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Blue Mountains · Accidents

Accidents, 1919

5 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

Motor Accident

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 2 May 1919 · page 4

A serious motor accident, that might easily have had fatal consequences, occurred at the top of Shark Hill, on the Bathurst Road, Loura, shortly after 6.30 on Eastor Saturday…

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Nasty Accident. Fall from Swing-boat. Girl Injured

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 16 May 1919 · page 2

A manly accident, that might well have had more serious results, occurred at the Railway Reserve, Katoomba, on Sunday night about 7.15 A young girl, named May Ilenebery…

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The Medlow Fatality

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 25 July 1919 · page 5

Whilst Peace jubilations were being held in every centre on saturday, Medlow was the scene of a tragedy which robbed the community of a splendid life, Miss Christian Ogilvie Clark, a…

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In Quest of " Vesuvius." Almost a Fatality

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 5 September 1919 · page 4

Two visitors, Petty Officer P. S. Wright, of the R.A.N. and Clerk A. L. Brown, of the Railway Department, caused a mild sensation over…

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Crime or Accident

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 31 October 1919 · page 4

Judging by the view many Judges are taking of late of the drime of bigamy, It becomes a debateable question whether it is crime to…

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