each sustained a broken leg. He wag under orders to accompany the contestants over the first lap to Nice of…

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Shocking Motor Accident Fall of 50 Feet. Four Persons Killed. New York

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 June 1911 · page 2

At Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, crossing of the long bridge spanning the railway tracks, an automobile swerved and crashed through the…

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Found Drowned

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 June 1911 · page 2

Stephen Nestor, 44, a marine engineer, was found floating drowned in the vicinity, of his ship. Deceased's wife a few days ago fell downstairs…

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Shocking Fatality. a Wall Collapses. Two Men Killed. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 June 1911 · page 2

While the old Railway Commissioners' office, Brisbane, was being demolished, the wall fell, killing John Donell, foreman, and Frank M'Keown…

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A Brutal Encounter. with Bare Fists. Two Footballers Injured. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 June 1911 · page 2

A sensational fight with bare fists look place between two footballers at Moore Park. One of the combatants was rendered insensible and…

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Accident

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 6 June 1911 · page 1

Dr Mobbs, of Wagga, was driving from Uranquinty on Sunday night, accompanied by Messrs Boiler and Gilman, when the horse crashed into…

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