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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1904

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Nursery Notes. Nursery Accidents and How to Prevent Them

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 7 May 1904 · page 3

Says a London, paper:-- A very sad sight was to be seen the other day. In the children's ward of a London Hospital--a baby of a year and…

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Shocking Tram Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 May 1904 · page 2

A shocking accident occurred at Newtown on Friday afternoon. About five o'clock two girl', named Ivy Goddard, aged 7 years, and Jessie Kirk, 6 years, were walking along Enmore-road on their way…

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Fatal Shunting Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 May 1904 · page 2

An inquest was held at the Coroner's Court on Friday by the City Coroner, Mr. A. N. Barnett, regarding the death of a shunter named John Montague Evans, who died at the…

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Fatal Lift Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 May 1904 · page 4

A fatal lift accident occurred at Lassetter's on Thursday afternoon. The attendant of a lift was a boy named George Whiffen, living in Lower Fort-street. At 2 o'clock he took…

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Shocking Tram Accident. a Girl Killed

Goulburn Herald · Monday 9 May 1904 · page 2

A SHOCKING accident occurred at Newtown on Friday afternoon. About five o'clock two girls. named Ivy Goddard (aged 7 years) and Jessie Kirk (aged 6), were walking along…

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Diving Accident

Goulburn Herald · Monday 9 May 1904 · page 2

Miss ANNETTE KELLERMAN, the champion lady swimmer, was seriously injured in Melbourne on Saturday night while performing at the Theatre Royal. Just as she was about…

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Accident

Goulburn Herald · Monday 9 May 1904 · page 2

WHILE, riding a bicycle along Clinton-street yesterday morning, Mr. W. Garradd of Coromandel-street and employed at the Commercial Hotel collided with a dog. and was…

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Fisherman Drowned

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Tuesday 10 May 1904 · page 2

At about 8 o'clock last night a man fishing on the jetty at Port Macquarrie fell into the harbour. Some five minutes…

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The Recent Fatal Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 May 1904 · page 2

A meeting was held on Monday night at the residence of Mr. A. E. Tilley, Grafton-street, to consider the best means of disposing of the funds so liberally subscribed by the public of Goulburn on…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 May 1904 · page 2

Mr. W. Garradd, of Coromandel-street, groom at the Commercial Hotel, met with an accident on Sunday morning. He wma riding along Clinton-street, when a dog rushed out at him and collided…

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Fat[?]l Li[?]t Accident

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Tuesday 10 May 1904 · page 2

IN the Mutual Life of New York insuance Building, Pitt-street and Martin Place eight women are daily employed in the work of the cleaning out of the…

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Fatal Tram Accident

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 11 May 1904 · page 2

A SAD tramway accident occurred at the corner of George and Liverpool streets on Monday night, resulting in the death of Elizabeth Meyer, a resident of Valentine-street…

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Railway Fatality

Goulburn Herald · Monday 16 May 1904 · page 2

INFORMATION reached the railway department on Friday morning of a shocking discovery made by a fettler on the previous evening. He was walking along the railway line to his…

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Accidents

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 18 May 1904 · page 2

MRS. A. G. FINLAY OF Ardgowan, Goulburn severely strained her leg a few days ago through a fall caused by shopping. Although she will be laid up for a few weeks, her many…

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Accidents

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 May 1904 · page 2

A few days ago Mrs. A. G. Finlay, of Ardgowan, Goulburn, severely strained her leg through a fall caused by slipping. The accident though painful is not likely to be…

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Fatal Accident

The Yass Courier · Friday 20 May 1904 · page 4

On Sunday last a fatal accident occurred out Toomorroma way. Two daughters of Mr. Dennis Dunn were proceeding from their father’s home…

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Peculiar Fatal Accident

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Friday 20 May 1904 · page 4

TUMUT, Monday.—A serious accident happened yesterday to two young daughters of Mr. Dennis Gunn. They were riding on one horse Tomoorooma,…

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The Late Railway Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 2

The committee recently appointed in connection with the fund collected for Mrs. O'Reilly, whose son died from the results of an accident at the crossing on the Crookwell…

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Train Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 4

Owing to a subsidence through rain a train. northward of Mukden was derailed. Thirty were killed or injured…

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Fatal Burning Accident

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 24 May 1904 · page 2

A burning accident occurred at Derrengullen, near Yass, on Tuesday evening 6 o’clock, whereby a three year old child of Mr. Sullivan’s was burned…

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