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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Accidents

Accidents, 1902

96 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 5

Riding Fatality

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 21 February 1902 · page 2

MR. STEPHEN GRADY, an employee on Mr. S. M. Caughey's North, Yanco run, was picked up dead, on the Hay-road, about three miles from Narrandera, on Friday…

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A Serious Accident

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1902 · page 2

Cooma, Thursday.—The annual race meeting of the local racing club was brought to a [?] to-day under weather conditions [?] to those of the proceeding…

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The Cooma Racing Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 26 February 1902 · page 3

The pleasures of the second day (says the Cooma Mercury) were marred by an unfortunate accident in the opening event, which at first sight looked very ugly. The rider…

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No Accident

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 5

Foreman (coroner’s jury): Wal, we brought in a verdict that Bill come to his death from natural causes! Citizen : “I thought he blew down a…

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Fatality Among Sheep

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 4 March 1902 · page 2

HOLDERS in the Grenfell district (reports the Record) have been somewhat troubled of late at the way in which their sheep have been dying off, and a considerable…

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Coaching Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 8 March 1902 · page 2

About 6 o'clock on Wednesday morning a very serious accident befel the outgoing Queensland coach from Murwillumbah. The brake failed to act when going down a…

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Fatal Coach Accident

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 11 March 1902 · page 2

A MOST distressing coach accident, which was attended with fatal results, occurred at Bega on Saturday evening. The Maruya coach with five passengers and the mails…

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Fatal Accident at Bega

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1902 · page 2

The horses attached to the mail coach containing five passengers bolted from the Bega post office this morning , and ran into the Bank of New South Wales , The vehicle…

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Fatal Coach Accident. a Nurse Terribly Injured

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 12 March 1902 · page 2

A most distressing coach accident, which was attended with fatal results, occurred at Bega on Saturday evening. The Moruya coach with five passengers end the mails…

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A Belfast Mill Collapses. Twelve Women Killed and Fifty Injured

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 12 March 1902 · page 4

An extraordinary accident happened at Belfast on Monday morning, January 20. A portion of a factory collapsed without die slightest warning, and many of the workers…

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Fatal Coach Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 12 March 1902 · page 2

A serious coach accident occurred at Bega at about half-past 7 on Saturday evening. Just at the time when the town begins to put on its gayest appe[?]ance, the Cobargo mail coach, with…

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Fatality Amongst Sheep

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 14 March 1902 · page 4

Holders in the Grenfell district, states the “Grenfell Record,” have been some what troubled of late at the way in which their sheep have been dying off, and a…

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Gun Fatality at Dry Plain

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 18 March 1902 · page 3

ON Sunday week, Herbert Clugsten, seven years of age, was shot by his brother, at Dry Plain, in the Cooma district. The evidence taken at the inquest was to the…

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Accident to the Hon. A. Ryrie

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 21 March 1902 · page 2

ON Tuesday, the Hon. Alex. Ryrie, M.L.C., of Micalago, received a very nasty fall and was, it was at first feared, seriously injured. A wire was at once despatched…

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The Coach Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 22 March 1902 · page 2

The adjourned inquest into the death on March 8 of Roger Heffernan, or Moruya was resumed on Monday. Thirteen witnesses gave evidence. A verdict was…

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Fatal Accident

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 25 March 1902 · page 2

Many persons throughout the district will regret 10 hear of the [?] of Mr. William Holland’s, the well-knows mail contractor who died at his own residence on…

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The Coaching Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 26 March 1902 · page 3

The recent accident to the Cobargo coach, which ended in the death of Mr, Heffernan and injury to several others, has compelled the Bega Police to take actions…

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Hon. A. Ryrie's Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 26 March 1902 · page 2

Mr Alexander Ryrie M L C met with a painful accident on Tuesday last near the Micalago homestead. He was out driving, and at the first gate from home in opening…

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Extraordinary Accident

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 28 March 1902 · page 2

Bombala, Tuesday.— A sensational shooting accident occurred at Dry Plains Station, about 35 miles from Bombala. on Saturday morning, the victim being a lad named…

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A Dreadful Accident

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 4 April 1902 · page 4

Some short time ago a man was cutting [?] or heather, in Papplewick forest, for the purpose of being manufactured into besoms, when having slipped between…

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