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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1891

354 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 7 of 18

The Accident at the Show-ground

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 May 1891 · page 3

THE boy Davis injured at the show-grounds yesterday is progressing favourably, and is out of all danger…

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Accidents

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 27 May 1891 · page 3

AT about seven o'clock yesterday evening an accident occurred near Rossi's hill, which might have been attended with more serious results. An eight-horse waggon in which…

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Coach Accident

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 27 May 1891 · page 2

AN accident befel a picnicing party on Monday whilst returning home from "The Willows," about six miles along the Binda road, where the party spent…

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Fatal Tramway Accident

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 27 May 1891 · page 2

LAST week, Mr. Daniel Jones, foreman of the Cheltenham tramway, Victoria, met with fearful injuries from which he died. Deceased was engaged to drive a special…

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A Vehicle Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 May 1891 · page 2

AN accident which might very easily have been a fatal one occurred to-day in the lane at the rear of Mr. P. Loyne's store. Mr. G. Schliessmann had obtained from Mr. Leyne the…

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Painful Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 May 1891 · page 2

AN accident happened to Mr. J. T. Cox at the railway station on Tuesday. He was engaged doing some plumbing work, when the ladder upon which he was standing suddenly shifted…

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Dray Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 May 1891 · page 4

STEPHEN STAPLETON, aged, 57, residing at Gullen, was the victim of a serious dray accident on Tuesday evening last. Stapleton and a friend were returning home from Goulburn with…

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Accident to a Picnic Party

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 May 1891 · page 4

A PICNIC party which was driving along the Bungonia road on Queen's Birthday name to grief at the half-way water-holes. The party consisted of Mr. Marsh, who was driving, the two…

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Buggy Accident

Goulburn Herald · Friday 29 May 1891 · page 4

A SERIOUS accident occurred yesterday in the lane at the back of Mr. P. Leyne's premises in Auburn-street. Mr. G. Schliessman as about to take his children for a drive in a…

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Fatal Accident near Cooma

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 May 1891 · page 3

COOMA, Thursday.—News was brought to town late last night of a fatal accident to Captain Ingram. He had been to Cooma on business, and was returning in…

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Coach Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 May 1891 · page 4

ON Thursday evening last an accident happened to the Cooma-Bombala mail coach when within about six miles of Cooma. It appears that whilst coming down an incline, one of the…

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Accident at the Railway Workshops

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 May 1891 · page 4

ON Wednesday last Mr. W. Randall had a very narrow escape while working in the railway workshops. His hand was caught in a bolt and he was very nearly dragged in,…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 May 1891 · page 4

A rather serious accident happened to a lad named Walter H. Line this morning. He was driving one of his father's baker's carts when the hames strap broke, and the collar fell down,…

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Fatality near Temora

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 June 1891 · page 4

TEMORA, Friday.—A magisterial inquiry was held by Mr. Charles De Boos, J.P., to-day, into the cause of the death of Robert M'Farlane. A verdict of accidental death, caused by a fall from…

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The Eveleigh Railway Collision

Goulburn Herald · Friday 5 June 1891 · page 4

THE inquest on the body of Robert Bertram, engine-driver, killed on the 21st altime in the railway collision which took place at the southern and of the Eveleigh tunnel, was…

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A Trolly Run Down—Two Men Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 June 1891 · page 6

WAGGA, Wednesday.—On Thursday evening three fettlers, named Ings, Knight and Ross, and the ganger, Heap, engaged on the railway line between Wagga and…

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Serious Accident to a Miner

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 June 1891 · page 4

BRAIDWOOD, Friday.—A young man named John McWilliams met with a serious accident whilst engaged mining at Wyambene, about 30 miles from here. It appears that he was down…

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Tramway Accident at Huddersfield. LONDON, June 3

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 June 1891 · page 6

The boiler of a motor on a steam tramway at Huddersfield burst to-day. One person was killed and several others injured…

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Accident at the School

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 June 1891 · page 2

A STATE child named William Swan, aged about 10 years, while playing in the Superior Public School grounds this morning fell off the back of another boy and broke his thigh. He…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 June 1891 · page 3

A boy named Hall, son of Mr. Hall, of Clifford-street, was jumping a day or two ago with some other boys at Eastgrove, when he fell on his right arm, breaking it just above the…

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