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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Accidents

Accidents, 1913

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Shocking Tram Accident. Conductor's Foot Cut Off

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 10 June 1913 · page 2

A shocking accident occurred at Chalmers-street, Sydney, on Saturday night, when Thomas Blundell (24), a tram conductor, was whirled off a tram…

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Drowning Fatality at Cotter Junction

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 11 June 1913 · page 2

The bodies of the victims of the doable drowning fatality, which happened at Cotter Junction shortly before noon on Saturday, 31st May, were recovered during Wednesday…

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The Gods Angry. Whirlwind at Macao. One Hundred Drowned. Pekin, Sunday Evening

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 11 June 1913 · page 3

Macao, the Portuguese settlement on the sooth coast of China, has been swept by a disastrous whirl wind. It it estimated that of the canton River…

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Railway Collision. Smash Near Melbourne. Melbourne

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 18 June 1913 · page 4

A remarkable collison between a passenger train, bound from Williamstown to Spencer-street, and a detached and stationary portion of a Roods train occurred near the…

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Painful, Accident

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 20 June 1913 · page 2

Mrs. Eves, living at Herbert-street, Newtown, met with a painful accident on Wednesday afternoon. She was alighting from a tram in King-street…

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Baby Burned to Death. Strange Accident at Hospital

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 20 June 1913 · page 2

A six-days old baby was burned to death at the Royal North shore Hospital on Wednesday under unusual circum-stapces…

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Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 2

One of Mr. P. McGrath's children met with an accident the other day at their home at Colombo. Two were playing at the woodheap,…

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Fatal Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 28 June 1913 · page 2

Mr. Bert Reid, driver for Mr. C. D. Nom Chong was killed yester day afternoon. He was bringing a load of goods In the waggon. Nom Chong received a telegram stating that the driver had been…

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Tarago Fatality

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 July 1913 · page 2

A MAN named Bert Reid, a resident of Braid wood, was killed on Friday through being run over by a waggon about three miles from Tarago. The Goulbourn Coroner (Mr. H…

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The Tarago Fatality. the Inquest

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 2 July 1913 · page 2

An inquest was held at Tarago on Saturday last, before the Coroner (Mr. H. O'Brien, of Goulburn), touching the death of Bert Reid, who met with a fatal accident on the…

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Serious Shooting Accident. Four Men Injured, One Seriously

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 2 July 1913 · page 2

An accident befe[?] a shooting party at Chatsbury (in the Goulburn district) on Saturday morning. A gun in possession of one of the shooters went off from some…

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A Sad Fatality

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 12 July 1913 · page 2

The Lyons family of Reidadale appears to be most unfortunate, as it has experienced a multitude of trouble of late. Within fifteen months it has suffered the loss of a sister…

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Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 12 July 1913 · page 2

Mr. W. Maher, of Reidadale, met with a most untoward experience on Monday night last. He was returning home from Braidwood, driving two horses in a cart. Some…

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Accidents at Work. Husband and Wife Grateful to Zam-buk the Best First-aid for All Injuries. Railwayman's Poisoned Hand and Arm Healed

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 July 1913 · page 2

IT is because the risk of blood-poison in neglecting wounds and injuries are so great that the wise workman always carries in his pocket, or keeps in his…

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Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 23 July 1913 · page 3

Mr. James Currie, employed on one of the Tewksbury dredges at Araluen. was, on Friday last, with the help of another man,…

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Dropped On by Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 2 August 1913 · page 4

Some of the most celebrated discoveries in the world of science and art have been the result of a happy accident. The worker,…

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Accident at Gundaroo

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 August 1913 · page 2

DR. RICHARDSON was yesterday called to the residence of Mr. Walter Bro[?]in, near Gundaroo, to render professional aid, Mr. Brown having been thrown from his cart and…

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Accident in Araiuen

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 9 August 1913 · page 2

Mr. Michael Leonard, while driving Parson's traction engine on Thursday at Big Oakey, a few miles below Araluen, met with an…

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Old Man Killed. Run Into by Motor Car Accident at North Sydney

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 9 August 1913 · page 6

An elderly man, who has hot yet been identified, but whose name is supposed to be O'Regan, was knocked down and killed by a…

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Accident

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 August 1913 · page 2

News was received in town yesterday that Mr. John Dunn had been thrown out of his sulky at Tharwa and had sustained a broken rib and injuries to his back. Dr. Blackall…

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