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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1885

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Fatal Blasting Accident

Southern Argus · Tuesday 10 February 1885 · page 2

An accident occurred at the Baw Baw lime works oil Friday last, by which William Arthur Guymer met his death. The facts connected with the sad event were all disclosed at the inquest on Saturday,…

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The Late Railway Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 February 1885 · page 2

MR. Austin Saqui, one of the victims of the late railway disaster, has so far recovered that he was able to leave for Melbourne by the express train last night. Mr. Sacqui was one of the two removed to…

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A Serious Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 February 1885 · page 2

A man named David Finlay, 24 years of age, residing in 24, Nithsdale-street, was taken, to the Sydney Hospital early on Wednesday morning suffering from two fractures of the spine caused by…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

Southern Argus · Saturday 14 February 1885 · page 2

Yesterday an accident occurred on the Wollondilly about a mile below Grunsell's by which a young man named Charles Stephenson lost his life. Deceased and another man named Henry Ludwell…

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Drowned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 February 1885 · page 3

YESTERDAY, shortly before noon, Charles Stevenson, aged 19, a son of Mrs. Stevenson, who keeps the Coach and Horses Hotel, Grafton-street, met with death by drowning. From the information gleaned…

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Sad Death by Drowning

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 14 February 1885 · page 3

About noon yesterday a young man named Charles Stephenson, about nineteen years of age, son of Mrs. Augusta Stephenson, landlady of the Coach and Horses Inn,…

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Sad Drowning Case

Southern Argus · Tuesday 17 February 1885 · page 2

It will be learned with regret that Brother Malachi, of the Brothers of St. Patrick at Albury, met with his death on Sunday afternoon by being drowned in the river Murray. Deceased, with two…

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The Late Drowning Case

Southern Argus · Tuesday 17 February 1885 · page 2

An inquest was held on Saturday afternoon touching the death of the young fellow Charles Stephenson, whose death by drowning was reported in our last issue. There was nothing fresh elicited…

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Religious Brother Drowned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 February 1885 · page 2

THE Goulburn priests received a telegram on yesterday morning conveying the sad news that one of the Brothers of St. Patrick, who recently left Goulburn for Albury, whilst bathing in the Murray…

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Sad Accident at Joadja Creek

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 17 February 1885 · page 2

A very sad and painful accident happened at Joadja Greek on Saturday afternoon, 7th instant, to a man named Patrick Kenny, a labourer employed by the A.K.O…

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Machinery Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 February 1885 · page 4

ON Sunday evening a young lad, son of Mr. Huthwaite, of Muttbilly, was conveyed to town and taken to Mr. Hollis's dispensary, having some of his fingers crushed through his hand having been…

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Telegraphic Intelligence. Floods at Cootamundra. Another Railway Accident Averted. Cootamundra, Tuesday, 8 p.m

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 18 February 1885 · page 3

A second flood accrued here to-day. The rain commenced yesterday, and up to half-pact one, sixty-eight points bad fallen. It then ceased, but a very heavy shower fell…

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Accident on the Tarago Line. Bungendore

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 February 1885 · page 2

THIS evening, whilst Messrs. Topham, Angus, and Co.'s engine was coming from Tarago to Bungendore with a load of ballast, it came in contact with a bullock which happened to be on the line at the…

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Distressing Accident in Bourke-street

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 February 1885 · page 6

A distressing calamity occurred at No. 227, Bourke-street, Sydney, on Wednesday night. A woman named Kate Burns, who lately resided at No. 47, Brisbane-street, off Oxford-street, paid a…

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A Man Drowned at Manly

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 February 1885 · page 5

A SAD case of death by drowning occurred at Manly Beach on Monday morning. About half-past 6 the well-known corner of the ocean beach, at the junction of the sand with the rocks leading…

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Painful Accident at Yass

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 February 1885 · page 4

An accident of a very serious nature, says the Yass Tribune, occurred on Saturday night to a boy named Arthur McNally, son of Mr. Nicholas McNally of Meehan-street. The…

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Drowned at Morangorell

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 28 February 1885 · page 3

A boy named Timothy Mc Namara, twelve years of age, son of Mr. Timothy Mc Namara, selector, Bland, went to bathe last Friday (2th instant) in a waterloo on his…

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Fatal Railway Accident

Southern Argus · Saturday 28 February 1885 · page 2

A man whose name is at present unknown was knocked down and killed at the Stanmore railway station by the train which left Sydney at 5.10 a.m. on Thursday. The deceased is about 33 years of…

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Railway Accident in Victoria

Southern Argus · Saturday 28 February 1885 · page 2

An accident happened to the down mail train from Melbourne on Thursday at Wallan Wallan Station, near Kilmore, where the train had pulled up, when it was run into by the tip goods train…

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Accidents

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 February 1885 · page 3

ON Thursday Mr. Jacob Baxter, a farmer, living at The Flats, near Collector, was the receiver of a very severe cut from an adze. He was engaged fencing, and whilst adzing a post the instrument…

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