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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Accidents

Accidents, 1891

10 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers

Railway Accident in France. Jewish Colony. General Booth. More Free Labourers. Death of a Lady Millionaire. Sydney, July 28

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 29 July 1891 · page 2

Elizabeth Caskell has, been committed for trial at the Quarter Sessions in Auckland, New Zealand, on a charge of concealment of birth. The evidence of her brother and…

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Railway Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 26 September 1891 · page 2

Sydney, Friday.—A man named W. Abbey bootmaker, of Sydney, was killed at, Summer Hill last night…

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Boat Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 7 October 1891 · page 2

Sydney,Tuesday.—A boat containing four persons capsized on the Murray river at Albury one of the occupants being drowned…

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Drowning Fatalily

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 24 October 1891 · page 2

Sydney, Friday.—Elizabeth Bell, aged 81, was drowned off Dempsey to-day…

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Railway Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 7 November 1891 · page 2

Sydney, Friday.— A raiiway accident happened lastnight at Ashfield station through the breakages of coupling chains. The line was blocked until four o'clock. The engine…

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Found Drowned

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 21 November 1891 · page 2

Sydney, Friday.—A Mrs. Richardson was drowned in a tank near her residence. She had just recovered from the effects of a dose of strychnine…

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Wallsend Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 21 November 1891 · page 2

Sydney, Friday.—A fatal accident occurred at the Wallsen Colliery…

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Drowned

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 25 November 1891 · page 2

Sydney, Tuesday.—A young man, aged 20, was found drowned at Albury…

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Fatal Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 25 November 1891 · page 2

Sydney, Tuesday.—A fatal accident occurred at the Bore Hole pit at Newcastle. Another accident happened at the same pit seriously injuring one man, through the facing…

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Latest Telegrams. Fatal Accident on the Railway

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 23 December 1891 · page 2

Sydney, Tuesday.—At eight o'clock this morning John Harris, uncle of Aldermen Harris and John, Harris (ex-mayor of Sydney), was thrown by the cowcatcher of…

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