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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1904

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Terrible Boating Fatality

Goulburn Herald · Monday 22 February 1904 · page 2

A TERRIBLE boating fatality occurred in Moreton Bay Brisbane on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. V. Drury, their daughter Leila (aged 8) Mrs. Roberts, and Harry Carothers (15), left…

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Accident with a Pea Rifle

Goulburn Herald · Monday 22 February 1904 · page 2

ON Friday afternoon a boy named Walter Goodwin of Kenmore-street, had a narrow escape of losing his life through a pea rifle accident. A boy named Heath, son of Mr…

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Fatal Accident

Goulburn Herald · Monday 22 February 1904 · page 2

GEORGE WINTERS, about 50, an old resident of Gundary while riding home on a restive horse on Saturday night was thrown and received injuries which resulted fatally some…

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Pea-rifle Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 February 1904 · page 2

Albury, Monday. An inquiry was held to day into the tragedy at Walbundrie. The victim was a girl named Cecilia Lucas, aged 12 years. On Friday she was left in charge of the house with her…

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Fatality on Bungonia Road

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 February 1904 · page 2

At the hospital on Monday afternoon the death of Geo. Winter, of Gundary, formed the subject of a magisterial inquiry by Mr. O'Brien, the district coroner…

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Sad Boating Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 February 1904 · page 4

At Moreton Bay a sailing boat capsized. Mr. and Mrs. V. Drury, their daughter, aged 8, Mrs. P. Roberto, and Harry Carothers, 15, were 18 hours in the water. The boy went…

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Su[?]ky Accident

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Tuesday 23 February 1904 · page 2

A MARVELLOUS escape from a serious accident occurred at Crookwell on the bridge below Cox's mill on Sunday fight about 10 o'clock. Messrs. W…

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An Extraordinary Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 4

Albury, Thursday.—George Ries, a carpenter, was to-day engaged repairing the ceiling at a butcher's shop, when the ladder he was on slipped, and Ries, in falling, was impaled by a large meat…

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A Buggy Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 4

Wagga, Thursday.—Rather a sensational accident occurred to a party of ladies and gentlemen attending the Methodist harvest festival entertainment at Forest Hill, several miles from…

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An Extraordinary Accident

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Tuesday 1 March 1904 · page 4

ALBURY, Thursday.—George Ries, a carpeuter, was to-day engagec repairing the ceiling at a butcher's shop, when the ladder he was on slipped, and…

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Accident

Goulburn Herald · Friday 4 March 1904 · page 2

ABOUT 4.30 p.m. yesterday Mr. W. Brown of Riggsdale was driving a young pony along Auburn-street when the animal became unmanageable and bolted, The driver appeared…

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Fatal Accident

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 5 March 1904 · page 3

ON Wednesday last, a magisterial inquiry wis held at Young before the Mr. J. Forsythe, J.P., touching the death of Minnie Jane Edwards, a child of twelve months, and daughter…

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Serious Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 March 1904 · page 4

A serious accident happened to Mr. Walterus Brown, of Riggsdale, on Thursday afternoon in Goulburn. When seen at the hospital on Friday morning Mr. Brown was suffering from a compound…

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A Sad Drowning Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 2

It is our painful duty to record to-day the sad death of a seven-year-old son of Mr. J. T. Lemon, of Auburn-street. The little boy, whose name was Harry, met his death by drowning,…

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Accidents

Crookwell Gazette · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 3

WHILST Mrs. Gay and her daughter were driving up the street yesterday morning, two young men following closely behind drove carelessly into the [?]uggy, in front…

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Accident

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 2

Just prior to entering the show ring with Lord Jersey, Mr. E. C. Bray had the misfortune to meet with a nasty accident to his horse, When passing…

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Sad Case of Drowning

Goulburn Herald · Monday 14 March 1904 · page 2

A MAGISTERIAL inquiry was held by the coroner, Mr. H. O'Brien, at the court-house on Saturday afternoon on the body of Harry Lemon, (aged 7), who was found drowned in…

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Accident

Goulburn Herald · Monday 14 March 1904 · page 2

WHILE engaged in putting on one of the belts at Mr. Martin's mill at Laggan on Friday, Mr. Frank Curtis of Garfield had his clothes turn off by becoming entagled in the…

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The Recent Drowning Fatality. Remarks by the Coroner

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 March 1904 · page 4

A magisterial inquiry was held at the courthouse, Goulburn, ea Saturday afternoon by the district coroner, Mr. H. O'Brien, touching the death of the boy Lemon, who was drowned in…

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(Reuter's.) Sydney, Monday Collision in the Harbour

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 March 1904 · page 4

During a heavy fog in the harbour this morning two of the North Shore ferry steamers collided. The vessels were considerably damaged, but no one was injured…

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