Two Persons Drowned
A SAD case of drowning occurred at Mudgoo on Monday afternoon. Two old residents of the district, engaged in farming pursuits, named Curnow, husband and wife, were the victims…
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Accidents, 1887
343 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 9 of 18
Buggy Accident
ONE day last week Mr. J. H. Murray, Inspector of Schools, was thrown from his buggy, on the road between Moss Vale and Elmwood. The horse suddenly shied…
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AN accident of a very serious nature befel Mr. Peter Gray, farmer, of Middle Creek, on Wednesday week. It appears that Mr. Gray was returning from…
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MR. C. CREIGHTON, of Picton, was drowned on Thursday whilst endeavouring to ford the Wollondilly, at Lacy's Crossing, Burragorang. The deceased and two friends were carried from…
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AT the Hawkesbury accident inquest on Tuesday, John Pye, the fireman, was re-examined, and gave evidence that the donkey air-pump was working after they left Ryde, and all the way…
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MR. PINHEY J.P., held a magisterial inquiry on Tuesday at the Queen's Hotel, Kent and Market street, into the circumstances surrounding the death of Alexander Femon, about…
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A frightful accident happened on the railway line between Euroa and Violet Town on Monday night, whereby a woman named Maher was literally out to pieces. The deceased was the…
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A SINGULAR fatal case of accidental poisoning occurred at Hamilton, Victoria, on Monday evening. Four swagsmen named William Crowe, Michael Donobue, Samuel Taylor, and…
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A FATAL accident occurred at the Pinnacle gold-mine, Nowra, on Monday. A man named Harry Underwood was working below where some old workings were…
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John M'Mahon, son of Alderman M'Mahon, of St. Leonards, who has been on a visit for the past few months for the benefit of his health to Mr. James…
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A SON of Mr. Kirby's, aged about eight years, while playing with some other boys on Thursday afternoon fell, his head coming in contact with an iron bar. His…
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ON Thursday afternoon a man, whose name is supposed to be John Linnegar, and who was in the employ of Mr. R. A. Barber, of Humewood, met with an…
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THE report of the Board of Inquiry appointed by the Commissioner for Railways to investigate the causes and circumstances connected with the railway accident which…
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A terrible disaster has occurred at St. Thomas, in Canada. A collision took place between an excursion train and a petroleum train. The latter exploded, and the excursion train…
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A collision took place to-day off Portland between H.M.S. Ajax and H.M.S. Devastation. The latter was badly damaged, and wa, obliged to put into dock for examination and…
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ON Friday last-an inquest was held at the Yass Hospital, before Dr. Blake, touching the death of John Linigear, who died in the institution on the previous evening from the effect of…
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A SERIOUS accident occurred to two youths named Humphries on Monday evening last at Mr. T. Chisholm's farm, near Collector. They were employed in extracting trees and stumps…
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LONDON, July 17.--A terrible disaster has occurred at St. Thomas, in Canada. A collision took place between an excursion train and a petroleum train. The…
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AN accident of a serious nature occurred on Monday last to two young men, sons of Mr. James Humphries of Collector. The youths were engaged grubbing trees…
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A FATAL tram accident occurred at the Pitt-street entrance to Belmore Park at about half-past 5 o'clock on Friday afternoon. The victim was a little girl named Eveline May Botridge, 11…
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