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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1894

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Fatal Gun Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 January 1894 · page 4

MELBOURINE, Sunday.—A shocking fatality occurred at Craigieburn yesterday. A party, consisting of John Mitchell, blacksmith, of Campbellfield, Henry Poole, wheelwright, employed by…

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Accident. Narrow Escape

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 24 January 1894 · page 2

ON Monday afternoon last Mrs. Brasnett, wife of W. E. Brasnett, draper, accompanied by two of her children, was driving in a pony phaeton from her residence to her husband's…

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Drowned by a Brother. PERTH

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 27 January 1894 · page 4

A sad case of drowning under peculiar circumstances occurred on Friday night. Three children named Chipper went crabbing at Perth. The eldest was a boy of 15, his…

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Fatal Shooting Accident. MELBOURNE

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 27 January 1894 · page 4

An inquest was held to-day on the body of John Mitchell, who was accidentally shot a[?] Craigieburn on Saturday by a young man named Henry Poole, who was loading a gun…

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Fatal Accident to a Miner

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 January 1894 · page 2

NABRANDERA, Thursday.—A minor named John Taylor, about 70 years of age, met his death yesterday through four or five tons of earth falling on him, whilst down a shaft prospecting for gold…

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Accident to Bishop Chalmers

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 January 1894 · page 4

THE Right Rev. Dr. Chalmers, who is on a visit to Tasmania, has met with a revere accident at the residence of Archdeacon Mason, of Hobart. The room which he occupied had a French window, and…

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Accidents

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 January 1894 · page 4

MR C. HOLT and Mr. W. Denmead's brother met with an accident in Clifford-street on Saturday night. The cart they were driving overturned in going round one of the corners and the occupants…

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The Accident to the Bishop. Favourable Progress

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1894 · page 2

IT will be a matter for general regret that Bishop Chalmers, who is on a visit to Hobart, has met with an accident. From particulars to hand he was a guest of Arch-deacon…

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Accident with Fire Arms. a Toe Amputated

Goulburn Herald · Friday 2 February 1894 · page 3

A LAD named Henry Mester, of Gunning, accidentally shot himself in the left foot while out shooting with some companions on Friday last. The charge entered the big toe,…

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Murderous Onslaught on the Police. Five Officers Badly Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 February 1894 · page 2

A SENSATIONAL encounter between the police and armed burglars took place in Sydney at 2 o'clock on Friday morning. The scene of the burglary was the offices of the Union Steamship Company of New…

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Terrible Accident to a Child

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 February 1894 · page 2

HOBART, Friday.—A two year-old son of M. Wilson, a farmer of Sheffield, got into the corn his father was cutting with a reaper. The father could not step the horses, and the child's legs were…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 February 1894 · page 2

ON Thursday evening Mr. and Mrs. Sach and a lady friend met with an accident, which fortunately had no serious results. They were driving along near Balley and Evane's store, Auburn-street North,…

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The Affray in Sydney. the Injured Constables. Sydney, Monday, 2.48 p.m

Goulburn Herald · Monday 5 February 1894 · page 3

CONSTABLE ALFORD, one of the injured in the burglary affray, is better this morning, Constable Bowden also shows signs of mending…

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Fatal Ladder Accident. Verdict of Accidental Death. Sydney, Monday, 6.17 p.m

Goulburn Herald · Monday 5 February 1894 · page 3

AT the inquest to-day on the body of Andrew Wilson, a victim of the fatal ladder accident at the Royal Arcade, a verdict of accidental at the Royal Arcade, a verdict of accidental…

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A Man Killed and Another Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 February 1894 · page 4

A serious accident happened on Saturday in the Royal Arcade. Two men, named Samuel Bradshaw and Andrew Wilson, were, at about 11 a.m. engaged in pointing the roof of the Arcade, near…

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A Midnight Affray. Burglary in Bridge-street. a Bitterly Contested Battle. Five Constables Injured. Two of the Burglars Secured

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 6 February 1894 · page 2

Shortly before 3 o' cock on Friday morning a serious encounter between police and burglars took place in Bridge-street, which resulted in five of the constables being murderously…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 February 1894 · page 2

JOHN ANABLE, whilst riding a young horse on Monday evening, was thrown heavily to the ground and rendered unconscious. He was thrown against a fence, and the horse falling on him, he…

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A Bathing Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 February 1894 · page 4

AN accident, which will in all probability result fatally, occurred on Sunday morning at Middle Harbour to James Young, a clerk, 29 years of age. Young and his brother, it appears, were members…

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Murderous Encounter with Burglars Five Constables Injured

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 7 February 1894 · page 4

HAPPILY crimes with violence are not of frequent occurrence in Sydney, but now and then the community is shocked by the news of assaults of more than ordinary ferocity,…

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Drowned in the Hunter

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 February 1894 · page 2

WEST MAITLAND.—A drowning fatality occured in the Hunter River on Wednesday. A young wom in named Elizabeth Lamotte, aged 20, went to the river to got tome water, and, it is supposed, whilst…

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