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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1882

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Gun Accident

Southern Argus · Thursday 20 July 1882 · page 2
Also in Goulburn Herald

Alexander Roberts of Bronti, Windellima, received a severe injury last Saturday. A breech loading gun which he intended using had a cartridge in [?] This he wanted to…

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Horrible Accident at an Inquest

Southern Argus · Saturday 22 July 1882 · page 2

An accident occurred on Thursday in connection with an inquest on the body of a man named George Irons, which from the circumstances surrounding it was of a…

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Fatal Mining Accident at Joadja Creek

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 22 July 1882 · page 3

On Saturday morning last a man named James Clowes was killed while at work in the mine, through a mass of stone weighing two tons falling upon him…

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Mining Accident at Temora

Southern Argus · Tuesday 25 July 1882 · page 4

On Wednesday last a sad accident occurred to a min[?]r named D. Co[?]coran, employed by the'South Australian Co. in the Fanny Parn[?]li claim. It appears that the unfortunate…

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Fatal Accident

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 25 July 1882 · page 2

On Monday last, about midday, a young man named Herbert Walter Staniforth, eighteen years of age, was engaged with hill father and brother in sinking a tank in the neighbourhood…

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Singular Accident

Southern Argus · Thursday 27 July 1882 · page 2

Mr. W. D. Walker Government Surveyor, met with a singular accident on Sunday at Boyd Newtown. He was killing a snake when he slipped and broke his leg in two…

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Fatal Accident at Crookwell

Southern Argus · Saturday 29 July 1882 · page 2

We learn from our correspondent that a fatal accident befel a farmor named James Bradford residing in that district, on Monday last. About 9 o'olook that morning he left home in his usual…

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Railway Accident

Southern Argus · Tuesday 1 August 1882 · page 2

Mr. Duncan, assistant railway station, master at Marulan, met with an accident on Saturday, from which he had a very narrow escape of losing his life. The circumstances…

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Accident at Paddy's River

Southern Argus · Tuesday 1 August 1882 · page 2

Last Saturday, whilst a young man named Murray was riding at Paddy's River, near Minrulan, his horse fell with him, the fall sauaing a fructure of the right leg above the…

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Frightful Accident

Southern Argus · Thursday 3 August 1882 · page 2

A shocking accident occured in the bush at Ellerslis, near Branxton, the other day, to a Mrs. John Bulmer, who is now recovering. Sh was with her husband and a four year…

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Local and General News. Thrown from a Horse. We are sorry to report a severe accident which

Southern Argus · Tuesday 8 August 1882 · page 2

Occurred to Mr. Harry Wilson, of Auburn-street, on Saturday. He was riding a spirited horse, which had not had much work lately, and whilst turning the corner from Auburn to Bradley-street, the…

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Coach Accident

Southern Argus · Tuesday 8 August 1882 · page 2
Also in Goulburn Herald

On Wednesday morning last the mail from Coom[?] mat with an accident. About seven miles from Micalago the wheel got into a deep rut, and the driver being thrown from his seat, the horses bolted:…

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Another Serious Tram Accident

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 9 August 1882 · page 3

MR. CRICKER, 28 years of age, a clerk by profession, residing at 49, Bathurst-street, met with a serious accident on the tramway. Shortly after 10 o'clock on Saturday night, he was returning…

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Dangerous Accident at Joadja

Southern Argus · Thursday 10 August 1882 · page 2

On Tuesday a patient named Robert Crawford, an employe at the Joadja Shale Works, near Mittagong, was received into the Goulburn Hospital, suffering from…

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Serious Blasting Accident

Southern Argus · Tuesday 22 August 1882 · page 2

An accident which fortunately did, not result in loss of life, but which caused serious injury to two men named George Watkins and Charles M'Guire, occurred at the National Park, Port Hacking, on…

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Coach Accident

Southern Argus · Thursday 24 August 1882 · page 2

Mr. Andrew Tyrie a paasenger by the Braidwood coach from Queanbeyan to Goulburn, on Tuesday right last met with a serious accident. On reaching the plains near Mr. Faithfull's, whilst getting…

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How to Keep From Drowning

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 26 August 1882 · page 3

The human body weighs a pound in the water, and single chair will carry two grown persons. That is, it would keep the head…

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Accident to a Child

Southern Argus · Saturday 26 August 1882 · page 2

Last Wednesday some children of Mr. John Woods, of Collector, were playing on a large pile of firewood, when a heavy log rolled over on one of them, a little girl, three…

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