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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1918

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Railway Collision

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 January 1918 · page 4

Reuter's Amstendam correspondent reports that trains collided at Svorniak. Posen. All the carriages wore destroyed. Eighty wero killod and 80 injured…

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A Painful Accident

Young Witness · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 2

Last Saturday Mr. W. Shepherd, se[?]r., a very highly esteemed resident of Wombat met with a very painful accident as a result of which he…

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Railway Accident at Combaning

Young Witness · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 2

On Monday last an accident occurred on the railway line at Combaning on the Temora line, as a result of which three trucks of a goods train…

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Drowned or What?

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 4

The clothing and other property belonging to a mr[?] were found in the surf at Manly yesterday afternoon, but whether or not the owner has been drowned the police have so far…

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Girl Drowned

Young Witness · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 1

GUNDAGAI, Sunday.—A drowning fatality occurred in the Murrumbidgee river on Friday evening, the victim beling the 10 year, old daughter of Mr…

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Drowned in Bathing Resort

Young Witness · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 1

ALBURY, Monday.—Nellie Roach, (13), daughter of Mr. Peter Roach, a well known resident of Albury, was drowned in the Murray yesterday…

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Boy Drowned at Maryvale

Young Witness · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 1

GEURIE, Monday.—A drowning accident occurred at Dowd's Falls near Maryvale, Macquarie River, yesterday, a youth named Boss losing his life…

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Serious Motoring Accident

Young Witness · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—Alfred McEwan of Petorsham, was driving a motor car along Broadway near Sydney, when he tried to avoid running into a sulky,…

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Found Drowned

Young Witness · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 3

While a man named Finn and his son were cutting a tree that had been brought down the river by the recent floods, at the bend opposite the Black…

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Accident

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 2

On Wednesday afternoon Mr Albert Gilby who was working on a chaffcutter at Mr F. Stephenson's met with a painful accident. It…

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Railway Fatality

Young Witness · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 2

MOE (Vic.) Sunday.— Late last night or early this morning a man, who it is supposed was on his way to the Great Morwell brown coal mine…

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Bather Injured

Young Witness · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.—Yesterday Laura Rodman (17), married, dived from another bather's shoulders into shallow water in the ocean baths…

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Rylstone Accidents

Young Witness · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 2

RYKSTONE, Sunday—Harry Drydon (12), was thrown from a horse at Kandos and had his leg broken. Doris Gately (12) was thrown from a…

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Sad Fatality at Middle Arm. Mr. Ebenezer Denney Shot

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 January 1918 · page 2

News reached Goulburn to-day (Thursday) of a distressing accident at Middle Arm which unfortunately had a fatal termination. From what can be gathered it appears that Mr…

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Shocking Peak Hill Fatality

Young Witness · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 3

A terrible accident occurred at Peak Hill, by which young Jack Hutchins, a lad of about 10 years, son of Mr. J. Hutchlns, lost his life. The…

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Boy Drowned in Manning

Young Witness · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 2

TAREK, Thursday —An eleven yeo[?] old lad, [?] Burns, was [?] with his [?] yesterday on the Manningbar and drowned…

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A Carter Injured

Young Witness · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 2

LITHGOW, Thursday.—William Joseph White, a carter, was Injured by the capsize of his cart. He was admitted to the local hospital with an…

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Middle Arm Fatality. Coronial Inquiry

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 19 January 1918 · page 4

Mr. H. O'Brien on Friday conducted a coronial inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr. Ebenczer Denney, who on Thursday succumbed at the Goulburn District…

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Accident to Mr. Affleck

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 19 January 1918 · page 4

Mr. William Affleck had the misfortune to meet with an accident in Sydney on the 9th January. He had been attending a church committee meeting, and as he was crossing…

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Sensation and Fatality

The Yass Courier · Monday 21 January 1918 · page 2

A large number of fatalities are reported. Two boys, Robert Gould and Clifford Graham, were drowned at Banksia whilst bathing. Gordon…

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