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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1867

8 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers

Terrible Accident

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 9 February 1867 · page 8

A fire involving terrible loss of life occurred on the 10th December, in New York. Four adults and five children were suffocated in their respective rooms in the…

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Another Accidental Death by Firearms

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 16 March 1867 · page 3

Magisterial inquiry into the death of Charles Chidley Harpur, late of Euroma.—John Richards having been sworn, stated: I am a farmer, residing near Mr. Harpur's place, Euroma; I have seen the body…

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The English Mail. Frightful Accident in the Regent's Park.-- Great Loss of Life

The Yass Courier · Saturday 23 March 1867 · page 4

ONE of the most fatal ice accidents that has taken place in this country for many years happened on the ornamental water in Regent's Park on Tuesday afternoon, 15th January, causing the…

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Richmond.—a Mother and Ten Children Drowned

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 26 June 1867 · page 4

Through a young man, who rode over on horse-back from Richmond to Penrith, we learn that great havoc has been caused on Richmond Bottoms, the flat between Richmond town and the river, and that…

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Fearful Railway Accident Between Bombay and Bhosawal

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 24 August 1867 · page 8

EARLY on Wednesday, June 25th, one of the most appalling accidents which it has ever been the fate of journalists in India to relate, occurred on the G.I.P. Railway to…

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Dreadful Railway Accident

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 14 September 1867 · page 7

ON Saturday forenoon, June 29th, a very dreadful accident occurred near Warrington. The twenty-three minutes past ten train from Liverpool to Birmingham and London…

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Railway Accident at Bray, in Ireland

The Yass Courier · Saturday 26 October 1867 · page 4

A FEARFUL railway accident occurred at Bray on the 9th August. As the up train from Enniscorthy due at Bray at 9.30 was proceeding round the head the engine and two carriages got…

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Accident to Horses

The Yass Courier · Saturday 14 December 1867 · page 4

HOUSES' knees are especially liable to injury from falls on the road; very slight ca[?]ses are sufficient to occasion the accident, and the consequences are often serious and always annoying, if nothing…

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