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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1904

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Fatal Accident at Redf[?]rn Station

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Tuesday 14 June 1904 · page 2

A shocking fatal accident happened to a woman at Redfern Railway Station on Saturday night last. Her name is given as Mrs. Harmer, 25, of…

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Fatal Accidents. Death From Scalding

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 15 June 1904 · page 2

ON Friday last, a child twelve months of age, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Cummins of Tubbul, met with a most painful accident by sealing through the upsetting of a saucepan…

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Serious Railway Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 June 1904 · page 2

Perth, Wednesday.—A serious railway accident occurred near Yarloop last night, resulting in the death of one man and injuries to other, whose escape from death was extraordinary. As Millar…

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Railway Fatality

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Friday 17 June 1904 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—The body of a woman nearly severed in two was found on the railway line hea. Broadmeadow to-day. It was taken to the…

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Burning Accident

Goulburn Herald · Friday 17 June 1904 · page 5

A GIRL about seventeen, daughter of Mr. J. Guynmer of Clinton-street, had a narrow escape from being burnt to death this afternoon. She was tarring a fireplace in which…

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Serious Railway Accident

Goulburn Herald · Friday 17 June 1904 · page 3

A seniors railway accident occurred near Yarloop (W.A.) on Tuesday night, resulting in the death of one man and injuries to others, whose escape from death was…

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(Reuter's.) Sydney, Friday. Supposed Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 June 1904 · page 4

A horse and cab were found in the harbour tits morning at Dawes Point, and the driver is missing. It is not known if the cab had any passengers…

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A Schoolgirl Injured

Goulburn Herald · Monday 20 June 1904 · page 2

A SCHOOLGIRL, named Katie Hyde, living in Hyam-street, Balamain, while returning home from school on Friday afternoon, was knocked down by a cyclist, who was riding rapidly…

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Burning Accident

Goulburn Herald · Monday 20 June 1904 · page 2

A GRIL about seventeen, daughter of Mr. J. Guymer of Clinton-street, had a narrow escape from being burnt to death this afternoon. She was tarring a fireplace in which…

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Accidents

The Yass Courier · Friday 24 June 1904 · page 2

Little Fred Beeten, a son of Mr. J. Beeten of Cooma Street, met with an accident on Tuesday, breaking one of the bones of his arm…

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Accident to Guard Blackett

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 June 1904 · page 2

A serious accident happened early this morning to Guard Blackett, who, with Assistant Guard Ford, was in charge of the early mixed train from Goulburn to Tarago, when…

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Accident at Football

Goulburn Herald · Monday 27 June 1904 · page 2

WHILE playing with St. Patrick's College Club against Taralga in Goulburn on Saturday Mr. Reginald McInnes, son of Mr. A. McInnes of the Commercial Hotel, had his…

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Shocking Burning Accident

Goulburn Herald · Monday 27 June 1904 · page 2

LAST evening as Mrs. M. J. Kell, of Clifford-street, was standing alone near the fireplace at her residence, she was suddenly seized with paralysis and fell into the fire. Before…

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Accident to Guard Blackett. a Narrow Escape

Goulburn Herald · Monday 27 June 1904 · page 3

GUARD CHARLES BLACKETT, of George-street, Goulburn, had his right arm broken and sustained a severe scalp wound, slight concussion of the brain and severe bruises on various…

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Woman Drowned

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Tuesday 28 June 1904 · page 2

The Water Police on Saturday morning picked up the body of a woman near Pyrmont Baths, Darling Harbour. 1t was subsequently identified by Chus. J…

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The Recent Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 June 1904 · page 2

Through, the instrumentality of Mr. Ashton a cheque for £20 has been received by the Mayor for the benefit of the mother of the boy O'Reilly, who was accidentally killed a…

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Disaster to Pilgrims.—160 Drowned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 June 1904 · page 4

As 250 pilgrims, many being women and children, were crossing the River don in Russia on a ferry the bottom of the boa fell out and 160 were drowned in a mill race. The…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Monday. Kensington Tram Collision

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 June 1904 · page 4

Denis McGinley, pointsman, is on trial to-day in connection with Kensington tram collision. THE TURF…

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The War. An Admiral and 750 Men Drowned. LONDON, Sunday. the Loss of the Peresviet

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 June 1904 · page 4

The naval disaster at Port Arthur has produced profound dejection land dismay in St. Petersburg. The Giornale d' Italia's (an Italian newspaper's) Tokio telegram states that…

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Burning Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 June 1904 · page 4

Mrs. Kell, an aged widow living in Clifford-street, sustained severe burns on Sunday night. Mrs. Kell is subject to fits. She was seized with one on Sunday night, and fell into the fireplace,…

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