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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1900

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The Drowning Fatality. Memorial Service

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 17 January 1900 · page 2

ON Sunday evening the [?] Church was attended by a very large congregation, the occasion being a memorial service to the respect of the young men who lost their lives in the…

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Shocking Accident to a Workman

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 January 1900 · page 4

AT 11.40 a.m. on Monday Benjamin Collard, residing at Waterloo, a married man, in the employ of Mr. William Boyne, 48 Margaret-street, was at work at Wynyard and Carrington streets…

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A Fatal Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 January 1900 · page 2

The only fatality reported in connection with the departure of the contingent on Wednesday occurred at Woolloomooloo Bay at 4.30p.m. A number of people were watching the operations on the…

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Drowning Fatality

Goulburn Herald · Friday 19 January 1900 · page 2

A SAD drowning occident occurred on Wednesday afternoon in the Bellinger River, the victim being Miss Florrie Gordon, aged twenty-two. Deceased, accompanied by her…

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A Fatal Accident at Braidwood

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 January 1900 · page 2

BRAIDWOOD, Monday.—A fatal accident occurred on Saturday at Mr. Hannaford's farm, Monkittee, by which a youth named Bilton lost his life. He was driving horses attached to a chaff-cutting…

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Bicycle Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 January 1900 · page 2

MISS STELLA O'DONNELL, a visitor from Sydney, who is spending her holidays here, being the guest of Mrs. Victor Cumming, of Opal-street, was the victim of a curious bicycle accident which occurred…

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Accident

The Yass Courier · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon Mr. R. S. Duddleston, of the Royal Hotel, received a nasty kick from a horse on the racecourse. Mr. Duddleston was attending…

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Bathing Fatality

Goulburn Herald · Monday 29 January 1900 · page 2

A FAD fatality occurred in the river at Swan Hill (Vic), Saturday, when Mr. J. G. Mc Cardy and his sons George and William were drowned. They had been bathing, and…

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Painful Accident

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 29 January 1900 · page 2

ON Thursday last Mr. R. S. Duddleston, the popular proprietor of the Royal Hotel, met with a nasty accident while attending the races. Mr. Duddleston was standing…

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A Father and his Two Sons Drowned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 January 1900 · page 4

Melbourne, Saturday.—A sad fatality occurred in the river at Swan Hill to-day, when Mr. J. G. M'Curdy and his sons George and William were drowned. They had been bathing, and on…

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Accident

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 30 January 1900 · page 2

THE lad, William Reynolds, who was thrown from his horse at Laggan races on Friday last, causing severe injuries, although no bones wore broken, was,…

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Bathing Fatality at Coogee

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 February 1900 · page 2

A SAN fatality was on Friday reported from Coogee, Sydney, as a result of which Miss Alma Lucy: Metcalfe, laged 19 years, residing at Cliffbrooke, Coogee, lost her life. With…

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Double Fatality. Man and Youth Killed by Lightning

Goulburn Herald · Monday 5 February 1900 · page 2

DURING a severe storme yesterday at old Marnian a swsgman, name unknown, and Lloyd William Williams, a youth of fourteen, son of Mr. Sydney Williams, poundkeeper, old…

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Fatal Burning Accident

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1900 · page 2

A SHOCKING burning fatality is reported from Orboet, Gippsland (Vic.), where three children were burned to death. A Mr. and Mrs. Ashcroft with their seven children, joined…

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The Double Fatality at Marulan

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 February 1900 · page 4

THE police have not yet ascertained the name of the swagman who has killed by lightning at Marulan on Sunday last with Mr. William's son Portions of papers from Queensland, Mainland, and…

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Accident to Constable Beazley

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 February 1900 · page 2

A very painful accident, which it is feared will results in the loss of an eye, happened to Constable Bezzley on Friday afternoon. A piece of wood he was chopping [?]ew up and hit him in the right eye,…

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Boating Fatality

Goulburn Herald · Monday 12 February 1900 · page 2

SEVERAL pleasure boats were espaized in Sydney harbor yesterday, nod in one instance two persons were drowned. party of five left Manly in sailing boat and when…

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Accident to Constable Beazley

Goulburn Herald · Monday 12 February 1900 · page 2

ON Friday evening Constable Beazley was chopping wood, when a piece struck him in the right eye. It is feared the eyeball has been injured, and that he will lose…

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Late Fatal Accident

Goulburn Herald · Monday 12 February 1900 · page 2

THE inquest on the death of the victims of the railway accident at Maryvale was held on Saturday morning at Wellington, and a verdict of accidental death was recorded. From…

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Accident

Goulburn Herald · Monday 12 February 1900 · page 2

ABOUT half-past three yesterday mor[?] Mrs. Jordon, wife o Mr. M. Jordan, boo[?] of Auburn-street, while attending to one the children, fell downstairs and fractured [?]…

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