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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1915

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Trains in Collision. in Pyrmont Bridge Tunnel. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 2

A head-on collision occurred this morning between two trains in a tunnel under Pyrmont Bridge. The impact was fairly severe. The front…

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Fatal Accident. Coroner’s Inquest

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 2

At 2 p.m. on Saturday last an inquiry, which had been delayed owing to the absence in Sydney of the coroner, Mr. A. W. Stinson, was held In the local…

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Cockatoo Island Fatality. Coroner Requested to Inspect Scene of Accident. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 April 1915 · page 5

At the inquest concerning the death of john Crawford, who was killed at the Cockatoo Dock, Mr.Vernon secretary of the United Laborers'Protective…

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Big Railway Smash Temora Mail and Melbourne Express in Collision. Several Passengers Injured. Sydney

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Monday 19 April 1915 · page 2

At 4 o'clook this morning, the up-Melbourne express and down-Temora mail, which left Sydney at 8.10 last night, met in a head-on collision at Binalong. The…

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Trains in Collision. Limited Express and Temora Mail. Smash at Binalong Station. Several Persons Injured. Federal Members Suffer. Terrible Disaster Averted. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 April 1915 · page 2

While the Temora mail train was standing at the platform at Binalong, 211 wiles from Sydney, at 4.15 a.m. today, the up Melbourne limited express…

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Attending the Injured. Two Doctors on Trains

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 April 1915 · page 2

All the injured were carried to the platform. A breakdown gang was soon on the scene and the line was cleared by eight…

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British Transport Attacked. by Turkish Destroyer. Enemy Sunk by British Gunboat. 100 British Troops Drowned. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 April 1915 · page 2

It is officially stated that a Turkish torpedo boat destroyer left the Gulf of Smyrna during a storm and evaded the warships until she attacked the…

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Trains in Collision. Accident at Binalong. Well-known Temora Man Killed. Many Persons Injured. SYDNEY

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 2

A collision occurred between the Melbourne Limited Express and the down Temora Mail at Binalong this morning. The mail at the time…

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Railway Collision. Temora Mail and Sydney Express. Sydney

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 2

A collision occurred this morning at B[?] between the Melbourne Limited Express and the Temora Mail. Several passengers were hurt, but…

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Injured in a Train. Commissioner Still Liable

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 4

When riding in a railway carriage a passenger is expected to take reasonable care that be is not injured but a notice is a car warning not to…

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The Binalong Smash. Injured Recovering. Robert Thomas' Death. Night Officer Charged. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 2

An inquest was opened to-day concerning the death of Robert Thomas, who was fatally injured in Saturday's railway accident. The inquiry was…

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Train Accident. Trucks Reduced to Splinters Melbourne

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 2

Two goods trains collided at Carnegie, Victoria, yesterday. The guard's van was telescoped and two trucks were reduced to splinters…

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Railway Collision

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 2

At 4 a.m. on Saturday last the up-Melbourne express and down. temors mail trains coilided at Bioalong. The first wire stated that the…

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Double Shooting Fatality. Distressing Case. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 3

At the inquest concerning the death of May Leigh and Frederick Farnell, who were found dead in Prince Alfred Park on Tuesday,…

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The Transport Attack. Members of Field Artillery Drowned. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 2

The War Office, announces that 24. men of the Royal Field Artillery, who were on the transport Manlton are believed to be drowned…

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Railway Collision. Between Temora Mail and Melbourne Express. Saturday, 3 p.m

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 4

A collision occurred at Binalong this morning between the Melbourne limited express and the down Temora mail…

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Motor Car Accident. Alleged Negligence. £250 Damages Awarded Albury

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 2

In the Circuit Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Ferguson, the hearing was concluded of the case in which Norman James Borke sued Herbert Bromfield…

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Another Fatal Accident

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 2

On Monday morning last there died in the wagga public hospital. Mr. Chas. Bartrop, a local identity who who has been working in the district for a number of…

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Fatal Railway Accident

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 6

A collision took place last Saturday morning at Binalong, on the main Southern line, between Yass and Harden, between the Albury Limited…

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Late Mr. G. M. Redmond. Verdict of Accidental Death Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 3

A verdict of accidental death was returned today at the inquest on the body of G. M. Redmond, the well-known journalist who was fatally…

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