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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1888

311 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 5 of 16

Drowned in a Well

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 April 1888 · page 4

AN inquest was held by the Sydney Coroner, at the Lord Carrington Hotel, Balmain, on Friday, concerning the death of a boy named August Leo Thaux,…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 April 1888 · page 3

YESTERDAY morning about seven o'clock while Mr. Septimus Styles, of Bullamalita, and his brother were driving in a sulky near Middle Arm the horse took fright. A…

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Fatal Accident at Yass

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 April 1888 · page 2

AN inquiry was held on Wednesday, before Dr. Blake, district coroner, at the Farmers' Home, Yass, touching the death of John Leonard, who was found lying on the…

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Boating Accident in Port Phillip Bay

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 April 1888 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Friday.—A shocking boating accident occurred in Port Phillip Bay on Good Friday, in which four young men, well-known residents of Port Melbourne,…

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Accident to an Infant

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 April 1888 · page 2

THE infant son of Mr. A. Wombey, Auburn-street, met with a very painful accident yesterday. The little fellow knocked over a chair which was standing neat the fire and by this…

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The Late Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 April 1888 · page 2

IT has been reported more than once that Mr. Thomas Bramble, jun., who was so severely injured on Easter Monday by falling from the roof of Messrs. Furner Brothers and Jones' new…

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Accident

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 13 April 1888 · page 2

ON Wednesday afternoon an accident occurred by which Mr. Charles Strange, the lessee of Tattersall's Hotel billiard-room, received a dislocation of the left elbow-joint. White…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 April 1888 · page 3

ON Thursday afternoon last an accident of a serious nature befell Mr. P. Greelish, contractor. While riding along near Messrs. Bartlett and Co.'s brewery his horse shied and jumped…

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Fatal Gun Accident at Castlereagh

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 April 1888 · page 4

PENRITH, Friday.—A sad case of shooting occurred at Castlereagh last night. A lad named Victor Hadley, about 15 years of age, went shooting, and did not return last night. At…

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Accident to a Jockey

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 April 1888 · page 4

A JOCKEY named Roach, in the employ of Mr. W. Miller, Tirranna, sustained a severe accident on Saturday afternoon. He had assisted to its feet a sick foal which it was wished to remove…

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Accident at Norwood

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 April 1888 · page 4

A LITTLE boy, son of Mr. William Burgess, of Norwood, while playing with his brother had the forefinger of his left hand nearly severed with a tomahawk. The bone was badly injured…

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Accident at Long Swamp

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 April 1888 · page 4

ON Monday last an accident of a rather serious nature happened at Long Swamp, near Boro, to Miss Spencer, governess to the family of Mrs. Shanahan. It appears that she was riding on…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 April 1888 · page 2

MR. J. DENNIS, manager of the Hidden Treasure Gold and Silver Mine, and Mr. Mc Kane met with an accident on Tuesday afternoon last near Lansdowne Bridge. They were…

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A Serious Accident

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 20 April 1888 · page 2

WE regret having to record an accident which befel Mr. Joseph Francis, overseer for Mr. Walter Shepherd of Narrawa. On Easter Monday, whilst riding on horseback, the animal…

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Accident

The Yass Courier · Friday 20 April 1888 · page 2

ON Tuesday evening Mr. John Brassil, of Waroo, met with an accident by which he received a compound fracture of the large bone in the centre of the left leg. He was…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 April 1888 · page 4

An accident occurred to a young man named Payne, in the employ of Mr. T. Ryan, butcher, while driving into town from the slaughter-yards yesterday. Payne was thrown from the cart and…

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Shocking Fatal Accident near St. Mary's

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 April 1888 · page 2

PENRITH, Sunday.—A shocking fatal accident occurred last night at Exeter Farm, near St. Mary's. A young man, 21 years of age, named Eneas M'Kaughan, son of Mr. J. B. M'Kaughan,…

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Accident at Lake Bathurst

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 April 1888 · page 4

ON Tuesday last an infant, eight months old, daughter of Mr. Webb, of Lake Bathurst, was brought into Dr. Morton's surgery suffering from the effects of a severe scalding. It seems…

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Frightful Railway Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 April 1888 · page 2

MURRURUNDI, Wednesday.—A man named John Williams was run over by a goods train near the Willow Tree at 6 o'clock last night. The body was manglod almost beyond…

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Accident

The Yass Courier · Friday 27 April 1888 · page 2

ON Monday morning a miner named Thomas Jones, while working at the Woolgarlo mine fell down a shaft 30 feet deep and received a nasty sprain on the ankle of the right foot, and severe…

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