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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1892

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Two Men Killed and Two Others Seriously Injured. Melbourne

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 April 1892 · page 2

THE works of the Australian Explosives and Chemical Company, Limited, at Door Park, were to-day the scene of a disastrous explosion. Two men met the with an instantaneous death and two…

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Football Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 April 1892 · page 2

WHILE playing in r scratch match in the Deanery paddock on Saturday Mr. E. Pryke twisted his ankle as he was running, one of the small bones being fractured. Dr. Handcock-Burkitt's services…

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A Lad Accidentally Shot by his Brother

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 April 1892 · page 2

BRISBANE, Monday.—Henry Lawton, aged 17, residing near Toowoomba, was out duck shooting yesterday. He was handling a loaded pea rifle when from some cause unexplained the weapon…

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Accident

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 6 April 1892 · page 3

ON Monday afternoon last Herbert Grimson, son of Mr. Samuel Grimson, met with a nasty accident. It appears the boy, along with a number of others,…

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Terrible Explosion at Braybrook. Two Men Killed--three Seriously Injured

The Yass Courier · Friday 8 April 1892 · page 2

ONE of the most appalling disasters that we have had to chronicle for some time took place on Monday afternoon at the Australian Explosives and Chemical Company's works, Deer…

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Fatality at Captain's Flat

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 3

THE coroner from Queanbeyan (Mr. Downing) held an inquest here this morning on the body of Thomas Coyle, who met with an accident on March 29th through the explosion of a gun. The evidence…

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Fatal Accident to a Jockey

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Friday.—A well-known jockey, named Thomas Williams, was killed at the Dandenong races to-day in the first race. He was riding Dirty Dick, a strong favourite in the Selling Hurdle…

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Shocking Gun Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 4

CONDOBLIN, Friday.—William Campbell, aged 21, a selector on the Burra Burra run, about 40 miles distant, met with a terrible accident last evening. He was out shooting, and had wounded…

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Accidents

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 13 April 1892 · page 2

ON Sunday night last, Master Geo. Gray, aged 15, son of Mr. Peter Gray, of Middle Creek, was thrown from his horse, alighting on his head. He was brought…

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Shocking Gun Accident

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 13 April 1892 · page 2

CONDOBOLIN, Friday.-- William Campbell, aged 21, a selector on the Burra Burra run, about 40 miles distant, met with a terrible accident last evening. He…

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Fatal Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 April 1892 · page 4

ON Tuesday afternoon Mr. James Henry Scholefield. managing director for Lassetter and Co., met with an accident which resulted in his death. He left the office in the city at 4 o'clcok, and proceeded…

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Serious Accident

Goulburn Herald · Friday 15 April 1892 · page 4

WE regret to state that news reached town yesterday to the effect that Mr. Alexander McDonell, late of the Argyle Inn, had met with a serious accident. Later news…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 April 1892 · page 4

MR. ALEX McDONNELL, formerly Of the Argyle Inn, sustained a serious accident on Wednesday last at Merribindinyah, near Cootamundra. He was out kangaroo hunting, and in descending a hill the…

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Railway Accident on the Zigzag

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 April 1892 · page 3

LITHGOW, Thursday.—The great Zigzag was the scene of another railway accident early yesterday afternoon. A cattle train from Bathurst to Penrith arrived at the…

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Two Accidents on the Railway

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 April 1892 · page 3

AN accident, by which a man named Geo. Augustus Kane met his death, occurred near Lewisham railway platform on Thursday afternoon. He was working on the line at…

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Bicycle Accident

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 20 April 1892 · page 2

AN accident which has assumed a serious aspect betel a young man named John Bingham, bootmaker residing in Auburn. street, on Sunday week last. He was in the…

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Serious Accident

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 20 April 1892 · page 2

WE regret to report that on Friday last Mr. W. Truscott, an old and respected resident of Whoeo, met with a very serious accident. From what we gather,…

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Shocking Fatality in Victoria

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 April 1892 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—A shocking fatality occurred at Bat's Ridge, about four miles from Portland, yesterday evening. A settler named William Kempton had been to Portland during the…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 April 1892 · page 2

LATE on Monday afternoon as Mrs. Dickson, of Laggan, was bring driven into Goulburn, accompanied by her daughter, the horse stumbled and fell. The accident occurred on the Laggan side of…

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Serious Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 April 1892 · page 2

MR. JOHN BINGHAM, bootmaker, Auburn-street, is at present an inmate of the hospital, and his condition if so critical that his life is despaired of. Last Sunday week Mr. Biagham was about to…

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