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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1915

342 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 8 of 18

Accidents at Grenfell

Young Witness · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 5

Two serious accidents occurred during the past few days. Mr. P. Haig, in the employ of Permewan, Wright and Co., Inflicted a nasty wound near…

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Painful Accident

The Young Chronicle · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 3

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Another Railway Smash. Collision at Binalong. Many People Injured. Parliamentary Victims

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 April 1915 · page 2

A serious collision occurred at Binalong at about twenty minutes past four this (Saturday) morning between the Melbourne limited express and the Temora mail, and fifteen people…

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Railway Collision at Binalong Express and Mail Train Collide. One Passenger Killed. Many Others Injured. Inquest and Police Court Proceedings Several Carriages Wrecked

The Yass Courier · Monday 19 April 1915 · page 2

A sensational head-on collision occurred at the Binalong station on Saturday morning at twenty, minutes past 4, between the limited express…

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The injured

Young Witness · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 2

SYDNEY, Saturday, 1 p.m.— The names of the injured are:— KILLED. ROBERT THOMAS, Tailor, Temora…

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Railway Smash Express in Collision. Runs Into Temora Mail. One Man Killed. Fourteen Persons Injured

Young Witness · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 2

The Melbourne limited express and the down Temora mall train met head on at Binalong at 4.20 on Saturday morning. Robert Thomas of Temora,…

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Railway Smash Collision at Binalong Temora Mail in It Again One Man Dead and Many Injured

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 3

The Temora mail, which always seems to be somewhere about when a collision occurs in the South, was in a big smash at Binalong on…

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Big Railway Smash. One Passenger Killed and Eight Injured

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 2

A serious collision occurred at Binalong on the southern line 210 miles from Sydney on Saturday morning between the limited express from…

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Passengers to Young. Relate Their Experiences. Thrown From the Seats. Looking After the Injured

Young Witness · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 2

When the mail arrived at Young at 12 o'clock to-day, five and a half hours behind schedule time-there were many anxious onos to learn if…

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Another Railway Accident. Collision at Bundanoon

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 22 April 1915 · page 1

Another railway collision, making the fourth within a period of a few weeks, is reported, he scene of the accident being at Bundanoon, on the southern line. It is stated that a goods…

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Railway Collision. At Binalong. Express and Temora Mail. One Man Killed, Several Persons Injured

The Burrowa News · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 3

A serious railway accident occurred shortly before 4 o'clock on Saturday morning at Binalong, on the Southern line. The limited Melbourne express…

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Another Railway Accident

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 2

Another railway collision, maknig the fourth within a period of a few weeks, is reported, the scene of the accident being at Bundanoon on the southern…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 4

A bottle of acreated water exploded at Steele and Co.'s factory on Tuesday afternoon, and a piece of glass struck an employee named Maurice Flynn on the forehead, o8ering a small…

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Shocking Lift Accident, One Man Killed. Two Others Injured

Young Witness · Tuesday 27 April 1915 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A shocking accident occurred at a building in the course of erection for the "Daily Telegraph" in King & Castlereagh streets…

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Workman Killed. Two Others Injured. Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 27 April 1915 · page 2

A quantity of timber was dragged away from the side of a lift well by a falling lift at the Daily Telegraph's new premises in King-street and descended upon three workmen. One, James…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 April 1915 · page 2

On Tuesday morning while working on the duplication works at North Goulburn a labourer named Eggleston sustained a nasty injury to one of his shins, necessitating his removal to…

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Binalong Collision. Inquest Adjourned

Young Witness · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 1

Yass, Wednesday.—The inquest on Robert John Thomas, victim of the Blnalong railway smash, was resumed to-day, before Mr. A. O. Butler, and…

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Binalong Collision. Inquest Adjourned. Yass

The Burrowa News · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 2

The inquest on Robert John Thorny victim of the Binalong railway smash, was resumed to-day, before Mr. A. O. Butler and a jury…

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Motor Bike Accident

The Young Chronicle · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 6

Mr. "Jack" Nesbit, Young's champion motor bike racer, mat with a natty accident on Monday. He was about to mount his racing Rudge, when the machine jumped…

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Electrician Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 May 1915 · page 2

Mr. Ben Clarke, an electrician employed by Messrs. Lewis and Martinez, met with a serious accident on Friday afternoon, and had to be removed to the Goulburn Hospital. He was…

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