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Southern Highlands · Accidents

Accidents, 1899

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Football Accidents

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 5 July 1899 · page 2

Two football accidents happened in Goulburn on Saturday. Simon Pritzler, playing for the Federale against the Wallaroos, sustained a…

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Collision in Hobson's Bay. a Steamer Sinks

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 July 1899 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—During a heavy fog in Hobson's Bay this morning a disastrous collision occurred between two steamers trading between…

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An Accidental Rhyme

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 19 July 1899 · page 2

In the old days of the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh, an actor named Dewar went one morning to the premises of a publican named Scott, patronised by the…

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Accident at Myra Vale

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 25 July 1899 · page 2

A painful accident happened to William Miller, eldest son of Mc. J. R. Miller, of Myra Vale, on Saturday last. He was returning from the…

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Local and District. Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 26 July 1899 · page 2

A painful accident happened to William Miller, second son of Mr. J. R. Miller, of Myra Vale, on Saturday last. He…

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Strange Railway Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 August 1899 · page 2

Whilst the Manchester express was passing Greetland Station, Yorkshire, at full speed, the large driving wheel of the locomotive became detected…

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Unpleasant Coaching Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 August 1899 · page 5

A sensational coaching accident [?] on Saturday night. Mme. Celinshi, the pianistc, who is turning the country giving entertainments, accompanied by Miss…

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Accident to the Burrawang Overseer. a Fall From a Horse

The Mittagong Express · Friday 25 August 1899 · page 4

News is to hand of a serious accident that has befallen Mr. Richard Jones, who is well known and highly respected in this neighbourhood The…

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Bicycle Accident

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 2 September 1899 · page 2

TAKING advantage of the line weather, Mr. A. J. Harrison, J. P., and Mr. H. E. Wickham decided on Wednesday last to take a ride to Picton and back, a distance of some 35 miles. A start was made at…

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Railway Accident Insurance

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 5 September 1899 · page 4

The railway commissioners recently invited offers for a new contract from companies willing to insure travellers on the railway lines against accident…

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Fatal Football Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 6 September 1899 · page 5

Football has added another victim to its list. At a match on Saturday afternoon between Barwon and Chilwell, at Geelong (Vic.) a youth named George Easton collided…

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The Moonee Valley Races. a Sensational Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 9 September 1899 · page 4

Melbourne, Wednesday.—The race meeting at Moonee Valley this afternoon was marked by a sensational smash in the Trial Handicap, which…

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A Cir[?] Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 20 September 1899 · page 2

A rather sensational Occident occurred on Saturday night at the beginning of the performance of the Flying Jordans' company at the circus. Miss…

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Terrible Harbor Fatality. Gloomy Sequel to a Picnic. One Hundred Lives Endangered. Two Children Drowned

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 27 September 1899 · page 2

An accident that scarcely escaped being appalling in ito results occurred at about 6.30 on Saturday evening at what is known no tho Floating Jetty,…

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Boating Fatality. Four Lives Lost

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 4 October 1899 · page 2

A sad ending to a day's pleasure occurred on Sunday afternoon, when an 18ft. sailing boat was swamped between Shark Island and the Rose Bay…

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A Gun Accident

The Mittagong Express · Friday 6 October 1899 · page 2

A young man in the employ of Mr. John Norman had his left hand nearly blown off on Sunday morning. He went out to shoot a bird with a [?] antiquated [?]…

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Sad Drowning Fatality at Bowral. the Inquest

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 10 October 1899 · page 2

Mr. A. D. Badgery (district coroner) conducted an inquiry at the Bowral courthouse on Monday, touching the death of John M Culloch, who was…

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Sad Drowning Case

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 10 October 1899 · page 2

The sad drowning case which occurred in Bowral on Sunday last brings again to remembrance the oft mooted proposal to establish…

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Bowral Free Press Wednesday, October 11, 1899. Sad Drowning Fatality. the Accident

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 11 October 1899 · page 4

IT is with deep regret that, we have to record in this issue the sad death of John McCullock at the age of 16 years. It happened that on Sunday last the deceased together with a number of his mates went to…

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Sad Drowning Fatality. the Accident

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 1

IT is with deep regret that we have to record in this issue the sad death of John McCullock at the age of 16 years. It happened that on Sunday last the deceased together with a number of his mates went to…

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