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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1902

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Fatal Coach Accident

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 12 March 1902 · page 3

A serious coach accident occurred at about half-past 7 on Saturday evening. Just at the time when the town begins to put on its gayest…

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Shocking Coach Accident. One Man Killed. a Young Woman Terribly Injured

The Burrowa News · Friday 14 March 1902 · page 2

An accident occurred at Bega on Saturday night to the overland mail coach from Mornya. The coach arrived at the Bega Post Office at 7.30 p.m. with five…

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Railway Collision

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 2

Blayney, Friday.—About 9 o'clock last night a railway accident occurred about half a mile from the local railway station. By some unexplained means, five trucks laden with wheat and chaff broke away…

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Accidents

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 2

A little son of Mr. D. Bassingthwaite, of Collector, sustained a fracture of the right collarboue on Friday through a fall at his home, and was brought into Goulburn, where the fracture was…

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Accidents

Goulburn Herald · Monday 17 March 1902 · page 2

A LITTLE son of Mr. D. Bassingthwaite of Collector sustained a fracture of the right collarbone on Friday through a fall at his his home, and was brought into Goulburn,…

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Fatal Accident to a Goulburn Enginedriver

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 March 1902 · page 2

News reached town a little after midday to-day that Mr. Walter Hess had met with sit accident in the railway yards at Clyde resulting in his death. From inquiries we learn…

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Shocking Mining Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 March 1902 · page 2

Melbourne, Wednesday.—A profound sensation was created in Ballarat this morning, when it was reported that a burst of water had occurred at the Cardigan Proprietary…

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A Mine Flooded. Six Men Believed to Be Drowned

The Yass Courier · Friday 21 March 1902 · page 2

Melbourne, Wednesday Afternoon.— he Cardigan Wine, Ballarat, was flood by a burst of water this morning. Nine men were below at the time There…

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The Fatal Accident to Mr. Hess

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 March 1902 · page 2

On Friday afternoon the Parramaita Coroner, Mr T. E. MacNavin, P.M., held an inquest touching the death of Walter Hess, an engine driver who died from injuries received at Clyde on Thursday…

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Accidents

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 25 March 1902 · page 2

WHILE returning home from church on Sunday night in a sulky, accompanied by his sister and cousin (a Miss Miller), Mr. Robert Nixon met with…

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Fatal Lift Accident

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 26 March 1902 · page 2

A PATAL life accident occurred at Paling's Buildings, Sydney, on Monday, the victim being Frederick Tate, fifty-one years of age, a recent arrival from England, In company…

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Extraordinary Accident a Boy Shot Dead

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 27 March 1902 · page 4

A sensational shooting accident occurred at Dry Plains Station, about 25 miles from Bombala, on Saturday morning, the victim being a lad named Herbert…

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Extraordinary Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 March 1902 · page 4

Bombala, Tuesday.—A sensational shooting accident occurred at Dry Plains Station, about 35 miles from Bombala, on Saturday morning, the victim being a lad named…

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Disaster in Peru. Collapse of a Bridge. One Hundred People Drowned

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 March 1902 · page 3

While a priest was pronouncing the benediction at the opening of a bridge over the river Maranon, in the district of Lime, Paru, the structure collspsed…

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Fatal Tram Accident

Goulburn Herald · Friday 28 March 1902 · page 3

ABOUT noon yesterday the motor of ta tram a Botany left the rails, dragging two cars with it, As sit did so, it approached the hedge of the street drain, and this subsiding…

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Serious Carriage Accident

Goulburn Herald · Friday 28 March 1902 · page 3

ON Wednesday evening while the state premier's daughters, Miss Ruby See and Mrs. S. Hordern junior accompanied by Miss Gorman and Miss Meeks (daughter of Mr…

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Fatal Accident to Mrs. S. Bladon

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 29 March 1902 · page 2

Penrith, Thursday.—Mrs. Bladon, wife of Mr. Samuel Bladon, of coursing renown, died on Tuesday night as a result of burns received the night before. The old lady, who was…

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Fatal Tram Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 29 March 1902 · page 4

Shortly before noon on Thursday a serious accident occurred at North Botany through a steam motor leaving the rails and overturning. A few yards after passing…

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Accident to a Train

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 2 April 1902 · page 4

A SENSATIONAL accident occurred to a passenger train on the Blue Mountains on Friday, causing a delay of several hours, Whil[?] the mountain train was passing…

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Accident

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 2 April 1902 · page 3

ON Sunday afternoon [?]alwn Milton (17), son of Mr. August[?] Millon of Cer[?]mandel-street met with a painful [?] through a fall from the front verandah, dislocating the…

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