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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1918

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The Middle Arm Fatality. Coronial Inquiry Resumed. Verdict of Accidental Death

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 2

The inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Ebenezer Denney, who died on Thursday last at the Goulburn District Hospital from the result of a gunshot wound,…

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Train Smash Accident to Scotch Express

Young Witness · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 1

LONDON, Monday.—The Midland express from London ran into a land slide at Lazonby. The engine overturned and the carriages telescoped…

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A Soldier's Death. Sad Accident in Sydney

Young Witness · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 2

A very and fatality occurred in Sydney on Sunday, when Hubert Williams, a member of the Sportsmen's Unit in the A.I.F. succumbed in the Royal…

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Scalding Accident

Young Witness · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 4

A young lad, 19. named Quintel, met with a serious scalding accident at the Cootamundra railway yards on Thursday last. The young man was…

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Railway Accident. LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 4

An express, from St. Pancras collided with a land slide 15 miles from Carlisle yesterday at noon. Two carriages were smashed. Three poisons were killed and 20 injured…

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Queensland Floods. Widespread Damage. Nine Persons. Reported Drowned. Brisbaned

Young Witness · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 2

It is reported that nine persons were drowned by the floods at Reckhampton, but the report is not confirmed. The Fitzroy River at this town…

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700 Persons Drowned. Two Ships Torpedoed. Serious Mishap in the Med. Iterranean. New York

Young Witness · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 5

Two steamers were sunk in the Mediterranean. Seven hundreds Hves were lost. The report has been confirmed by…

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Found Drowned in Bath

Young Witness · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Mrs. Florence Thomas, aged 49, who lived in Gloucester street. City, was found drowned in the bath at her home this…

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Boy Drowned in Nepean

Young Witness · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 2

RICHMOND, Monday.—Willie Biddle, aged 13, the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Biddle, of Windsor street, Richmond, was drowned in…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 2

This (Thursday) afternoon Mrs. James Paull, while walking from one room to another of her residence. Beppo-street, tripped on a beg and fell, fracturing her right forearm and…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 4

Mr. E. Louis, of Braidwood; met with a painful accident on the Braidwood racecourse on Saturday. He was riding the racehorse Orange Tip and through misadventure was…

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Paris Air Raid. 36 Killed, 190 Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 2

A French communinque states that the casualties by the air raid in Paris were 36 dead, including 22 in Paris and 14 in the suburbs; and 130 injured, 115 in Paris and 76 in the…

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Accident to President Henderson

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 4

Councillor Henderson, president of the Mulwaree Shire, mot with an accident, which was fortunately not serious, and was unable to attend Wednesday's meeting of the Council…

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Fatal Motor Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 2

Moruya. Wednesday.—A motor car was proceeding to Bodalla, driven by Mrs. Jermyn, containing the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Macartney Noake and son, Mrs. R. L. Dawson, and Miss…

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FATALITY at. Breadalbane a Youth Drowned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 4

James Wagner, 17½ years of age, was drowned on a dam at Wollogorang, near Breadalbane, on Thursday evening. From information to hand it appears that the youth, who was employed on…

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Wollogorang Drowning Case

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 2

Mr. H. O'Brien held a coronial inquiry on Friday afternoon at Wollogorang touching the death of James E. Wagner. Alfred Neale, a labourer at Wollogorang,…

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Goulburn and the War. Accidentally Killed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 4

Mrs. W. H. Gibson, Albert-street, I field, has received word from Base Records that her second youngest brother. Corporal Harry Matthews, 1st Anzac Australian Light Horse…

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A Youth Drowned

Young Witness · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 2

James (Wagner, 17½ years of age, was drowned in a dam at Wollogorang, near Breadalbane, on Thursday evening. The youth, who was…

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Flood Victim Drowned After Rescue

Young Witness · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 2

BRISBANE, Friday.—Another fload fatality is reported from Rockhampton. Constable Collins. accompanied by Stephen 'Hughes, set out on…

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Car Overturns. Four People Injured. (Country Press Telegram.) SYDNEY

Young Witness · Tuesday 19 February 1918 · page 2

A motor car overturned early this morning in William street, City, as a result of which two Indies and two men were picked up unconscious. All…

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