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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1891

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Three Boys Drowned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 January 1891 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Three children named M'Leod, sons of the caretaker of the Clunes Waterworks, were drowned in the reservoir yesterday. The children, aged respectively 8,…

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Drowning at Hoss Vale

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 January 1891 · page 4

MOSS VALE, Friday.—A young man named David Amos, aged 23 years, the second eldest son of Mr. William Amo[?], of Manchester-square near Moss Vale, was accidently drowned…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 January 1891 · page 2

A YOUNG man named P. Ryan, in the employ of Mr. T. Ryan, butcher, was riding a young horse this morning, which, failing to dislodge its rider by other means, rolled over him. Ryan,…

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A Submerged Mine—A Lessee Drowned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—A fatalaccident occurred this morning at a small coal mine near Tighe's, hill, on land rented from the Ferndale Coal Company by four lessees…

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Accidents with Cream Separators

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 6

MILTON, Thursday.—Yesterday morning a fatal accident happened at Spring Hill, the residence of Dr. T. Leany. His adopted daughter, named Bessie Garrard,…

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Serious Accident to Miss Quinn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 4

MISS QUINN, mistress of the North Goulburn Public School, met with a serious accident on New Year's Day, which will incapacitate her from her duties for at least a month. She was…

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Accident to a Shunter

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 4

A SHUNTER named E. W. Lambert was working in the Goulburn yard yesterday, when his hand was caught between the buffers of two trucks and the forearm severely bruised, though…

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Collision in the Firth of Forth. LONDON, Jan. 12

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 January 1891 · page 2

A disastrous collision has taken place between two steamers in the Firth of Forth. The details of the collision are not yet to hand, but it is known that 18 lives have been lost…

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Accidents with Cream Separators

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 14 January 1891 · page 2

A VERY peculiar accident, which might have been attended with fatal results, occurred on Tuesday at Woodstock, near Milton, to a daughter of Mr. James…

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Railway Accident in New York. LONDON, Jan. 12

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 January 1891 · page 4

A collision has taken place on the New York elevated railroad, by which the engine of one train was precipitated from the line into the street below…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 January 1891 · page 3

ON Monday evening last a lad named William Railton, son of Mr. L. Railton, and employed by Messrs. Harwood and Co. of the Australian Stores, experienced a painful accident. He…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 20 January 1891 · page 2

Henry Thomas, cabdriver in the employ of T. Lake, was thrown from his horse on Sunday afternoon near Rossi's Hill, through the animal taking fright, and sustained a fracture of the…

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Three Ladies Drowned

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 21 January 1891 · page 2

A TERRIBLE accident occurred on Friday afternoon at Bryan's Creek, near Morgan (S.A.), to a picnic party. Four ladies of the party went bathing in the creek and…

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Accident

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 21 January 1891 · page 2

ON Saturday night a young man named Nathaniel Cartwright, residing at Fullerton, broke his leg. Whilst he was mounting his horse the saddle turned, and…

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Railway Accident near Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 27 January 1891 · page 4

AN accident happened on Saturday night last at about 5 minutes past 11 o'clock to the mixed train which leaves Cooma at 3.30 and is due here at 11.15. When the train was about a mile from…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 January 1891 · page 2

A YOUNG man named Jeffry, railway telegraph operator at Wingello, met with a serious accident on Monday last. He was endeavouring to catch a young horse, when the animal kicked…

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Railway Accident in America. LONDON, Jan. 27

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 January 1891 · page 2

A train conveying back 70 cavalry, the heroes of the recent Indian rebellion, collided with an express train in Kansas, and both the trains wore wrecked by the force of the impact. Great loss…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 4

A lad named Arthur Edwards, son of Mr. H. Edwards, builder, Opal-street, had the misfortune to break his arm on Thursday last. He was employed by ,Messrs. A. H. Hunt and Co.,…

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Shocking Fatal Accident in Melbourne

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—About noon to-day M'Carron, a young clerk in the shipping office of Siddely and Co, Collins-Street West, went to the top of the building for some purpose…

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Sad Case of Accidental Poisoning

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 31 January 1891 · page 4

AN inquest was held on Tuesday at the Yass court-house, before Mr. N. T. Collins, district coroner, and a jury of twelve, touching the death of a little child named Arthur Reginald Stanley…

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