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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Accidents

Accidents, 1906

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

Tram Collision

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 2

Two trams collided in Pitt-street, near the Railway Station, this morning. Four persons were injured, one rather seriously. Something of a coincidence…

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Accident to Mr. F. J. Sheady

The Queanbeyan Leader · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 2

ON Monday, the 12th instant, Mr. P. J. Sheedy, of Tharwa, while engaged in mixing phosphorus, was severely burned. Mr. Sheedy has…

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Drowned!

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 4

Only a drowned man—a human wreck Cast shorewards by the sea—that gives us pause To broach once more the commonplace of…

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The Kiel Disaster. German Torpedo-boat Sinks, Thirty Three Drowned

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 3

On 19th November the Klel correspondent of the Loudon “Dafly News” wrote:— Far out near the Buelk lighto[?]se at…

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Local News. Accident to Mr. George Gribble

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 2

WHILE exercising Over the hurdles at Braidwood on Wednesday morning, Glen fell, inflicting serious internal injuries on his rider, Mr. Geo…

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Serious Accident

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 2

Ou Wednesday morning while G. Gribble, the owner of Glen, was schooling the horse over the hurdles opposite the grandstand, the horse fell, inflicting…

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Peculiar Accident

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1906 · page 2

On Friday afternoon a son of Mr. Nicholson, of the Day- Dawn, was sent on horseback to a neighbor’s house. Being absent longer than was expected,…

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NELLIGEN. Saturday. ACCIDENT

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1906 · page 2

Emanuel Sellick, son of Mr. E. Sellick with rather a severe accident on Wednesday afternoon. While riding out to one of his paddocks his horse-fell with…

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Collision with Turkey

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 27 March 1906 · page 2

The Porte bases Turkey’s claim to Tahah on the contents of the Grand Vizier’s telegram to the Khedive on the occasion of his accession in 1892…

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A Fatal Accident

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 6 April 1906 · page 2

THE Narandera ENSIGN of March 21 reports: A painfully sudden and fatal accident happened on Wednesday afternoon last, when an old…

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Serious Gun Accident

The Age · Tuesday 10 April 1906 · page 2

ON Sunday afternoon about 4 o'clock a very serious accident happened to a grand-daughter of Mr. Samuel Davis, of Spring…

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Drowned in a Cave. Wreck of the Valencia. Woman and Children

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 13 April 1906 · page 4

According to the London “Daily Mail” of 26th January, a raft with nineteen sailors from the wreck of the steamer Valencia on the coast near Cape Beale,…

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Elevated Railways. a New York Accident. Burning Wreckage

The Age · Friday 13 April 1906 · page 4

The New York correspondent of the London "Daily Mall" wrote on 19th January:— The precipitancy of a workman in…

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Accident

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 4 May 1906 · page 2

ON Wednesday, while driving from Woodfield to Lake George, Mr. J. Gambell was thrown from his cart, owing to the vehicle…

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Accident to a Maildriver

The Age · Tuesday 8 May 1906 · page 2

ON Friday afternoon last when the Uriarra—Queanbeyan mail was about four miles from the latter place, the horse stumbled in going down hill and the driver, Mr. John Oldfield,…

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Sisters Drowned. in Sight of Home

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 11 May 1906 · page 5

A sad boating disaster, involving me death of two sisters occurred at Portslade near Brighton on Saturday evening, 3rd February…

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Bike Accident

The Queanbeyan Leader · Tuesday 15 May 1906 · page 2

ON Saturday last, while riding a bicycle, Col. Downey lost control of the machine coming down the hill from his father's…

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Shocking Accident

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 15 May 1906 · page 2

Mr. GEORGE GLOVER, employed by Mr. W. A. Martin, met with a dreadful accident at Goulburn on Saturday afternoon. He was working a…

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Peculiar Fatality

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 22 May 1906 · page 2

A GIRL, aged four years, daughter of Mr. J. Wunke, of Truro (S.A.), was playing outside with her brother and sisters on Wednesday afternoon, when…

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Fatal Accident. at a Rochdale Mill

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 4

An accident occurred on 11th March, writes the London “Times,” at the mill of Messrs John Bright Brothers, Rochdale, by which Mr Leonard Bright Roth,…

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