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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Accidents

Accidents, 1912

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Two Women Drowned. Canoe on the Yarra. Overturned in Swift Current. Gallant Attempts at Rescue. Melbourne

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 2

A moonlight row on the Yarra on Saturday night, had a pathetically tragic termination. A party of four—two young woman and their male friends—left Prince's Bridge…

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Accident at Brindabella. Marvellous Escape From Death

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 January 1912 · page 5

NEWS is to hand from Brindabella of a terrible accident which befel Mr. Leslie Franklin, an escape from the fatal consequences of which is little short of…

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Bi-plane Accident

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 9 January 1912 · page 2

Mr. Hart, the Australian aviator, took Major Rosenthall, one of his pupils, up for a flight on Saturday morning at Pentith, and had the misfortune to strike…

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Mishap to Sir Joseph Carruthers. Collision While Motoring. Goulburn

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 5

Sir Joseph Carruthers and his party had a narrow escape from serious accident on Wednesday evening, near Tarago. Sir Joseph and his three young sons and a friend…

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Accident

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 12 January 1912 · page 3

Whilst Mr. and Mrs. Hetherington were driving along the Urayarra Road near the Station Hill yesterday evening an accident happened which was attended…

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Terrible Explosion. Accident at Gun Foundry. Engulfed in Molten Lead. Bight Persons Killed. Paris, Tuesday Evening

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 1

A terrible accident, resulting in serious loss of life, occurred at the gun foundry at Angouleme, on the Charente River…

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Driving Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 2

A PARTY of ladies were driving home to Braidwood on Wednesday on their retort from a pleasure jaunt to the Clyde mountain when the horse bolted and capsized the…

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Three Boys Drowned

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 2

A sad fatality occurred at the large lake, Cope Cope Melbourne on Saturday afternoon, the victims being William Butler (14) and Ernest Butler (11), and…

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The Accident to Miss Torpy

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 2

DR. LLEWELLYN found it necessary to per form a trepanning operation on Miss Torpy in the Hospital on Sunday, when it was found that a portion of her skull was resting on the…

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Accident

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 2

Mr. Richard west was the victim of an unfortunate accident yesterday morning at Yarralumla. While working at a circular saw his left hand came in…

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Collision with a Comet

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 3

It appears that at one time a large comet did collide with this earth, doing, however, no particular damage. Geologists have…

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Ferry Boat Capsized. Six People Drowned. Story by a Survivor

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 4

The pretty little village of Sandside, on the banks of the rivers Kent and Bela, at the top of Morecambe Bay, was on Saturday afternoon,…

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Accident To Cricketers BOMBALA

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 5

An accident of a somewhat serious character occurred to a party of cricketers while returning on Saturday from Delegate, where…

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Tragedy in Goulburn. Doctor's Wife Injured. Doctor Arrested

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 1

At half-past one on Friday afternoon a resident of Clifford-street, living opposite the house occupied by Dr. Sleeman, heard cries issuing from that dwelling and informed the police of his suspicions…

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Children's Accidents. Foot Badly Cut by Piece of Glass. Never Be Without Zam-buk in the Home

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 6

"FOR general household use I find Zam-Buk to be unequalled," says Mrs. E. Fossilo, of De Lisle Street, Fremantle, W.A. "Where there are a…

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Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 21 February 1912 · page 2

MR. AND MRS. E. M. ROYDS, of Ballalaba, had a narrow escape on Saturday last. They were driving home from town that afternoon in a sulky, and when near the Cooma turnoff the horse shied at a…

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Accidents

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 27 February 1912 · page 2

Master Harry Edmunds, son of Mr. Jas. Edmunds, or Bungendore, met with a pasty accident, on Sunday, 18th inst. The lad was in the act of tying his…

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Surf Fatality

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 4

The body of a fully clothed elderly man was found on Wednesday evening floating in the surf off the end of the men's baths, at…

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Accident at Bungendore

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 2

MRS. JACOB, Syrian hawker, who travels in the Braid wood and adjoining districts, met with an accident at Bungendore on Thursday week. As she was driving through the gates…

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Shocking Railway Fatality. Ganger Killed at Bredalbane

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 3

At 1.15 yesterday morning, information was received in Goulburn that a man had been run over and killed by the express train near Breadalbane. C[?]…

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