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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

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Double Drowning Case at Balmoral

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

A young woman, whose name is believed to be Mary Hutchinson and her child, about 2 years old, were found drowned in 2ft. of water at Edwards' Beach. Balmoral, on…

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Drowning Case

Goulburn Herald · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 6

A YOUNG woman, whose name is believed to be Mary Hutchinson, and her child, about two years old, were found drowned in 2ft…

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Accident at Gunning

Goulburn Herald · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 5

YESTERDAY a painful accident befel a little four-year-old son of Mr. Edward Alchin. While playing in the house he slipped and fractured his thigh. After being seen by Dr…

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Accidentally Shot His Bride

The Yass Courier · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 1

A shocking accident occurred ab Bayonne, France, at a bridal party. The wedding breakfast party was served in a barn, and the officiating…

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A Balmoral Tragedy. Mother and Child Drowned

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 18 March 1901 · page 4

A SENSATIONAL case of what is believed to be deliberate self-destruction, accompanied by murder, was reported to the North Sydney police about 10 o’clock…

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Fatal Accident

Goulburn Herald · Monday 18 March 1901 · page 3

MR. A. E. Kendall, teacher at Stockinbingal public school, near Cootamundra, was found shot dead. It is stated that deceased was in the habit of fixing a gun in the stable to…

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Accident at Gunning

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 18 March 1901 · page 2

On Thursday a painful accident befel a little four-year-old son of Mr. Edward Alchin. While playing in the house he slipped and fractured his thigh. After…

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A Sad Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 March 1901 · page 3

Cootamundra, Saturday.—Mr. A. E. Kendall, teacher at Stockinbmgal Public School, was found shot dead. It is stated that doe ceased was in the habit of fixing a gun in…

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Fatal Accident at Mort's Dock

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 March 1901 · page 4

A labourer named William Gray, aged 23, living in Church-street, Balmain, while working at Mort's Dock on Saturday afternoon mot with an accident which terminated fatally. It appears that Gray…

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Cab Accident

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 20 March 1901 · page 2

YESTERDAY, as Mr. P. Murphy's cab was being driven round the Commercial Bank corner, the horse swerved, and a young man who wan driving wag thrown off and braised…

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A Sad Fatality in Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 March 1901 · page 2

A SAD fatality occurred this (Thursday) morning at Stubbings's brickyards, an unmarried man named Barry Fletcher who was working in a pit being crushed to death by the fall upon him of…

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Drowning Fatality

Goulburn Herald · Friday 22 March 1901 · page 2

YESTERDAY between five and six p.m. Florence Emily Brown, aged eight, daughter of Mr. Daniel Brown, [?] of Yarra, was [?] in a waterhole in the Yarra Crock. Two…

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Fatal Accident

Goulburn Herald · Friday 22 March 1901 · page 5

AN inquest was held at the Goulburn Court House yesterday afternoon, touching the death of a man named Henry Fletcher, a labourer employed at Stubbing's brick yards…

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Sad Case of Drowning

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 March 1901 · page 4

Florence Emily Brown, daughter of Mr. D. Brown, of Yarra railway fettler, was drowned in a waterhole near her father's residence on Thursday evening. Mr. O'Brien…

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The Latest. Sydney, Saturday. Collision in the Harbour

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 March 1901 · page 2

A collision occurred in the harbour near Circular Quay this morning between the guard-boat Thelma and the horse ferry Benedon. The Thelma crashed into the…

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Drowned in the Harbour

Goulburn Herald · Monday 25 March 1901 · page 4

AT bout 9.30 last night as the steamer Manly was proceeding down the harbour, the cry of " man overboard" was raised, and a person was soon to be…

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Accident

Goulburn Herald · Monday 25 March 1901 · page 2

A RAILWAY employe named Donald cunningham. (17) son of Mr. Cunningham of Eastgrove, was riding on the side of an cugine while [?] yesterday evening, when he…

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Accident on the Railway

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 March 1901 · page 1

Donald Cunningham, seventeen, son of Mr. Cunningham, of Eastgrove, and employed as cleaner on the railway, met with a painful accident on Sunday night. He was sitting on an engine engaged in…

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Trains in Collision

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 March 1901 · page 4

Perth, Tuesday.—A collision between two trains occurred at Worribee, on the Eastern Line, about 11 miles from Chidlow's Well, at 10 o'clock last night. Fortunately it was not accompanied by loss…

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Drowned

Goulburn Herald · Friday 29 March 1901 · page 2

A LITTLE girl, two years old, daughter of James Welso, of Hurstville, was drowned in a waterhole near her father's residence on Wednesday afternoon. The child, in…

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