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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1894

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Four Chinamen Drowned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 27 February 1894 · page 2

NYNGAN, Monday.—A drowning fatality occurred yesterday morning, four Chinamen losing their lives. It appears that six Chinamen endeavoured to cross the Began River for the purpose of visiting…

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A Mother and Infant Drowned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 27 February 1894 · page 2

KANAROO VALLEY, Monday.—Yesterday afternoon the wife and infant of Mr. Thomas B[?]com, a former of Brogher's Creek, were drowned while [?]sing the creek on horseback. It is supposed the…

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Collision in the Harbour. a Boat Full of Passengers. Sydney, Wednesday, 2.50 p.m

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 28 February 1894 · page 3

A HARROUR collision took place this morning between the tag Newburg and the ferry steamer Lady Napier, of the Balmain Company. The letter was full of passengers. All…

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The European Situation. Collision Between Prussian Uhlans and Russian Dragoons. Several Killed on Both Sides. London

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 28 February 1894 · page 3

IT is reported that some of the Moscow squadron of Russian dragoons found Prussian Uhlans firing at a frontier post which here the Russian Imperial Arms. The…

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Accident to Mr. J. A. Mackinnon

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 28 February 1894 · page 2

AN accident of a serious and extremely painful nature happened to Mr. J. A. Mackinnon on Friday last. While returning from the race course to Temora, in company with Mr. Meagher and…

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Accident to the Carradale. London

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 28 February 1894 · page 4

The steamer Carradale, 2270 tons, of Sunderland, which left Wellington for London on November 7, has put into Rio Janeiro with the loss of her propeller…

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A Man Fatally Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 March 1894 · page 3

AN old man named Samuel Granger, 79 years of age, residing at No. 348 Elizabeth-street, was fatally injured at the Camperdown Horse Sale-yards on Wednesday. While…

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Fatal Accidents to Jockeys

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 March 1894 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—At the St. Armaud races to-day a jockey named Sutton, aged 16 years, was thrown and killed. At the Seymour races a jockey named W. Viney,…

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Drowning Accidents

The Yass Courier · Friday 2 March 1894 · page 3

Hay, Monday. A sad boating accident occurred last night by which Mrs. Davy and a child named Stella Percival, 4 years of age were drowned. A boating party, consisting of Mr. and…

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The Accident Coupon Insurance Company of New York. No Letters to Be Delivered. Sydney, Friday, 7.10 p.m

Goulburn Herald · Friday 2 March 1894 · page 5

THE Postmaster General has announced that in future no letters or communications will be delivered to L. R. Anderson, manager of the Accident Coupon Insurance Company of…

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Accident to Mr. D. O'brien the Patient Making Satisfactory Progress

Goulburn Herald · Friday 2 March 1894 · page 3

THE Crookwell Gazette reports that Mr. D. O'Brien, of the Shamrock Inn, Laggan, who was so seriously injured last Sunday week by being thrown from his buggy, is progressing…

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Buggy Accident. Returning From the Races

Goulburn Herald · Friday 2 March 1894 · page 3

WHILE returning from the Temora Races on Friday last, Mr. James McKinnon, M.L.A., and Mr. P. Heffernan, of Clear Hills, were thrown out of their buggy, which capsized…

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Another Accident

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 3 March 1894 · page 2

A PAINFUL accident happened to a little girl, daughter of Mrs. Sheather, residing on the Burrowa-road. The child was accidentally thrown out of a buggy and sustained a fracture of one of…

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Buggy Accident. Returning From Queanbeyan Races

Goulburn Herald · Monday 5 March 1894 · page 2

On Wednesday last Mr. S. W. McAlister, of Bungendore, met with a painful accident. Be, in company with Messrs. Falconer and Sherd, of Bungendore, were returning to…

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Accidents

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

A BOY names Champion, aged about 12 years, was run over on Saturday by Messrs. Rogers and Co.'s large advertising van and sustained painful injuries. His big toe nail was ripped off and the too…

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The Burglary Scare. Accidentally Shot. Sydney, Wednesday, 3.10 p.m

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 7 March 1894 · page 3

SAMUEL JOHNSTON, a resident of Burwood, owing to recent burglaries in the neighbourhood, went to bed last night with a loaded revolver. In the night he rolled over the…

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Fatal Accident at Flemington Racecourse

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 March 1894 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The proceedings at Flemington this afternoon were marred by a sad accident, resulting in the instantaneous death of the jockey Patrick M'Gowan, and serious injury to…

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Terrible Accident at the V.r.c. Races. One Jockey Killed and Two Injured

The Yass Courier · Friday 9 March 1894 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.-- A terrible accident occurred at Flemington this afternoon during the running of the Bourke Handicap, the last race of the day. As the field was rounding the turn into…

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Drowned in Barrengarry Creek

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 March 1894 · page 1

KANGAROO VALLEY, Thursday.—A dairy farmer named Edward Cox was accidentally drowned yesterday afternoon while crossing Barrengarry Creek on a log. His wife and children were with…

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Collision with the Portuguese. London, March 7

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 March 1894 · page 1

Owing to the attempts of the Portuguese to obstruct the building of the Zambezi telegraph line, a party of marines was landed from the British gun boat Mosquito at Tete, on the Zambezi River. The…

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