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Blue Mountains · Accidents

Accidents, 1890

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Accident

Katoomba Times · Saturday 19 July 1890 · page 2

On Monday, Mr. C[?]pley was assisting Mr. Nuate, senior, to build the premises in[?]lest for his son's new store, when by some means he slipped from the top, about 12 or 14ft. above…

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Accident

Katoomba Times · Saturday 27 September 1890 · page 2

A VERY serous accident happened to Mr. [?] on Wednesday last. While using [?] he let it slip inflicting a severe wound on his left foot, which bled profusely. Fortunately Mr…

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Accident

Katoomba Times · Saturday 4 October 1890 · page 3

On last Monday morning a well known resident fell down the cellar under Mr. Delaney's butchers shop, and of course the inevitable small boy who is always about when anything funny happens,…

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A Peculiar Accident

Katoomba Times · Saturday 4 October 1890 · page 4

A SERIOUS accident occurred at Kiams last Monday to a mail camping at East Hill, near the railway works. He was lying in his tent some 25yds. distant from where some railway…

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Drowned in a Lagoon at Bondi

Katoomba Times · Saturday 11 October 1890 · page 4

A LAD named Thos. James Cook was drowned on Saturday afternoon while bathing in a lagoon at Bondi. It appears that he was along with two other lads paddling in the shallow…

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Local and General Pars. Accident

Katoomba Times · Saturday 11 October 1890 · page 2

A SOMEWHAT serious accident befel a son of Mr. E. A. Anderson's Sunday last, 7th instan. He was running along and tripped, on falling be set rolling a large boulder which fell upon his thumb, lace…

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Fatal Accident

Katoomba Times · Saturday 18 October 1890 · page 3

WAGGA, Tuesday.—The police,on Monday, received intelligence that a fatal shooting accident happened at Brookong Station on the 6th instant, whereby a single man named James Craig, a laborer, 35 years…

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Serious Coach Accident

Katoomba Times · Saturday 18 October 1890 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—An accident of a serious character occurred on Monday morning to the coach from Bruthem to Omeo, which capsized while descending towards Monkey Creek. There were…

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A Terrible Accident

Katoomba Times · Saturday 18 October 1890 · page 4

NEW CASTLE, Friday.—A frightful accident occurred on the railway line near the Mortuary station last Friday night. A signalman named Joseph Sheridas had just left his box and was…

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Shooting Accident at Katoomba

Katoomba Times · Saturday 25 October 1890 · page 2

A VERY serious accident bef[?]l Mr. H. Scope of Katoomba early last Tuesday morning. It appears that while he was having breakfast he noticed some birds on a tree near his house. He got his…

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Serious Accident

Katoomba Times · Saturday 15 November 1890 · page 2

WITH regret it must be recorded that Mr. and Mrs. Wilkins met with a very serious accident on the road from Ophir to [?] caused by the horses bolting down a steep hill ultimated turning over…

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Accident at Katoomba

Katoomba Times · Saturday 15 November 1890 · page 2

A SERIOUS accident happened at Katoomba last [?] to a young [?] This lady was staying at Mrs. May's Sanatorium. Lawson, but who resides with [?] relatives…

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Drowned in the Nepean

Katoomba Times · Saturday 22 November 1890 · page 2

ABOUT noon on Sunday it was reported that a boy named James Edwards, 18 years of age, employed at Judges Brothers, Penrith, son of a widow, had been drowned. Edwards met three other boys…

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Family Injured by Fire

Katoomba Times · Saturday 6 December 1890 · page 3

A DISASTROUS fire broke out at the Tin[?]ka [?] 75 miles [?] Bourke, on Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Caro late of Bourke, was residing at the bore in a [?] hut. She had three children…

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Mining Accident

Katoomba Times · Saturday 20 December 1890 · page 2

A FATAL mining accident occurred on Tuesday afternoon at the Koh-i-noor quartz claim, Dean, Pritch[?]nd, and Co.'s, to a wages man named William Deane. It is stated that the deceased was…

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BLACKHEATH. Accidents

Katoomba Times · Saturday 20 December 1890 · page 3

ON last Sunday afternoon Mr. W. Cripps drove a party of friends to Hat Hill in a soc[?]able drawn by three horses, and on the return journey ascending a very stiff pinch the king bolt broke, in consequence…

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