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Southern Highlands · Accidents

Accidents, 1902

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A Railway Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 November 1902 · page 1

Armidale, Tuesday.— A terrible railway accident was reported this evening. Samuel Burnett, of the Telegraph Department, was run down…

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Fatal Shooting Accident At Lower Mittagong

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1902 · page 2

A shooting shooting accident, attended with fatal results, occurred to Henry Apps, son of Mr. William Apps, of Botany, on Saturday last. It appears that the young…

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Mittagong. Shooting Accident

Bowral Free Press · Wednesday 19 November 1902 · page 2

As a result of an accident with a gun on Saturday last, Henry Apps, son of Mr. William Apps, of Botany, was killed at Lower Mittagong. The youth, who was…

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Accidental Death

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 19 November 1902 · page 2

A very sad accident occurred in Lower Mittagong on Saturday last at about 12 noon, at the house of Mr. George Izaard, who was away from…

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Shooting Accident at Lower Mittagong

The Mittagong Argus · Saturday 22 November 1902 · page 2

A sad accident occurred at Lower Mittagong on Saturday last, about 12 noon, at the residence of Mr. George Izaard, who was away from home at…

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Shocking Railway Fatality at Pyrmont

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 26 November 1902 · page 3

An inquest was held at the Lloyd Hotel, George-street North, on Saturday, with respect to the death of John Currie, aged 73, who was run over by…

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Tram Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 10 December 1902 · page 2

Shortly after 7 a.m. on Friday a tram fireman named James Hesketh, 32, residing in Hoddle-street, Paddington, met with a terrible death…

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Serious Accident at Joadja

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 16 December 1902 · page 2

Whilst engaged taking down some machinery at Joadja yesterday, a man named Michael Collins sustained a severe injury to the head. He was…

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Serious Accident at Jondja

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 16 December 1902 · page 2

Whilst engaged taking down some machinery at Jondja yesterday, a man named Michael Collins sustained a severe injury to the head. He was…

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Science. the Accident of Choking

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 17 December 1902 · page 5

CONTINUING our occasional papers on ambulance, or first-aid treatment of accidents, we may to-day consider the question of choking…

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Accident at Burrawang

The Southern Mail · Friday 19 December 1902 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

Mr. T. Moses, of Hurrawang, met with a serious accident on Tuesday. It appears he put up a load of cabbage and was about to have it…

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Serious Accident at Joadja

The Southern Mail · Friday 19 December 1902 · page 2
Also in Robertson Advocate

As briefly mentioned in our last issue, a serious accident befel Micheal Collins at Joadja on Monday morning. Though we cannot ascertain definitely…

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A Brave Woman Drowned

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 20 December 1902 · page 6

A case of drowning occurred at Macky on Wednesday. A party of children were bathing, and a led about 7 years of age got out of his depth…

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The Hill End Shooting Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 20 December 1902 · page 6

Bathurst, Wednesday—The [?], Harold Ackermann, who was accidentally shot by his brother at Hill End on Saturday, and was brought to Bathurst,…

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Sad Drowning Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 31 December 1902 · page 2

On Saturday, 27th inst., two daughters of Mr. and Mrs. H. Allen, of Berrima, went down to the river to bathe, as they had often done before,…

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Two Girls Drowned

Bowral Free Press · Wednesday 31 December 1902 · page 2

A terrible drowning fatality occurred at Berrima on Saturday, whereby two young girls, respectively 13 and 14 years, daughters of Mr. Allen, baker of that town,…

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A Dreadful Burning Fatality

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 31 December 1902 · page 1

Bathurst, Friday.—A terribly painful burning fatality occurred last night at a Christmas party for children at the residence of Mr. W. J. Clunies…

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Drowned while Attempting to Rescue his son

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 31 December 1902 · page 6

On Saturday afternoon a married man named James Henry Hockaday, lately residing at Ocean street, Bondi, was drowned in George's River. The…

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