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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1904

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Three Children Drowned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 February 1904 · page 2

Melbourne, Monday.—A sad case of drowning occurred on Sunday afternoon in Sandy Creek, at Barwidgee. Two little girls, one Pearlie do Piazzi, the other a daughter of Mr. Mathias Byers, were…

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Latest News. Telegrams. Harbor Collision

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Tuesday 2 February 1904 · page 2

A collision occurred near the Darling-street, wharf, Balmain, by which the I eichhardt, a passenger boatowned by the…

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Shocking Motor Car Accident. London, Jan. 29

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 2 February 1904 · page 2

A shocking motor car accident has occurred at Cannes, in the south of France. The motor car an English one, came into…

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Shocking Motor Accident. LONDON, Jan. 29

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Tuesday 2 February 1904 · page 2

A shocking motor car accident has occurred at Cannes, in the south of France The motor car, an English one, came into collision with a tree,…

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Accident

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Tuesday 2 February 1904 · page 2

A painful accident happened to Mrs. H. G. Bailey, of this town, yesterday morning. While winding water from the well at the residences of Mrs. Jas…

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Sad Drowning Case

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Friday 5 February 1904 · page 4

Melbourne, Monday.—A sad case of drowning occurred on Sunday afternoon in Sandy Creek, at Barwidgee. Two little girls, one Pearlie de Piazzi,…

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Two Girls Drowned

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 5 February 1904 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday,--A sad case of drowning occurred on Sunday afternoon in Sandy Creek, at Barwidgee. Two little girls, one Pearlie de Piazz,…

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Accident

Goulburn Herald · Monday 8 February 1904 · page 2

GUARD COSTELLO of the railway traffic department met with a serious accident in Walker-street on Friday night. He was found by a man named Hughes on the roadside with a…

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Accident to Mr. John Duff

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 2

ON Saturday last Mr. John Dull was riding his brother’s horse in a lace at Murrumbateman, and when some distance had been travelled, he was leading…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 2

Guard P. Costello, residing in Walker-street, while getting through a fence near his residence on Friday night caught his foot in a projecting paling, which caused him to fall, and his leg was fractured…

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Telegrams War at Last. Russian Warship Sunk, Two Others Injured. Torpedo Boats at Work. London

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 3

LONDON,Tuesday. REUTER'S agency reports that Japancse torpedo boats have attacked the Russian warships at Port Arthur…

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The War. Port Arthur Attacked. Fighting Proceeding. Reported Japanese Successes. Russian Cruiser Sunk.two Battleships Seriously Injured

The Yass Courier · Friday 12 February 1904 · page 2

Loudon, February 9, 9.35 p.m.—St. Petersburg telegrams state that, the at, t'[?]rs included seventeen armoured vessels…

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Accident

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Friday 12 February 1904 · page 2

WHILE proceeding along the Kialla road on Tuesday afternoon last, Mr. John J Lyons had the misfortune to meet with a nasty accident by being…

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Fatal Tram Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 4

An inquest was held on Thursday at St. Vincent's Hospital, before the Acting City Coroner (Dr. R, H. Todd) and a jury, on the body of Oliver Dennison, aged 11 years, who lately resided with his…

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A Painful Accident

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 15 February 1904 · page 2

On Thursday afternoon last Miss Macdonald, of the Corner Store staff, met with a serious and painful accident, Whilst-moving about in the shop she…

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Serious Accident

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 16 February 1904 · page 2

We are sorry to report that Miss Macdonald daughter of Mr Macdunald, of Cooma Street met with a very serious an, pa[?]ful [?]on Thursday last…

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Accident

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Tuesday 16 February 1904 · page 2

WHILE practising over the jumps at the Golspie Picnic Races on Saturday, P. McAlister of Strathhaird, had the misfortune to meet with a nasty…

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Taylor-Lawson Match.—Taylor Seriously Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 February 1904 · page 2

Melbourne, Wednesday.—Major Taylor beat Lawson to-night in the mile heat of the match. In the two-mile event the men came into collision in the last lap. and Taylor was so seriously injured that…

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Accident

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 2

A PAINFUL accident happened to Mr. R. W. George, Jerrara, on Sunday last. While cantering along on horseback, the animal put its foot i[?]…

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Pea Rifle Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 February 1904 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon a boy named Walter Goodwin, son of Mr. James Goodwin, of Kenmore-street, had a narrow escape of serious injury, if not of losing his life, as the result…

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