Fatal Accident
A FATAL accident happened on Saturday night to a man named John Todd. He was proceeding to his home in company with some friends, and while in the act of scaling a wall in the vicinity…
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Accidents, 1889
234 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 6 of 12
Fatal Railway Accident
WAGGA, Sunday.âThomas Scott, while employed shunting at Yerong Creek railway station on Saturday, was run over and had his right leg smashed. The leg had to be amputated. Scott…
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Two men named respectively Wm. Keogh and John Williams, while whitewashing a wall at Robert Harper and Co.'s new buildings in Clarence-street on Monday, fell from a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collision Between Steamers. LONDON, May 21
The steamers German Emperor and Beresford came into collision in the English Channel this morning during a dense fog. The German Emperor foundered and twenty…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Accident on the Continent. LONDON, May 23
A serious accident occurred to a train conveying the Empress of Austria and the Archduchess Marie-Valerie from Wiesbaden. Three carriages were overturned, but the…
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The Queen's Birthday terminated very sadly at the prospector's mine at Bredbo. There wore four men working at the mine, two on the day shift, named Louis Sellick and J. Lecount, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident to Mr. Glad stone. LONDON, May 25
While walking in Piece dilly yesterday Mr. Gladstone was knocked dot en in the road by a cab. He escaped injury, but received a rather severe shaking…
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BATHURST, Wednesday.âThis morning John Godfery, a farmer, of Raglan, was found dead in a creek near Kelso House. Last night deceased came to Bathurst and attended the freetrade…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident to H.M.S. Surprise. LONDON, May 28
H.M.S. Surprise, which went ashore at Syracuse after having been in collision with another vessel, the name of which has not transpired, was got off again, and has arrived at Malta…
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A MAGISTERIAL inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of Louis Sellick, at the Bredbo mine, was commenced on Monday afternoon by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tremendous Floods in America. 8000 Persons Drowned. LONDON, June 1
TERRIBLE floods have taken place in the United States, extending over a vast area of country, and resulting in enormous loss of life. Heavy and continuous rains occurred in pennsylvania…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Accident at Cooma
AN accident happened on the new extension of the railway to Cooma on Sunday evening. When the train was about to start from Cooma shortly after 5 o'clock several of the carriages went off…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Intelligence. Fatal Accident at Golspie. Taralga
A SAD and fatal accident happened near Golspie yesterday evening to a fine young man named Patrick Lawler. He was returning home from the funeral of the late Mr. Thomas Fitzgibbons,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Floods in America. Appalling Loss of Life. Nine Thousand Persons Drowned. London, June 1
Terrible floods have taken place in the United States, extending over a vast area of country, and resulting in enormous loss of life…
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AN infant named Myra Douton, aged 15 months, was drowned in a tub of water at its parents' residence, Homebush, on Friday afternoon. While the child's mother was on a visit…
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Narrabri, Thursday.âA serious accident happened to the Walgott coach while coming into Narrabri to-day. On approaching the Namoi Bridge the horses took fright at a passing…
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THE inhabitants of Golspie and surrounding district were thrown into a state of lamentation when the and news was spread abroad that Mr. Patrick Lawler had been killed by a fall from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accident with Firearms at Boxer's Creek
ON Sunday last, at Mr. Broadhurst's residence, Boxer's Creek, a young man was engaged in extracting a cartridge from a revolver, when the weapon accidentally went off, and the…
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As Mr. James Lake was engaged in unloading a load of hay on Saturday evening the fork he was using gave way and he fell to the ground, fracturing two of his ribs…
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A YOUNG man named Fitzpatrick, son of Mr. Fitzpatrick, of the Shamrock Inn, Clinton-street, sustained serious injuries on Sunday last; but, under the circumstances, he may be considered…
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