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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Accidents

Accidents, 1892

12 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers

Train Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 20 January 1892 · page 2

Sydney, Tuesday.—An old man was knocked down by the train at Parramatta. He is seriously injured and is not expected to live…

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Accidentally Shot

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 20 January 1892 · page 2

Sydney, Tuesday.—A man was accidentally shot at Moore Park yesterday…

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Tram Fatality

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 27 January 1892 · page 2

Sydney, Monday—Another schoolboy was mangled to death. by a tram at the Newtown road Junction this morning…

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Drowning Fatalities

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 10 February 1892 · page 2

Sydney, Tuesday.—There were two drowning fatalities at Forbes last week…

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Sad Fatal Accident. Death of Mr. George Tompsitt, J.P.

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 10 February 1892 · page 2

THE sudden accidental death of Mr. George Tompsitt, which occurred on Monday morning, has cast a sad gloom over the town and district. Deceased returned on Sunday morning from…

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Fatal Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 24 February 1892 · page 2

Sydney, Tuesday,—A miner named Octavius Williams was killed at the Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill yesterday…

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Drowning Fatality

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 26 March 1892 · page 2

Sydney, Friday.—Two men were drowned in the Newcastle harbour yesterday by the capsizing of a boat…

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Mail Coach Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 4 May 1892 · page 2

Sydney, Tuesday.—The horses, attached to the mail coach rushed into the river near Hinton last night, and a woman and child were drowned…

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Found Drowned

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 14 May 1892 · page 2

Sydney, Friday.—The body of a woman (unknown) has been discovered floating in Darling Harbour…

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Sells' Railway Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 21 May 1892 · page 2

Sydney, Friday.—The driver of the Sells circus train has been acquitted on the charge of manslaughter…

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Found Drowned

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 4 June 1892 · page 2

Sydney, Friday.—The body of a seaman named Daniel Morgan has been found in the water near the gasworks…

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Accident at Wallaby Drive

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 5 October 1892 · page 2

Sydney, Tuesday.—On Saturday, a son of Mr. James Shepperd, Moroo, was accident ally shot in the side of the leg, while out at a wallahy drive. A good day's sport had…

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