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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1905

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A Peculiar Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 2

Forbes, Monday.—While on Saturday night Mary Robertson, 8 years, daughter of Captain A. T. Robertson, of Tilimbi, was bringing a jug of over-proof whisky from the store-room to the…

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Accident to Mr. J. Donohoe, sen

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 2

An accident of a peculiar nature happened near Tarlo on Thursday last to Mr. J. Donohoe, of this city. It appears that he went out to Tarlo in a trap with a young man, and stopped at one of his…

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Cricket Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 2

Mr. James Pinkney, railway employee, was rather badly injured while playing cricket on Saturday. He was wicket-keeping, and lost sight of a fast ball from Glesson. The ball struck Pinkney…

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Strange Fatal Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 4

Kiams, Saturday.-A few days ago Mr. G. T. Tate, for many years a resident of Jamberoo, was found lying on the main road in an unconscious condition. Mo had fallen from his cart while…

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A Terrible Fatality. Mr. McINTOSH Blown to Pieces

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 2

MR. G. R. McINTOSH, who was well known in sporting circles as a crack pigeon shot, met his death yesterday morning at Hunter's Hill as the result of a frightful accident. The…

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Terrible Fatality at Hunter's Hill. Tragic End of Mr. G. R. M'intosh

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 4

Mr. G. R. M'Intosh, who was well known in sporting circles as a crack pigeon shot, met his death on Tuesday morning at Hunter's Hill as the result of a frightful accident. The deceased…

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Fatal Blasting Accident

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 2

Details of a most, extraordinary and terrible accident are to hand, by which Mr G. R. McIntosh a well known pigeon shooter and business man in…

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Accident to a Guard

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 2

Guard Spacey, attached to the Sydney staff, met with an accident on Monday last while the train of which he was guard was at Fish River. It seems that Mr. Spacey had occasion…

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Terrible Fatality at Huntee's Hill. Tragic End of Mr. G. R. Mintosh

The Burrowa News · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 2

Mr. G. R. M'Intosh, who was well known in sporting circles as a crack pigeon shut, met his death on Tuesday morning at Hunter's Hill as the result of…

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An Accident

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 2

On Sunday, on the road to Murrumburrah, young William Burns, of this town, met with a nasty jar by being thrown from his bicycle. Going down…

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Frightful Accident

The Yass Courier · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 2

Mr. G.. B, M[?]Intosh. the well-known pigeon shot, and a highly-esteemed resident of Hunter’s Hill, met with a frightful death on Tuesday…

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Frightful Accident

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 4

The well-known pigeon shot, Mr. G. R. M’Intosh, met with a terrible death on Tuesday morning, being blown to pieces by dynamite, near his residence, Hunter’s Hill…

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Frightful Accident. at Hunter's Hill. Mr. Mcintosh Blown to Pieces. While Dynamiting a Tree

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 24 January 1905 · page 4

Mr. G. E. M’lntosh the well-known pigeon shot, and a highly-esteemed resident of Hunter’s Hill, met with a frightful death on Tuesday…

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Expresses in Collision. 60 Miles an Hour in a Fog. London, 20th January

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 25 January 1905 · page 4

The details of the railway, disaster which occurred in Yorkshire yesterday morning show that the collison was of a most sensational character…

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Czar Has a Narrow Escape. Loaded Cannon Fired While Saluting. Several Persons Injured. Was the Shot Intentional ? LONDON

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 25 January 1905 · page 2

A sensational incident is reported from St. Petersburg, in connection with the ceremony known as “the blessing of the waters” of the Nova and at which the Czar, the Czarina, and the…

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Shocking Fatality. Burned to Death

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 2

Mrs. Emma Todkill, and old age pensioner, residing with her husband at New Country Flats, about five miles from Towrang, met her death in a shocking way on Friday…

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Burning Fatality Near Towrang

Goulburn Herald · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 2

MRS. EMMA TODKILL an old aged pensioner, about 80 years of age, living with her husband at New Country Flats about five miles from Towrang, was burned to death on Friday…

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Shooting Fatality

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 2

We have to [?]cord the untimely death of Mr. Edward J. C[?]amp, eldest son of Mr. Benjamin Cramp, of Narrawa, which occurred on Friday last…

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Fatal Gun Accident

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 2

MR. S. L. Cox, J.P., district coroner, held a magisterial inquiry at Narrawa on Saturday, touching the death of a single man named Edward Cramp, aged 36…

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A Sad Fatality. David Pegrum Killed

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 2

MUTTAMA races on Thursday will long be remembered, as a sad fatality occurred in the opening event which cast quite a gloom over the little settlement…

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