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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Accidents

Accidents, 1919

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Peculiar Accident. Mother and Daughter Burned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 November 1919 · page 4

While burning some rubbish at their residence, Buffalo City, on Sunday, Mrs. Phœhe Jane Debnam and her daughter were burned, about the body, face and…

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Sensational Collision

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 6 November 1919 · page 2

On Monday afternoon last a great sensation was caused in Yass by a collision which took place opposite the Courthouse between a push bike ridden…

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Melbourne on Cup Night. Five Tramway Accidents. Two People Seriously Injured

Young Witness · Friday 7 November 1919 · page 5

For two hours on Cup night the medical staff at the casualty ward of Melbourne Hospital was kept busy attending to victims of five tramway…

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Revolver Accident. Boy's Spartan Silence. Coonamble

Young Witness · Friday 7 November 1919 · page 8

Three small boys were having shots at a tree with a revolver, when one of them was truck in the head by a bullet The wounded boy went home, but…

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Accidentally Poisoned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 November 1919 · page 2

Cooma, Wednesday.—The District Coroner, Mr. J. H. Montague, hold an inquest at the Courthouse, Jindabyne, touching the death of Susan Hemmings,…

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A Tram Fatality

Young Witness · Friday 14 November 1919 · page 2

While spending a holiday with a friend at Marrickville, Amy Stanley, (7), who lived at Maryvale, was killed by a tram on Enmore Hill…

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Burning Accident. [?]Dletian

Young Witness · Friday 14 November 1919 · page 6

Whilst handling a lam on Saturday night, Mr. D. Thomspon, of White Crystal Stores, [?]ot his hands badly burned. and the place had a narrow escape of being burned down…

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Goulburn Jockey Killed Cootamundra Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 November 1919 · page 4

Alfred Miller, the well-known Goulburn jockey, died at Cootamundra on Thursday afternoon from injuries sustained in the Second Trial Handicap…

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Series of Accidents

The Yass Courier · Monday 17 November 1919 · page 3

Our races this week were marred by mishaps (says Friday’s “ coota[?]uudra Herald.”) Gold Coat, whilst being led to the…

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In the Days of Yore. Mr. James Collision’s Reminiscences. No 3. The Diggings

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 20 November 1919 · page 3

In the early fifties the discovery of gold was announced from several quarters and excitement became intense all over the colony. Everyone left their…

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Accident at Wheatstacks

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 November 1919 · page 2

Vernon Lawton, aged 28, a single man, employed on the wheatstacks, was admitted to the Goulburrn District Hospital this (Thursday) morning suffering…

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Fatality at Parkesbourne. Orchardist's Son Drowned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 November 1919 · page 4

A verdict of accidental death was returned by the city coroner, Mr. Arnott, on Monday, as the cause of the death of Albert Edgar Weatherstone, who was…

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Motoring Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 November 1919 · page 1

Gilgandra, Saturday.—Whilst driving from Gulargambone to Gilgandra last night a motor car party met with an accident with serious results. It appears…

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Orchardist's Son Drowned

Young Witness · Tuesday 25 November 1919 · page 2

A verdict of accidental death was recorded by Goulburn. Coroner, Mr. Arnott, on Monday, as the cause of death of Albert Edgar Weatherstone…

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A Woman Drowned

Young Witness · Tuesday 25 November 1919 · page 2

A drowning fatality occurred at Chelse[?] (VJc.) yesterday, when a boat occupied by Mr., and Mrs. Stephen Hayes and their son, Mr. Sydney…

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Hotel Manager's Death. Drowned in Sydney Harbor

Young Witness · Tuesday 25 November 1919 · page 2

Mr. John Ure Smith, formeriv manager of the Hotel Australia, Sydney, and Menzies Hotel, Melbourne, was drowned in Sydney harbor on…

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Accident to Mr. C. F. Adams

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 November 1919 · page 4

Mr. C F. Adams is an inmate of St. John of God's Hospital suffering from injuries he received on Saturday. Mr. Adams was riding a bicycle in Auburn…

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The Parkesbourne Fatality

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 November 1919 · page 4

Our Parkesbourne correspondent writes: —Quite a gloom was east over tills neighbourhood on Sunday last, when the news of Mr. Edgar Weatherstone's death…

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Accident

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 November 1919 · page 2

At about 7.20 this (Thursday) morning Mr. Sidney Swann, a carpenter at the per. way shops, residing in Opal-street, was riding a bicycle outside the…

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Racecourse Fatality

Young Witness · Friday 28 November 1919 · page 3

Monday's meeting at Fitzroy (Vic.) was brought to a sudden termination consequent on the tragic death of the well-known Jockey, A. Renny, who…

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