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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1905

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Serious Accident

Goulburn Herald · Monday 3 July 1905 · page 2

EARLY on Saturday morning, at Goulburn, David McRitchie, son of Mr. McRitchie of Junee, and fireman on the railway, had his left arm severely crushed between two…

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The Latest. SYDNEY, Tuesday. Fatal Railway Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 July 1905 · page 2

A man was out to pieces on the railway near Rydo last night. INQUEST. At the inquest to-day on the body of a…

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Serious Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 July 1905 · page 4

An accident resulting in the loss of a man's arm happened on Saturday morning when the mail train arrived in Goulburn. It appears that David McRitchie, fireman of the train, got down to…

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Fatality at Rosebery Park Races

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 5 July 1905 · page 4

ROSEBERY PARK RACECOURSE was the scene of a shocking accident on Monday afternoon. Thomas William Adams, 20 years of age, a jockey, was killed, while another jockey,…

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Sensational Accident to a Lady

Goulburn Herald · Friday 7 July 1905 · page 2

An accident of a very serious nature happened on the North Bega bridge yesterday afternoon. Miss Neath was driving a sulky and was accompanied by Miss Hillier The…

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A Burning Accident

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Friday 7 July 1905 · page 2

HARRY HOLT, 5yrs, son of Mr T. Holt of Nubba met with a nasty burning accident on Tuesday last. He ran through some hot coals at a burning…

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A Shunting Accident

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Friday 7 July 1905 · page 2

A RAILWAY fireman named David M'Ritchie, residing at Junee, had his left arm amputated at the elbow at the Goulburn hospital this week as the…

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An Accident

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Friday 7 July 1905 · page 2

WE regret to learn that Mr. E. Dunn of Murrumburrah met with a very painful accident yesterday. He was oiling a cultivator, and had…

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Burning Accident

The Yass Courier · Friday 7 July 1905 · page 2

A young girl named Lee sister of Mrs. A. English of Polding street was the victim of a. painful burning accident last week, which might easily have…

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Cable News. Catastrophe in Mexico. Thousand Persons Drowned. London, July 4

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 July 1905 · page 6

A cloud burst over the city of Gunajuoto, Mexico, yesterday, and flooded the city. One thousand persons were drowned. The damage done is estimated at millions sterling…

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Fatal Accident in Queensland. a Native of Young Killed

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 8 July 1905 · page 3

A COPY of the RAVENSWOOD (2) MINING JOURNAL of June 7th, which has just reached us contains an account of the very sad and fatal accident in which a native of Young, Mr. John Staunton,…

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Fatal Accident

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 8 July 1905 · page 3

ON Thursday evening last, Mr. John Gluyas, a very old employee at Calabash, met with an accident which had a fatal termination. He came into town on Thursday and that…

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Accident

Goulburn Herald · Monday 10 July 1905 · page 2

WHILE playing in the Wallaroo-Railway football match in Goulburn on Saturday afternoon, C, Murphy, a member of the former team had his right leg broken at the…

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A Fatal Accident. Death of Henry Bayliss

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 10 July 1905 · page 2

Last week’s metropolitan papers contained brief mention of a fatal accident which occurred on the railway line near Homebush station on Wednesday…

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Fatal Accident. the Magisterial Inquiry

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 12 July 1905 · page 2

A MAGISTERIAL inquiry was held at the Court House, Young, on Saturday touching the death of. John [?]leuyas who, as we reported in our last issue, died in the Burrangong Hospital on…

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The Accident on a Battleship

Goulburn Herald · Friday 14 July 1905 · page 5

Three more deaths have occurred owing to the bursting of a steam-pipe on H.M.S battleship Implacable…

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Accidents

Goulburn Herald · Monday 17 July 1905 · page 2

MR. JOHN McDONELL, employed at McAlister's cordial factory in Goulburn met with a painful accident on Saturday morning. He was handling a bottle of ginger-ale which…

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Pea Rifle Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 July 1905 · page 2

Queanbeyan, Monday.—Yesterday a fatal case of shooting occurred at Canberra. Two boys named Maloney wore shooting rabbits with a pearifle, when the younger brother, aged 8, shot the elder…

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Attack by a Lunatic. Lady Severely Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 July 1905 · page 2

Last week Mrs. A. L. Carter, wife of Dr. Garter, of 175 Macquarie-street, and who resides at Rye, Ryde-road, Hunter's Hill, was savagely assaulted by an inmate of the Gladesville Asylum, and as a…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 July 1905 · page 2

A painful accident happened at McAlister's cordial factory on Saturday. An employed named John McDonell was handling a bottle of ginger-ale, when the bottle burst, and a…

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