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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1917

370 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 6 of 19

Sewerage Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 27 February 1917 · page 2

The adjourned inquiry touching the death of Thomas John Tew was resumed to-day before Mr. H. O'Brien Mr. R. M. Kidston appeared on behalf of…

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Motor Accident. Occupants Injured. Car Destroyed by Fire. Bathurst

Young Witness · Tuesday 27 February 1917 · page 2

An accident resulting in the total destruction by fire of a motor car, owned by Mr. Hilton Carmlchael, and the narrow escape of the occupants,…

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Accident at Iandra

Young Witness · Tuesday 27 February 1917 · page 2

Clarence Neal, son of Mr. J. S. Neal, farmer on landra, met withserious accident whilst returning home, riding a horse from the local school…

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Accident in Railway Yard

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 27 February 1917 · page 4

Mr. Edward McSullea, of Grafton-street, met with an accident in the Goulburn railway yards on Saturday. It appears that he was crossing a line near the goods shed, when he was knocked…

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Railway Fatality

Young Witness · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 1

Constable Desreaux of Temora, has received word that his brother, Mr. W. S. Desreaux has died at Newcastle The deceased, who was 27 years of…

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Pea Rifle Accident

Young Witness · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 6

Jack Hoinville, 14, of Jerilderle, was out shooting with two companions, when he was accidentally shot in the right foot with a pea rifle. The…

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Aeroplane Attacks Broadstairs. Woman Injured. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 March 1917 · page 4

The press Bureau states that a hostile aeroplane bombed Broadstairs this morning, slightly injuring a woman…

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Remarkable Accident. Horses in an Office. Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 March 1917 · page 4

A remarkable accident, involving damage estimated at 50 and injury to two horses belonging to the Fresh Food and Ice Company, occurred in the city this morning, when two…

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Fatal Accident at Bungen. Dore

Young Witness · Tuesday 6 March 1917 · page 2

A young boy the son of Mr. A. Smith, Bungendore, accidentally shot himself on Saturday evening at Nash's Farm, near the Lake. The boy was…

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Motor Car Accident

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

Through an accident at the new bridge now being erected in Sloane-street a motor car was at the time of going to press no particulars wore precipitated down the bank of the creek…

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Peculiar Accident. Man Fatally Injured. Collision with Woman at Circular Quay

Young Witness · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 2

An extraordinary accident occurred at Circular Quay late yesterday afternoon, as a result of which James Watson McKeown, 29, a resident of…

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A Peculiar Accident

Young Witness · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 3

A peculiar, accident occurred at the Government tank on the Bimbl road one day last week (says the the "Grenfell Record) when two horses were…

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Accident Near Crookwell

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 March 1917 · page 4

An accident, which might easily have been attended with more serious results, occurred on the Goulburn road, about eight miles from Crookwell, early on Thursday morning. Dr…

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Motor Car Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 March 1917 · page 4

Further particulars regarding the mishap to a motor car of the Studebaker Co. on Thursday at the Sloane-street bridge show that fortunately the occupants were not hurt, and…

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Accident at Cowra

Young Witness · Tuesday 13 March 1917 · page 1

A fettler named Wllson sustnined a painful accident at the Cowrn loco shed last week. He was assisting to raise a railway engine for repairs,…

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Fatal Riding Accident

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

Bowral, Saturday —On Friday afternoon Miss Birdie Norman, second youngest daughter of Mr. J. W. Norman, was thrown heavily from her horse to the roadway, and sustained a fracture of…

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Child Accidentally Shot

Young Witness · Friday 16 March 1917 · page 2

A little girl named Jean Macdonald was accidentally shot dead at Manilla last week. Her brother, who was ten years old, was putting a Win…

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Accident To Railway Man. Foot Injured By Hand-Car

The Yass Courier · Monday 19 March 1917 · page 4

“ My husband recently met with a most distressing accident when he was work[?] way,” writes Mrs. G Bowman, Throsby street, Wickham,…

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Lady Rider Injured

Young Witness · Tuesday 20 March 1917 · page 2

While taking part In a hunting contest at the Gundagai Show on Thursday. Miss Dolly Engg, the well Known equestrienne, received a Revere fall…

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Railway Employee's Accident

Young Witness · Tuesday 20 March 1917 · page 2

Edward Bates a railway employee at Stocklngal; had his hand Jambed between the buffers of a train last week. Bates was taken to Cootamundra…

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