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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Accidents

Accidents, 1899

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Collision

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 12 August 1899 · page 2

Sydney, Friday—Two ferry boats collided in the harbour last night. There was not much damage done, as there were only a few passengers travelling at the time…

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Thrilling Accident at a Balloon Ascension

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 23 August 1899 · page 4

0The Troy correspondent of the San Francisco Chronicle, writing od July 4, says:" A balloon ascension here this afternoon ended id a thrilling incident, witnessed by…

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Thrilling Accident at a Balloon Ascension

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 25 August 1899 · page 3

THE Troy correspondent of the San Francisco Chronicle, writing on July 4, says:-- "A balloon ascension here this afternoon ended in a thrilling incident, witnessed by…

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Terrible Blasting Accident

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 25 August 1899 · page 3

DURING dinner hour on Tuesday Thomas Ward, employed at the Harden deviation works, was seriously injured whilst engaged in blasting operations. After having…

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Accident to Mrs. O. Willans

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 29 August 1899 · page 2

WE regret to hear that a painful accident happened on Friday night to Mrs. Willans of this town, relict of the late Mr. Obadiah Willans, J.P., formerly O.P.S., &c., at…

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Latest Intelligence. Sydney, Thursday. Racing Accident

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 8 September 1899 · page 2

At the Moonee Valley races yesterday two jockeys, Williamson and Ho[?] were badly injured. Queensland Referendum…

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A Road Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 13 September 1899 · page 2

A serious accident happened on Saturday at Gininderra, Mr T Haylen, a maintenance man, was driving a horns and cart down Ward's Hill, when some of the harness broke…

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Shocking Fatal Accident

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 26 September 1899 · page 3

AT a late hour yesterday evening, Mr. John McCawley, an old, well-to-do, and well-known resident of Googongs, where he followed farming and grazing pursuits…

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Dreadful Fatality

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 27 September 1899 · page 2

Circular Quay was the scene of a shocking ocurrence on Saturday at about 6.30 p.m. The Sunayschool children from Christ Church, Edmere, [?] left in the morning on a barbor picnic in [?]…

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Fatal Riding Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 27 September 1899 · page 2

On Monday evening Mr John McCauley, farmer, of Googongs, met with an accident about six miles out on the Yarralumls road. He was picked up by his son, brought into…

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Collision In the Harbour

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 30 September 1899 · page 3

A collision resulting in the sinking of the ketch Landsdowne occurred in the Sydney harbour on Wednesday morning before day light. The accident was fortunately attended…

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Sad Boating Fatality

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 4 October 1899 · page 2

A sad ending to a day's pleasure occured on Sunday afternoon, when an 18ft sailing boat was swamped between Shark Island and the Rove Bay Convent, and eight…

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Serious Shooting Accident

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 13 October 1899 · page 2

At Freemantle on Wednesday morning, R. Neale, barman at the Oddfellows Hotel, South terrace, accidentally shot the cook of that establishment. The billiard-marker at…

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Accident

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 17 October 1899 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon Mrs. Carce, accompanied by her two daughters, were returning home from a visit to Acton, when the vehicle collied with a stump and…

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Fatal Lift Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 18 October 1899 · page 3

At the South sydney Morgue on Saturday morning the City Coroner held a magisterial inquiry teaching the terrible death which befel a young man named Oswald John…

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Fatal Accident at Bungendore

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 31 October 1899 · page 2

A FATAL accident happened at Baungendore yesterday. A lad named Michael Nash, 16 years of ago, was thrown from a spring cart and had his nock broken. He was…

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Fatal Railway Accident

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 31 October 1899 · page 3

THE City Coroner on Saturday held an inquiry into the cause of death of a lad named John Perey Nepean, who fell under the train and was instantly…

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Fatal Accident at Bungendore. Coroner's Inquest

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 3 November 1899 · page 2

THE following are the depositions taken before the coroner, W. D. Downing, Esq., regarding the death of young Nash last Monday:--…

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Shocking Accident

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 3 November 1899 · page 2

JAMES LAWSON (23), residing at Dowling-street, Waterloo, was the victim of p painful accident at Chippendale on Tuesday. The unfortunate fellow was working at…

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Strange Burning Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 8 November 1899 · page 2

Mrs Arundel, owner of the Federal Hotel property, met with a terrible accident at Berrigan last week. She was talking to a man in the bar parlor of the hotel when he…

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