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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1885

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The Fatal Accident near Penrith

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 May 1885 · page 4

FURTHER particulars of the death of the woman at South Creek on Sunday were elicited at the coroner's inquest on Monday. The deceased, who was married, was named Brown, and was the…

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Sad Fatality at North Willoughby

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 May 1885 · page 7

About 8 p.m. on Tuesday, a boy named Henry Irwin Howard, aged 13 years, who has resided with Mr. James Medlyn for the last eight years at Chatswood, North Willouhgby, died from injuries he…

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Accidents

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 23 May 1885 · page 4
Also in Southern Argus

On Thursday morning a youth seventeen years of age, son of Mr. Golding of Redfern, draper, dislocated the bone running from his left elbow to his shoulder, a very uncommon…

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Painful Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 May 1885 · page 6

According to a Gosford telegram a shocking accident, occurred on Tuesday to a lad named Alfred Beattie, 6 years of age, son of Mr. John Beattie, Ourimbah Creek. The…

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Accident

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 26 May 1885 · page 2

An accident of a rather serious nature occurred on Thursday, 14th instant, to Mr. James O'Brien of Clifton, Congo. Having heard many conflicting accounts of how the accident did occur,…

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Buggy Accident

Southern Argus · Tuesday 26 May 1885 · page 3

Sydney, May 25.—Mr. John Bennett was thrown out of his buggy whilst starting from Brush Farm for a drive yesterday. Two of his ribs were broken, and he is also internally…

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Accident by Burning

Southern Argus · Tuesday 26 May 1885 · page 3

An accident occurred at Laggan yesterday to a Mrs. Williams, wife of a blackmith at that [?] place, by which the poor woman was very much b[?]rned, especially in the lower part of the bod[?], but not…

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Fatal Mining Accident

Southern Argus · Tuesday 26 May 1885 · page 2

A fatal accident occured at the New Chum and Victoria Company's mine on Thursday morning the victim being a miner named Gottfried D[?]vid Pfeiffer, about 50 years of age, who leaves a [?]ife…

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Fatal Burning Accident at Bondi

Southern Argus · Thursday 28 May 1885 · page 2

An eyewitness sent the following account to the Echo of the sad occurrence at Bondi on Saturday, by which the child Emily Merron lost her life. He states that he was working in the vicinity with a…

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Fatal Buggy Accident at Sutton Forest

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 30 May 1885 · page 3

It is with feelings of deep regret that we report the death of Mr. J. D. Jones of Sutton Forest, which took place on Friday 22nd instant. It appears that…

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Fatal Accident to a Miner

Southern Argus · Saturday 30 May 1885 · page 8

A fatal accident happened at Newcastle on Friday last to a miner named James Bullerwell, who was working at the Glebe. A large block of coal fell upon him and…

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Fatal Accident at Sutton Forest

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 May 1885 · page 3

IT is with feelings of deep regret that we (Scrutineer) report the sudden death of Mr. J. D. Jones, of Sutton Forest, which took place on Friday last. It appears that at 10…

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Extraordinary Accident and its Results

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 May 1885 · page 4

THE Wagga Advertiser says:—Many of our readers will remember that Mr. W. Beason met with an accident some 8 months since through falling heavily to the ground whils engaged in his tanyard,…

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Extraordinary Accident and its Result

Southern Argus · Tuesday 2 June 1885 · page 4

The Wagga Advertiser says:—Many of our readers will remember that Mr. W. Beeson met with an accident some eight months since through falling heavily to the…

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Railway Accident at Queanbeyan

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 June 1885 · page 4

On Thursday a serious accident happened to a young man named Fred Clupperfield, employed at No. 101 cutting. The unfortunate man had "bulled" a hole, and was in the act of charging it, when the…

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Terrible Accident

Southern Argus · Thursday 4 June 1885 · page 2

A man named Stephen Spencer was killed on Tuesday by fulling off the Sydney post-office building. Spo[?]cer was s[?] on a crosbeam [?] a fellow-workman handed him a r[?] with which he…

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Fatal Accident at the Sydney Post Office

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 June 1885 · page 4

On Tuesday afternoon at about 2 o'clock a fatal accident happened at the Post Office building to a labourer named Stephen Sponcer. Those who have passed the new buildings being erected in connection…

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Fatal Railway Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 June 1885 · page 4

A FRIGHTFUL accident occurred on the railway works on Monday near Coolac to a man named Clancy, a platelayer, who was knocked down by a truck loaded with sleepers. One of the front wheels…

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Nemesis-Iberia Collision

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 June 1885 · page 6

Mr. Capell, of 53, Crown-street, Woolloo-mooloo, who was injured in the Nemesis-Iberia collision in the harbour on the day our contingent left for the Soudan, has…

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