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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1903

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Accidents

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 24 March 1903 · page 2

WHILST engaged in the old mill at the roar of the Commercial Hotel, and used by Messrs. Furner Bros. as a storeroom, Mr. Chss. Whittington on Tuesday fell…

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Accident to Dr. McMaster

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 March 1903 · page 4

Dr. McMaster, who as Captain of the Army Medical Corps proposed attending the inspection of G Company on Saturday afternoon, was thrown from his horse as the company, was…

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Railway Fatality at Werris Creek

Goulburn Herald · Friday 27 March 1903 · page 2

A SHOCKING railway accident occurred at Werris Creek on Wednesday night, which resulted in the death of a fireman named Charles Laxton. Deceased left the loco…

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Shocking Fatality. Goulburn Boy Killed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 March 1903 · page 2

Just before we wont to press word was received in Goulburn that a lad named Hercules Mayo, working on the railway at Penrith, had been killed this afternoon through an explosion of acetylene…

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Three Young Women Drowned.—Gallantry of Two

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 March 1903 · page 3

Lockhart, Monday.—A sad drowning fatality occurred in the Murrumbidgee between Lockhart and Narrandera on Saturday night, three young women, Misses Clapperton (two) and…

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Accident to Constable Sully

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 31 March 1903 · page 2

A rather serious accident happened to Constable Sully last week whilst he was holiday touring in the Maitland district. It appears he was cycling near Dungog…

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Three Ladies Drowned

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 1 April 1903 · page 2

THE two Misses Clapperton (of Brookong) well hnown residents of the Lockhart district, nod Miss Gray, daughter of the owner of Kentucky Station, near Corowa, were drowned in…

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Accident

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 3 April 1903 · page 2

A YOUNG child (aged 7 years) daughter of Mr David Parker, Kialla was thrown from a milk-cart yesterday while endeavoring to alight as the vehicle was in motion, with the…

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Accident to Walne the Cyclist

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 April 1903 · page 2

Adelaide, Friday.—While putting in a final sprint with Morgan on the track yesterday afternoon, one of R. H. Walne's kneecaps suddenly gave way owing to the severe muscular strain. A…

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Motor Car Fatality. London April 1

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 7 April 1903 · page 4

A MOTOR car accident which resulted in two deaths as reported from Nice. The victims were Count Zborowski, a well-known sportsman, and his…

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Boating Fatality at New-castle

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 8 April 1903 · page 4

A SERIOUS boating fatality occurred between four or five miles off Nobby's on Sunday. It appears that a boating party, consisting of James Anderson, James Rundel, Louis Would,…

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Fatal Accident at the Australian Club

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 April 1903 · page 4

Shortly before 7 o'clock on Tuesday night a guest at the Australian Club named Charles Frith was found dead on the pavement in Bent-street. The deceased, who was 94 years of age, had been…

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Frightful Fatal Accident. at the North Goulburn Quarry. a Man Buried Beneath Fifty Tons of Stone

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 April 1903 · page 2

A terrible accident involving the death of a quarryman named William Edwards, occurred at the railway quarry at North Goulburn at about 11 o'clock this morning. Some time ago…

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Accident

Goulburn Herald · Friday 10 April 1903 · page 2

YESTERDAY afternoon Mr. Walter McLaron of Towrang had the misfortune to severely sprain his left ankle. He was standing on the Marulan railway station, and in stepping…

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Fatal Accident in Goulburn. a Man Crushed

Goulburn Herald · Friday 10 April 1903 · page 2

ABOUT 11.15 yesterday morning a labourer, named William Albert Edwards was killed at Mr. James Donohoe's quarry on the railway line at North Goulburn, through a…

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Fatality at Tuena

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 April 1903 · page 4

Tuena, Thursday,—Patrick Kearney, aged 16 years, was drowned in the Abercrombic River. The body has not yet been recovered…

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Frightful Fatal Accident. at the North Goulburn Quarry. the Inquest

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 April 1903 · page 4

An inquest was held at the Courthouse on Thursday afternoon in connection with the death of William Edwards, who was killed at the railway quarry on Thursday morning last through the…

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Serious Accident

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 15 April 1903 · page 3

ON Saturday afternoon last, Master Frank Dawe eldest son of Mr. Richard Dawe and nineteen years of age, met with an accident from which most serious injuries resulted. He went out to…

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Three People Drowned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 April 1903 · page 4

Adelaide, Thursday.—The Commissioner of Police has received a telegram from Seregant Clode, of Port Lincoln, stating that Mr. W. Myres and his two nieces were washed off the rooks at Point…

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Accident to Sir George Turner

Goulburn Herald · Monday 20 April 1903 · page 2

SIR GEORGE TURNER, the Commonwealth Treasurer, met with a serious accident at Milson's Point on Friday evening. On Friday morning Sir George and Lady…

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