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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

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Shocking Railway Fatality S at Harden

The Yass Courier · Friday 26 April 1901 · page 2

A terrible fatal accident happened at Harden early last Thursday morning, when Mr. Richard Walker, driver in the railway service, was run over and cut to…

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The Fatality at Dalton

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 April 1901 · page 4

Gunning, Thursday.—A magisterial inquiry was held at Dalton yesterday by Mr. N. T, Collins, she coroner, in regard to the death by burning of Mrs. Poole, aged 82, which occurred on Monday night…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 April 1901 · page 2

On Wednesday last some children were playing at Mr. T. Grunsell's Gardens. Two of them had a pea rifle, and one of these discharged the weapon, with the result that the bullet lodged in…

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Fatal Accident

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 29 April 1901 · page 2

A SERIOUS accident happened to a lad named Tom. Leslie, son of Mr. and Mrs Leslie, of Yass, and which we are sorry to have to report has since ended fatally…

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Painful Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 April 1901 · page 2

Corporal Nelson, of North Goulburn, mot with a very painful accident on Saturday afternoon. He has been under medical treatment tine his return from South Africa, and had just returned from…

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Strange Shooting Fatality

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 2 May 1901 · page 3

A shooting fatality occurred at Armidale on Monday night. Howard Henry Schmutter, eldest son of Mr. Philp Schmutter, manager of the municipal gasworks, aged…

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Strange Double Fatality in a Family

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 May 1901 · page 2

A YOUNG single man named Martin P. Kane, 21 years of age, employed as a shunter on the railway was killed on Wednesday evening in the Newcastle shunting yards. It appears that deceased was told…

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An Accident

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 2 May 1901 · page 2

Two young people. Miss Turner and Miss Bensy had rather a fortunate escape from serious consequences in the way of a smash up on Tuesday afternoon. They…

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Accidents in Melbourne

Goulburn Herald · Friday 3 May 1901 · page 5

THE space taken up in the Melbourne streets by decorations for the reception of the royal visitors has been responsible for several bolts, which caused considerable alarm. A horse…

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Accident

The Yass Courier · Friday 3 May 1901 · page 2

ON Wednesday afternoon last, a man named Maurice Lynch was seriously hurt while playing football in the oval. He had to be brought home by the…

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Accident

The Yass Courier · Friday 3 May 1901 · page 2

ON Tuesday afternoon last as Miss Turner and Miss Beasy were returning from a funeral the horse bolted and threw them out. Miss Turner had her…

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Strange Double Fatality in a Family

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 7 May 1901 · page 3

A young single man named Martin P. Kane, 21 years of age, employed as a shunter on the railways, was killed on Wednesday evening in the Newcastle…

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[?] Fatality at Marengo

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 8 May 1901 · page 2

ON [?] last, the sorrow of death was brought [?] the home of Mr. Charles week[?] of the hotel at Marengo by a fatal accident which [?]fell his son Percy William, a lad…

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Railway Accident at Katoomba

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 8 May 1901 · page 2

Ad n Baldwin engine, having no troche or van attached, was proceeding toward Blackbeath, instead of crossing, oho dashed into and smashed the dead-end, and tore into the…

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The Sydenham Railway Accident

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 8 May 1901 · page 4

AT the inquest on the body of Herbert Henry Darnley, who was killed in the Sydenham railway disaster, the jury returned a verdict of death from…

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Accidents

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 8 May 1901 · page 3

ON Monday, Mr. D, Wiseman, employed on the coal stage at the Goulburn railway yards, had the misfortune to have throe fingers of the left hand severely crushed by a crane. Mr…

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Fatal Accident

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 8 May 1901 · page 3

YESTERDAY afternoon about a mile from Cootamundra, a young man named George Powell, aged 21, a sun of an old resident, was walking along the lion when a train overlook…

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Fatal Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 May 1901 · page 4

Shortly before noon on Tuesday a man named Thomas Calligan was driving a van along Argyle-street, Sydney, when the horse jibbed. He dismounted to lead the animal, when it suddenly…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 May 1901 · page 2

Mr. D. Wiseman, fuel man at the Goulburn loco. sheds, met with a painful accident on Monday last. He was lifting coal to one of the engines when his left hand was caught in the machinery and…

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Accident

Goulburn Herald · Friday 10 May 1901 · page 5

[?]orr four o'clock this afternoon Mr. W. [?]son, a railway employe, met with a [?]ious accident. He was working a crane [?]en the hundle broke off the crank, which in…

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