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Southern Highlands · Accidents

Accidents, 1896

18 stories in Southern Highlands's papers

Sad and Fatal Accident to a Boy

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 29 January 1896 · page 2

THE coroncr, Mr. A. D. Badgery, J.P., conducted an inquiry in the Town Hall, Bowral, yesterday (Tuesday) morning, touching the death of Camden Reginald Casoy, an intelligent boy aged 8 years and 9…

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Three Boys Drowned

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 February 1896 · page 5

A drowning accident of a distressing character occurred at Oberon on Wednesday afternoon, resulting in the death of three boys, named respectively Fred Whiteley…

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Shooting Accident

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 1 April 1896 · page 2

AT the Bowral Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr. J. J. Campbell, J.P., William Thomas Charles Matthews was charged with inflicting grievous bodily…

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Boating Accident at Milton

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 6 May 1896 · page 2

At Milton on Thursday night a serious accident occurred to Mr. R. Turnbull. He and his brother wore out fishing, and when about 200yds. from the shore the boat was…

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Stanbury Drowned

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 10 June 1896 · page 2

A WIRE was received in Bowral yesterday (Tuesday) morning conveying the sad and startling intelligence that Stanbury, the Australian sculler, and champion, of the…

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Latest News. Stanbury Drowned. LoNDON

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 10 June 1896 · page 2

Stanbury, the Australian souller, who left Australia for England to row Harding, the English champion, for £500 and the championship of the world, was drowned in the…

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Railway Fatality

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 17 June 1896 · page 2

THE remains of the late Mr. Robert Wickham, of the Railway Department, who was killed at Beecroft, near Hornsby, on the northern line, on Thursday by…

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Local and District. Drowning Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 18 July 1896 · page 2

Last week Maste Mayna d Throsby, son of Mr. N H Throsby of Mount Ashby. accompanied by Mr. A C Lambert private tutor of…

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Local and District. Late Drowning Case

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 29 July 1896 · page 2

The inquest on the body of the young man A. Lambert, who was drowned in the Derwent, was concluded at Hobart on…

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Accident

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 8 August 1896 · page 2

WILLIAM ROBERTSON, aged 33, employed at the Bundanoon colliery, met with a rather severe accident last Monday morning. He was at work underground, when…

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Painful Accident

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 12 August 1896 · page 2

MR. JOHN ROWLAND, inspector of nuisances for the Bowral municipality, met with a painful accident on Monday evening. He was posting a letter at ten minutes…

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Sad Drowning Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 16 September 1896 · page 2

A sad drowning fatality occurred a Goulburn on Saturday afternoon last. Miss Gertrude Shurety, aged nineteen, second daughter of Mr. Joseph F. Shurety…

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Accidents

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 17 October 1896 · page 2

WE have to chronicle a couple of rather painful accidents during the past week, the unfortunate victims being two brothers, William and James Clayton, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Richard…

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Local and District. Accident to the Governor

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 28 October 1896 · page 2

His Excellency the Governor met with an awkward accident on Friday. Though not serious it was of a painful character…

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Shocking Accident at Nowra

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 11 November 1896 · page 1

A SHOCKING accident occurred on Saturday night on the road near the railway station. Two men named Martin Muller and Patrick Arthur were driving in a sulky in the direction of Nowra, while an engineer named John Hilton was riding in the opposite direction. By some…

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The Late Shocking Fatality. Death of Mr. John Garbutt

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 21 November 1896 · page 3

On Friday afternoon last Constable J. L. Fowler received information that a fatal accident had occurred at Grassy Mountain. He immediately wired tot he Coroner, and…

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A Sad Mining Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 December 1896 · page 3

A sad mining accident occurred on Wednesday morning at Powell's mine, Gundagai, on the wet lead, Jacklass, by which George Wilson, an old Victorian miner, and Steve…

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The Stockton Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 December 1896 · page 2

On Thursday night a party of nine miners, who entered the Stockton pit at Newcastle to ascertain the cause of the foul air which on the previous day resulted in the death of…

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