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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1890

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Terrible Tramway Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 6

A TERRIBLE tramway accident happened on Thursday evening shortly before half-past 6 o'clock, when James Ross Logan, a well-known and highly-respected engine…

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Distressing Fatality at Bungonia

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 February 1890 · page 2

A TERRIBLY sudden and most distressing fatality is reported from Bungonia, the victim being Mr. Thomas Broadhead, an unmarried man about 31 years of age, eldest son of the late…

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A Hint in Cases of Accident

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 11 February 1890 · page 2

DR. H. P. SCOTT writes:--"If you will kindly give publicity to the following hint it will probably save many valuable lives in the course of a year. When a…

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Shocking Fatal Accident in Melbourne

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 February 1890 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Early this morning Samuel J. Cole, a building contractor, met with a terrible death at the Adelaide-chambers, Queen-street—a building of five storeys, where…

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Buggy Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 February 1890 · page 2

As the Messrs. S. and L. Henderson were coming into town this morning from their residence, near Lansdowne, the horses in the buggy become unmanageable, the vehicle was broken,…

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Another Cab Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 February 1890 · page 2

MR. J. LAWLER was the sufferer by another cab accident which occurred in Clifford-street, at its intersection with Cowper-street, on Wednesday, at about two o'clock. It seems that a horse…

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A Tragedy of the Queensland Floods. Drowning of a Mother and Three Children. the Father's Story

The Burrowa News · Friday 14 February 1890 · page 3

On the night of Monday, January 13, the Glastonbury Creek at Glastonbury hamlet, 13 miles from Gympie, rose in sudden flood, sweeping away trees, crops,…

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Drowning Fatalities

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 February 1890 · page 4

BALRANALD, Saturday.—Two lads, Frederick Davenport, aged 11 years and 3 months, and William Lynch, aged 10 years and 4 months. were drowned in a waterhole near the Chinese,…

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A Mother and Child Drowned

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 18 February 1890 · page 2
Also in Goulburn Evening Penny Post

COWRA, Saturday.--A sad case of drowning occurred last night. Mrs. McDowell, wife of the proprietor of the Railway Hotel, and her child were found dead in…

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Another Fatal Tram Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 February 1890 · page 4

About 20 minutes to 9 o'clock on Saturday morning a shocking fatal accident occurred in Paddington, when a little girl named Mabel Lloyd, between 5 and 6 years of age, was run…

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Fatal Cab Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 February 1890 · page 2

ON Monday night a fatal accident happened at the Queen's Statue to a man name unknown. Cab No. 800, driven by James Kennedy, was going in the direction of St. Mary's Cathedral,…

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Accident

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 18 February 1890 · page 2

ON Thursday morning Messrs. S. and L. Henderson were driving into Goulburn from their residence near Lansdowne in a buggy and pair. On nearing the…

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Accident at Sea. LONDON, Feb. 17

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 February 1890 · page 4

During the passage of the P. and O. R.M S. Victoria, which left Adelaide on January 14 for England, a passenger jumped overboard midway between Colombo and Aden. A boat, manned…

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Sad Drowning Case

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 21 February 1890 · page 2

REGARDING the case of drowning at Cowra, reported on Saturday, the inquest was held in the evening, A large amount of evidence was given, which went to show…

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Street Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 February 1890 · page 4

LAST evening a man who was standing in the street, near the Academy of Music, listening to the band, was struck by the horse in a cab which wan going by, and slightly injured. The man,…

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Three Thousand Chinese Fishermen Drowned. LONDON, Feb. 22

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 February 1890 · page 4

A thousand Chinese fishing boats have been driven out to sea by a hurricane in the China Sea. Three thousand fisherman were drowned…

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Fatal Accident While Camping

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 February 1890 · page 4

AN accident, which terminated fatally, occurred to a young man named James Cochra[?] 25 years of age, employed in the New South Wales Savings Bank, on Thursday last. H[?]…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 February 1890 · page 2

A young man named Samuel Bullock, employed at Mandelson's Hotel, sustained severe injuries at an early hour this morning while exercising a horse on the course at Eastgrove. He…

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Accident to a Railway Engine

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 March 1890 · page 4

QUEANBEYAN, Friday.—After the arrival of the Sydney train from Michelago last night the tubes of the boiler in the engine burst and almost put out the engine fires. In consequence of…

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