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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1895

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Cable Intelligence. Murder or Accident? a Railway Mystery. Supposed Sydney Man's Death

The Yass Courier · Friday 15 February 1895 · page 2

London, February 11.-- An inquest was held to-day before the coroner for the South-eastern district upon the body of Edward John Ellis, a retrenched Civil servant from Australia, whose…

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Murder or Accident. a Railway Mystery. London

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 16 February 1895 · page 4

An inquest was held to-day before the coroner for the South-eastern district upon the body of Edward John Ellis, a retrenched Civil servant from Australia, whose body…

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Accident

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1895 · page 3

A DAUGHTER of Mr. G. J. Trompp whilst swinging this evening fell and cut open her chin, which necessitated Dr. Handcock putting in several stitches…

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Drowning in the Shoalhaven

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 February 1895 · page 2

MR. W. BAXTER informs us that he has just received a wire from Mr. Neve of Tarago, stating that Mr. William Piggott had been drowned in the Shoalhaven River. Deceased had been connected…

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Fatal Accident at Raglan

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 February 1895 · page 2

BATHURST, Wednesday.—A fatal accident happened at Raglan station this afternoon about 4 o'clock. A pick-up goods train left Bathurst at 3 o'clock, conveying several passengers to Tarana…

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Skating Accident at Moscow. London, Feb. 20

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 February 1895 · page 2

Thirty schoolboys, who were skating on a frozen river at Moscow, have been drowned through the ice suddenly giving way…

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Death by Drowning

Goulburn Herald · Friday 22 February 1895 · page 3

YESTERDAY the coroner, Mr. H. O'Brien, held an inquiry at the Lake Bathurst Hotel, Tarago, upon the body of William Pigott, aged about fifty, a storekeeper's assistant in…

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Death by Drowning in the Shoalhaven

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 February 1895 · page 4

MR. H. O'BRIEN, coroner, held an inquiry at the Lake Bathurst Hotel, Tarago, on Thursday upon the body of William Pigott, aged about fifty, a storekeeper's assistant in the employ of Mr. Neve for the…

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Drowned in a Dam. an Old Man's End

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 26 February 1895 · page 2

COOTAMUNDRA, February 23.--An old man, a hawker of fruit, was watering his horse, attached to a cart, at a dam about three miles from here on Friday, when the horse got…

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Fatal Accident

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 27 February 1895 · page 3

A TERRIBLE and fatal accident happened on Tuesday afternoon to a youth named Rhall. From the Meagre particulars to hand it is gleaned that the young fellow was driving a waggon, laden…

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Painful Accident

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 27 February 1895 · page 2

A PAINFUL and dangerous accident happened on Saturday afternoon to a young man named Denis Staunto[?], engaged in mining. He was being lowered down the shaft, and thinking he was…

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Fatal Accident near Young

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 February 1895 · page 3

YOUNG Tuesday.—A fatal accident occurred this morning to a young man named Valentine Rhall on the Morangarel road near Tubb[?]l. While in charge of a bullock team loaded with five tons of bricks, he…

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Fatal Gun Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 February 1895 · page 2

BRAIDWOOD, Wednesday.—An inquest was held to-day by Mr. J. W. Bunn, coroner, on the body of a young woman named Esther Bell, daughter of John Bell, farmer, at Ballalaba. When tidying the…

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Fatal Gun-accident

Goulburn Herald · Friday 1 March 1895 · page 3

AN inquest was held on Wednesday by Mr. J. W. Bunn, coroner, Braidwood, on the body of a young woman named Esther Bell, daughter of John Bell, farmer, at Ballalaba…

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Fatal Accident

Goulburn Herald · Friday 1 March 1895 · page 5

A lad named Ernest Foreyth, aged nine, son of a storekeeper at Young, while accompanying his aunt, who was being shown over the post-office, was going up in the lift when…

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Fatality at Sea.—Three Deaths

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 2

BY the Parramatta's mail on Friday, news was received of a sad occurence at sea, in connection with the voyage of the P. and O. liner, Kasier-i-Hind. A man fell overboard, and Mr. Cooper,…

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Fatal Accident

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 1

A magisterial inquiey touching the death of Thomas, Valentine Rhall was held at the Court House on Wednesday, before Mr. T. Foley, P.M., Coroner for the District…

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Fatal Accident to Master Ernest Forsythe

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 2

WORD was received in town late on Friday afternoon that Master Ernest Forsythe. son of Mr. Ju[?] Forsythe, had met with a fatal accident in [?] of the General Post Office in Sydney. No…

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Fatal Lift Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 2

ON Friday afternoon a sad accident happened at the General Post Office, the victim being a boy named Ernest James Stevenson Forsythe. Together with his aunt, Mrs. Forsythe, of the New…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

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

PERTH, Sunday night.—A terrible drowning fatality occurred here to-day in Perth Water. A few residents of the city, who had formed with some visitors from London, a yachting party, wore capsized…

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