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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1916

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Fatality at Murrumburrah. Lockhart Man Drowned. Lockhart

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 November 1916 · page 3

This morning the sad news was received by his parents in Lockhart that Mr. Arthur W. Koop, in charge of George Barnes' ironmongery department…

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Burning Fatality

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 2

While Mr. T. Whiteman and family, of Butherwah, were staying with relatives at Morundah, their little daughter, May, met with a fatal burning…

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Fatality at Murrumburrah

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 2

On Sunday morning the sad news was received by Ms parents in Lockhart that Mr. Arthur W. Koop, in charge of George Barnes'…

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Husband and Wife Drowned

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 3

Johann Gottfreid Schneider, and his wife were drowned in a dam at Hamilton on Friday. Sneider was scouring wool, and slipped and fell into the…

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Brothers Drowned Melbourne

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 2

Two brothers, Frederick and Edmund Moller, aged 14 and 11 years respectively, were drowned in a swamp at West Melbourne…

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Saturday Morning. Accident to the "Deutsch-land."

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 2

The German super-[?] "Deulschland," which left New London, America, on her return voyage to Germany, collided with…

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Motor Fatality. Mayor of Braidwood Killed. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 November 1916 · page 1

Alderman Patrick Coffey, Mayor of B[?]aidwood, while returning from Bodalla by motor car, accompanied by a number of friends, was killed owing…

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Sad Death Lockhart Young Man. Drowned Whilst Bathing

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 22 November 1916 · page 2

With deep regret we heard the and news on Sunday that Mr. Arthur W. Koop, of Murrumburrah, and formerly [?] Lockhart, had been drowned in a…

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Sunk in 55 Minutes. Assisting the Injured. Mines Sown Broadcast

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 November 1916 · page 2

An Athens report states that the Britannic was torpedoed at 8 a.m. and sank near the shore 55 minutes later. No wounded were aboard. The…

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Thrown From Horse. Fatality at Harefield. Well-known Farmer Killed

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 November 1916 · page 4

One of the best-known and most highly-respected farmers in the Harefield district, in the person of Mr. John Duncan Lamont, met his death yesterday…

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Fatal Riding Accident. Well-known Harefield Farmer Killed. Mr. John Duncan Lamont

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 25 November 1916 · page 5

A gloom was cast over Wagga and Harefield districts yesterday when It became known that Mr. J. D. Lamont, one of the best-known district…

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Struck by Lightning. Fatality at Races. Two Men Injured

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 28 November 1916 · page 4

Shortly after 5 o'clock on Saturday afternoon a terrific thunderstorm broke over Canterbury racecourse. Three men were struck by lightning…

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Found Dead. Fatality at Borambola. Body on Railway Like

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 November 1916 · page 3

The body of a man named Thomas Moran, a navvy, who was engaged on the Wagga-Humula railway construction staff, was found by his mates on the…

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Fell Over Manly Cliffs. Young Lady's Fatal Accident Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 28 November 1916 · page 3

While at a picnic at Queenscliff, Manly, yesterday afternoon. Hiss Ella Macgoldrick, a well-known Sydney singer, from Queensland, fell over the…

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The Drowning of Mr. Arthur Koop. Coronial Inquiry at Murrumburrah. Further Tributes

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 29 November 1916 · page 2

The "Murrumburrah Signal" of the 20th inst. contains the following report of the sad bathing fatality at Marrumburrah when Mr. Arthur Koop, of…

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Over a Hundred Bombs. a Woman Killed and 16 Persons Injured. Houses Damaged

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 November 1916 · page 2

A later official report of yesterday night's sir raid states that the damage and casualties were very light. Over 100 bombs were dropped…

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Drowned From a Steamer. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 December 1916 · page 6

While the steamer Cooni, bound from Melbourne to Sydney, was off Jervis Bay this morning one of the passengers, Mrs. Donoghue, fell overboard and was…

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Three Children Drowned Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 December 1916 · page 2

Three children, named Hill, 10, 8, and 7 years respectively, were playing around a water hole af Morrisdale. New Zealand, when they decided to…

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Austrian Emperor's Funeral. Accident to Train

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 5 December 1916 · page 2

The funeral of the late Emperor of Austria was carried out with great pump and splendour. Representatives of allied and…

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Injured by Falling Brick. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 December 1916 · page 3

A brick that fell off the top of Water's Building, at the corner of George and King-streets, this morning, smashed through a verandah over the footpath…

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