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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1882

165 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 3 of 9

Collision in Auburn Street

Southern Argus · Thursday 9 March 1882 · page 2

A collision occurred near the corner of the Mechanics' Institute yesterday afternoon by which young man named Roscoe very narrowly escaped losing his life. He was cantering a horse…

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The Late Buggy Accident

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 9 March 1882 · page 2

Mrs. Butler of Sloane-street, who was thrown from a buggy on Monday evening, has suffered serious injury in the head. She remains at the house of Mrs. Costello,…

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Accidental Death

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 March 1882 · page 2

ON Wednesday, 8th March, the district coroner (T. Marsden Esq) held an inquest at Fairhalt, near Crookwell, on the body of Edwin Watman, who died from injuries received through being thrown…

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Another Collision

Southern Argus · Saturday 11 March 1882 · page 2

A rather unfortunate collision occurred yesterday afternoon close to the railway gate. A carter named Joseph Downs was taking a waggon from the station, when a cart belonging to Messrs. Wood…

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The Late Accident in Clinton Street

Southern Argus · Saturday 11 March 1882 · page 2

We are pleased to learn that Mrs. Butler has so far recovered from the effects of the unfortunate accident that she met lately, as to be fit for removal to her own house to-day. Miss Butler is…

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Dangerous Accident

Southern Argus · Tuesday 14 March 1882 · page 2

Several days ago Arthur Batty, the well-known jockey, was engaged doing something at the bottom of a well, at Durham Hall, a depth of forty feel when a lad named George Murphy, who was on the…

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Accident on the Campbelltown-Camden Tramway

Southern Argus · Thursday 16 March 1882 · page 2

Accidents are commanding very early on the Campbelltown-Camben tramway. It was only opened on Friday, and on Monday evening an unfortunate casualty occurred which does not reflect…

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Gun-shot Accident

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 18 March 1882 · page 3

A serious accident happened to Mr. Bonner of Mount Pleasant, Little Spring Creek, near Young, on Sunday last. He had climbed over a fence to shoot a hare, and while pulling the…

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Serious Railway Collision near Melbourne

Southern Argus · Tuesday 21 March 1882 · page 2

A railway colision, which, with the Jolimont disaster of August last fresh within their recollection, created intense alarm amongst the passengers, occurted on one of the Melbourne suburban lines on…

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The Accident at Berrima

Southern Argus · Tuesday 21 March 1882 · page 2

The man named Thomas Brown who got injured at the Berrima coal mines on Saturday, in the manner referred to elsewhere, found on coming to Goulburn that one of the small bones of his leg…

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Serious Railway Collision Near Melbourne. Melbourne

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 22 March 1882 · page 3

A RAILWAY collision, which, with the Jolimont disaster of August last fresh within their recollection, created intense alarm amongst the passengers, occurred on one of the suburban lines…

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Extraordinary Accident

Southern Argus · Saturday 25 March 1882 · page 2

The Brisbane Courier relates that a fatal accident occurred on Friday afternoon to an elderly man named Lambert, under peculiar and distressing circumstances. Mr. Lambert died on Thursday, and…

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Accident to Mr. Murray, M.L.A.

Southern Argus · Tuesday 28 March 1882 · page 2

Mr. R. L. Murray, M.L.A., was being, driven through Inverell on Friday by Mr. Herbert Gordon, of Tamworth, when, through some of the harness becoming loosened, the horses bolted, and he was…

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Distressing Accident

Southern Argus · Thursday 30 March 1882 · page 2

Early on yesterday a serious accident occurred to two little boys named David McKeller and Frederick Siefort, aged respectively 8 and 6 yours, at the corner of Montsgue and Auburn streets. The circumstances…

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Railway Accident at Wagga

Southern Argus · Thursday 30 March 1882 · page 2

The Advertiser says:—What might have been a fatal accident occurred upon the railway bridge last Thursday night. It appears that a railwity employee borrowed a trolly from one of the gangers at South…

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Accident to Sir John Robertson

The Burrowa News · Friday 31 March 1882 · page 3

ON Saturday night Sir John Robertson (Colonial Secretory and Minister for lands) met with an accident which might have proved very serious, but which…

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Fatal Accident at Kiama

Southern Argus · Saturday 8 April 1882 · page 2

On Wednesday a man camed Thomas Yates, who was drinking a baker's cart with two horses attached, attempted to cross Tanner's Creek at Gerringong. All were washed off the crossing. Yates tried to leap…

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Fatal Accident

Southern Argus · Thursday 13 April 1882 · page 2

On Easter Monday, a sad fatal accident occurred in Brook's paddock. A little boy 3 years and 4 months old, son of Mr William John Lansdowne, was present at the Wesleyan picnic held on the…

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Fatal Accident on The Victorian Railway

Southern Argus · Thursday 13 April 1882 · page 2

The Bendigo Independent furnishes, the following particulars of a fatal railway accident on Good Friday:—" A shocking railway accident occured on the railway line near Golden-square, about…

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Death by Drowning

Southern Argus · Thursday 20 April 1882 · page 2

Last Thursday, Mr. John Davidson held an inquest at Dalton. The subject of the same was a little boy, aged two years and two months, named Joseph Berbert Sinclair. From the evidence taken…

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