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Southern Highlands · Accidents

Accidents, 1902

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Serious Accident

The Mittagong Argus · Saturday 12 April 1902 · page 2

Last Monday afternoon, at about 2.45, a serious accident happened at the local railway station, by which Mr. John Waite, goods porter, was…

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A Drowning Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 23 April 1902 · page 3

Bega, Monday.—A sad drowning accident occurred her yesterday. Ernest Yeoman, hairdresser, went to the river to bathe in company with…

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Serious Accident at Bowral

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 29 April 1902 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

An accident of a [?] nature occurred at Bowral about two o'clock yesterday (Monday) afternoon, by which (Mr. W. B. Wood received…

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Fatality on the Railway

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 30 April 1902 · page 1

Campbelltown, Friday.—A railway accident occurred at Ingleburn shortly after 6 o'clock this evening, a man named Walter Osborne being run over…

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Painful Accident. a Fall From a Load of Chaff

Bowral Free Press · Wednesday 30 April 1902 · page 2

On Monday afternoon Mr. W. B. Wood, of Bowral, mat with a very painful accident. He was at the time engaged in carting chaff for Mr. T. Cope. At the Imperial Hotel…

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A Boy Accidentally Shot

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 30 April 1902 · page 3

Tumut, Monday.—On Saturday afternoon three school boys, name respectively Arthur Cruise, John Parker, and Percy Beale, were out shooting at Springfield, four…

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Shooting Accident at Bowral

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 May 1902 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

A peculiar shooing accident occurred at Bowral, at about 1 o'clock on Wednesday afters on, by which Mr. J. Timms was shot in the leg. Mr. Timms, who is in the…

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Naturalist. Rescued From Drowning by a Seal. an Adventure with a Tiger

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 17 May 1902 · page 5

SOME time ago there were two seals in the Zoological Gardens at Amsterdam which were so fond of their keeper that they would The ardent seeker after big game is often in peril of life and limb, but he rarely counts the danger, or if he does the excitement and glory strike the…

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Accident to, a Survey Party

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 17 May 1902 · page 2

Bowral people will be interested in the following item, taken from Wednesday's Evening News, inasmuch as the survey party in question are in charge of Mr…

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Accident to an Airship

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 17 May 1902 · page 6

London, May 12.—Further particulars have now been received of the accident to [?] Severe's airship this morning in Paris. As explosion…

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Fatal Shooting Accident

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 21 May 1902 · page 2

Queanheyao, Monday.—Yesterday, an accident, resulting in immediate death occurred. Two brothers named Ford, with D. Hellmund, residents of…

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An Axe Accident

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 24 May 1902 · page 2

The third accident happened to a young man named William Grice, living at Bundanoon. He was felling a tree yesterday (Friday) morning when the axe caught…

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Firearms Accident

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 24 May 1902 · page 2

One of these is a boy pistol accident, and referred to by our Robertson correspondent in another column…

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Serious Accidents

Bowral Free Press · Saturday 24 May 1902 · page 2

No less tea[?] three ser[?] cases of accident have just been admitted into the Bowral Hospital…

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A Chapter of Accidents

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 27 May 1902 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

On Wednesday afternoon last a serious shooting accident befel Master Sid Vandenbergh (aged 16). youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Vandenbergh,…

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Some Marvellous Accidents

Bowral Free Press · Wednesday 28 May 1902 · page 4

One of the most marvellous accidents that ever took place on a football field was that which occured at Gainsborough. A man who was…

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A Chapter of Accidents

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 28 May 1902 · page 2

On Wednesday afternoon Master Sid. Vandenbergh met with an accident whilet handling a toy pistol. It is said that the lad had the pistol in his jacket pocket, and…

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