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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1912

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Gun Accident at Taralga

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 July 1912 · page 4

A young man named Hilary Wilson, a resident of the Taralga district, was admitted to the Goulburn Hospital on Sunday afternoon, suffering from gunshot wounds in leg and elbow. He…

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A Painful Accident

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 24 July 1912 · page 2

On Saturday last Mr. Roger Lawler met with a painful accident. He was lowering a man down a shaft when the windlass by some means…

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A Sad Case. a Young Girl Drowned

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 2

A very sad case of drowning occurred at Nanima on Friday afternoon last, when Miss Ella Gruber, aged 19 years,…

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A Recent Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 July 1912 · page 6

It will be remembered that Mr. Reginald T. Johnson, formerly of Goulburn, recently met with a very serious accident at. Molong. The "Western Daily Advocate," Orange,…

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A Painful Accident

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 27 July 1912 · page 2

On Wednesday evening the three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Payne, of Burrowa-street, sustained severe injuries to the head and body…

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QUEBEC, Monday. Collision at Sea

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

The Empress of Britain, which was damaged by a collision has been docked…

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Collision at Sea. Montreal, July 28

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

The Canadain-Pacific liner Empress of Britain (14,198 tons) collided with and sank the British collier Helvetia ten miles west of Fame point, on Saturday afternoon. The bows of the liner have…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Monday. Fatal Railway Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 July 1912 · page 4

A railway ganger John Byrnes was run down and cut to pieces by a engine at Redfern this morning. Both arms and legs were severed…

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Shooting Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 August 1912 · page 1

William Collis, a young man, aged 22 years, employed on the duplication works at Towrang, met with an unfortunate accident on Monday evening. He was out shooting with a mate, and…

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Railway Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 August 1912 · page 2

The paper train met with a mishap at Oolong on Wednesday morning. For some unknown reason one of the trucks left, the line. As a result of the accident the passenger train for…

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A Costly Collision. Montreal, July 31

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 August 1912 · page 4

The approximate estimates of the loss in connection with the collision between the liner Empress of Britain nod the collier Helvetia, which resulted in ,the sinking of the latter, are as…

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Pea Rifle Accident

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 3 August 1912 · page 2

On Thursday afternoon Mr. Peter Hussey, of Marengo Flats, met with a peculiar accident by being shot in the thing with a pea rifle. It appears that…

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A Painful Accident

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 3 August 1912 · page 2

On Thursday evening Mr. J. B. Daly, of Monteagle, sustained a painful injury to one of his eyes. He was driving an animal out of the yard with a stockwhip,…

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Railway Fatality

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 7 August 1912 · page 2

JUNE[?], Sunday,—When an express engine was returning to the railway sheds to-day, blood was noticed on the wheels. A closer examination…

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Railway Accident

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 7 August 1912 · page 2

A serious railway accident occurred at Parramatta, on Sunday night, which, fortunately, was unattended with injury to anyone, when a…

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LONDON, Tuesday Evening. Aviation Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 August 1912 · page 4

The evidence at the inquest into the death of the late Mr. L. Campbell, an Australian, showed that he was most capable. He apparently miscalculated his distance in descending in…

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PARIS, Wednesday. Railway Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 August 1912 · page 2

An express collided with a local train at Labatut. a guard, and Fanford, an English jockey, were killed…

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PARIS, Thursday. the French Collision

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 August 1912 · page 4

The victim of the La Bastide, Landes, railway collision was named Sanders, not Fanford, as cabled…

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Accidents

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 August 1912 · page 2

Mr. Jas. Leon, jun., of North Goulburn, met with a cycling accident on Thursday evening. He was riding along Auburn-street, between Clifford and Goldsmith streets, when the front…

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Caught in Horseworks. a Painful Accident

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 10 August 1912 · page 2

A serious accident occurred on Saturday last to Mrs. Lowe, of Marengo Flits, whereby she sustained shocking scalp injuries. It…

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