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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Accidents

Accidents, 1902

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Shooting Accident

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1902 · page 2

A youth named Richard Gilbert Pope was shot dead in a a shooting gallery at Kalgoorlie, West Australia…

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A Chapter of Accidents

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1902 · page 2

Tilba Tilba Friday.—While felling brush yesterday Herbert Livingstone of Curia brought the axe down on his foot giving it a tremendous gash. After despatching a…

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Another Burning Fatality

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 22 April 1902 · page 3

A SAD case of death from burns occurred at Albury on Saturday. Mrs. Meredith, wife of a miner at Sanday Creek, 23 miles from Albury, was leaving her home about…

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The Miners' Accident Relief Act. Provision for Small Mines

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 22 April 1902 · page 3

THE provisions of the Miners' Accident Relief Act are applicable to all mines employing fifteen or more persons, and in such cases contributions by owners and by…

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Nasty Accident

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1902 · page 2

While Mr. John O’Heir was working at Mr. R. M. Higgins’ new building at the latter [?] of the week, a case of galvanised [?] weighing about 12 fell on his foot…

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The Miners' Accident Relief Act Provisions for Small Mines

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 23 April 1902 · page 2

The provisions of the Miners' Accident Relief Act are applicable to all mines employing fifteen or more persons, and in such cases contributions by owners and by employers are compulsory…

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The Miners' Accident Relict Act. PROVISION [?] Small Mines

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 23 April 1902 · page 2

The previsions of the Miners' Accident Belief Act are applieable to all mines e[?] ploying fifteen or more persons, and in such cases conutribution by owners and by…

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Shooting Accident

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1902 · page 2

A shooting accident which might have been worse occurred to Hendry Weatherall at Bell’s Creek on Saturday It appears Weatherall and a mate were out shooting…

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Collision off the Coast

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 16 May 1902 · page 2

IN the early hours of Tuesday two steamers, the Dun more and the K[?]lloe, came into collision off Little Bay, and the K[?]lloe foundered. Both vessels were regularly…

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Accident Araluen

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 16 May 1902 · page 2

A rather serious accident is reported to have Occurred on the Araluen Proprietary dredge on Tuesday evening. It appears that an employee named Win;. Wallace while…

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Some Marvellous Accidents

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 17 May 1902 · page 2

One of the most marvellous accidents that ever took place on a football field was that which occured at Gainsborough. A man who was…

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A Drowning Case

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1902 · page 2

A boating party consisting of nine young men left Balmain last night for a row on the Parramatta River. A heavy shower of rain caused a commotion in the boat by…

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Another Fatal Gun Accident

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 20 May 1902 · page 2

LATE on Sunday night Andrew Ford, aged 21, and Daniel Hellmund, a married man, brought home in a buggy to the residence of John Ford, Irishtown, Queanbeyan, the…

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Shooting Accident at Queanbeyan

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1902 · page 2

On Sunday two brothers named Andrew and Jabez Ford went out rabbit shooting at Queanbeyan. The former was endevouring to extricate a cartridge which had become…

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Fatal Shooting Accident At Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 21 May 1902 · page 3

Early on Sunday night a dreadful shooting accident was reported in town, and subsequently upon investigation being made the report was found to be correct. On…

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Naturalist. Rescued From Drowning by a Seal

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 23 May 1902 · page 2

SOME time ago there were two seals in the Zoological Gardens at Amsterdam which were so fond of their keeper that they would…

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Fatal Railway Accident

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1902 · page 2

Brisbane, Thursday,—Early to-night a sensational accident occurred at Roma street railway station. The driver of a goods train [?] body on the [?]…

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Shocking Fatality at Brisbane

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 4 June 1902 · page 2

Brisbane, Thursday.—A profound sensation was caused in the city to night when it became known that the body of Lieut. Colonel Kenneth Hutchinson, of the…

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Accident

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 6 June 1902 · page 2

A resident of Back Creek named [?] was brought into [?] yesterday afternoon having sustained very severe injuries appears that [?] was proceeding in…

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A Nasty Accident

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 6 June 1902 · page 2

Mr. A. G. Bassingwaighte Bombay met with a nasty accident which might have had rather serious results. It appears he had a pair of sheep shears strapped across…

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