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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1915

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Current News. Nearly Drowned

Young Witness · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 2

Late on Wednesday evening Sutton McMillan accompanied by his father drove a number of horses to the reservoir near the cricket ground to…

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Railway Accident. Harden

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 4

The ordinary express from Sydney ran into a Louvre van standing on the main line at the local railway station on Friday morning last. The van…

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Shunting Accident at Gunning. Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 2

Late last night a shunting accident occurred at Gunning, when a brakevan and two cattle waggons were derailed. The obstruction completely blocked the up line, but a breakdown…

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Knocked Down by a Motor Car. Accident in Auburn-street

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 4

At 9.15 on Tuesday night, while a large crowd of people were standing in groups in front of the Empire Theatre, a young lady, Miss Lanham, of Beppo-street, was knocked down by a passing…

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Jockey Willis's Death. Story 0F the Accident. Told at the [?]

Young Witness · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 1

At Cowra, on [?] Coroner (Mr. J. [?] held an inquiry touching the death of Jockey William Wills [?] died from…

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Blasting Accident. Man Seriously Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 2

Shortly before noon on Friday morning James Canavan, aged 31, a single man employed on the railway duplication works at Razorback, met with a terrible accident. He was using an…

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Shooting Fatality

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 2

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Nearly Drowned. Ald. Hills' Narrow Escape

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 2

Ald. W. J. Hi[?]s had a very narrow escape from being drowned at his Wambanumba farm this morning. He drove to the dam with his mare…

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A Harden Tragedy. Boy Accidentally Shoots His Sister

Young Witness · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 2

A Very sad fatality occurred at the Washpool, 4 miles from Harden on Sunday morning, when El[?]e Jean Hodgson, 5½ years old, was…

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"Good-bye, Eddie." Drowning Boy's Last Words

Young Witness · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 6

The boy Henry Joseph Roberts, aged seven, who was drowned off Dawes' Point, Sydney Harbour, last Saturday, Bald to his companion, Edward…

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A Harden Tragedy. Boy Accidentally Shoots His Sister

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 3

A very sad fatality occurred at the Washpool, 4 miles from Harden, on Sunday morning, when Elsie Jean Hodgson, 5 1/2 years old, was…

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Serious Accident

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 3

On the 3rd inst., Mr. David Wilsop (manager of Kenyu Estate), whilst travelling towards Cowra by buggy and pair, had a most miraculous escape…

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Serious Accident. Thrown From a Horse. Mr. N. McINTOSH Sustains Severe Injuries

Young Witness · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 2

On Wednesday last Mr. Norman McIntosh, of the local post office start, sustained serious injuries through being thrown from a horse. As a result…

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Nasty Accident

The Young Chronicle · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 3

Mr. N. B. McIntosh, first assistant in the Young post office, was the victim of a very painful and somewhat serious accident on Wednesday. He…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 February 1915 · page 2

Mr. Abrahams, a resident of Faithfull-street, employed on the railway construction works, met with a painful accident on Saturday afternoon. He was returning from his work, and…

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Railway Fatality. Porter Run Down. Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 2

A railway porter named A. J. Thornburn, aged 26, was run down by a light engine at the Central Railway Station yards to-day, and shockly injured internally. Death was instantaneous…

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Accident at Gullen

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 4

A very painful accident occurred or Saturday afternoon last to the eight-year-old son of Mr. J. Mahoney, of Gullen. The boy's coat became entangled in the shafting of a horse-power…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 2

On Wednesday afternoon Mr. Scott, a resident of Eastgrove, and an employee in the railway department, was struck by an engine while working in the yards. First aid was…

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Death in a Tent. Fatality at Wallendbeen

Young Witness · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 4

On Monday the Cootamundra police were informed that a man who had been camped in a tent at Wallendbeen for soma weeks past was dangerously…

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Tree Falls on House. Woman Injured

The Burrowa News · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 3

An extraordinary incident is reported from Bilambil, near Murwillumbah. A family, named Brooks, dairy farmers, were about to have breakfast whena lar^e tree fell across the house, com-pletely wrecking the dining room, in wtiich 6ve members of the family u-ere…

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