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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1909

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Fatal Shooting Accident at Araluen

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 July 1909 · page 4

Araluen, Tuesday,—William Leonard a young married man, working for Mr. Royds at Battowynd was accidentally shot dead by his sister this morning…

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Railway Accident in Queensland

The Burrowa News · Friday 30 July 1909 · page 6

A SENSATIONAL railway disaster occurred in Queensland on Friday last, 23rd inst. It appears that the mail train from Roma was 175 miles out on…

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Nurse's Railway Accident. Extraordinary Damages

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 30 July 1909 · page 7

After a long legal fight Miss Hunt, a trained nurse, was to- day awarded L11,600 damages for personal injuries, the Long Island Railway Company…

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Accidents

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 31 July 1909 · page 4

Mr. Parnell and Miss Maggie Rudd met with an accident on Thursday evening when returning in a sulky from a dance held in honour of a wedding The horse shied and ran up an embankment, which…

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Extraordinary Accident. Triple Electrocution

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 31 July 1909 · page 7

An extraordinary accident, resulting In the death of a child and two young workmen, has occurred on the Cel[?] Hallway,[?] the Avenue de Saint…

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Accident to H.M.S. TEMERAIRE. London, Aug. 1

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 August 1909 · page 4

A painful accident occurred on board H. M. S. Temeraire, 18,600 tons, one of the Dreadnoughts, during the naval review in the Solent yesterday…

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Seaside Hotel Burnt. Frantic Leaps for Life. Six Persons Injured

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 6 August 1909 · page 3

One of the best known and most picturesquely-situated hotels on the Cornish coast, the Polurrian, near Mullion, three or four miles north of the Lizard,…

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Taxi-cab Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 August 1909 · page 4

Mr. and Mrs. G. Sargent, of Sargents, Ltd., met with an accident on Thursday afternoon whilst driving in a taxi-cab from the city to their residence at Castle Hill, between Pennant…

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Pea-rifle Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 August 1909 · page 2

Mr. C. Westaway, who has charge of Breadalbane Public School, had an accident with a pea-rifle. The rifle had a magazine, and on Monday morning Mr. Westaway…

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A Peculiar Accident

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 10 August 1909 · page 2

On Monday morning a local motor cyclist had the misfortune to be treated to an extraordinary puncture, as on old horseshoe pierced both the…

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Hospital Patient Drowned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 August 1909 · page 2

On Tuesday afternoon the Paramatta coroner, Mr. E. L. Maitland, S. M., held an inquest at the Parramatta Hospital for Insane respecting the death of a patient named William Irving…

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Telegrams. Fatal Accident. Frank Timmis the Victim. Gunning

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 August 1909 · page 4

Frank Timmis, son of Mr. F. W. Timmis, late postmaster here, has met with a fatal gun accident at Penrith. The funeral will take place here to-morrow (Thursday)…

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Boy King and Cyclist. Help for an Injured Man

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 14 August 1909 · page 2

Praise Is everywhere heard of King Manoel and his mother. Queen Amelle, for their playing of the good Samaritan on Sunday last, wired the Lisbon…

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The Jerrong Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 August 1909 · page 2

A telegram from Oberon furnishes additional details respecting the finding of the body of Mr. W. Stillwell, an old settler of Jerrong, as reported by our Taralga correspondent. The…

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Peculiar Shooting Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 August 1909 · page 2

Whilst four Lithgow residents were out shooting in the Rylstone district, one of the number Mr. J. Beynon, was standing about 80 yards from one of his mates, when the…

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Girl and Woman Drowned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 August 1909 · page 6

Heavy rain has caused floods in the Bendigo, Ballarat, and western districts. A telegram from Winchelsea states that the Barwon River rose three feet this…

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Double Cycling Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 August 1909 · page 4

Browarrina, Friday.—Two unusual accidents happened on Boobooma station yesterday. A man named Doyle was riding a bicycle from the woolshed to the station, when the fork of the…

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Telegrams. Bad News From Victoria Heavy Floods. Sensational Railway Accident. Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 August 1909 · page 6

Rain was still pouring in torrents in Melbourne this morning. Unless there is an abatement during the day terrible floods and loss of life are sure to follow. Details of…

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The Latest. Railway Accident. Sir William Lyne and Mr. R. T. Ball Passengers. Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 August 1909 · page 4

A special train from Corowa to Culcarin struck an obstacle on the line, causing the break van to leave the rails. The van jumped fourteen feet over an open crossing, but…

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The Accidentally-killed Mother

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 August 1909 · page 6

Wellington (N.Z.), Thursday.—At the inquest on Mrs. Crosbery, who was accidentally shot dead by her son with a pea-rifle, a verdict of misadventure was returned…

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