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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

107 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 6

Accident to an Australian Horse

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 11 October 1901 · page 2

A HORSE belonging to Trooper McGrogan of Micalago, one of the visiting Australian horsemen, was (say the Herald) killed shortly after arrival at Goulburn on…

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Drowning Fatality

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 15 October 1901 · page 2

A sad fatality is reported from Bega on Friday afternoon. Two boys, Joe Corrigan, 12 years, and Olive Underhill, 5 years, were drowned under the bridge in…

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Two Boys, Drowned

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 15 October 1901 · page 2

A DROWNING accident occurred on Friday in a lagoon under the small bridge at Tarrdgunda-lane, Bega, the victim's being Leo Corrigan, a 12-year-old son of Mr. M…

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Painful Gun Accident

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 15 October 1901 · page 2

ON Friday night word was received in town that Mr. John Noone, senior had met with, a painful gun accident, the exact nature of which, no one could definitely…

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Bird-nesting Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 16 October 1901 · page 2

A young man named Walsh, about twenty, employed as groom at the Werriwa Hotel, Clinton-street, met with a serious accident on Monday. It appears he was out in the…

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Serious Gun Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 16 October 1901 · page 2

Mr. John Murray Noone, of Rock Valley, Tidbinbilla, had a marvellous escape from being shot dead on Friday morning last, at a distance of about 80 yards from his own…

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Accident to Bishop Chalmers

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 1 November 1901 · page 2

Tumut Monday,—Bishop Chalmers, of Goulburn, yesterday confirmed to candidates at All Saints’. His Lordship, after the morning service was passing from the…

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Harbor Collision

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 2 November 1901 · page 2

A somewhat serious collision occured in the vic[?]nity of South Head shortly after noon on Wednesday, between the steamers Boveric and Cloncurry. vessels of about 2000 tons or over…

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Accident to Two Knights

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 6 November 1901 · page 2

On Saturday evening as Sir William McMillan, Sir John Downer and there wives were driving to Government House, Melbourne, the close carriage in which they…

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Accident to a Circus Agent

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 12 November 1901 · page 3

YESTERDAY, after completing his arrangements as advance agent for the coming of the original Ashton's Circusto Queanbeyan, Mr. Hal O. Crosbie left for Micalago…

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Nearly Drowned

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 13 November 1901 · page 2

A narrow escape from drowning befel a small party engaged in destroying rabbits near Albury A man named Gale and hie son constructed a boat out of red gum boards, and…

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Accidents

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 15 November 1901 · page 2

ON Wednesday Mr. Mark Dyball's horse bolted and threw its driver on to the hard ground in Crawford-street, the result being abrasions, cuts, etc., but fortunately not…

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Accident

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 22 November 1901 · page 2

MR. VINCENT McJANNETT, goodshed porter at Bungendore, had a very narrow escape from a serious accident on Monday morning. He was engaged shunting trucks,…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 23 November 1901 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon the news of a sad drowning fatality at Tanja was reported at Bega. It appears that six Tanja men went on Sunday morning to swim in the salt, water creek…

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Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 23 November 1901 · page 2

A rather severe accident happened on Sunday morning to C. McCarron, of Cooma. The young fellow, it appears, was unloading a revolver, having his thumb on the…

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Railway Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 23 November 1901 · page 2

A goods train which left Quirindi on Wednesday afternoon for Sydney, met with a serious mishap whilst climbing Black Hill. The engine was carrying 140lb of steam,…

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Bicycle Accident

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 26 November 1901 · page 2

ON Sunday morning as Mr. Chas. Ranchsford, a stranger to the district and following the occupation of a shearer, was proceeding in company with Mr. Lysaught,…

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An Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 30 November 1901 · page 2

Fred: 1 had a fall last night which rendered me unconscious for several hours. Ed.; Yon don't mean it ? Where did…

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Extraordinary Fatality

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 13 December 1901 · page 2

An inquest was held at Ballymena, County Antrim, on the body of James Gordon Bailee, who died recently under somewhat extraordinary circumstances…

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Accident

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 13 December 1901 · page 2

Mr. George Doolan met with a nasty accident on Tuesday last at Reidsdale while using an adze it slipped and glanced off the timber be was adzing and struck the…

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