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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Accidents

Accidents, 1903

12 stories in Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown)'s papers

Werombi News. Sensational Accidents. Escapes From Death

Camden News · Thursday 22 January 1903 · page 1

Last Messrs Jacob Wedesweiler and Thomas Gibson, whilst engaged in re-constructing the huge shed of Mr Marden's, at Werombi, had a sensational experience and…

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Rescue the Drowning Ones

Camden News · Thursday 5 February 1903 · page 2

Our Werombi Correspondent writes:— I wish your readers to commit to memory the subjoined method of restoring drowned people to life so that they will be able to…

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Shocking Accident at Cataract. a Man's Arm Cut Off

The Campbelltown Herald · Wednesday 6 May 1903 · page 2

ON Thursday last, at midday, an accident of a serious nature occurred at Cataract Dam. Three men were employed at the local sawmill at the time—Harry Pickering, his…

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Accidents

Camden News · Thursday 11 June 1903 · page 1

On Saturday afternoon last an unfortunate Accident happened to Walter Carlon, son of Mr. Joe Carlon, of Burragorang, who was then engaged in felling trees some distance…

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A Paiafnl Accident

The Campbelltown Herald · Wednesday 22 July 1903 · page 2

CONSTABLE DONALD OSBORNE, who has done duty at Campbelltown for the past nine or ten months, was last week removed to Sydney, but he had taken up his fresh…

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Mining Accident at Burragorang

The Campbelltown Herald · Wednesday 5 August 1903 · page 2

AT Block 4 silver mine, Yerranderie, last week a miner named Thomas Hodges had a narrow escape from a violent death. He and a mate named Skafte, after lighting the…

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Shocking Fatality at Appin a Child Burnt to Death

The Campbelltown Herald · Wednesday 26 August 1903 · page 2

A MAGISTERIAL inquiry was held at the Court, House, Campbelltown on Monday afternoon last by the District Coroner, Mr. A. R. Payten, J.P., touching the death of…

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Accident

The Campbelltown Herald · Wednesday 23 September 1903 · page 2

MR. B. PARKER, of Campbelltown, had the misfortune to meet with an accident of a serious nature last week. On Friday, whilst driving a pair of ponies which were being…

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Shocking Accident to a Child. a Father's Pathetic Experience

The Campbelltown Herald · Wednesday 11 November 1903 · page 2

A TERRIBLE accident happened last Thursday to a little two-year-old daughter of John Ward, farmer, of Epping (Vic.). He was driving a reaper and binder, and did not…

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Two Boys Drowned

The Campbelltown Herald · Wednesday 16 December 1903 · page 2

AN accident through which two boys lost their lives by drowning—the news of which cast quite a gloom over the place—occurred at Campbelltown on Thursday afternoon…

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Accident

The Campbelltown Herald · Wednesday 16 December 1903 · page 2

A SERIOUS accident befel Bertie, the ten-year-old son of Mr. G. Golding, last Saturday, at Mount Anna, Campbelltown. The lad was seated on top of a baker's cart, the…

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Two Boys Drowned

Camden News · Thursday 17 December 1903 · page 1

Unfortunately we have chronicle the death by drowning of two young youths, aged 13 years and 9 years 11 months respectively in our midst. The eldest was…

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