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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1912

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Accident to Sir Joseph Carruthers

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 6

Our Bungendore correspondent reports an extraordinary accident to Sir Joseph Carruthers and party:—A very peculiar accident happened to Sir Joseph Carruthers and party with their…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 2

Mr. Stephen Thoroughgood, late of Baw Baw, met with a nasty accident on Friday owing to his bicycle breaking across the head. Mr. Thoroughgood fell heavily, and was badly cut…

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Serious Accident

The Yass Courier · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 2

News is to hand from Brindabella of a accident which befel Mr. Leslie Franklin, an escape from the fatal consequences of which is little…

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Accident to Aviator Hart

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 January 1912 · page 4

Details of the accident to Mr. Hart; the aviator, on Saturday, show that the canvas wing of his machine struck one of the poles on the railway line. The canvas was torn, and Mr. Hart…

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Accidents at Taralga

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 January 1912 · page 2

The Rev. rather Torpy, who was accompanied by Master Jack Kearney, met with a sulky accident on Saturday on the road to Bannaby. The horse fell, overturning the sulky and…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 January 1912 · page 2

At a late hour on Monday afternoon a man was brought to the Goulburn Hospital in a motor car by two strangers. He was unconscious, and had been picked up in that…

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TELEGRAMS, Drowned whilst Battling. SYDNEY

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 2

Yesterday morning, Thomas Hawkins a late arrival from England and aged 35 years, was drowned at Inglevalo Station near Grenfell…

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[Reuter's.] Terrible Accident. Three Men Incinerated. Paris

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 1

Eight persons were killed by the explosion of a mould of molten bronze at the Angouleme gun foundry. The explosion was due to escaping Three of the bodies have not been discovered,…

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Serious Accident. Mr. C. E. Nicholas

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 2

Mr. C. E. Nicholas, until recently divisional engineer, Goulburn Railway Dept., and who only left this city a few weeks ago, fell from a tram in Elizabeth-street on Wednesday, near…

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Dreadful Railway Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 4

Two Canadian-Pacific railway trains crashed into each other head on at Terrebonne, Quebec, while travelling at full speed. The trains were crowded with passengers, who had been…

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Three Boys Drowned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 4

Melbourne, Sunday.—Three boys; , Joseph Butler, aged 14 years, Ernest Butler, aged 10 (brothers), and James Conole, aged 11, were drowned in Bennetto's Lake,.Cope Cope, yesterday…

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Riding Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 4

As ,Mr. William Mackenzie, who lives in Goldsmith-street , was riding along Cowper-street yesterday morning his horse bucked and unseated him, the rider being thrown heavily to the…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 2

A boy named Robert Lloyd, aged 14, was admitted to the Goulburn Hospital about 2 o'clock on Friday morning. The youngster had sustained a severe cut on the knee due to a fall on…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 2

A young man named William McKenzie, who was admitted to the Goulburn Hospital a short time ago in an unconscious condition, and who is supposed to have fallen from a horse, has not…

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Accident on the Express. a Man Loses His Leg

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 January 1912 · page 2

Mr. Harry Goodwin, of 104 Bligh-street, Newtown. was a passenger by the express from Sydney to Wagga on Wednesday night. He decided to side on the platform, with his feet over the…

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Racecourse Fatality at Marengo

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Monday 29 January 1912 · page 2

A serious accident happened at at Marengo Racecourse on Friday. It happened in the Hack Race. There were five starters. After…

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A Sulky Accident

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Monday 29 January 1912 · page 2

A serious accident occurred in East-street, near Mr. R. Gibson's private residence on Thurday evening, by which three young ladies…

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Accidents

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 2

A young man named Chivers, an employee in the loco. department, Goulburn, had his heel severely crushed on Wednesday night by a turntable. Mr. R. Whitelaw gave first aid, and the…

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Racecourse Fatality. at Marengo Races. One Jockey Killed. Another Seriously Injured

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 2

ON Friday last, the truth is how perilous is the calling of a jockey, was brought home to cur community by a sad accident at the annual meeting of the Marengo…

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Collision at Parramatta

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 2

An engine and truck collided at Parramatta this morning. The latter struck the dead-end buffer, and some damage was done, but there was no injury to life…

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