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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Accidents

Accidents, 1915

32 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 2

Accident

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 2

A burning accident of a rather severe nature occurred in Nimitybelle, says the "News" on December 28th, Mr. W…

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Accident

The Queanbeyan Leader · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 2

Mr. Joseph Cooper, of Majura, met with a painful accident the other day. The horse which he was driving, bolted, and in holding back the…

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Accidents

The Queanbeyan Leader · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 2

Mr. A.H. Legge, grceer at Messrs. J. B. Young & Co.'s store, was engaged catting bacon on a machine yesterday when he had the…

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An Old Resident Drowned

The Queanbeyan Leader · Monday 15 February 1915 · page 2

A SAD fatality occurred on Saturday afternoon in the Queanbeyan River. A resident of Queanbeyan, coining home from his work in the Federal…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 16 February 1915 · page 2

The death by drowning of Thomas Bambridge in the Queanbeyan River at Queanbeyan was reported to Mr. Coroner Gale by the police last…

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Drowned Whilst in a Fit

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 16 February 1915 · page 2

The death by drowning of Thomas Bambridge in the Queanbeyan River at Queanbeyan was reported to Mr. Coroner Gale by the police last…

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Death by Drowning

The Queanbeyan Leader · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 3

[?] death by drowning of Thomas [?] bridge in the Queanbeyan River at Queanbeyan was reported to Mr. Coroner Gale by the police last…

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Accident

The Queanbeyan Leader · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 2

Last night Mr. T. Jordon, while stepping off the footpath near the Royal Hotel, was knocked down by a passing…

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Short Story [Published by Special Arrangement.] An "Accidental" Shot. [Copyright.] CHAPTER I.

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 3

"That's a good-looking fellow; who is he? The spanker was a young man, and he was turning over a number of old…

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Short Story [Published by Special Arrangement.] An "Accidental" Shot. [Copyright.] Chapter Iii

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 3

When Hume joined Mrs. Calder in her boudoir he found her looking pale but composed, though she did not welcome him with her usual winning…

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Railway Smash. Melbourne Express Runs Into Temora Mail. One Man Killed, Fourteen Persons Injured

The Queanbeyan Leader · Monday 19 April 1915 · page 3

THE Melbourne limited express and the down Temora mail met bead on at Binalong at 4.20 on Saturday morning, Robert Thomas of Temora,…

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Head-on Collision. Temora Mail and Express. One Dead—many Injured

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 2

Early on Saturday morning the limited express from Melbourne crashed into the Temora mail train which was standing at the Binalong platform…

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Hero of Binalong Accident

The Queanbeyan Leader · Monday 26 April 1915 · page 2

WE regret to say that Driver Spike, who was driver of the Temora mail on the morning of the accident, and who, it was…

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Accident

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 7 May 1915 · page 2

Our Weetaugara correspondent writes:—I am sorry to report a serious accident to Mr. W. Ryan of Horse Park he was thrown from his…

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Inventions by Accident

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 3

An alchemist, experimenting in earths for the making of crucibles, found that he had invented porcelain. A watchmaker's apprentice, holding a…

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Accident

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 15 June 1915 · page 2

Whilst doing the rounds of the town this morning canvassing for orders, Mr. Geo. Wilson, in the employ of Messrs. Hayes & Russell,…

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Young Man Drowned

The Queanbeyan Leader · Monday 21 June 1915 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon word was received in town that a young married man named Stephen Robert Jarvis had been drowned in the Queanbeyan…

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Accidentally Drowned

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 22 June 1915 · page 2

The Deputy Coroner, Mr. E. E. Morgan, conducted an inquest at the local hospital on Sunday relating to the death of Stephen Robert Jarvis,…

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Sulky Accident in Monaro Street

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 6 July 1915 · page 2

This afternoon considerable excitement was caused in Monaro Street owing to a horse attached to a sulky talking fright and bolting. From the…

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Accidents

The Queanbeyan Leader · Thursday 8 July 1915 · page 2

A serious accident occurred to Mr. Alick Knox, an employee of Mr. J. T. Collett, while delivering orders…

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