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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1881

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

Spring Cart Accident

Southern Argus · Friday 2 December 1881 · page 2

On Wednesday night about 11 o'clock Dr. Carroll received an urgent call to attend a child in Currawang who he was told had been thrown from a cart and was…

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Local and General News. Frightful Accident

Southern Argus · Friday 9 December 1881 · page 2

Yesterday constable Mall, Accompanied by constable P[?]zler, left town in search of a lunatic. They were both on horseback, and when about twelve miles out (at Mummuel),…

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Extraordinary Fatality with Firearms

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 10 December 1881 · page 7

I have often remarked on the foolhardiness with which firearms are handled in this country, and on our stupid habit of practical joking with them, but a more…

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Late Fatal Accident

Southern Argus · Saturday 10 December 1881 · page 2

In our issue of yesterdny we gave full particulars of the frightful accident which had ocourred to mounted constable Maula at Mummel, the provious evening. We regret to say that about…

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Fatal Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 December 1881 · page 3
Also in Goulburn Herald

A MOUNTED-CONSTABLE named William Morman St. John Maule met with a fatal accident on Thursday last while in company with mounted-constable Pritzler in…

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Accidents at Harden

Southern Argus · Monday 12 December 1881 · page 2

An accident of a somewhat serious nature happened to a man, at Harden, on Wednesday last, whilst employed in sinking a tank. It would appea that he was in the act of…

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Accident

Southern Argus · Monday 12 December 1881 · page 2

Yesterday morning the infant child of Mr. Lee, fruiterer, Auburn-street, whilst running about in the back yard, fell over a glass bottle, and [?]t herself severely in the…

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Strange Accident

Southern Argus · Monday 12 December 1881 · page 2

A somewhat peculiar accident occurred on Saturday night on the railway line. Mr. Arthur Felton, of St. Kilda, Melbourne, who was on his way to that city, was sitting on…

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An Actress Drowned

Southern Argus · Wednesday 14 December 1881 · page 2

Intelligence has been received to the effect that Miss Ada Lester, an accomplished and charming young actress, who was tolerably well-known on the colonial…

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Accident on the Railway

Southern Argus · Friday 16 December 1881 · page 3

Yesterday afternoon as a party of fettlers on a trolly were proceeding down the line, near Marulan, they had a very narrow escape from being killed. An engine came…

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Accident with Fatal Consequences

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 17 December 1881 · page 3

On Friday evening last a man named Taylor, who held a claim at Temora, had descended a shaft fifty feet deep to remove a fowl that had fallen down, but…

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Accidents

Southern Argus · Thursday 29 December 1881 · page 2

On Christmas morning an accident occurred to a son of Mr. Gategood, at. Norwood, which unfortunately precluded his having any pleasure in connection with the…

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Accident from Explosion of Spirits

Southern Argus · Friday 30 December 1881 · page 2

On Monday night news reached Braidwood of a dreadful accident happening at a public house in A[?] by the explosion of a cask of B[?] Mrs. Cost[?] [?] whose house…

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Local and General News. Melancholy Railway Accident

Southern Argus · Saturday 31 December 1881 · page 2

"News reached Goulburn yesterday that a woman had been run over by a train near Wagga the evening before and on inquiry we found that it was too true. On Thursday…

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Fatal Accident on the Southern Railway

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 31 December 1881 · page 4

ON Thursday evening a passenger by the up mail train named Elizabeth Palmer, wife of Mr. Palmer, the inspector of the railway extension construction between Darlington…

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