Drowned in a Water-cask
An inquest was held in the Exchange Hotel, Wellington, on Tuesday, by Dr. Rygate upon the body of Patrick Mallon, the landlord of the hotel, who was found drowned in a water-cask early that…
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Accidents, 1885
398 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 2 of 20
Narrow Escape from Drowning
LAST evening several young lads, taking advantage of the rise in the Wollondilly and Mulwarree, were amusing themselves in boats near Mr. Grunsell's, and one of them, Samuel Slater, ventured too far…
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AN accident occurred at Lawson station on the Western line on Saturday, when two engines collided while shunting, and three persons were injured. A dense fog had prevailed there for some…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Special Telegrams to the "Argus." Appalling Railway Accident. Loss of Several Lives. Great Number Injured. [By Our Special Reporter.] Cootamundra, Monday, 11.30 a.m
The calamity to the mail train occurred at eight o'clock Inst evening; it was just dusk. Nearly ten inches of rain had fallen during Saturday and Sunday, consequently the…
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A TERRIBLE railway accident occurred on Sunday night to the overland mail train from Melbourne near Cootamundra. A culvert at Salt Water Creek was washed away, leaving a large gap, into which…
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A SHOCKING accident occurred on the Illawarra line, on Saturday. A man named Edward Whelow, guard of the 1.57 p.m. passenger train from Sydney to Hurstville, was seen to fall off the footboard of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegraphic Intelligence. Frightful Railway Accident. Cootamundra, Monday, 12.35 p.m
A fearful railway accident occurred last night. The mail train from Melbourne collapsed about four miles from here, at a bridge which was almost washed away, 50 persons are either [?]…
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Between 5 and 6 o'clock on Tuesday evening Messrs. A. Saqui and I. Barnard arrived at Gouburn railway station, and were conveyed to the hospital by being carried on the Government and…
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A lamentable occurrence is reported from a homestead about eight miles from Wagga. On Wednesday afternoon, at the farm of Mr. W. C. Vincent, on the Gregadoo road, a child named…
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OUR attention was attracted by several lusty squeaks from the inside of a pail almost full of water into which a half-grown mouse had fallen. The alarm had hardly died away…
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The injured passengers who determined on proceeding to Melbourne, arrived safely at Albury between 1 and 2 o'clock on Tuesday morning, and the station-master at Albury at once made…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegraphic Intelligence. the Railway Accident. Cootamundra, Wednesday 8 p.m
The jury at the inquest on tho bodies of the victims of the late railway accident, at Saltelsy Creek, having been locked up for two h[?], have just returned…
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Mr. Barnard, who is still at the hospital, shows signs of improvement daily. The driver Moodie arrived in Goulburn on Monday night. He is getting on very well too. From inquiries made…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Cootamundra Railway Accident. the Accident Foreseen. a Terrible Dilemma
I have just obtained some interesting particulars from William Wade (writes the special reporter of the "Argus"), a wood-cutter, who narrowly escaped with…
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William A. Guymer, a son of Mr. Alfred Guymer, a well-known resident of the Goulburn district, met his death yesterday morning in a very peculiar manner. It appears the unfortunate man had…
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A FATAL blasting accident occurred yesterday morning between 8 and 9 o'clock at the Baw Baw lime works. The victim was a young man named William Guymer, son of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrible Accident at Manly
On Thursday evening a very painful accident happened at Manly to some lady visitors of Mrs. Fuller, Westella. They were being driven to the town prior to leaving by the 6 o'clock boat, and coming down…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Collision at Rooty Hill
An accident occurred on Thursday morning about 3 o'clock at Rooty Hill Station, of a very serious nature. A goods train which usually leaves Sydney at 11.40 p.m. for…
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ON Saturday afternoon last Mr. A. M. Bette, coroner, bald an inquest at Baw Baw, touching the death of William Arthur Guymer, who as reported in our last issue was killed by a stone from a blast fired at…
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An accident occurred on Monday [?], [?]burg fatally. Stove Woodcock, one of the oldest residents of Burrowa, was at the Frogmore, races with fruit, and…
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