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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Accidents

Accidents, 1900

83 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 5

A Frightful Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 4

Many a time a man is invited out to dinner, and seeing some delicacies on the table, he partakes of them. But as soon as he leaves his friend's house, with his stomach…

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A Frightful Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 4

Many a time a man is invited out to dinner, and seeing some delicacies on the table, he partakes of them. But as soon as he leaves his friend's house, with his stomach…

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Sad Fatality

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 18 May 1900 · page 3

LAST Monday (says the Dispatch) the Braidwood coroner held an inquest on the body of Charles Crandell who died that morning under suspicious…

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Strange Shooting Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 2 June 1900 · page 2

A serious shooting accident occured at Spicer's Creek, 20 miles from Wellington on Friday last. Two young men named Patrick Sullivan and Harry Hughes, were…

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Strange Shooting Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 2 June 1900 · page 2

A serious shooting accident occured at Spicer's Creak, 20 miles from Wellington, on Friday last. Two young men named Patrick Sullivan and Harry Hughes, were…

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Sad Boating Fatality

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 5 June 1900 · page 2

A SAD boating accident occurred at Grafton, early last Saturday morning, resulting in the death of Mr. Henry Hughes, operator and booking clerk at the telegraph office,…

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News of the District Canberra. a Narrow Escape from Drowning

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 13 June 1900 · page 2

What might have proved a fatal accident was narrowly averted by the presence of mind, and bravery of Mr Arthur Brook, who in attempting to cross the Canberra…

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News of the District Canberra. a Narrow Escape from Drowning

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 13 June 1900 · page 2

What might have proved a fatal accident was narrowly averted by the presence of mind; and bravery of Mr Arthur Brook, who in attempting to cross the Canberra…

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Railway Collision

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 22 June 1900 · page 2

FURTHER particulars state despite the danger signal the express going to Plymouth ran past it at Slough station, near Windsor, England, coming into collision with the…

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The Paris Exhibition Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 4

"Respecting the collapse of a suspension bridge at the Paris Exhibition, whereby nine , person were killed and a similar number injured, the Westminster Gazette of April 30…

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Dreadful Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 2

Sydney, Friday.—A man named Bird, at Perth, was in the act of removing a charge from a gun, when the latter exploded, blowing the unfortunate man's head to…

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Dreadful Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 2

Sydney, Friday.—A man named Bird, at Perth, was in the act of removing a charge from a gun, when the latter exploded, blowing the unfortunate man's head to…

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Fatal Coach Accident

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 20 July 1900 · page 2

A STARTLING coach accident Happened on Monday evening near Maryborough. The vehicle was over-loaded and the driver got down on the swingle bar. Coming down a…

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Fatal Gun Accident

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 20 July 1900 · page 2

A FATAL gun accident happened at Mount Wayo, on the Crookwell-road, to a man named Frederick Gray, son of H. Gray, of Wayo. Deceased, who was looking after…

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The Garibaldi Shooting Fatality

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 3 August 1900 · page 2

THE coroner held an inquest at Launceston on Tuesday into the death of William Manson, one of the victims of the Garibaldi shooting affair…

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Harbour Collision

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 10 August 1900 · page 2

A SENSATIONAL collision occurred in Sydney harbour late an Tuesday night. The Manly ferry steamer Brighton left Circular Quay at 10.30, having about forty passengers on…

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Hall News. Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 11 August 1900 · page 3

A narrow escape from serious injury happined to Mr J. M. Reardon, Public School Teacher, Bedellick, a few nights back whilst returning from Mr J. Rolfe's…

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Hall News. Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 11 August 1900 · page 3

A narrow escape from serious injury happened to Mr J. M. Reardon, Public School Teacher, Bedellick, a few nights back whilst returning from Mr J. Rolfe's…

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Accident

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 21 August 1900 · page 2

LAST Friday morning a son of Mr. John Denley, of Bywong, aged about eight years, was playing on the verandah of the school when he slipped, doubling one leg…

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Latest Intelligence. Sydney, Monday. Boating Fatality

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1900 · page 2

The sailing boat Ruby, containing 13 young men, capsized between the Heads yesterday evening about dusk. Four of the occupants, Charles Rush, Aubrey Owen,…

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