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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Accidents

Accidents, 1904

69 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 4

Drowning Fatality

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 29 April 1904 · page 2

An advice from Sofala, dated Friday, reads.—No. I [?] dredge paddock was the scene of a drowning accident this afternoon A workman named James Anderson,…

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Fatal Mining Accident

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 29 April 1904 · page 2

Forty-three natives were killed in Robinson’s Mine J[?] by the Breaking of the wire rope. The cage in which the men were fell a distance of 2000 feet…

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Fatal Railway Accident

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 3 May 1904 · page 2

The train leaving Go[?]lburn this morning ran over a boy, aged ten named O’Rerily The train passed over the lower portion of the child’s body, almost severing the legs…

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A Nasty Accident

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1904 · page 2

Mr. Aubrey Bassingthwaights met with a nasty accident last week, which will lay him up for some little time. He was chopping some firewood when a knot became fixed on…

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Accident

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 2

While Mr. Stalker, sen., was engaged in mining at Bell’s Creek on Tuesday morning, be was unfortunate enough to be caught-by some falling ground, resulting in a broken…

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Fatal Mining Accident

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 27 May 1904 · page 2

The cage at the Great Boulder — Mine at Kalgoorlie, W. A. yesterday fell a distance of 400 feet by which five men more killed . State Vital statistics…

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Shocking Mining Fatality

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 2

A fearful accident occurred at the Great Boulder Proprietary Mine, Kalgoorlie (W. A.). on Tuesday morning, by which four married men and a single man lost their lives. It is stated that one of the…

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Serious Accidents

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1904 · page 2

Mr. Archie Bassingth waighte ; Larbert, met with an accident on Saturday, which, it is said, will lay him, up for some time. from what we learn, it seems that while…

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Peculiar Accident

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 14 June 1904 · page 2

Mr. F. G. Duncan, manager of Duckenfield co-operative creamery, met with a painful accident at West Maitland. He was riding home when his horse swerved, unseating…

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Fatal Railway Accident

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1904 · page 2

A bullock driver named Forbes was run over and killed by a train on Saturday night between Lyndhurst and Cowra…

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Painful Accident

The Age · Tuesday 21 June 1904 · page 2

A VERY painful accident betel a little boy seven years of age, named " Jimmy" Ford, a son of Mr. John Ford of this town, last Saturday afternoon. It transpires that Mr…

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Accident to a Mail-guard

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 28 June 1904 · page 2

THE train was an hour late in arriving at Queanbeyan on Saturday morning, owing to a severe accident which happened to Guard Charles…

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Railway Accident

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1904 · page 2

Guard Chas Blackett who was in charge of the Cooma mixed train was signalling to the driver at Lake Bathurst at about 3 on Saturday morning when by some means he…

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Terrible Burning Accident

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1904 · page 3

A terrible fatality occurred near [?] on Friday at midnight (says a message from Moss Vale) when the residence of Thomas Hunisette farmer was burned to…

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Accident

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 8 July 1904 · page 2

Mr. H. Ball, while engaged on the Elrington dredge on Saturday, had two fingers somewhat severely crushed, severing an artery. The injuries necessitated his laying…

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Terrible Accident to a Butcher

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 22 July 1904 · page 2

A Butcher named George Alderson employed by th Riverstone Meat Company met with a terrible accident yesterday While unloading some meat trucks at…

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Accident

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 22 July 1904 · page 2

We Regret to have to record a serous [?] accident which happened to Mr. Norman Chapman(eldest son of Mr.W. J. Chapman) on Tuesday It seems that Mr. Chapman ,…

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Accident

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 26 July 1904 · page 2

A correspondent supplies us with the correct version of the accident which happened to Mr. Wholohan, who was admitted to the local hospital last week with a broken leg…

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Accident

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 29 July 1904 · page 2

On Monday while securing a [?] with one of the Jembaicumbene dredges. Mr. Joseph Manning had the misfortune to cut his [?]and deeply, with the…

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