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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Accidents

Accidents, 1917

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

Local and General News the Late Accident to Mr. Grant

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 11 December 1917 · page 2

The accident to Mr. John Grant, reported in our last issue, unfortunately had a fatal termination. On Friday an 'operation was…

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Drowned in a Milk Can

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 14 December 1917 · page 2

A pitiful drowning fatality occurred under unusual circumstances on the Nhill Estate, near Young, on Friday last. Claude Oswald Miller, the 19 months old son of…

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Holiday Accidents. "Be Prepared" by Keeping Zam-buk Always Handy

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 18 December 1917 · page 2

Don't go for your holiday without a pot of Zam-Buk. Cuts, bruises, sprains, etc., are always liable to occur, but with Zam-Buk handy to dress the sore place…

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

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 28 December 1917 · page 5

"Cissy, Cissy, do come and look! It's so frightfully exciting! There's a big carriage trying to get up the hill through the snow—and it can't!…

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