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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Accidents

Accidents, 1916

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

Accident

The Picton Post · Wednesday 26 April 1916 · page 4

On Wednesday afternoon last Miss A.Campbell, of Berkley Lodge, Picton, met with a very serious accident in Menangle-Street. Miss…

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Pea-Rifle Accident

Camden News · Thursday 27 April 1916 · page 10

A painful accident happened to a Sydney lad, who with a party of mates were out hunting on Sunday morning. Whilst one of the party was cleaning a pea-rifle a piece of…

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Accidents

The Picton Post · Wednesday 17 May 1916 · page 4

On Thursday morning last Mrs. Sladen was accidentally knocked down by a milk cart driven by Master Larkin. The wheel of the cart…

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Blasting Fatality

The Picton Post · Wednesday 12 July 1916 · page 4

A man named Michael Walsh, 46 years of age, was killed on the railway works at Bui go Bridge on Monday last at a place known as…

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Health in the Home. a Frequent Accident

The Picton Post · Wednesday 12 July 1916 · page 2

A pinched finger causes a child most acute pain at the time, although in simple cases it is quickly forgotten. The best remedy is to hold the…

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Accident

The Picton Post · Wednesday 19 July 1916 · page 4

Mr. Charles Oxenbridge met with a painful accident at Lakesland yesterday when a tree fell on him breaking his left leg. He was alone…

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Children's Eyes. Injured by "The Pictures."

The Picton Post · Wednesday 23 August 1916 · page 6

Kinema shows, it was stated at a meeting of the Bath Education Committee, were responsible for considerable expenditure on spectacles for the…

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The Mecantile Mutual Fire and Accident Insurance Company. Remarkable Increase in Business. Annual Meeting of Share-holders

The Picton Post · Wednesday 13 September 1916 · page 3

The sharcholders, and incidentally the policyholders, in this Company, have good cause for being pleased with its [?]nancial stability as evidenced by the…

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