Pea Rifle Accidents. Two Fatalities
Tumut, Wednesday.âHarry Dowell, aged 13, son of Joseph Dowell, was shot dead with a pea rifle at midday by his brother, aged 11 years. The family had just finished dinner, and…
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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents
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Tumut, Wednesday.âHarry Dowell, aged 13, son of Joseph Dowell, was shot dead with a pea rifle at midday by his brother, aged 11 years. The family had just finished dinner, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Sidney Jordan, son of Mr. Jordan, fell from the top window of the Old Dunbar Hotel, in Renny-street, Paddington, on to the roof of the verandah, about 4 o'clock on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Out Woodonga way the Other day Mr. W. Frilly that with a simple but very painful accident. From what we can learn, he appears to have been catching a horse. Exactly what…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →While the throwing at the wicket contest was in progress at the Kingsdale sports on Easter Monday Mr. Fred S. Lovett, the hon. secretary, was struck on a stiff leg, of which he is the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Patrick O'Neil, Cole Park, was driving a bullock waggon along the Tirranna Road to-day, when the bullocks shied. The waggon turned sharply, knocking him over. The wheel went…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At Tumut on Wednesday last Harry Dowell, aged 13, son of Joseph Dowell, was shot dead with a pea rifle at midday by his brother, aged 11 years. The family had just…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Passengers by a train which left Sydney for Homebush shortly before 10 o'clock on Tuesday night narrowly escaped participating in a railway accident…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Sunday night a shunting engine ran into a brake van and truck, which were standing on the line near the per. way sheds in the Goulburn railway yard. The engine, van, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Through the forks of his motor cycle breaking, Mr. T. R. Prowle, local representative of the British Piano Company, met with a mishap near Yarra on Thursday. He fell heavily to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Blayney, Friday.—Cr. Frederick Mendham, who, in company with Mr. James O'Brien, was knocked down by a passing train on the main street, collapsed after treatment at the hospital,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Frederick Faithfull, Gibson, the well-known owner of Tirranna, was found drowned. in a creek near his residence on Wednesday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An inquest touching the cause of death of John O'Keete, who had met his death on the line at Culinga early on sunday morning, constable wells…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At the F. and S. Sports at Trundle recently, Mr. Fred. Cornet met with a nasty Occident. The young follow was competing in a "Tilting the Ring"…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Tuesday a little boy, aged five, was drowned at Burrinjuck. The unfortunates child was deaf and dumb, and otherwise mentally deficient. He…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Wednesday morning Mr. Syd Davis, son of Mr. A. T. Davis, of Murrumbateman, met with a, serious accident while working at Mr. W. T…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dennis Stapleton, 26, who lived in Abercrombie-street, Redfern, was killed, and James Nicolls, 38, of 40 Rose-street, Leichhardt, and James Tilley, 38, of 132 George-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An unfortunate accident happened to Mr. W. E. Payne, the Methodist circuit missionary at Bogan Gate, on Friday afternoon last. Mr. Payne had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A frightfully gruesome accident happened in a lift in Charles Harles and Co's building, San Francisco, last week. The lift had just started…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Frederick Rogers, a married man, residing in Pyrmont, was killed early on Monday afternoon, through the collapse of the jib of a crane at Albion and Mary streets, Sorry Hills, which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Tuesday a little boy, aged five, was drowned at Burrinjuck. The unfortunate child was deaf and dumb, and otherwise mentally deficient. He get into a boat on…
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