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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1881

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Local and General News. Accident at the Brewery

Southern Argus · Saturday 23 July 1881 · page 2

An accident of a rather serious nature occurred yesterday to a boy named Ogilvie, in the employment of Messrs. Bartlett and Co., of the Goulburn Brewery. It appears…

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Fatal Accident Near Laggan

Southern Argus · Tuesday 26 July 1881 · page 2

Last Friday Mr. Thomas Marsdon, coroner, held an inquest at Irishtown, near Laggan. It was in reference to the death of Mathew Henry Toole.On the Tuesday previous…

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The Late Fatal Accident Near Laggan

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 26 July 1881 · page 2

ON Friday Mr. T. Marsden, coroner, hold an inquest at Irish Town, near Laggan, on the body of Matthew Henry Toole, whose death by a fall from his horse was reported by telegram in our last. Deceased…

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Fearful Gun Accident

Southern Argus · Friday 29 July 1881 · page 2

A man was brought into Bathurst on Tuesday morning by rail suffering.most severely from a gun accident which had occurred the previous day. It appears that…

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Accidents and Offences

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 July 1881 · page 4

The Ballarat correspondent of the Age reports that a horrible discovery was made on the Ormond Road, Rungaren, on Sunday morning by three farmers whilst…

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Dreadful Mining Accident at Stawell

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 July 1881 · page 3

The correspondent of the Argus gives the tallowing report of a terrible and fatal accident which occurred on Friday morning at 11 o'clock, at the claim of the…

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Serious Accident by Fire

Southern Argus · Monday 1 August 1881 · page 2

On Thursday last, a little girl named Lake, aged 4 years, daughter of Mr. James Lake, jun., of Bellarbigel, was nearly burnt to death. It appears that with a number of…

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Terrible Accidents

Southern Argus · Monday 1 August 1881 · page 2

The following accidents, one of which proved fatel, are reported in the Bathurst Free Press:—"On Sunday last a young man named Edward Dwyer, who resides…

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The Drowned Cotters

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 2 August 1881 · page 4

Oh, loud in the wet woods the June tempest waileth, And hoarse boom the waters where the swollen streams meet;…

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Fatal Accident near Sutton Forest

Southern Argus · Wednesday 3 August 1881 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon a sad and fatal accident occurred, Whereby Mr. William Norris, of Sutton Forest, lost his life. Deceased was returning with his horse-team from…

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Fatal Accident

Southern Argus · Wednesday 3 August 1881 · page 2

The City Coroner (Mr. H. Shiell) held an inquest on Monday at the Observer Tavern as to the cause of death of Elizabeth Ellen White, 6 years of age, who was killed by…

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Gallant Rescue from Drowning

Southern Argus · Friday 5 August 1881 · page 2

A meritorious act of saving a young lad from drowning was performed on Tuesday by a young gentleman named Edward Thompson Fegan, the sixth clerk in…

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A Coach Accident

Southern Argus · Saturday 6 August 1881 · page 2

On Sunday night (the Cooma Express states) as the Bombala mail coach was conveying the mails to Cooma an accident occurred that might have resulted fatally…

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Accident to a Constable

Southern Argus · Saturday 6 August 1881 · page 2

An accident of a Very painful nature occurred on Tuesday morning to Constable Adams near Junee. He was proceeding on horseback from Junee Junction to Kindra…

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Serious Collision on the Railway

Southern Argus · Monday 8 August 1881 · page 2

The Parramatta correspondent of the Evening News informs them of n collision which occurred at the railway station on Friday night. As the 9.40 p.m. train left…

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Fatal Accident

Southern Argus · Monday 8 August 1881 · page 2

We have been informed that Mrs. Bishop wan, a few weeks age, partaking of her evening meal alone after dark; her table being ne[?] the fire…

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Accident to Two Children

Southern Argus · Tuesday 9 August 1881 · page 2

On last evening two children belonging to Mr. Toose, of Auburn-street, had a very narrow escape from being killed, or at least severely hurt. The children, a girl about…

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Terrible Accident

Southern Argus · Friday 12 August 1881 · page 2

On Sunday morning, about 6 o'clock, the Dubbo Dispatch reports, a terrible accident occurred at No. 13 cutting, about 10 miles from Dubbo, on the railway line to Nyngan…

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Fatal Tramway Accident

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 13 August 1881 · page 2

DEATH OF THE HON. GEORGE OAKES, M L C. CONSIDERABLE gloom was cast over Parliamentary circles last night by the announcement that the Hon. George Oakes had been killed on the…

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Another Tramway Accident

Southern Argus · Monday 15 August 1881 · page 2

Another accident of a serious nature occurred on the tramway line on Friday morning, and one which it is feared will have a fatal result. A man named Samuel…

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