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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1910

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Accident

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 18 February 1910 · page 2

A young man named Alfred Bright, aged 29 years, residing at Blanket Flatmet with a painful accident at Reld's Fiat on Wednesday lust while scrub…

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Sensational Incidents. Stone Throwing Extraordinary Police Baffled. One Man Injured

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 3

On Sunday night last there occurred at the residence of the Misses Wallet a series of incidents no less exciting than puzzling. The first of these took place about 10.30…

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Peculiar Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 February 1910 · page 2

Mr. E. Hunt met with a peculiar accident on Monday. It seems he was seated in a cab, and turned to nod to an acquaintance, when the vehicle lurched and threw him to…

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The Latest. Sydney, Tuesday. Serious Lift Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 February 1910 · page 2

Robert Watts, 19, employed it Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co.'s wool store, Circular Quay, was this morning horribly crushed in a lift, which fell from the sixth to the fourth…

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Train Accident

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 2

A train in Ireland dashed into a landslide, and the rear carriages were thrown into the sea, but 40 passengers escaped…

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Accident

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon last a young son of Mr. J. R. Throwden, of this town, met with a painful accident. He was climbing a tree when he fell to the ground, breaking his arm at the…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 February 1910 · page 2

As a young man named George Troy, employed at Mr. J. Cody's establishment, was feeding a planing machine on Tuesday afternoon his foot slipped, causing the piece of wood to move…

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Driving Accident

The Yass Courier · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 2

While driving around the corner near the Court House on Monday, Mr. and Mrs. P, Grace were thrown out of their sulky. The horse Mr. Grace was…

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Shocking Railway Fatality. Young Man Killed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 6

On Thursday at noon Charles Day, aged about 20, a painter, a resident of Melbourne, was run over by a goods train between Jerrawa and Coolalie. The wheels passed over…

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Accident

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 2

Mr. John Haddon of Marengo, met with a nasty accident on Thursday night. He was cantering up Rurrowa-street, when his horse which was newly shod, fell. Mr. Haddon…

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Accidents

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 4

DURING the last few days several accidents—more or[?] serious—occurred in our [?] Two of these occurred in the vicinity of…

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Fatal Railway Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 4

While running his length on the railway line between Tuggranong and Royalla on Wednesday morning last Mr. Isaac Harrison, a ganger, was run down by a special goods train…

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Accident

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 1 March 1910 · page 2

On Friday last a nasty accident happened to Mr. Thomas Bray, near Coolalie, He was engaged drawing wood, when by some means the dray…

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Telegrams. Serious Accident at Crookwell. Crookwell

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 March 1910 · page 4

Yesterday afternoon Fred. Sephenson, 16 years of age, son of Mr. Fred. Stephenson, was mounting a horse with a bucket of fruit, when he overbalanced and fell backwards…

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Peculiar Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 March 1910 · page 4

On Saturday a young girl of about twelve years of age met with a peculiar accident. She was present at an entertainment in the Oddfellows' Hall, seated in the body…

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Free Fight On Yass Show Ground. One Man Killed, Another Severely Injured

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 8 March 1910 · page 2

On Thursday evening, just after the Yass Show had been brought to a close and the people had left the ground, the police hunted several…

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Fight with Blacks. Scene on a Showground. One Man Killed -- Two Others Injured

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 8 March 1910 · page 2

YASS, Friday. -- At the close of ye[?]erday's show, just after the crowd had left the ground, a dispute took place between some local blacks and showmen over…

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Accident

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 8 March 1910 · page 2
Also in Goulburn Evening Penny Post

Mrs. Joh[?] Howard senr. met with a painful accident on Sunday lust at the residence of her son, Mr. Chas. Howard. From what we can glean it happened in…

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Accident at Kenmore

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 March 1910 · page 2

Mr. A. King, carpenter, who is working on Mr. Gould's contract at Kenmore, was on Thursday engaged on a ceiling joist, when a piece of timber broke, and he fell to…

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