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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1913

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Pea Rifle Accidents. Two Fatalities

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 March 1913 · page 2

Tumut, Wednesday.—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 finished dinner, and…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 March 1913 · page 4

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…

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Peculiar Accident

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 2

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…

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Accident at Kingsdale

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 5

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…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 2

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…

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Pea Rifle Accidents

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 2 April 1913 · page 3

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…

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Railway Collision at Redfern

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 April 1913 · page 2

Passengers by a train which left Sydney for Homebush shortly before 10 o'clock on Tuesday night narrowly escaped participating in a railway accident…

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Railway Accident at Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 April 1913 · page 4

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…

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Motor Cycle Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 April 1913 · 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…

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Fatal Railway Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 April 1913 · page 5

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,…

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A Goulburn Squatter Found Drowned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 April 1913 · page 4

Mr. Frederick Faithfull, Gibson, the well-known owner of Tirranna, was found drowned. in a creek near his residence on Wednesday morning…

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The Cullinga Railway Accident

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 12 April 1913 · 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…

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Serious Accident

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 16 April 1913 · 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"…

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Drowned at Burrinjuck

The Yass Courier · Thursday 17 April 1913 · page 2

On Tuesday a little boy, aged five, was drowned at Burrinjuck. The unfortunates child was deaf and dumb, and otherwise mentally deficient. He…

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Blasting Accident

The Yass Courier · Thursday 17 April 1913 · 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…

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Floor Collapses. Man Killed and Two Others Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 19 April 1913 · 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,…

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Motor Bike Accident

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 19 April 1913 · 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…

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Dreadful Life Accident

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 1

A frightfully gruesome accident happened in a lift in Charles Harles and Co's building, San Francisco, last week. The lift had just started…

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Fatal Accidents

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 April 1913 · page 2

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…

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Drowned at Burrinjuck

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 23 April 1913 · 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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