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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1879

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Crookwell.—Shocking Accidents

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Saturday 31 May 1879 · page 4

Two sad accidents occurred near here on Wednesday last, both of which have terminated fatally. The first case was that of a little girl between two and three years old, the…

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Fatal Accident Near Yass

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 17 June 1879 · page 2

A LAMENTABLE fatal accident occurred within a few miles of Yass last Saturday night. A young: man named Duncan Macfarlane, son of Mr. George Macfarlane, farmer, who resides on the…

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Heartrending Occurrence. Two Young Girls Drowned

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 2 July 1879 · page 3

A PAINFUL accident, by which two girls in the bloom of youth lost their lives, occurred on Saturday afternoon at the Ladies' Baths, Wooloomooloo. From the caretaker of the baths, Mrs. Matson, we…

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Supposed to he Drowned

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 July 1879 · page 4

A YOUNG woman in the service of Mrs. Oddy has been missing since Monday afternoon; and it is feared, from statements made by her previously and from circumstances that have…

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Drowning of Two Young Girls

The Burrowa News · Friday 4 July 1879 · page 3

It is seldom we are called upon to record so distressing and painful an occurrence as that which happened on Saturday afternoon, namely, the…

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Railway Collision

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 July 1879 · page 4

ONe of those accidents which occasionally it is almost impossible to avoid occurred about twelve o’clock last night at the Big Hill siding, near Mittagong. It seems from what…

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Accident at Braidwood

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 July 1879 · page 4

The Braidwood. Dispatch gives us the following : —“On Monday afternoon two little boys, aged seven and five years respectively, sons of Mr. P Roberts, of Lower Boro, were playing on a fallen…

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Narrow Escape from Drowning

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Saturday 12 July 1879 · page 6

A LITTLE boy aged six years, son of Mr. Sparkes living in Grafton-street, was playing with other children near the bridge over the Mulwarree at the brick-yards, North…

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Accident

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 July 1879 · page 4

As Mr. John Bates, who resides at Tarlo, was out riding yesterday evening, his horse shied at some obstacle on the road, and threw him heavily to the ground ; the consequence being that he sustained a…

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Accident

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 July 1879 · page 4

A MAN named George Sykes, who resides at Spring Valley, met with a very painful accident yesterday. He was engaged in doing some log-fencing, when by some means he…

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Accident

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 August 1879 · page 4

YESTERDAY morning an accident of a somewhat serious and painful nature occurred to Mr. Thomas Gordon, landlord of the Terminus Hotel in this city. It appears that…

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Accidentally Drowned

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 20 August 1879 · page 2

ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED.—On Tuesday afternoon Mr. A. M. Betts, coroner, held an inquest at Budjong. on the body of a lad named Charles Robert Norman Fearne, who was found drowned in the…

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Accidentally Drowned

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 August 1879 · page 4

ON Monday afternoon the District Coroner (Mr. A. M. Betts) held an inquest at the dwelling-house of Andrew Smith, on the body of a boy eleven years of age, named Charles…

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Sad Case of Drowning

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 August 1879 · page 3

ON Tuesday afternoon Mr A. M. Betts, coroner, held an inquest at Budjong on the body of a lad named Charles Robert Norman Fearne, who was found…

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A Roman Catholic Priest Drowned

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Monday 8 September 1879 · page 2

A telegram was received in town on Saturday evening to the effect that the Rev. Father McAuliffe of Queanbeyan had been drowned near Queanbeyan that…

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Fatal Collision in Darling Harbour

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 September 1879 · page 3

ABOUT 6.30 on Wednesday morning a man whose name has not yet been ascertained, was drowned near Hayes’ wharf, situated at the bottom of Paul-street, Balmain. The…

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Accident to Mr. William Davies M.l.a

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 24 September 1879 · page 2

It is our painful duty to have to record an accident of a most lamentable kind which happened to the member for Argyle, Mr. W. Davies, on Tuesday…

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Accident to Mr. William Davies M.l.a

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 27 September 1879 · page 3

IT is our painful duty to have record an accident of a most lamentable kind which happened to the member for Argyle, Mr. W. Davies, on Tuesday morning whereby: he had three fingers taken off his…

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Fatal Accident at George’s River

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 September 1879 · page 8

A MELANCHOLY boat accident, which resulted in the death of Mr. J. S. Gordon, wine merchant, of Pitt-street, occurred on Sunday at George’s River. It appears, from the…

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The Accident on the Great Northern Line

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 October 1879 · page 6

THE accident to the picnic train on the Great Northern Railway, on Monday night, caused the greatest excitement all along the line. It was not until 12.30 this morning that the…

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