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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1893

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Was It Providence or Accident?

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 March 1893 · page 4

DID the finding of that article save the man's life? That is the question. Is there a divinity that shapes our ends? or are events but a more series of accidents…

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Terrible Blasting Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 March 1893 · page 4

Melbourne, Friday.—Another fatal accident through the premature explosion of a blast happened to-day. Bernard Quinn, one of the steadiest and most careful quarrymen employed in…

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A Goulburn Resident Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 March 1893 · page 4

BOWRAL, Friday.—A fettler employed with a gang repairing the railway line near Bowral tunnel was seriously injured on Thursday afternoon, while attempting to sprag the wheels of a truck that had…

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The Albert Park Drowning Case.—Verdict of Wilful Murder

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 March 1893 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The inquiry into the death of Clara Manton, who was drowned in the Albert Park Lake by the upsetting of a boat, was continued to-day. John…

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The Accident at Cullarin

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 March 1893 · page 3

MISS QUIN, who was so severely injured near the Cullarin crossing on Tuesday night through falling over the edge of on unprotected railway bridge when returning from the Gunning how, was again…

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Accident to a Horse

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 March 1893 · page 4

Miller and Peck's second class hunter, Wallace received a fracture of the leg on the show-ground on Friday afternoon and bad to be destroyed. It appears the horse started kicking in the stall and got…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 March 1893 · page 4

MR. C. BROWN, painter, was the victim of an accident which occurred at the show-grounds yesterday afternoon. He was standing in the outer circle watching what was going on in the ring,…

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Accident near Mittagong

Goulburn Herald · Monday 27 March 1893 · page 2

JAMES FALLS, a member of the railway flying gang from Goulburn, was seriously injured at the Mittagong end of the Gib tunnel on Thursday last. Two trollies loaded with rails…

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Serious Accidents

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 March 1893 · page 4

JAMES FALLS, a Scotchman, aged 32 years, one of the railway "flying gang" from Goulburn, while working at the Mittagong end of the Bowral tunnel on Thursday last, 23rd instant, was seriously…

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The Accident at Cullarin

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 March 1893 · page 4

Miss Quinn, who met with a severe accident by falling over an unprotected railway bridge while returning from the Gunning show, is now past danger…

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Sad Drowning Accident

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 29 March 1893 · page 3

A TELEGRAM from Braidwood states that whilst Mrs. David Backhouse was crossing the footbridge over Currowan Creek with her two children on Tuesday, the eldest boy, aged…

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Terrible Blasting Fatality

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 29 March 1893 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday.--Another fatal accident through the premature explosion of a blast happened to-day. Bernard Quinn, one of the steadiest and most…

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Serious Accident

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 29 March 1893 · page 3

AN accident of a serious nature happened in Auburn-street about half-past five this afternoon, by which a boy about eight years of ago named Plunkett was run over by a bullock…

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The Late Accident at Cullarin

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 29 March 1893 · page 3

WE are pleased to state that Mice Quinn, who was seriously injured on the night of 21st instant by falling over a railway-bridge at Cullarin crossing, is reported to be now…

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Boy Drowned at Braidwood

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 March 1893 · page 4

BRAIDWOOD, Tuesday.—Whilst Mrs David Backhouse was crossing the footbridge over Currowan Creek with her two children, the eldest boy, aged 4 years, fell into the stream and was carried into a…

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A Mother and Child Drowned at Cooma

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 March 1893 · page 2

COOMA, Tuesday.—At a selection four miles form Berridale two children of a selector named Primmer went to a waterhole for water. The younger fell in and the elder returned home for the mother, who at…

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Serious Accident

Goulburn Herald · Friday 31 March 1893 · page 5

A boy named Willie Plunkett, eight years of age, and son of Mr. G. Plunkett of Goldsmith street, met with a severe accident in Auburn-street on Wednesday evening. A…

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Was It Providence or Accident?

The Burrowa News · Friday 31 March 1893 · page 1

DID the finding of that article save the man's life? That is the question. Is there a divinity that shapes our ends? or are events but a mere series of accidents…

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Drowned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 April 1893 · page 4

On Friday afternoon a man named Thomas Marlow was drowned in Cook's River, while endeavouring to rescue his son who had fallen into the water. Both man and boy were fishing off the bank…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 April 1893 · page 4

A boy named Burgess, in the employ of Mr. A. Mills, butcher, was unfortunate enough to receive a severe risk from a horse at Tirranna on Friday which caused a painful wound on the knee. Dr…

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