The
Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser NSW
25 Jan 1868
It is my
painful duty to report a most melancholy accident which occurred last, Saturday
evening within, three miles of the town.
The sufferer is Miss Bartholomew, a
daughter of the late Mr. W. Bartholomew, of Burra Station, who is a young lady
much esteemed and beloved by all her acquaintance.
She had been
spending the Christmas vacation with her friends at Tumbarumba, and was
returning to Mrs. Large's Seminary accompanied by two of her brothers and a
Miss Moodie.
On reaching the brow of the hill above McDougall’s she proposed a
canter and started off at a brisk pace when her horse making a sudden swerve
carried his rider against a tree, and the young lady whose head came into
violent contact with a leaning limb, was cast bleeding and senseless to the
earth.
A messenger
was despatched for Dr. Large who speedily repaired to
the spot, and the sufferer, still in a state of unconsciousness, was gently
conveyed into town.
The news of
the disaster, which is one of many that have occurred on that line of road,
created quite a sensation among the townsfolk, and much sympathy was expressed
for the sufferer.
The Rev. Mr.
Byng and several others immediately repaired to the spot to render what aid
they could. Dr. Large, in conjunction with Dr. Lynch, is attending Miss
Bartholomew, and everything that medical skill can suggest for her relief has
been done, but she still remains in a very precarious condition.
In
connection with the above sad event I must- mention the name of James Brislan,
the groom at the Bee-hive, who witnessed the accident and displayed much presence
of mind and prompt energy.
The
Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser NSW
20 June 1868
On Saturday
last Mr; Vyner, our P.M., accompanied by Dr. Large,
proceeded to Mr. Robert Crouch's residence to hold an inquiry as to the cause
of death of his daughter Elizabeth, aged 13 years; when it appeared that the
deceased, who was a cripple from, birth and subject to fits, had recently
during one of her paroxysms fallen into tho fire and sustained some severe
burns, from which, however, she had partially recovered when a fresh abrasion
of a wound above tho temple occurred, producing extensive haemorrhage of the
temporal artery, and death ensued from general exhaustion of the system
The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser NSW
29 Aug 1868.
I am sorry
to have to report series of accidents. On Friday last as Mr. Hotten was standing
on a scaffold fixing a new ceiling to the Wesleyan chapel one of the planks
gave way, and he fell to the floor of the building, by which means he
dislocated his shoulder.
Dr. Large happened fortunately to be
here at the time, and attended to the sufferer, who has been progressing
favourably since.
On Saturday
last a little child, son of Mr. W. Smith, of Mr. Graham's store, accidentally
fell backwards into a pot of boiling water and was seriously burned. Dr. Large Was called in and the little sufferer has also been
progressing favourably since.
The
Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser NSW
28 Nov 1868
On Sunday
afternoon a German, named Peter Anderson, was thrown from his horse with great
violence as he was riding down the five elbowed road which forms one of the
wonders of Gundagai, and received a severs scalp wound, which was presently
duly attended to by Dr. Large.
The
Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser NSW
19 Dec 1868
A serious
accident happened to a young girl named Caroline Oake, whose parents reside near
Kimo, on Sunday evening.
As she was
out riding her horse took fright and dashed her against a tree by which means she
was precipitated bleeding and senseless to the ground.
Dr. Large, who was once sent for, and was
speedily on the spot, found the poor girl, who was still lying in the bush,
suffering from concussion of the brain. She was removed to her residence and Dr. Large having used all the remedial measures his professional
skill could suggest remained in attendance all night. The sufferer is now out of
danger and progressing very favourably.
Wagga
Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter NSW
6 Jan 1869
ACCIDENT.—On
Sunday last a boy named Clarence Griffiths, son of Mr. Griffiths of the
Junction Hotel, Hillas Creek, was thrown from his horse and sustained a severe
injury to his head, his skull being fractured. He is under the care of Dr. Large, who reports him to be in a very precarious state.
The
Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser NSW
9 Oct 1869
On Monday
last, The Wagga Wagga
Express '
states, an inquest was held on the body of a shearer named Langthorn, who was
thrown from his horse on Saturday, while intoxicated, and died as he was being
conveyed to the Wagga Wagga Hospital.
Dr Large, who had
made a post-mortem examination of deceased, having testified that he had been
in a very weakly condition, and that the shock from tho fall was sufficient to
produce death, a verdict in accordance with the evidence was returned.
Wagga
Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter NSW
18 Dec 1869
SERIOUS
ASSULT.-An assault of rather an aggravated character was committed on Wednesday
night last, on a Mrs. Smith by her son-in-law, one Ingram. Ingram is said to
have gone to Mrs Smith's house, drunk, when a general row seems to have ensued,
in the course of which the woman received what she imagined was a stab with a
knife, in the upper part of the left arm. The wound was deep and excessively
painful, and Mrs. Smith was taken to Dr. Lyons to have it attended to.
On probing
the wound the Doctor discovered some hard foreign substance deeply imbedded in
the muscles of the arm. As the extraction of this substance involved rather a
serious operation, it being necessary to cut down to it through the flesh and
muscles, the presence of another medical man was thought desirable, and accordingly
Dr. Large was called in, with whose assistance Dr. Lyons extracted from the wound,
not as he expected from the woman's story a broken knife-blade, but two long,
sharp pieces of wood, one of them at least a couple of inches in length, and
tho other which was resting on the bone about, an inch.
The woman at
the end of the operation fainted, but is now rapidly recovering from the
effects of her wound. A warrant has been issued against Ingram.
LINK TO Dr Large Obituary:
http://leathemhistory.blogspot.com.au/2013/10/obituarys-of-dr-william-large.html
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A Fact!— The
printer is the master of all trades. He beats the carpenter with the rule, and
the mason in setting up columns, he surpasses the lawyer in attending to his
case, and beats the parson in the management of the devil.
Boston Post. 1868.
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