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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

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Sad Drowning Case at Yass

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 2

Yass, Monday.—A pathetic drowning case occurred at Gooda Creek, 12 miles from Yass, this morning. A single woman, Annie Boutcher, aged 35, went to the creek searching for some…

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Local and General. Sad Case of Drowning

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 2

Yesterday morning a single woman named Annie Boucher, aged about 35, residing at Goods Creek, left home for the purpose of looking after some…

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Accident

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 2

Last week Mr. William Stylos, of Otterbourne, was in the act of mounting his horse when the animal wheeled suddenly round, throwing Mr. Styles to…

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Another Pea Rifle Fatality

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1907 · page 3

AN inquiry was held by the Gunnedah Coroner, Mr. J. I. Links, on Monday afternoon, into the cause of death of a boy named Ernest Victor Montel, which occurred near the…

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Woman Drowned at Yass

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1907 · page 3

A PATHETIC drowning case occurred at Gooda Creek, 12 miles from Yass, on Monday morning. A single woman, Annie Boutcher, aged 35, went to the creek searching for some…

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Sad Drowning Case

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 2

What might be regarded as a pathetic drowning fatality, occurred out in the Jeir district early on Monday morning. Miss Ada Boutcher, daughter of a well…

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Death by Drowning

Goulburn Herald · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 5

THE coroner, Mr. O'Brien, held an inquiry at the Goulburn courthouse to-day, touching the death of Mrs. Hannah Cowling, an aged woman, residing with her husband,…

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Accident to King Leopold

Goulburn Herald · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 5

King Leopold's carriage collided with a tram In Brussels. The King received an severe shook and was thrown to the floor of the carriage…

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Found Drowned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 6

About 9.30 p.m. on Thursday Constable Christian received word that a body had been found drowned in a tank at Irishtown. In company with Constable…

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Narrow Escape From Drowning

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 4

Mr. C. W. Bushell, of Garfield, Goulburn, traveller for the Singer Co., had a narrow escape from drowning on Thursday last, being caught in the storm at Diamond Greek, near Binda…

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Railway Fatality

Goulburn Herald · Monday 11 February 1907 · page 2

Patrick Howe, aged 31, employed at Wallangarra railway station (Q.) as porter, was assisting in shunting a special goods train on Friday night, when he was…

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Narrow Escape From Drowning

Goulburn Herald · Monday 11 February 1907 · page 3

IT is reported that on Thursday last Mr. C. W. Bushell, of Garfield, traveller for the Singer Co., and his son had a narrow escape from being drowned at Diamond Creek, near…

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Surf Bathing Fatality

Goulburn Herald · Monday 11 February 1907 · page 3

SHORTLY before noon, yesterday, when there were hundreds of people in the surf at Bonds, two young fellows were caught in the undertow and carried out. The alarm was promptly…

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A Serious Accident

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 11 February 1907 · page 2

An extraordinary accident happened at Cavan on Saturday, in which the limb of a falling tree struck a young man Alfred Williams on the head, pentrating the…

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Accident at Narrangullen

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 2

A serious accident occurred to a young man named Alfred Williams on Saturday morning last. He was engaged with two other men, Messrs J. Goodger…

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Accident at Yass

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 2

Yass, Monday.—A young man named Alfred Williams was engaged with two others in clearing timber from the sides of a dingo-proof fence on Mr. A. Wade's property,. Narrangullen,…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 2

As Mr. P. J. Carroll was cutting wood at his residence, Coromandel-street, this (Tuesday) morning a piece flew off and hit his little four-year-old son, striking…

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Cycling Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 2

The amateur championship carnival of the NS.W. Cyclists' Union, which opened on Saturday last, was marred by some bad spills. In the second heat. of the Grilffith Sheild…

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Accidents

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 4

A little boy named Coombs, son of Mr. W. Coombs, of Ball-street, South Goulburn, met with an accident on Monday morning. He was playing in the yard with his brother's bicycle,…

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A Sad Fatality. Death of Mr. William Kennedy

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1907 · page 3

A FATAL accident happened yesterday to an old and respected resident of the Crookwell district, Mr. W. Kennedy, of Kialla. He went, with a horse and dray, for a load of…

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