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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1917

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Accidents Will Happen

The Yass Courier · Thursday 27 September 1917 · page 3

Officer: “What’s that? You break a bottle of beer over the patrol corporal’s head and have the audacity to stand there and tell me it was an…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 September 1917 · page 4

Mr. E. Fox, of Addison Lane, South Goulburn, met with an accident on Friday afternoon on Boxer's Creek Road. Whilst bringing in a load of wood he has jolted off the cart,…

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Narrow Escape From Drowning

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 October 1917 · page 4

A little girl named Eva Campbell, residing in Opal-street, narrowly escaped death by drowning on Sunday afternoon. With other children she was walking about the excavations at the…

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Pea Rifle Fatality

Young Witness · Tuesday 2 October 1917 · page 3

WAGGA, Monday.—A fatal pea rifle accident occurred shortly after 11 o'clock on Friday morning,, the victim being Constance Elsie Mary McCarty,…

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Two Brothers Drowned

Young Witness · Tuesday 2 October 1917 · page 3

Melbourne, Monday.—A boating accident occurred on the Yarra on Sunday, resulting in two brothers being drowned. Out of a crowd of…

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Boy's Foot Injured

Young Witness · Tuesday 2 October 1917 · page 3

YASS, Monday.—Between 6 and 7 o'clock last night at Burrinjuck little boy na[?]ned John Bell, twelve years of ase, got his foot Jammed in the…

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River Tragedy. Mother Drowned While Trying to Save Child (Country Press Telegram)

Young Witness · Tuesday 2 October 1917 · page 2

HAY, Tuesday—Mrs. Harry Byers was drowned in the Murumbidgee rlver at Hay on Sunday while endeavouring to rescue her six-year-old son, who…

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Collision in Auburn-street

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 October 1917 · page 2

A collision between a runaway pony and a motor car occurred in Auburn-Street about 5 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, which, happily did not have serious consequences. Mr…

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Woman Found Drowned

Young Witness · Friday 5 October 1917 · page 4

WAGGA, Thursday—Mrs. Elizabeth Hitchman, aged 36, wife of Mr. Henry Hitchman, of Malebo, was drowned in the Murrumbidgee River on Tuesday…

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Sad Shooting Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 October 1917 · page 2

A little girl, eight years of age, only daughter of Mr. J. T. McTernon, Michelago, was fatally shot on Friday afternoon. Mr. Gale, coroner, of Queanbeyan, conducted an inquiry into the…

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The Tunnel Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 October 1917 · page 4

Mittagong, Friday—The Coroner, Mr. H. W. Taylor, concluded the hearing of the inquiry into the Five Mile Tunnel accident in connection with the railway deviation works at Alpine, near…

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A Harbor Collision. Ferry Steamer Damaged. (Country Press Telegram). SYDNEY

Young Witness · Tuesday 9 October 1917 · page 2

The steamer Helen Nichol, in ward bound, collided with the ferry steamer Burraba off McMachon's Point last night. A portion of the Burraba's…

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Fatal Riding Accident

Young Witness · Tuesday 9 October 1917 · page 4

DUBBO, Friday.—Harry Hicks, poundkeeper, of Dubbo, 50 years of age, was killed to-day through falling off his horse…

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Sad Shooting Fatality

Young Witness · Friday 12 October 1917 · page 3

A little girl, eight years of age, only daughter of Mr. J.T. McTernon, Michelago, was [?] shot on Friday afternoon. Mr. Gale, Coroner,…

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A Boy Drowned

Young Witness · Friday 12 October 1917 · page 5

James Galpin, aged six years, was drowned at Wyalong on Monday afternoon. The boy's mother was feeding the fowls, between 4 and 5 p.m…

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Shocking Accident

Young Witness · Friday 12 October 1917 · page 5

A shocking accident happened at Old Junee this week to a boy named John Harbrow. A brother, who had recently lost the sight of an eye, was…

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A Street Collision

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 October 1917 · page 4

A collision occurred at the corner of Auburn and Clifford streets yesterday morning at about 10.30 o'clock. Mr. J. E. P. Walker was riding a bicycle down Clifford-street, and was about…

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Marengo Fatality Mr. Henry Bennett Killed

Young Witness · Tuesday 16 October 1917 · page 1

Mr. Henry Bennett, who has been managing Winhemo Station, Young, for the past 18 months, was killed at Reid's Creek, on the Marengo road,…

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Cycling Fatality. Young Man Killed While Racing

Young Witness · Tuesday 16 October 1917 · page 1

BATHURST, Monday.—An inquiry into the death of Gordon Guymer, 17, who died on Saturday as a result of injuries received in a collision in a…

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Accidents

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 October 1917 · page 2

Mr. H. Brown, a well-known farmer of Tarlo, fell from a cart on Tuesday and fractured two ribs. He is doing well at the Goulburn Hospital…

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