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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1881

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Late Railway Accident at Melbourne

Southern Argus · Wednesday 14 September 1881 · page 2

Mr.N. C. Mckellar, who was injured in the Brighton railway accident, was more seriously hurt than at first supposed. He has been very unwell since the accident, and…

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Buggy Accident

Southern Argus · Thursday 15 September 1881 · page 2

On Tuesday evening, shortly after dusk, as Mr. Robert Craig, j[?]., was driving home, the horse was started by something going wrong with the shafts, and at once…

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Accident

Southern Argus · Saturday 17 September 1881 · page 2

On Friday a son of Mr. M.Cotter living in the neighbourhood of Breadalbane, met with an accident.He was doing some business about the farm and being on…

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Fatal Accident at Moruya

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 17 September 1881 · page 3

We regret to state that another accident has occurred at the Moruya breakwater, which has unhappily been attended with fatal results. From the meagre information to hand…

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An Apparently Drowned Man Restored

Southern Argus · Monday 19 September 1881 · page 2

A narrow escape from drawing occured yesterday afternoon (says the Melbourne Age) at Sandridge, to a young man named William Watson. He was engaged diving…

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Accident

Southern Argus · Thursday 22 September 1881 · page 2

As Mr.and Mrs. Jacob Webb, of Mummell, were proceeding home on Monday evening, they met with an accident. When nearing the Retreat Inn, the spring-oart in…

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Accident to Mr. A. C. Betts

Southern Argus · Friday 23 September 1881 · page 2

A painful mishap befell Mr. A. C. Betts, the District Surveyor at Cooma, on Friday last. It appears he was in the country in Company with Mr. D. Ryrie. In order to…

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Dangerous Accident

Southern Argus · Saturday 24 September 1881 · page 2

About ten minutes past one o'clock yesterday afternoon a very serious accident occurred to a young lady named Charles Ernest Worchurst, employed by Mr. J. G…

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Two Men Drowned in a Brick Hole

Southern Argus · Monday 26 September 1881 · page 2

The Berwick correspondent of the Age reports that young men, named George Herbert,19 years of age, and Henry Gillespie, 26 years, in the employ of Mr…

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The Late Accident to Master Worchurst

Southern Argus · Monday 26 September 1881 · page 2

On inquiring yesterday afternoon at the Post Office Hotel we Informed that the young lady Worchers, who met with a very severe accident on Friday through being…

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Shocking Accident

Southern Argus · Friday 30 September 1881 · page 2

We learn from the Newcastle Herald the on Friday last Mr. Albert Holt met with very serious accident, through a cog-whe breaking whilst the life-boat was beiu…

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Narrow Escape from Drowning

Southern Argus · Monday 3 October 1881 · page 2

Last Thursday afternoon two young girls, daughters respectively of Mr. P. Crag[?] and Mr. George Gray, had a somewhat narrow escape from drowning in the Yass River,…

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Fatal Accident

Southern Argus · Monday 3 October 1881 · page 2

It is with much legret we have to record the death, by accident, of Mr. William Medway, of Garwang, near Dalton. It appears that on last Thursday the deceased was in…

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Serious Tram Collision

Southern Argus · Wednesday 5 October 1881 · page 3

About half-past 3 o'clock on Sunday afternoon, a collision of a somewhat serious nature occurred on the Randwick tramway. Two trams which were on the single line of…

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The Fatal Accident to Mr. Wm. Medway

The Yass Courier · Thursday 6 October 1881 · page 4

IN our issue of Saturday last we published particulars of the fatal accident on the previous Thursday evening to Mr. W. Medway, of Garway. On Friday evening a magisterial…

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Local and General News. Serious Accident

Southern Argus · Friday 7 October 1881 · page 2

On Wednesday a young man named Ford, driving a bu[?]ck [?]am for Mr.Noble, of the Baw lime-kilus, w[?]t going down a decline, was about to put on the brake,…

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Three Women Drowned

Southern Argus · Tuesday 11 October 1881 · page 2

The Kerang correspondent of the Melbourne Argus gives particulars of the drowning of three women in Bar [?]reek, eight miles from Kerang.The victims ware the…

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Accidentally Killed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 October 1881 · page 4

AN inquest was held on Sunday, at Rich-lands, before Mr. Thomas Marsden, on the body of a lad named William George Whiteman, aged 12 years, who met with his death…

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Dreadful Accident—three Women Drowned

The Burrowa News · Friday 14 October 1881 · page 4

THE Kerang correspondent of the Argus gives particulars of the drowning of three women in Bar Creek, eight miles from Kerang. The victims were the wife and…

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Rescued from Drowning

Southern Argus · Monday 17 October 1881 · page 2

A correspondent, writing from Burra Creek to the Gundagai Times, says:—A little girl named Edith Chamen, about two y[?] age the daughter of our school…

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