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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Accidents

Accidents, 1907

137 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 7 of 7

A Peculiar Accident

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 25 October 1907 · page 2

A PECULIAR accident happened to a cabload of Chinamen attending the funeral of a countryman on Saturday. When driving down an incline the…

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Fatal Riding Accident

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 25 October 1907 · page 2

A FATALITY occurred at Clermont, Brisbane, on Sunday. A young man named Win. Croghan was riding from Retro woolshed in company with a…

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Railway Accident

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 25 October 1907 · page 2

A goods and passenger train collided at Robility, Russia, causing the death of 18 persons and seriously, injured 20 others…

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Accidents

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 25 October 1907 · page 2

On Wednesday Mr. John O’Heir met with a nasty accident while riding what said to be an ugly tempered horse. Mr. O’Heir was riding down to the creek,…

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Motor Char-a-bancs Capsized. Four Killed—many Injured

The Age · Tuesday 29 October 1907 · page 4

A large motor char-a-hancs with a party of some thirty excursionists returning to Sheffield from a trip to Ashopton, a favorite holiday resort…

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Train Collides with Itself. Curious Accident in Scotland

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 6 November 1907 · page 4

An alarming accident occurred on Saturday night, 31st August, on a branch line of the North British Railway near Mannel Junction, in which twenty…

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An Unfortunate Accident

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 8 November 1907 · page 2

Vulgar Youth: "Haven't I met you somewhere before?" Old Gentleman: "If you have it was entirely unintentional on my part, I…

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Drowned in the Rhine. a Dusseldorf Tragedy

The Age · Tuesday 12 November 1907 · page 4

An extraordinary, accident (writes the correspondent of the “Daily Mail” of 4th September), has occurred on the Rhine, just above Dusseldorf. The steam…

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Train Collides with Itself. Curious Accident in Scotland

The Age · Tuesday 12 November 1907 · page 3

An alarming accident occurred on Saturday night, 31st August, on a branch line of the North British Railway near Mannel Junction, in which twenty…

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Train Collides with Itself. Curious Accident in Scotland

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 22 November 1907 · page 3

An alarming accident occurred on Saturday night, 31st August, on a branch line of the North British Railway near Manuel Junction, in which twenty…

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Nasty Accident

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 22 November 1907 · page 2

When Mr. W. Sebbons was on his way home early on Wednesday morning from The Elrington dredge, where he is employed and while coming down the three…

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Salmon Fishing Tragedy. Lady and Two Boatmen Drowned

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 27 November 1907 · page 3

A Bradford lady named Mrs Hogson, and two boatmen were drowned in the Lower Lake, Kilarney, yesterday (20th September,) by the upsetting of a boat…

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Drowned in the Rhine. a Dusseldorf Tragedy.s

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 29 November 1907 · page 5

“An extrao dinary acciden[?] writes in correspondent of the “Ddaily Mail” of the Septermber has occurred on the Rhine just above Dus the…

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Drowning the Drum. City Man's "Counterblast" to Salvation Army

The Age · Tuesday 3 December 1907 · page 5

Mr James Stacey, a liveryman of the City of London and a member of the National Liberal Club, residing at Crescent Grove, Clapham Common, was…

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Accident

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 3 December 1907 · page 2

On Friday last, a resident of Jembaicumbene, named Bartle O'Saliivan, met with painful injuries while assisting in an operation on a cow at Mr. E. Walsh's…

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Accident

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 6 December 1907 · page 2

Whilst proceeding from Canberra to Queanbeyan with a load of wool Mr. George [?] had the…

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Terrible Aerial Disaster. Car Falls From Balloon. Eight Men Killed and Six Injured

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 7 December 1907 · page 4

A terrible balloon disaster has occurred at Hajdu Boszormeny, neat Debreczen, in Hungary. A dairy farmer named Feketi was…

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Seaside Tragedy. Girl Drowned. Sister's Heroic Act

The Age · Tuesday 17 December 1907 · page 4

This morning, September 16th, a sad bathing fatality occurred at Joss Bay, Kingsgate, near Broadstairs. Miss Ella Martin, aged 20, and her…

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