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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1913

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Minion Accident. Two Men Killed. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 March 1913 · page 2

Zealand, at the Talisman mine, New Zealand, broke away last night, falling to the bottom to the shaft. The occupants, two man named Hyde and…

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Fatality Near-Big Springs Coroner's Inquiry

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 April 1913 · page 2

An inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of Allan Turvey was held at his father's residance, Spring Farm, Albury Road, 18 miles…

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Terrible Accident. Boy Shoots his Brother

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 1 April 1913 · page 2

THE pea-rifie, which is responsible for more deaths than any other accidental process known, was the cause of a calamitous occurrence at…

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New Monoplane to Remedy Old Faults. Mr. W. Rowland King Claims to Have Solved Problems. More Accidents Reported

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 2 April 1913 · page 7

It is claimed by, Mr. W. Rowland King that he has solved the problem of making the monoplane as safe a flying machine as the…

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Sad Accident to Mrs Schirmer. Two Ladies Thrown Out of a Sulky

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 2 April 1913 · page 2

Whilst driving to Milbralong through Mr A. G. Krause's paddocks on Thursday evening a sad accident occurred to Mrs Ernst Mickan, and…

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Foundry Accident. Three Men Seriously Injured. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 April 1913 · page 2

While a number of men were engaged lifting a big iron casting out of a pit by means of a travelling crane at the Paragon Foundary. Pyrmont,…

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Accident on Crane Five Men Fall Twenty Feet. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 3 April 1913 · page 2

A serious accident occurred to-day at William Taylor's Paragon foundary at Pyrmont Several men were engaged in lilting a big iron casting out…

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Torpedo Boat Collision

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 April 1913 · page 2

Two torpedo boats collided during night maneenvres at Sheerness. Both were damaged, one badly…

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Shocking Accident

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1913 · page 4

One of the new settlers on Mangoolah me[?] with a dreadful accident yesterday whilst engaged at a threshing plant Mr. J. Philby is one of a…

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Railway Accident. Man Killed. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1913 · page 4

Frederick Mendham and and John O'Brien, two old residents of the Blayney district, were knocked down by a special show train from Bathurst…

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Items of News. Accident at Germanton

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 April 1913 · page 2

Mrs. Reardon, 82 year of age, from Germanton, was admitted, to the Wagga Hospital on Saturday afternoon, suffering from a dislocated…

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Railway Fatality Man Run Over by Goods Train Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 8 April 1913 · page 2

John O'Keefe, a railway fettler, was run over and cut to pieces by a goods train between Cootamundra and Cullinga platform. His head was cut off…

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Shucking Fatality. Fettler Run Down by Train. Mas Cut to Pieces. Junee

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 April 1913 · page 2

Whilst a goods train, in charge of Driver J. Longhurst, vat proceeding from Harden to junee, in the early hours of Sunday morning (2 a.m.)…

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Hunting Field Accident. LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 April 1913 · page 2

Lord Roderick Dudley, son of the Earl of Dudley was thrown from his horse which hunting and is unconscious…

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Accident at Henty

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 April 1913 · page 2

A narrow escape from a very serious accident occurred at Henty yesterday when Senior Lineman Hubbard, of the staff of the Wagga telegraph office, fell…

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Pea Rifle Accident. Lad Killed. Another Boy Charged with Murder. Auckland (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 April 1913 · page 2

George Fyie, aged 12, died in the Whangaroi Hospital as the result of a shot from a pea rifle. Edward Sheehan, aged 15 was arrested on a…

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Mersey Disaster. Liner in Collision. Twelve Lives Lost

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 2

The Beta, a hopper belonging to the Liverpool Corporation, was returning to port after dumping her load of refuse, at sea when she came into…

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Pastoralist Drowned. Fall Into a Waterhole. Goulburn

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 2

Mr. Frederick Faithful Gibson, a well-known squatter and owner of Tirranna, was found drowned in a creek near his residence this morning…

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Serious Rioting at Buffalo Tramway Strikers Wreck Cars. Scores of Combatants Injured. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 2

Serious rioting occurred at Buffalo, United States, where a tramway strike is in progress. The strikers, armed with guns and stones, fiercely attacked…

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Serious Accident

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 4

At the F. and S. Snorts, at Trundle last week, Mr. Fred. Cornett, eldest son of Mr. J. J. Cornett, met with a nasty accident. The…

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