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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

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Fatal Burning Accident

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 2

A sad burning accident, which unfortunately was attended with fatal results, occurred at Gundowringa (Mr. C. E. Prell's residence) on the eve of…

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Granville Railway Accidents

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 2

A DEPARTMENTAL board, consisting of Mr. Richardson (Traffic Superintendent), Mr. Simpson (Divisional Engineer), Mr. Loughrey (Locomotive Superintendent), and Mr…

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Fatal Burning Accident at Gundowringa

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 4

A sad burning accident, which unfortunately was attended with fatal results, occurred at Gundowringa (Mr. C. E. Prell's residence) on the eve of the new year, the victim being an eight-year-old…

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British and Foreign. London, Thursday Afternoon. Dreadful Fatality—34 Deaths

Goulburn Herald · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 2

DREADFUL FATALITY—34 DEATHS, An explosion of gas at the Jones and Laughlin steel works, liberated a stream of molten metal five feet deep. Out of thirty…

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Narrow Escape From Drowning

Goulburn Herald · Monday 14 January 1907 · page 2

YESTERDAY afternoon a lad named Spillane was on the weir watching a dog swim, when he fell in the water. He was in imminent danger of drowning, as he had gone under…

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Sensational Driving Accident

Goulburn Herald · Monday 14 January 1907 · page 2

Albury, Friday.—Mrs. Hulme, Miss Coysh, Mrs. Everard, and two children were out driving at Walwa, and met with a sensational accident, attended by a fatal, result…

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Fatal Railway Accident

Goulburn Herald · Monday 14 January 1907 · page 2

A train at Briansk (Russia) ran over an embankment, and many passengers were killed…

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Drowning Cases

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 4

Penrith, Sunday,—A sad case of drowning took place yesterday evening at Werrington. midway between Penrith and St. Mary's. A 9 year old boy, son of Michael Reardon, left…

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Railway Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 4

On Saturday afternoon Mrs. Evans, of Guildford, aged 59, wife of Mr. Henry Evans, was, whilst crossing the line near Guildford railway station, struck by a…

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Accident

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 2

Last Friday afternoon Miss Ma[?]ge Jew[?] eldest daughter of Mr. J. Jew[?] whist [?]y fishing with a number of other girls, slipped on the rocks and…

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A Peculiar Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 2

A State boy named Alexander King, residing with Mrs. F. W. Johnson, Auburn-street, has been admitted to the Goulburn Hospital for treatment. The little fellow, who is only nine…

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Awful Accident

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 2

A shocking accident occured at the quiet village of Kingsbury Epicopi, Somerset, on December 7. A man who had…

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Triple Drowning Case. Three Children Washed Away. Two Girls Lose Their Lives

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 2

A distressing drowning case occurred at Point Moore Geraldton, (W.A.) on Friday evening, as a result of which three children lost their lives…

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Cable News. Earthquake in Jamaica. Reported Destruction of Kingston. Serious Loss of Life.—hundreds Injured. London, Jan. 16

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 January 1907 · page 2

A very severe earthquake occurred at Kingston, the capital of Jamaica, on Monday afternoon. The city, it is reported, has been destroyed, and there has been much loss of life…

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Earthquake in Jamaica. Reported Destruction of Kingston. Hundreds Killed and Injured. London, January 16

Goulburn Herald · Friday 18 January 1907 · page 3

A VERY severe earthquake occurred at Kingston, the capital of Jamaica, on Monday afternoon. The city it is reported, has been destroyed,…

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Later Particulars. Terrible Loss of Life. Thousands Injured. Damages £3,000,000. January 17

Goulburn Herald · Friday 18 January 1907 · page 3

Further particulars from Jamacia show that the first reports were not exaggerated. Sir Alfred Jones telegraphs that all houses within a radius of 10 miles of the centre of…

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Earthquake in Jamaica. Reported Destruction of Kingston. Serious Loss of Life. Hundreds Injured. London, Jan. 16

The Yass Courier · Friday 18 January 1907 · page 2

A very sev[?]e earthquake occurred at Kingston, the capital of Jamaica, on Monday afternoon. The city, it is reported, has been…

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Dynamite Accident

Goulburn Herald · Friday 18 January 1907 · page 2

BEGA, Wednesday.—A serious accident happened at Mogilla yesterday. Some children of Mr. Robert Jamieson were playing near a barn, when they picked up three plugs…

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Accident

The Yass Courier · Friday 18 January 1907 · page 2

A little boy named Mick Nash had his leg somewhat severely injured on Wednesday by being run over by a roller. It will be some days before the…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. Railway Collision

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 4

A goods train from Darling Harbour collided with another goods trains at rest at Stanwell Park early this morning, derailing the engine of the Darling Harbour…

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