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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Accidents

Accidents, 1901

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

Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 14 December 1901 · page 2

A serious accident happened ob Tuesday evening to a Syrian hawker named Moses who was thrown from his cart about four four miles from Bungendore, having both…

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Collision with a Ferry Steamer

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 18 December 1901 · page 2

At 11 o'clock on Saturday night the Colonial Sugar Co.'s 1500-ton steamer Fiona collided with the ferry steamer Lady Hampden near Darling Island, and carried…

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Sulky Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 18 December 1901 · page 2

Shortly after dinner-time on Sunday, a loud rumbling noise disturbed the people in the vicinity of the Queanbeyan bridge. In a few minutes there were soon a dozen men…

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Drowning Fatality at Bungendore

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 24 December 1901 · page 2

ON Sunday under the provisions of the new Coroners Act, Mr. Coroner Gale held an inquiry touching at Lake View, Turalla Reserve, near Bungandore, the death of…

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Fatal Shooting Accident

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 24 December 1901 · page 2

YESTERDAY evening news was brought into town of a shocking accident which had happened, at Kowen, near Burbong. It was to the effect that one little boy, a son…

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Fatal Shooting Accident. A Child Victim

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 25 December 1901 · page 2

The large number of accidents from the sudden and unexpected discharge of firearms has been increased by one close to Queanbeyan, one that darkens Christmas to…

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Fatal Gun Accident at Glenburn. the Inquest

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 31 December 1901 · page 2

MR. CORONER GALE and a jury of twelve held an inquest On Tuesday last, 24th instant, on view "of the body of Allan Land McInnes, then lying dead at his parents'…

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