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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Accidents

Accidents, 1903

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Steamers in Collision

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1903 · page 3

The cargo steamer City of Taunton came into collision during a fog with the steamer Plymouth, in Long Island Sound. The latter had 500 passengers aboard…

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Three Young Ladies Drowned

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 31 March 1903 · page 2

A SAD accident occurred in the Murrumbidgee River between Lockhart and Narrandera on Saturday night. The two sisters of Mr. Norman Chapperton,…

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German Empress Injured

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1903 · page 2

When riding in Berlin today the German Empress was thrown and pinned to the earth by her horse, which fell on top of her. The Emperor, who was riding…

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Three Young Women Drowned.—Gallantry of Two

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 4 April 1903 · page 3

A SAD drowning fatality occurred in the Murrumbidgee between Lockhart and Narrandera last Saturday night, three young women, Misses Clapperton (two) and Miss…

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The Late Gun Accident

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1903 · page 2

Michael Dogan, who met with a very severe gun accident, which we recorded about a month ago, is rapidly getting over the result of the which at one time,…

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The Goulburn Fatality

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 14 April 1903 · page 2

Goulburn, Friday.—The body of the man Edwards who was buried under a huge fall of stone at the North Goulburn railway quarry, as wired yesterday, was dug out…

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The Late Fatal Accident in Goulburn

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 April 1903 · page 2

The Goulburn Post supplies the following additional particulars respecting the fatal accident to William Edwards at the North Goulburn quary on Thursday last, recorded in our last issue…

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Another Tram Collision

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 17 April 1903 · page 2

A Leichhardt tram collided with a cart to-day. Mr. R. Davidson, M.L.A. Hastings and Macleay, was badly injured in the collision having his leg broken below the knee…

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Accident

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 24 April 1903 · page 2

An accident happened to a man named James on Monday. While riding on top a load of wattle bark, the tip broke and unfortunate man was thrown off, breaking…

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This Late Goulburn Accident

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 24 April 1903 · page 2

Mr. D. Donoboe, at whose quarry on the railway line at Goulburn the accident happened whereby, an employee named Edwards lost his life, has received a letter from a…

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Shocking Railway Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 2 May 1903 · page 2

ARTHUR NEAL a fireman on the railway, was run over and killed by a train near Wilga tank, Nyngan, on the 26th inst. The evidence at the coroner's inquiry on Monday…

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Accident Insurance Traps

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 5 May 1903 · page 4

Under this head, the “Economist”) (London) remarks.—The accident insurance policy, as issued by too many companies, contain so many traps for the…

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Sketcher. a Fatality and Its Sequel

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 8 May 1903 · page 6

A FATAL accident in 1820, which many years later culminated in a most curic[?] sequel. The story is told at some length in Stephon…

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Fatal Mining Accident

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 12 May 1903 · page 2

A SENSATIONAL accident occurred at the Waihi Mine, Auckland, on Saturday. A Tasmanian miner named Parry, whilst ascending the shaft, lost his hold and fell, and…

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Remarkable Accident

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 15 May 1903 · page 2

Our Nelligan correspondent relates a remarkable explosion which occurred on Mr A. E. Webber’s steam lighter on Friday last Mr. J. Shorbridge had hired the lighter and…

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A Collision

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 5 June 1903 · page 2

The steam collier K[?] collided with the ferry steamer Victoria off Milson’s Point at one o’clock this morning. The Victoria had her paddle box carried away and fittings…

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Accidental Retribution

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 6 June 1903 · page 2

Here is an instance where retribution followed close in the footsteps of iniquity. An American who had spent nearly a year in Europe purchased in Germany at 25dols…

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Accident

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 12 June 1903 · page 2

A man named Brook employed by Mr. T. Gifford clearing on his farm at Bombay, had his leg broken near the ankle on Tuesday, through a falling tree, the sufferer was…

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Accident to Mrs. G. Shumack, jun

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 16 June 1903 · page 2

YESTERDAY Mrs. G. Shumack, jun., had an unpleasant experience and one that might easily have been attended with much more serious consequences. The lady was…

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Accident to Miles Franklin

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 23 June 1903 · page 2

THOSE of our readers who appreciated the great promise contained in the first literary effort of Miss Miles Franklin will be sorry to hear that she has recently been the…

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