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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Accidents

Accidents, 1918

51 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 3

Fatal Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 9

A sad accident occurred lat Cooma on Saturday morning, where by Alfred Stafford, brickmaker, lost his life. It appears that the…

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Short Story Published by Special Arrangement. Lady Christie's Christma An Accident and its Sequel. Continued

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 6

Lady Christie lay on a couch drawn up to the glowing fire of logs. By a little clever management the room was made to wear by day the…

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Returned Soldier Drowned

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 2

On Sunday aftenoon, while bathing with some other students of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, Lewis Burton, formerly Signal er…

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Returned Soldier Drowned

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 6

On Sunday afternoon last, while bathing with some other students of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, Lewis Burton, formerly a…

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Accident to Mr. Affleck

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 2

Mr. William Affleck had the misfortune to meet with an accident in Sydney on 9th January. He had been attending a church committee…

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Accident

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 2

On Saturday morning last Mr. E. Louis, of this town, met with a serious accident on the Braidwood racecourse. While riding…

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Workers' Accidents Make Zam-buk a Daily Need

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 4

Every worker needs Zam-Buk, the healer that is soothing and antiseptic. Unless a cut, bruise, or scrape is…

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Terrible Motor Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 2

On Wednesday morning a frightful accident occurred near Moruya, which resulted in one woman being killed and seven others more…

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The Late Moruya Fatality

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 2

According to the "Examiner" ac-count of the terrible accident near Moruya, by which Mrs. Macartney-Noake lost her life, as briefly…

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Accident

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 2

A young man named P. Summergreen, Employed in Mr. J. Hyndes's cheese factory at Reidsdale, met with a painful accident…

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Shocking Motor Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 7

As a result of injuries received from a motor accident in Sydney on Tuesday morning, Ivy Allen, one of the occupants of the…

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Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 2

During the Thread the Needle Race at the Show yesterday a young man named Bond, who hails from Little Plain, had a narrow…

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Fatal Accident at Tilba

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1918 · page 3

An accident happened on Wednesday, morning, resulting in the death of the daughter (12) of Mr. John Barker, of Central Tilba. A…

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Accident

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 26 March 1918 · page 2

Master Glen Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Smith, was in the act of putting up a calf on Saturday afternoon, when the cow became infuriated by a dog,…

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Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 29 March 1918 · page 2

The old adage that "troubles never come singly" received another striking exemplification on Sunday last. It is only quite…

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Severe Burning Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 29 March 1918 · page 2

On Wednesday last a daughter of Mr. Crawford, of Mongarlowe, aged eight years, met with a very serious accident. It appears she…

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Shooting Fatality

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 7

A sad shooting fatality occurred near 'the North Goulburn quarries on Saturday morning at about 10.30, the victim being Frederick…

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Motor Car Accident

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 2

A sensational motor car accident occurred on Wednesday morning on the Maroubra Road. It appears a car containing Albert and Mrs. Ruby…

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Railway Fatality at South Goulburn

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 2

A distressing, fatality occurred on Tuesday night an the vicinity of the coal bunker near the round house, a man named John Long, aged about…

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Terrible Accident

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 7

The body of John Long (50), who was employed in the permanent way department at Goulburn, was found in the vicinity…

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