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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1898

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Sad Drowning Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 June 1898 · page 4

BROKEN HILL, Monday.—A sad drowning fatality occurred last evening at West Broken Hill, by which a young man named Thomas Ivey lost his life under peculiar…

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Launching Disaster.—thirty-six People Drowned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 June 1898 · page 2

In the launching of the new battleship Albion, at Blackwall, on the Thames, yesterday, a serious calamity occurred which was attended by much loss of life and at which at the same time…

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Thirty-six People Drowned London, June 22

Goulburn Herald · Friday 24 June 1898 · page 3

In the launching of the new battleship Albion at Blackwell on the Thames yesterday, a serious calamity occurred attended by much loss of life, and at which at the same time…

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Serious Railway Accident

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 June 1898 · page 2

An accident, which, although fortunately unattended with loss of life or injury, caused considerable damage to rolling stock, occurred on the railway line near Rocky…

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Terrible Launching Accident

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 24 June 1898 · page 2

LONDON, June 22.--The now battleship Albion was launched at Blackwall, on the Thamas, on Tuesday. In spite of the police and a warning which had…

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Shocking Boat Accident. Fourteen Lives Lost by a Capsize. Bodies Devoured by Sharks

The Yass Courier · Friday 24 June 1898 · page 2

Noumea, Wednesday. News has reached here that a boat from the ship Bay of Naples, while crossing the bar at Tohio, capsized, and fourteen men belonging…

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Fatal Accident in the Hunting Field

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 June 1898 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The list of fatalities in the hunting field was added to this afternoon at the opening meet of the Hamilton Hunt Club. The fences were all negotiated without accident, but just…

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Fatal Tram Accidents

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 June 1898 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Two fatal tram accidents are reported. The first occurred at Bendigo last evening, when William Phillips, aged 24 years, employed as conductor by the Bendigo Tramway…

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A Fatal Accident in George-street

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 June 1898 · page 4

AN accident happened in George-street on Thursday which resulted in the death of a woman named Bridget Gleeson. The deceased was a passenger in a bus proceeding along George-street from the…

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Serious Accidents

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 June 1898 · page 2

Mr. Henry Monk, dairyman, of Veterans' Flat, met with a serious accident on Sunday. The horse he was riding fell and rolled on him and he sustained a fracture of the leg. He was brought into…

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Accidents

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 29 June 1898 · page 2

MR. HENRY MONK of Veteran's Flat dairyman, had his leg broken on Sunday through a horse he was riding falling and rolling upon him. Dr. Handcock reduced the fracture,…

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Serious Burning Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 June 1898 · page 2

COONAMBLE, Wednesday.—A serious burning accident befel Mrs. Newton, a wife of the local resident engineer, last night. The lady had washed her hair with a solution of kerosene, and while attending to…

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Bicycle Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 June 1898 · page 2

MASTER William Foxall, eldest son of Mr. W. S. Foxall, was the victim of a bicycle accident which occurred to-day at about 1 o'clock in Auburn street near the Town Hall. By some means or other he…

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Fatal Shooting Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 June 1898 · page 2

SUTHERLAND, Wednesday.—A fatal shooting accident occurred at Heathcote this afternoon, a young man named Charles Perram being the victim. From particulars to hand it appears that Perram…

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A Boy Shot Dead. Sad Hunting Fatality

The Yass Courier · Friday 1 July 1898 · page 2

Sutherland, Wednesday.-- This afternoon some lads were out shooting wallabies near Heathcote. Mr. Dunn's son, aged 15, saw the scrub moving, and heard the…

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Accident

Goulburn Herald · Friday 1 July 1898 · page 2

YESTERDAY William (16), eldest son of Mr. W. S. Foxall, stationer, was riding a bicycle in Auburn-street, and when opposite Mr. Denmead's the machine shidded throwing its…

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Fatal Accident on the Railway

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 July 1898 · page 2

ON Friday afternoon a fireman on a railway engine; named Joseph Hall, aged 45, met his death while on duty at the Eveleigh engine sheds Hall was on an engine to which was attached some trucks,…

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The Latest. Accident at Bungendore. Bungendore, Saturday, 11.25

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 July 1898 · page 3

A YOUNG lad named Donnelly had the muzzle of a gun resting on his foot, when he accidentally touched the trigger and the charge exploded, the contents going through…

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Serious Cycling Accident. London, June 30

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 July 1898 · page 6

A terrible cycling accident occurred on the Crystal Palace track last night. Platt-Betts, who was recently in Australia, was riding behind a quintette for a record when the handlebar of the multicycle…

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Shooting Accident

Goulburn Herald · Monday 4 July 1898 · page 2

AT Bungendore on Saturday morning a lad named Donnelly whilst rooting the muzzle of a gun on his loll foot, unaware that It was loaded, accidentally pressed the trigger,…

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