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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1898

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 May 1898 · page 4

MES GEO. CUZNER, of Clifford-street, met with a severe accident on Sunday whilst out driving. She sustained a fracture of one rib and was greatly bruised about the face and body…

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Sulky Accident

Goulburn Herald · Monday 6 June 1898 · page 2

YESTERDAY Mr. A. Ball, accompanied by his wife and infant (six weeks old), was driving a sulky towards Garfield. On reaching the bridge at the junction of Decean and…

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A Railway Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 June 1898 · page 2

BATHURST, Monday.—Early this morning a coal-laden train which left Bathurst at half-past 1 ran over something near Orton Park. The driver reported the matter to the night-officer at George's…

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Accident

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 7 June 1898 · page 2

MR. W. HENDERSON of Laggan, was yesterday thrown from his horse and received a severe shaking. Mr. Henderson had just mounted near…

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A Sad Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 June 1898 · page 2

WENTWORTH, Monday.—A sad drowning accident occurred near Wentworth this afternoon. The snagging steamer Maude, which was recently re-commissioned to snagging work, left hero bound for…

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Accident to a Cabdriver

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 June 1898 · page 2

On Monday a cabdriver named Henry Horsfield, who resides in Myrtle-street, Darlington, had a rough experience. He made a plucky attempt to stop a runaway horse, which, attached to a…

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Buggy Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 June 1898 · page 4

MR. AND MRS. A. W. BALL and their six weeks old baby were thrown out of a sulky in Clinton-street on Sunday, and had a miraculous escape from serious injury. The accident occurred…

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Fatal Accident

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 8 June 1898 · page 2

THIS morning the coroner, Mr. H. O Brien, and the government medical officer, Dr. Mo Killop, started from town and hold an inquest at Baugouia on the body of a miner named W…

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Accident

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 8 June 1898 · page 2

ON Sunday last a daughter of Mr. Thomas Hancock aged about twelve met with an unpleasant experience. She was out riding on Quartz Reef Hill’ when the horse on which she was mounted…

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Mining Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 June 1898 · page 4

MARULAN, Tuesday.—An accident resulting in the death of a miner named William Pearce has occurred at the Spring Creek mines, near Bungonia. The man was in his mine when a tunnel fell on him, and…

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Mining Fatality Near Bungonia

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 June 1898 · page 2

A MINER named William R. Pearce was accidentally killed on Monday last whilst working in his claim at Jerrara Creek, Shoalhaven district. An inquest was held before Mr. H. O'Brien, coroner, on…

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Fatal Accident

Goulburn Herald · Friday 10 June 1898 · page 2

AN inquest was hold by Mr. O'Brien, coroner, at the residence of Mr. George Broadhead, Spring Creek, on Wednesday touching the death of William Rashleigh Pearce, who was killed on…

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Accident

The Yass Courier · Friday 10 June 1898 · page 2

ON Thursday, 26th May, Mr. George Franklin, son of Mr. Thomas Franklin of Brindabella, met with a nasty accident. He intended to lead a horse out of the stable, when, on…

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Accident

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 14 June 1898 · page 2

ON Monday morning last Mrs. C. Jones of Cooma-street was in the act of using a chopper for the purpose of cutting a bone when the chopper slipped cutting the top off her right…

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Harden Railway Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 June 1898 · page 2

HARDEN, Wednesday.—Messrs. Shellshear (Railway Construction Branch), Milne (District Traffic Inspector). Loughrey (Locomotive Department) and Inspector Russell held an inquiry here…

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Accident on the Railway

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 June 1898 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—A serious railway accident occurred at Tungamah this evening. Two labouring men named John Loughran and Samuel Dodemaide were crossing the railway line, and…

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Accident to Paper Train at Rocky Ponds. Seven Trucks Leave the Line and Fall 20 Feet Below

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 18 June 1898 · page 2

A VERY serious mishap occured to the No 3 express goods (or paper) train from Sydney, near the Rocky Ponds station, some six or seven miles from…

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Accident

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 21 June 1898 · page 2

We are sorry to hear that Mr. G. Merriman of. Ravens worth met with a severe accident last Monday week. Mr. Merriman was riding after some stock in one of his paddocks…

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Accidents

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 June 1898 · page 4

MR. ALLISON FAIRLEY, pupil teacher at North Goulburn, was injured in the eye on Saturday night through the explosion of a cartridge. He received a large quantity of the powder in the face, and the…

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Fatal Mining Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 June 1898 · page 4

Grong Grong, Saturday.—A fatal accident occurred here last night to Thomas Arthur, a miner employed at the Dead Kangaroo Reefs. It seems he went to go down the shaft after firing two shot…

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