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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

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Painful Accident

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 19 January 1901 · page 2

ON Friday afternoon, Master James Newland, a compositor in the office of our [?]temporarry, met with a painful and serious accident He was encased in working the job printing machine by…

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Driving Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 January 1901 · page 4

Parkes, Saturday.—Yesterday two young men named William Parkinson and Joseph Charnock were travelling from Woodstock to Parkes in a sulky. When about eight miles…

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Fatal Railway Accident

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1901 · page 4

A FATAL accident occurred at Croydon about 5 o'clock on Monday, a girl named Alice Maud Mary Frost (14) being run over by a train, receiving…

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Fatality at a Sunday-school Picnic

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 6

Melbourne, Wednesday.—A shocking fatality occurred at the Presbyterian Sunday,-school picnic at Dobies, in the Aarrat district, this afternoon. A lad named Alexander Byrne was…

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Braidwood. the Late Fatal Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 6

An inquest was held on Thursday last upon the body of Sydney Reynolds, who died at the Rising Sun Hotel, Sergeants Point, from the injuries he had received by the collapse of the…

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Accident

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 2

A young lad, son of Mr. J Ellis of Yass, was leading a horse to the paddock on Sunday afternoon, and as the horse would not lead properly he…

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Shooting Accidents

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1901 · page 4

A FATAL shooting accident occurred at Dungog on Monday evening. A young man. Herbort Henny, was hare shooting, and when standing on a log he…

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Chapter of Accidents

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 31 January 1901 · page 3

ON Monday morning an extremely unfortunate and serious accident befel Mr. George Dale, of Couradigbee way. He was putting cattle across the…

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Accident

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 2

A DAUGHTER, aged 3 years, of Mr. R. A. Lav[?]rty of Deep Creek met with an ugly accident on Tuesday last, and had a narrow escape from more serious…

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Accident Near Galong

The Yass Courier · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 2

ON last Sunday week a fire occurred at Galong, whereby the residence of. Mr. P. Heydon, together with the contents, were totally destroyed by fire. About…

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Accident at Cooradigbee

The Yass Courier · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 2

ON Tuesday morning last, about nine o'clock, Mr. Geo. Dale, of Cooradigbee, was in the act of delivering some cattle to Mr. John Roach, and in doing so he…

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Fatal Accident at a Sawmill

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 February 1901 · page 2

Gudagai, Friday.—A terrible fatal accident happened at Batlow during the week. A young man, William Maidment, was engaged with other melt at Hide's sawmills, and was…

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The Royal Funeral. Accident Threatened. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 February 1901 · page 2

It has transpired that the incident at Windsor during the Queen's funeral was sensational. The horse on the off side nearest the gun carriage bearing the coffin…

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Fatal Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 1

An accident occurred at the Colonial Sugar Company's works, Pyrmont, on Thursday, by which a man named William Davidson, aged 45 years, was killed. He was…

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Accident

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 12 February 1901 · page 2

MR. JAMES STEPHENSON, of Brook lands met with a painful accident yesterday. It appears he was engaged adzing a piece of wood at the…

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Accident to a Cyclist

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 February 1901 · page 2

BOWRAL, Monday.—Mr. A. Smith, a Sydney cyclist, was proceeding from Bowral to Wombey at Caves on Saturday in company with another cyclist, and, when going down a mountainous road near…

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[Reuter's Telegrams] Sydney, Tuesday, 1.23 p m. Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 February 1901 · page 2

John Joseph King, caretaker of the Alhambra, sustained serious injuries this morning through falling a distance through a skylight in the roof…

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A Body Accidentally Cremated

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 February 1901 · page 4

Orange, Sunday.—On Saturday, at Midday, a corpse was accidentally cremated at Heifer station, about eight miles from Orange. Mrs. Ivers, aged 70 years, and old…

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Fatal Gun Accident

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1901 · page 3

ARTHUR MOSES HUNT (about 20). residing with his father, James Evans Hunt, dairyman of Joppa, near Goulburn, met with a fatal gun accident yesterday. He left home…

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Shocking Gun Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 February 1901 · page 2

A shocking gun accident happened at Joppa, near Goulburn, on Tuesday evening, by which a fine young man named Arthur M[?]ses Hunt, 20 years of ago, and son of Mr. James Evans Hunt, dairyman…

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