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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1917

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A Fatal Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 2

Word was received in Goulburn that a young man named Colbert, employed as a porter at Canowindra, whilst working on a truck at the railway station there, fell a distance of 6ft. A…

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Drowning Fatality

Young Witness · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 2

Alfred Austin, a patient at the Wellington hospital was found drowned in the Macquarie river, near the town on Saturday. He left the hospital a…

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Five Persons Drowned

Young Witness · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 2

There has been heavy and continuous rain throughout the northern portion of New Zealand during the past few days, causing severe floods…

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Railway Collision in Germany

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 4

Router's Amsterdam correspondent states that a military train collided with a passenger train at Horsogenrath, between Dusseldorf and Aachen, and, 100 were killed or…

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French Transport Sunk. Drowned Number 100

Young Witness · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 4

The French Ministry for Marine announces that the steamer Admiral Magon (5506 tons), conveying 900 troops to Salonika, was sunk by a…

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Fatality at Canowindra. Death of Railway Employee

Young Witness · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 2

A serious accident happened at the local railway, yards on Tuesday last, when an employee named "Bert". Colbert (22) who had been engaged in…

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Eurabba Fatality. Late Alan Freestone Caldwell. How He Met His Death

Young Witness · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 1

The tragic death of Mr. Alan Freestone Caldwell, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Steel Caldwal, of Surabba. Station, which took place on Tuesday last…

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Fatal Accident. Boy Killed Off Swing. in Cootamundra Park

Young Witness · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 1

An accident occurred in Albert Park on Tuesday night last, at 7.30, and unfortunately terminated in fatal results, On- Tuesday evening a lad…

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Accident

Young Witness · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 2

Whilst employed at his usual duties of fettler on the railway at Young, on Saturday [?] Mr. J. F. Leach, Secretary of the local branch of the P.L.L.,…

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Accident To Railway Man. Foot Injured By Hand-Car

The Yass Courier · Thursday 8 February 1917 · page 4

“ My husband recently met with a most distrusting accident when ho was worked way,” writes Mrs. G Bowman, Throsby-street, Wickham,…

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Scalding Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 February 1917 · page 2

Mr. T. T. Alkin, dentist, of Montague-street, i ssuffering with a badly scalded hand, the injury being sustained through the accidental upsetting of a kettle of boiling water…

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Body Found Drowning Fatality. (Country Press Telegram). SYDNEY

Young Witness · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 2

The body of the lad Charles Bruce who was drowned in the river near Toc. umwal[?] has been recovered. There is no trace of the body of George Bell, his…

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Recent Eurabba Fatality

Young Witness · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 1

At the magisterial inquiry held last week at Eurabba by Mr. J. M. Nowlan, J.P. touching the sad death of Mr. Alan Freestone Caldwell, the…

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Feared Drowned in Murray

Young Witness · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 2

George Bell, laborer, 40, and Charles Bruce, 8, have not been seen since Sunday morning, and it is feared they have been drowned in the Murray. The…

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Serious Accident Narrowly Averted

Young Witness · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 1

While two youths were driving down the school bill, in the direction of the bridge on Wednesday evening, they seemed to lose control of the horse,…

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Three People Injured. Serious Sulky Accident

Young Witness · Tuesday 13 February 1917 · page 2

Three local people are suffering from the effects of a sulky accident which occurred on the Stoney Creek Road, about two miles from Young, about 11…

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Drowned in Well. an Orchardist's Failure

Young Witness · Tuesday 13 February 1917 · page 2

The Goulbourn police at 6 p.m. on Saturday received a message to the effect that a man named William Alfred Dean had been found drowned in…

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Found Drowned Near Goulburn. Suicide While Temporarily Insane

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 February 1917 · page 4

The Goulburn police at 6 p.m. on Saturday received a message to the effect that la man named William Alfred Dean had been found drowned in a well in Gegg's orchard, tow miles…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 February 1917 · page 3

Mr. Leslie McDonald, son of Mr. Donald McDonald, of William-street, Ifield, was on Saturday last endeavouring to seeure a fractious beast on the Pejar reserve, when the…

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Mr. W. Nettleton Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 February 1917 · page 2

Mo W. Nettleton , the well-known builder is at present a patient in the Goulburn and District Hospital suffering from injuries sustained on Wednesday afternoon about 3 o'clock. He…

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