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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1895

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Accident at Lake Bathurst

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 29 January 1895 · page 2

A SERIOUS accident befell Mr. P. Reynolds, third son of Mr. W. Reynolds, of Lake Bathurst, on Monday. He got his right thumb caught in a circular saw and it was completely severed, only the…

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Shocking Bathing Fatality

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 30 January 1895 · page 2

AUCKLAND, Friday.--A shocking bathing fatality is reported from Kaipara, on the West Coast, by which three young girls, Evelyn Hogg, Bessie Scott, and Annie…

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The Late Bathing Fatality

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1895 · page 3

Mrs. Folkhead, widow of one of the victims of the late fatal bathing accident at Narrabeen, writes to-day that the remains found on Saturday are those of her husband…

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Buggy Accident

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1895 · page 3

A horse and buggy was going along Goulburn-street to-day when the horse bolted and collided with a tram at the intersection of Elizabeth-street. The buggy was smashed…

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Shocking Accident to a Hawker

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 30 January 1895 · page 2

COWRA, Friday.--A shocking accident occurred yesterday to an Arabian hawker named Reuben Moser. While riding in Kendall-street, leading another horse…

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Terrible Marine Collision and Loss of Life

Goulburn Herald · Friday 1 February 1895 · page 3

THE North-German Lloyd mail steamer Elbe, at six on the morning of Wednesday while on her way from Bremen to Now York was run into in the North Sea by another steamer…

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Accident

Goulburn Herald · Monday 4 February 1895 · page 2

ON Thursday Mr. Thomas Moran, one of the oldest residents of the district, was at a horse- sale sitting on the top rail of the fence, when one of the horses made a rush towards him…

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Cable Intelligence. Collision at Sea. a Terrible Disaster. 380 Persons Drowned

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 5 February 1895 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday Night.--News has been received of a terrible shipping disaster in the North Sea. The screw steamer Elbe, owned by the North…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 February 1895 · page 3

MR. Thomas Moran, whilst attending a horse sale on Thursday, was knocked off the top rail of the yard through one of the horses making a rush towards him. Fortunately, a platform broke his fall, but ho…

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Collision at Sea

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 6 February 1895 · page 2

A COLLISION took place in the North Sea on last Wednesday morning between the North German-Lloyd steamer Elbe and the steamer Craithie. The former sank…

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Shocking Accident on the Western Line

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 6 February 1895 · page 2

BATHURST, Wednesday.-- An accident happened to-day to James Mulheron, relieving station-master at Bell. He was in the act of uncoupling a truck, when…

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Accident at Bungendore

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 February 1895 · page 2

BUNGENODORE, Wednesday.—A peculiar accident happened yesterday to a young man named Jeff Samson, While on a load of manure he throw the fork on to the ground, and in jumping off landed on it. The…

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Terrible Accident

The Yass Courier · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 2

ON Friday of last week one of the most singular and disastrous accidents that ever occurred within miles of our town was experienced by two well-known and respected residents of the…

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Two Men Seriously Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 3

PERTH, Friday.—A shocking accident occurred yesterday afternoon while a new explosive substance culled "Tipo," the invention of a man named O'Ardill, was being tried at the harbour works,…

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Boating Fatality

Goulburn Herald · Monday 11 February 1895 · page 3

The two bodies of the telegraph messengers who wore drowned yesterday have not yet boon recovered. It appears that the messengers arranged for a picnic on Sunday, and…

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Accident at Bungendore

Goulburn Herald · Monday 11 February 1895 · page 3

A PECULIAR and very serious accident took place at Bungendore on Tuesday to a man named Geff Sampson. It appears that Sampson was on a dray using a hay-fork; he threw…

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Two Youths Drowned at George's River

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 February 1895 · page 4

OWING to the capsizing of a boat on George's River, between 3 and 4 o'clock on Sunday afternoon, two youths named John Lawson, of Perry-street, Balmain, and Frank Morrison, of Macquarie-place,…

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Fatal Railway Accident at Strathfield

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 February 1895 · page 4

A FATAL accident occurred at Strathfield railway station on Sunday evening, the victim being a railway porter named John Hallam. It appears that Hallam was collecting tickets on the train from…

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Captain's Flat.—Serious Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 February 1895 · page 4

A PAINFUL accident happened here to a young man named William Coyle. It appears that while ascending the main shaft at the Koh-i-noor mine in company with two of his mates some of the side…

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Fatal Accident Near Yass

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 February 1895 · page 3

A SAD and fatal accident happened on Saturday last to Miss Carey, eldest daughter of Mr. Henry Carey, manager of Meroo station, near Yass. It appears that deceased, who was about 16 years of…

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