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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1881

136 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 6 of 7

Accident Whilst Riding

Southern Argus · Tuesday 18 October 1881 · page 2

Mr. J. T. Bickley,. saddler, of Auburnstreet, Goulburu, whilst out riding on Sunday afternoon, got thrown from his horse. The fall was of a rather serious nature, as…

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Accident at Penrith Railway Station

Southern Argus · Wednesday 19 October 1881 · page 2

On Saturday last, just after the day train from Sydney to Bathurst came to a stand at the Penrith railway station, a team of three horses attached to a dray, which had just…

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Terrible Accident

Southern Argus · Friday 21 October 1881 · page 2

Intelligence reached Braidwood on saturday night that a f[?]tal accident had occurred in the morning at Nerriga A party were preparing to leave for the Endrick River to…

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Painful Accident

Southern Argus · Tuesday 1 November 1881 · page 2

On Thursday last a painful accident occurred to Mrs. Ma[?]ld[?] Palmer and her daughter, resulting in the braking of the latter's arm and serious injuries to the…

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A Fishhook Accident

Southern Argus · Tuesday 1 November 1881 · page 2

A boy named Hannon, whose parents live at the Willeroo side of Lake George, had somewhat unpleasant fishing experiences on Sunday. It appears that some lines had…

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The Late Accident on the Hay Railway

Southern Argus · Friday 4 November 1881 · page 2

We are sorry to state that the poor man Donnellan who about a for night ago had one of his legs fractured by a b[?]llast truck between Narrandera and Hay, lies at the…

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Another Horse Riding Accident

Southern Argus · Saturday 5 November 1881 · page 2

A fresh instance of the danger there is in allowing children to gallop about on horseback, occurred at Clear Hills, Lumley, on Tuesday afternoon, when a boy named…

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Fatal Accident at Goodradigbee

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 8 November 1881 · page 2

AN inquest was held at the Royal Hotel yesterday afternoon by Dr. Blake, district coroner, upon the body of Roderick Elias Masters. The jury having viewed the body, the following…

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Two suicides and a Serious Accident

Southern Argus · Wednesday 9 November 1881 · page 2

The Ballarat correspondent of the Argus states that Thursday was a day of casualties —two suicides and a serious, if not fa[?]l, accident. She first was the suicide of Mr…

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A Frightful Accident

Southern Argus · Tuesday 15 November 1881 · page 2

We heard late last night that a man living at Kingsdale whilst stripping wattle bark slipped off a limb of the tree he was at the time stripping, and being caught by…

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Horse-Riding Accident near Laggan

Southern Argus · Tuesday 15 November 1881 · page 2

A most severe accident occured to a settler named Lynch, a resident of Pojar, on Sunday. Whilst riding at a quiuk pace through the bush, his horse rushed him…

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Fatal Accident

Southern Argus · Tuesday 15 November 1881 · page 2

A sad accident happened at Wodouga last Tuesday. A boy named Alfred Parker, aged about 14 years, persuaded a friend to lend him a horse; and, although young…

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Serious Accident

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 15 November 1881 · page 2

An accident of a very painful nature occurred yesterday afternoon to a young man named Charles Rose, a Norwegian, who lives at Mr. Bond's Bridge Hotel in Auburn-street. It appears…

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The Late Case of Drowning in the Murrumbidgee

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 17 November 1881 · page 4

SINGULAR FATALITY.—So far all efforts to recover the body of the young man Thomas Studley, who was drowned whilst bathing in the Murrumbidgee two or three weeks ago, have proved…

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A Cabman Nearly Drowned in a Street

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 22 November 1881 · page 4

DURING the violent rainstorm which burst over Melbourne on Tuesday night last, a man narrowly escaped drowning in Swanston-street. It appears,…

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Accident in a Circus

Southern Argus · Wednesday 23 November 1881 · page 2

A rather painful ocpurrence took place at Wilson's Circus, Haymarket, Sydney on Monday forenoon. It appears that one of the principal acrobats, Fane, with others was…

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The Late Boat-accident in Moreton Bay

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 24 November 1881 · page 2

From telegrams to the Sydney papers we gather particulars of the recent shocking boat-accident in Moreton Bay. It appears that Mr. W. Sheehan, formerly of the works department, Mr. Herbert…

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Dreadful Mining Accident

Southern Argus · Wednesday 30 November 1881 · page 2

A terrible accident is reported by the Sandhurst correspondent of the Melbourne Telegraph:—On Friday afternoon, at the Collman and Tacchi Tribute Company's…

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Two Young Girls Drowned

Southern Argus · Thursday 1 December 1881 · page 2

On Monday afternoon two young girls went for a bathe in the Campaspe River, at Echucca. Both the girls were about 14 years of age, and named Elizabeth McArthur and…

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A Snake Accident

Southern Argus · Friday 2 December 1881 · page 2

A Mrs. Lowry (says the Burruwa Nows) was bitten by a carpet snake. When a short distance down the garden path, Mrs. Lowry felt she had stopped on something strangely…

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